±«Óãtv SO and Singers - Respighi, Brett Dean, Strauss
Live from the Barbican, ±«Óãtv Symphony Orchestra and ±«Óãtv Singers under Josep Pons. Respighi: Trittico Botticelliano. Brett Dean: The Annunciation. Strauss: Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme.
Live from the Barbican Hall
Presented by Martin Handley
The ±«Óãtv Symphony Orchestra in Strauss and Respighi. The ±«Óãtv Singers join for the UK premiere of The Annunciation - Brett Dean's depiction of the journey of the Three Kings. Josep Pons conducts.
Brett Dean is the ±«Óãtv Symphony Orchestra's new Artist in Association. The Annunciation - a commission to celebrate the 800th Birthday of Bach's own Thomanerchor (St Thomas' Choir) of Leipzig in 2012 - is a Christmas work which uses the story of the Three Kings as both vehicle and metaphor for a journey from darkness into light.
Respighi's intimate evocation of Botticelli's art includes 'The Adoration of the Magi'. Plus Richard Strauss's effervescent take on MoliÃre's satire 'Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme'.
Respighi: Trittico Botticelliano
Brett Dean: The Annunciation (UK Premiere)
8.20pm Remaining with the Thomanerchor, Leipzig, who commissioned Brett Dean's The Annunciation to celebrate their 800th Anniversary, we hear them perform Bach's own Cantata, his Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland, BWV 61, conducted here by Georg Christoph Biller.
8.40pm
Strauss: Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme
±«Óãtv Singers
±«Óãtv Symphony Orchestra
Josep Pons (conductor).
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Music Played
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arr. WILLIAMS WAGNER
Scenes from Parsifal
Performer: Llyr Williams (piano). -
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arr. WILLIAMS WAGNER
Scenes from Parsifal
Performer: Llyr Williams (piano). -
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland, BWV 61
Singer: Christoph Genz. Conductor: Georg Christoph Biller. Singer: Thomas Fredrich Praetorius. Singer: Gotthold Schwarz. Choir: Thomanerchor Leipzig.
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Performer | ±«Óãtv Symphony Orchestra |
| Performer | ±«Óãtv Singers |
Broadcast
- Wed 19 Nov 2014 19:30±«Óãtv Radio 3
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