23/10/2008

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Synopsis

Suzy Klein introduces the Scottish Chamber Orchestra in a programme of premieres by Brett Dean and Karin Rehnqvist, alongside elegiac miniatures by Takemitsu.

Spiritual depth and brooding drama mark Rehnqvist's music, and her new work is a type of requiem, though reflecting hope and consolation as much as the darker aspects of loss. It is matched with elegiac miniatures by the great Japanese composer Toru Takemitsu and Australian composer Brett Dean's own moving Requiem for a changing world - music inspired by Beethoven's Sixth Symphony and filled with birdsong.

Helena Ek, Maria Keohane (soprano)
Scottish Chamber Orchestra and Chorus
Olari Elts (conductor)

Dean: Pastoral Symphony (Scottish premiere)
Takemitsu: Tree Line
Takemitsu: Requiem
Rehnqvist: Reqiuem Aeternam (world premiere)

Followed by Play To The Nation, Radio 3's celebration of amateur orchestras across the UK:

Mahler: Symphony no. 2, "Resurrection" (extract of final movement)
Rachel Nicholls (soprano)
Stephanie Lewis (contralto)
The City of Peterborough Symphony orchestra
Russel Keable (conductor)

Gabriel Currington: Days of a Thousand Years
Whitehall Orchestra
Michael Nebe (conductor)

Brahms: Symphony no. 4, 1st movement
The London Lawyers’ Symphony Orchestra
Matthew Willis (conductor)

...and Pianothon, showcasing amateur pianists across the nation:

Victor Young & Edward Heyman: When I fall in love
Scott Flanagan

Messiaen: Premiere communion de la Vierge from Vingt Regards sur L'Enfant Jesus
Jonathan Coleman

Elwin Henrijanto: Mario Fantasy
Elwin Henrijanto

Broadcast

1. Thu 23 Oct 2008
   19:00
   BBC Radio 3