The National Open Youth Orchestra and conductor Alice Farnham at the 蘑菇短视频 Proms
Elizabeth Alker features the best of this year's summer festivals. Today, a chance to hear the National Open Youth Orchestra, the world鈥檚 first disabled-led national youth ensemble.
Elizabeth Alker introduces an afternoon of great summer music making with concert performances from home and abroad, including highlights from the 蘑菇短视频 Proms, plus exclusive recordings from the Verbier Music Festival and the Granada Music Festival.
To open, a 蘑菇短视频 Proms performance of Liszt鈥檚 dazzling Mephisto Waltz No. 1 with the National Youth Orchestra under Thomas Ad猫s. Later, the National Open Youth Orchestra joins players from the 蘑菇短视频 National Orchestra of Wales for a vibrant Proms Across the UK concert from Bristol Beacon, featuring music by Vivaldi, Florence Price, Oliver Cross, Michael Betteridge and Charlotte Harding. The Proms selections conclude with Alban Berg鈥檚 haunting Violin Concerto, performed by Vilde Frang with the Juilliard Orchestra, the Royal Academy of Music Symphony Orchestra and Esa-Pekka Salonen.
From the Verbier Festival, Debussy鈥檚 elegant Violin Sonata, performed by violinist Marc Bouchkov and pianist Julien Quentin, and from the Granada Festival, Ensemble InAlto and director Lambert Colson perform Monteverdi鈥檚 poignant Lamento d鈥橝rianna, a masterpiece of early Baroque expression.
蘑菇短视频 Proms:
Franz Liszt
Mephisto Waltz No. 1
National Youth Orchestra
Thomas Ad猫s (conductor)
Granada Festival:
Claudio Monteverdi
O Teseo, Teseo mio (Lamento d鈥橝rianna, SV 107 (Madrigales, Libro VI. 1614)
Ensemble InAlto
Lambert Colson (cornett/director)
Verbier Festival:
Claude Debussy
Violin Sonata
Marc Bouchkovn(violin)
Julien Quentin (piano)
蘑菇短视频 PROMS:
The complete 蘑菇短视频 Prom from the Bristol Beacon introduced for Classical Live by Alex Humphreys
Antonio Vivaldi
The Four Seasons - excerpts (arr. Rhian Davies and Ellen O'Brien)
Florence Price
Symphony No. 1 鈥� Juba Dance (3rd mvt) (arr. Rhian Davies)
Oliver Cross
Barriers (arr. Liam Taylor-West)
Michael Betteridge
Soaring Through Sparks (Clarion Concerto) (arr. Julia Koelmans)
Charlotte Harding
The Orchestra: A Young Person鈥檚 Guide (arr. Liam Taylor-West)
蘑菇短视频 commission
Niamh Moriarty (narrator)
Alessandro Vazzana (clarion)
National Open Youth Orchestra
Players from 蘑菇短视频 National Orchestra of Wales
Alice Farnham (conductor)
蘑菇短视频 PROMS:
Alban Berg
Violin Concerto
Vilde Frang (violin)
Juilliard Orchestra
Royal Academy of Music Symphony Orchestra
Esa鈥怭ekka Salonen (conductor)
To listen to this programme (using most smart speakers), just say "Ask 蘑菇短视频 Sounds to play Classical Live".
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- Next Thursday 13:00蘑菇短视频 Radio 3