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Tom talks to rising star soprano Masabane Cecilia Rangwanasha

Tom Service is joined by rising star of the opera world, Masabane Cecilia Rangwanasha, plus plays the best classical music from his favourite recordings to new releases.

Tom Service is joined by a rising star of the opera world, the soprano Masabane Cecilia Rangwanasha. Tom also talks to Michael Downes about his new book on the creation of Wagner's Ring. Plus Tom plays the best classical music from his favourite recordings to new releases, and discusses discuss the annual report of UK Music with its CEO, Tom Kiehl.

10.10am
The rising star of the opera world, Masabane Cecilia Rangwanasha, talks to Tom about how she is developing her voice and working from operatic stages and singing oratorios to performing with pop stars back in her homeland, South Africa. She talks to Tom about the place of Verdi鈥檚 Requiem in her life, singing Mendelssohn鈥檚 Elijah, and she introduces a beautiful South African lullaby, Thula Thula, from her forthcoming debut album.

09.45am
Tom enters the brand new virtual space of the 成人快手 Philharmonic where 2000 participants across the world will be able to join their live Sound of Gaming concert later today. He dives into his computer to explore the new virtual world with 成人快手 Research and Development lead, Fiona Rivera.

11.10am
Tom talks live to Tom Kiehl, who is the CEO of UK Music, to discuss the findings of their annual report, This is Music 2024, and specifically to discuss the call to ensure that every child and young person across the UK has access to free music making.

11.25am
Tom talks to Michael Downes about his new book, Story of the Century: Wagner and the Creation of the Ring. It鈥檚 an intriguing tale about how Wagner created a story that in turn created new stories both musically and politically, beyond the theatre walls of Bayreuth.

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Music Played

  • Camille Saint鈥怱a毛ns

    Piano Concerto no.2 in G minor (3rd mvt)

    Performer: Bertrand Chamayou. Orchestra: Orchestre national de France. Conductor: Emmanuel Krivine.
    • ERATO.

  • Emanuele Barbella

    Mandolin Concerto in D major

    Performer: Avi Avital. Ensemble: Il Giardino Armonico. Conductor: Giovanni Antonini.
    • Concertos.
    • Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
    • 7-9.

  • William Walton

    Symphony No 1 in B flat minor

    Orchestra: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Sir Simon Rattle.
    • EMI.

  • Franz Schubert

    4 Impromptus, D.935: No.4 in F minor

    Performer: Aimi Kobayashi.
    • WARNER.

  • Franz Liszt

    Mephisto Waltz No.1 'The Dance in the Village Inn'

    Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Bernard Haitink.
    • PHILIPS.

  • E铆mear Noone

    Malach, the Angel Messenger (From "World of Warcraft")

    Conductor: E铆mear Noone. Orchestra: Danish National Symphony Orchestra. Choir: Danish National Concert Choir.
    • Gaming in Symphony.
    • EuroArts Music International.
    • 4.

  • Johannes Brahms

    Hungarian Dance No.6

    Orchestra: Swedish Chamber Orchestra. Conductor: Thomas Dausgaard.
    • Brahms - Symphony No.2, etc..
    • BIS.
    • 015.

  • Alessandro Stradella

    Scipione affricano: Sinfonia & Ballo de Ciclopi

    Ensemble: Ensemble Mare Nostrum. Director: Andrea De Carlo.
    • ARCANA.

  • Fr茅d茅ric Chopin

    Piano Concerto no.1 in E minor, Op.11 (2nd mvt)

    Performer: Benjamin Grosvenor. Conductor: Elim Chan. Orchestra: Royal Scottish National Orchestra.
    • DECCA.

  • Giuseppe Verdi

    Messa da Requiem: Libera me

    Performer: Crouch End Festival Chorus. Performer: 成人快手 Symphony Chorus. Performer: 成人快手 Symphony Orchestra. Singer: Masabane Cecilia Rangwanasha.

  • Felix Mendelssohn

    Elijah, Op. 70, MWV A 25, Part 2: No. 21, Hear ye, Israel

    Lyricist: Julius Schubring. Lyricist: William Bartholomew. Conductor: Sir Antonio Pappano. Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra. Singer: Masabane Cecilia Rangwanasha.
    • Mendelssohn: Elijah.
    • LSO Live.
    • 1.

  • Traditional South African

    Thula Thula

    Singer: Masabane Cecilia Rangwanasha.
    • RUBICON.

  • Jacques Ibert

    Le Chevalier errant Sutie - IV. Les com茅diens. Finale

    Orchestra: Orchestre national de Lyon. Conductor: Nikolaj Szeps-Znaider.
    • Channel Classics.

  • Philip Glass

    Etude No 3 for piano

    Performer: V铆kingur 脫lafsson.
    • Deustche Grammophon.

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Fidelio: Prisoners' Chorus

    Orchestra: Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. Conductor: Alexander Soddy. Choir: Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. Singer: Siphe Kwani. Singer: Eugene Dillon-Hooper.

  • Claude Debussy

    Prelude a l'apres-midi d'un faune

    Orchestra: Berliner Philharmoniker. Performer: Emmanuel Pahud. Conductor: Claudio Abbado.
    • DG.

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Serenade in E-Flat Major, K. 375: V. Finale. Allegro

    Ensemble: Scottish Chamber Orchestra Wind Soloists.
    • Mozart: Divertimenti.
    • Linn Records.
    • 5.

  • Jan Dismas Zelenka

    Hipocondrie a 7 in A major

    Orchestra: Freiburg Baroque Orchestra.
    • DEUTSCHE HARMONIA MUNDI.

  • Caroline Shaw

    In Waves

    Choir: Ars Nova Copenhagen. Conductor: Paul Hillier.
    • CANTALOUPE.

  • Richard Wagner

    G枚tterd盲mmerung, Act 3 Zur眉ck vom Ring!

    Conductor: Daniel Barenboim. Orchestra: Bayreuth Festival Orchestra.
    • WARNER.

  • Anton铆n Dvo艡谩k

    String Quartet no.12 in F major, Op.96 'American' (4th mvt)

    Ensemble: Pavel Haas Quartet.
    • Dvorak String Quartets - Pavel Haas Quartet.
    • Supraphon.
    • 8.

  • Samuel Coleridge-Taylor

    Four Characteristic Waltzes (Valse de la reine)

    Orchestra: RT脡 Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Adrian Leaper.
    • Coleridge-Taylor.
    • Marco Polo.
    • 8.

  • Jean Sibelius

    Violin Concerto in D minor, Op 47 (3rd mvt)

    Performer: Augustin Hadelich. Orchestra: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Hannu Lintu.
    • AVIE.

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  • Saturday 09:00
    成人快手 Radio 3