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Radio 3,10 Oct 2025,176 mins
Herbert Howells' Elegy for Viola, String Quartet and String Orchestra
Classical LiveAvailable for 25 days
An afternoon of compelling performances including highlights from summer chamber music concerts across Bavaria and there is a spotlight on orchestral works with solo viola. Introduced by Elizabeth Alker. Throughout the week, Classical Live is featuring specially recorded concerts from various Bavarian summer music festivals. Today, Trio Orleon perform Anton Arensky's First Piano Trio alongside music by Kreisler from the Oberstdorf Summer of Music. Plus, we will hear Hungarian inspired music by Zemlinsky and Farkas from Ingolstadt. Also, each day, an orchestral work with solo viola is showcased. Today, violinist Abigel Kralik, and violist Mathis Rochat join forces with the 成人快手 National Orchestra of Wales and conductor Howard Griffiths to perform two rarely heard works, Herbert Howells' Elegy for Viola, String Quartet and String Orchestra and Arthur Benjamin's Romantic Fantasy for Violin and Viola. And the programme begins with a concert hall favourite. The 成人快手 Scottish Symphony Orchestra are joined by pianist Stephen Hough for Rachmaninov's Paganini Rhapsody. Sergei Rachmaninov Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini Stephen Hough (piano) 成人快手 Scottish Symphony Orchestra Ryan Wgglesworth (conductor) Fritz Kreisler Syncopation Trio Orelon Herbert Howells Elegy for Viola, String Quartet and String Orchestra, Op. 15 Abigel Kralik (violin) Mathis Rochat (viola) 成人快手 National Orchestra of Wales Howard Griffiths (conductor) Piotr Ilych Tchaikovsky Serenade for Strings in C, Op. 48 United Strings of Europe Antonio Vivaldi Agitata infidu flatu, from 'Juditha Triumphans, RV 644, oratorio' G枚teborg Baroque Magnus Kjellson (leader) Arthur Benjamin Romantic Fantasy Concerto for Violin, Viola and Orchestra Abigel Kralik (violin) Mathis Rochat (viola) 成人快手 National Orchestra of Wales Howard Griffiths (conductor) Anton Stepanovich Arensky Piano Trio No. 1 in D minor, Op. 32 Trio Orelon Alexander von Zemlinsky Humoreske (Rondo) Alinde quintet: Anna Tal谩ckov谩 (flute) Barbora Trn膷铆kov谩 (oboe) David 艩ime膷ek (clarinet) Kry拧tof Koska (horn) Petr Sedl谩k (bassoon) Ferenc Farkas Ugros, from 'Early Hungarian Dances' Alinde Quintet To listen to this programme (using most smart speakers) just say "Ask 成人快手 Sounds to play Classical Live".
Programme WebsiteTracklist
- TrackArtist
- 1.Rhapsody on a theme of PaganiniRhapsody on a theme of PaganiniSergey Rachmaninov
- 2.SyncopationSyncopationFritz Kreisler
- 3.Elegy for Viola, String Quartet and String OrchestraElegy for Viola, String Quartet and String OrchestraHerbert Howells