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Tuesday - Sunwook Kim plays Rachmaninov

Sunwook Kim plays Rachmaninov's Second Piano Concerto with the ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Philharmonic and Ben Gernon, who also conducts the orchestra in a selection of music from Bizet's Carmen.

Presented by Fiona Talkington, with live concert recordings from around Europe and by the ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ orchestras.

Today's 3pm moment features pianist Sunwook Kim in Rachmaninov's ever-popular second concerto with the ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Philharmonic and Ben Gernon, who also conducts the orchestra in a selection of music from Bizet's Carmen. There's more music by Agricola from the Berlin Music Festival, Nielsen in Denmark, and Steven Tharp plays Bach on the organ of the Basilica of St James the Greater in Prague.

Including:

Tchaikovsky: Polonaise, from 'Eugene Onegin, op. 24'
German Radio Philharmonic Orchestra
Pietari Inkinen, conductor

Nielsen: Prelude, from 'Sir Oluf He Rides'
Danish National Symphony Orchestra
Thomas Sondergard, conductor

c.2.15pm
Bizet: Carmen – a selection
³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Philharmonic
Ben Gernon, conductor

J.S. Bach: Chromatic Fantasia and Fugue, BWV 903
Steven Tharp, organ of the Basilica of St James the Greater, Prague

c.3pm
Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No.2 in C minor, Op.18
Sunwook Kim, piano
³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Philharmonic
Ben Gernon, conductor

c.3.45pm
Agricola: Der König jauchzet von dir entzücket
Vocalensemble Sirventes Berlin
Akademie fur Alte Musik Berlin
Stefan Schuck, conductor

3 hours, 1 minute

Music Played

  • Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

    Polonaise, from 'Eugene Onegin, op. 24'

    Orchestra: German Radio Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Pietari Inkinen.
  • Johannes Brahms

    Ballade in G minor (Op 118 No 3)

    Performer: Sunwook Kim.
    • Accentus Music.
  • Sergey Rachmaninov

    Piano Concerto No. 2 - TEASER CLIP

    Performer: Sunwook Kim. Orchestra: ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Philharmonic. Conductor: Ben Gernon.
  • Carl Nielsen

    Prelude, from 'Sir Oluf He Rides'

    Orchestra: Danish National Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Thomas Søndergård.
  • Georges Bizet

    Carmen: Selection

    Performer: ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Philharmonic. Performer: Ben Gernon.
  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Chromatic Fantasia and Fugue, BWV 903

    Performer: Steven Tharp.
  • Trad.

    Pero que seja a gente

    Ensemble: La Capella Reial de Catalunya. Conductor: Jordi Savall. Ensemble: Hespèrion XXI.
  • Sergey Rachmaninov

    Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op.18

    Performer: Sunwook Kim. Orchestra: ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Philharmonic. Conductor: Ben Gernon.
  • Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber

    Mystery Sonata No 7, 'The Agony in the Garden'

    Performer: Rachel Podger. Performer: Marcin ÅšwiÄ…tkiewicz. Performer: David Miller.
    • Channel Classics.
  • Johann Friedrich Agricola

    Der Konig jauchzet von dir entzucket

    Orchestra: Academy for Ancient Music Berlin. Choir: Vocalensemble sirventes berlin. Conductor: Stefan Schuck.
  • Richard Strauss

    Tod und Verklärung, Op.24

    Orchestra: Lucerne Festival Orchestra. Conductor: Riccardo Chailly.
    • Decca.
  • Paul Drayton

    Masterpiece

    Ensemble: The King’s Singers.
  • Alberto Ginastera

    Wheat Dance; The Farm Workers (Estancia)

    Orchestra: ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Philharmonic. Conductor: Juanjo Mena.
    • Ginastera Orchestral Works 1.
    • Chandos.
    • 009.

Broadcast

  • Tue 15 Nov 2022 14:00