Heroic Strokes of the Bow
The 成人快手 Symphony Orchestra performs Judith Weir, Elisabetta Brusa, a rarity by Germaine Tailleferre and Victoria Borisova-Olas's The Kingdom of Silence, from Maida Vale Studios.
Two UK premieres on show tonight: sparky Firelights by Elisabetta Brusa, and Victoria Borisova-Ollas鈥檚 dream-like sound world in The Kingdom of Silence which explores 鈥渢hat mysterious country where we all should go to after our lifetime鈥. Alexandra Dariescu is the soloist in the inventive Ballade for piano and orchestra by Germaine Tailleferre (1892-1983), the only woman member of Les Six, the group of composers in 1920s Paris which included Poulenc, Honegger and Milhaud.
The concert finishes with Heroic Strokes of the bow by Judith Weir, Master of the Queen鈥檚 Music. This is the composer鈥檚 response to Paul Klee鈥檚 painting of the same name 鈥 鈥渁 blue and black painting on pink newspaper鈥.which seems to show a simple pattern of violin bows and pegs against a hypnotic blue background.鈥
The conductor is Stefan Solyom, Principal Conductor and Artistic Adviser of the Helsingborg Symfoniorkester, Sweden.
Recorded at Maida Vale Studios on 31st January 2020
Presented by Penny Gore
Elisabetta Brusa: Firelights (UK premiere)
Germaine Tailleferre: Ballade for piano and orchestra
8.10 pm
Interval
Pauline Viardot: Choeur Bohemien;
Mel Bonis: L'Oiseau Bleu
成人快手 Singers
Grace Rossiter (conductor)
Clara Schumann: Notturno No 2 of Soire茅s musicales Op.6
Alexandra Dariescu (piano)
8.20pm Part 2
Victoria Borisova-Ollas: The Kingdom of Silence (UK premiere)
Judith Weir: Heroic Strokes of the Bow
Alexandra Dariescu (piano)
成人快手 Symphony Orchestra
Stefan Solyom (conductor)
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Music Played
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Elisabetta Brusa
Firelights
Orchestra: 成人快手 Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Stefan Solyom. -
Germaine Tailleferre
Ballade for piano and orchestra
Performer: Alexandra Dariescu. Orchestra: 成人快手 Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Stefan Solyom. -
Lili Boulanger
Prelude and Trois Morceaux
Performer: Alexandra Dariescu. -
Pauline Viardot
Choeur Bohemien
Performer: Elizabeth Burgess. Choir: 成人快手 Singers. Conductor: Grace Rossiter. -
Mel Bonis
L'Oiseau Bleu
Performer: Elizabeth Burgess. Choir: 成人快手 Singers. Conductor: Grace Rossiter. -
Clara Schumann
Nocturne from Soirees musicales
Performer: Alexandra Dariescu. -
Victoria Borisova-Ollas
The Kingdom of Silence
Orchestra: 成人快手 Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Stefan Solyom. -
Judith Weir
Heroic Strokes of the Bow
Orchestra: 成人快手 Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Stefan Solyom.
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- Sun 8 Mar 2020 21:00成人快手 Radio 3
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