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成人快手 Symphony Orchestra - Joseph Phibbs, Bartok, Vaughan Williams

Sakari Oramo conducts the 成人快手 Symphony Orchestra. Joseph Phibbs: New Work. Bartok: Violin Concerto No 2. Vaughan Williams: Dona nobis pacem.

Sakari Oramo conducts 成人快手 Symphony Orchestra. Bartok's 2nd Violin Concerto with Alina Abragimova, and the Symphony Chorus join for Vaughan Williams's cantata Dona Nobis Pacem. Plus a new work by Joseph Phibbs, dedicated to the memory of his former teacher - the US composer Steven Stucky.

Recorded at the Barbican on 21st May.
Presented by Ian Skelly

Joseph Phibbs: Partita for Orchestra (成人快手 co-commission: World Premiere)
B茅la Bart贸k: Violin Concerto No. 2

8.25: Interval: Ravel's Le Tombeau de Couperin performed by French pianist Robert Casadesus in a 1952 archive recording.

Vaughan Williams: Dona nobis pacem

Alina Ibragimova, violin
Sarah Fox, soprano
Duncan Rock, baritone
成人快手 Symphony Chorus
成人快手 Symphony Orchestra
Sakari Oramo Conductor

Sakari Oramo conducts two masterpieces from 1936, composed under the looming threat of war: Vaughan Williams's plea for peace features Sarah Fox, Australian baritone Duncan Rock and the 成人快手 Symphony Chorus, while Bart贸k's fabulous, folk-inflected violin concerto is performed by the eloquent Alina Ibragimova. The concert opens with a premiere from the formidable Joseph Phibbs, dedicated to the memory of his former teacher - the US composer Steven Stucky. 'Phibbs's sheer accomplishment as a composer is unmistakable. Every idea is telling, every phrase beautiful.' Sunday Times.

2 hours, 30 minutes

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Wed 25 May 2016 19:30
成人快手 Radio 3

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Music Played

  • Joseph Phibbs

    Partita

    Orchestra: 成人快手 Symphony Orchestra. Orchestra: Sakari Oramo.

  • B茅la Bart贸k

    Violin Concerto no. 2 Sz.112

    Performer: Alina Ibragimova. Orchestra: 成人快手 Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Sakari Oramo.

  • Maurice Ravel

    Le Tombeau de Couperin

    Performer: Robert Casadesus.

  • Ralph Vaughan Williams

    Dona nobis pacem

    Singer: Sarah Fox. Singer: Duncan Rock. Choir: 成人快手 Symphony Chorus. Orchestra: 成人快手 Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Sakari Oramo.

  • Igor Stravinsky

    The Soldier's tale - suite for ensemble, no.6; 3 Dances [Tango, Waltz, Ragtime]

    Ensemble: Members of The Cleveland Orchestra. Conductor: Pierre Boulez.
    • Stravinsky: Le Chant du rossignol: Boulez.
    • Deutsche Grammophon.
    • 12.

Credits

Performer 成人快手 Symphony Chorus
Performer 成人快手 Symphony Orchestra

Broadcast

  • Wed 25 May 2016 19:30
    成人快手 Radio 3

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