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Organ recital from the Royal Festival Hall

Iveta Apkalna plays the organ of the Royal festival Hall: music by Glass, Bach's 6-part Ricercar from The Musical Offering, and Widor's Symphony No 5, with its famous Toccata.

Iveta Apkalna plays the organ of the Royal festival Hall: music by Glass, Bach and Widor.

Presented by Ian Skelly, live from the Royal Festival Hall, London.

Latvian organist Iveta Apkalna is renowned for her virtuosity and adventurous progamming. Keen to bring organ music beyond the borders of church walls, she has toured the concert halls of the world, and since its opening in 2016, has served as the principal organist of the Elbphilharmonie in Hamburg. Tonight鈥檚 programme on the famous Harrison and Harrison organ of the Royal Festival Hall moves from the glistening serenity of Philip Glass to the overwhelming majesty of Widor鈥檚 Symphony No.5, ending with the famous Toccata.

Philip Glass: Conclusion from Act 3 from Satyagraha arr. Michael Riesman for organ
Bach: Ricercar a 6, No.5 from A Musical Offering
Widor: Organ Symphony No.5 in F minor, Op.42 No.1
Iveta Apkalna, organ

2 hours, 28 minutes

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Fri 23 Sep 2022 19:30
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Music Played

  • Philip Glass

    Conclusion from Act 3 from Satyagraha

    Performer: Iveta Apkalna.

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Ricercar a 6, No.5 from A Musical Offering

    Performer: Iveta Apkalna.

  • Charles鈥怣arie Widor

    Organ Symphony No.5 in F minor, Op.42 No.1

    Performer: Iveta Apkalna.

  • Charles鈥怣arie Widor

    Organ Symphony No.5 in F minor, Op.42 No.1

    Performer: Iveta Apkalna.

  • Aivars Kal膿is

    Toccata on the Choral "Allen Gott in der H枚ch sei Ehr

    Performer: Iveta Apkalna.

  • Peteris Vasks

    The Lonely Angel

    Performer: Fenella Humphreys. Orchestra: Covent Garden Sinfonia. Conductor: Ben Palmer.
    • Vivaldi: The Four Seasons Recomposed by Max Richter.
    • Rubicon.
    • 113.

  • Domenico Scarlatti

    Sonata in D minor, K. 77

    Performer: Ksenija Sidorova.
    • Ksenija Sidorova - Classical Accordion.
    • Champs Hill.
    • 3.

  • Domenico Scarlatti

    Keyboard Sonata in D major, Kk.33

    Performer: Ksenija Sidorova.
    • Ksenija Sidorova - Classical Accordion.
    • Champs Hill.
    • 5.

  • Gustav Mahler

    When my Sweetheart is married (Songs of a Wayfarer)

    Music Arranger: Arnold Schoenberg. Singer: Roderick Williams. Performer: Attacca Quartet. Performer: Virginia Arts Festival Chamber Players. Conductor: JoAnn Falletta.
    • Naxos : 8573536.
    • Naxos.
    • 1.

  • Gustav Mahler

    Lieder Eines Fahrenden Gesellen (Songs of a Wayfarer): I Went This Morning Over

    Singer: Roderick Williams. Ensemble: Attacca Quartet. Ensemble: Virginia Chamber Players. Conductor: JoAnn Falletta.
    • Mahler arr. Schoenberg: Songs.
    • NAXOS.
    • 002.

  • Anton Webern

    Im Sommerwind

    Orchestra: Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra. Conductor: Riccardo Chailly.
    • DECCA.

  • John Adams

    The Dharma at Big Sur

    Performer: Tracy Silverman. Orchestra: 成人快手 Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: John Adams.
    • Nonesuch.

Broadcast

  • Fri 23 Sep 2022 19:30
    成人快手 Radio 3