Main content

Bruce Liu plays Tchaikovsky, Scriabin and Prokofiev

Winner of the 2021 International Chopin Piano Competition, Bruce Liu delivers an exquisite performance of Tchaikovsky's Seasons, plus works by Scriabin and Prokofiev.

Bruce Liu has taken the world by storm since winning the International Chopin Piano Competition in 2021. In this recital, he delivers an exquisite performance of Tchaikovsky's Seasons, plus works by Scriabin and Prokofiev. Penny Gore presents.

12:31 AM
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)
Excerpts from 'The Seasons, Op 37b'
Bruce Liu (piano)

12:54 AM
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893), arr. Earl Wild
Dance of the Four Swans, from 'Swan Lake'
Bruce Liu (piano)

12:56 AM
Alexander Scriabin (1871-1915)
Piano Sonata no 4 in F sharp minor, Op 30
Bruce Liu (piano)

01:04 AM
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)
Excerpts from 'The Seasons, Op 37b'
Bruce Liu (piano)

01:25 AM
Sergey Prokofiev (1891-1953)
Piano Sonata no 7 in B flat, Op 83
Bruce Liu (piano)

01:46 AM
Fryderyk Chopin (1810-1849)
Waltz in A minor, Op Posth.
Bruce Liu (piano)

01:49 AM
Fryderyk Chopin (1810-1849)
Fantaisie-Impromptu in C sharp minor, Op 66
Bruce Liu (piano)

01:54 AM
Jean-Philippe Rameau (1683-1764)
Les Cyclopes, from 'PiĂšces de clavecin'
Bruce Liu (piano)

01:57 AM
Robert Schumann (1810-1856)
Von fremden LĂ€ndern und Menschen, from 'Kinderszenen, Op 15'
Bruce Liu (piano)

02:00 AM
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)
Suite no 4 in G major, Op 61, 'Mozartiana'
Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra, Kazuhiro Koizumi (conductor)

02:24 AM
Matias Juan de Veana (1656-1707)
Ay amor que dulce tirano
Olga Pitarch (soprano), Accentus Austria, Thomas Wimmer (director)

02:31 AM
Jan Dismas Zelenka (1679-1745)
Te Deum in D major, ZWV 146
Martina JankovĂĄ (soprano), Isabel Jantschek (soprano), Wiebke Lehmkuhl (contralto), Krystian Adam Krzeszowiak (tenor), Felix Rumpf (bass), Dresdner Kammerchor, Wroclaw Baroque Orchestra, VĂĄclav Luks (conductor)

03:00 AM
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
Quintet in E flat major K.452 for piano, oboe, clarinet, bassoon and horn
Leif Ove Andsnes (piano), Albrecht Mayer (oboe), Kari Kriikku (clarinet), Per Hannisdahl (bassoon), Jonathan Williams (horn)

03:23 AM
Maurice Ravel (1875-1937)
Le Tombeau de Couperin
Norwegian Radio Orchestra, Antoni Ros-MarbĂ  (conductor)

03:42 AM
Franz Schubert (1797-1828)
Die Forelle; Nacht und TrÀume; Der Musensohn
Barbara Hendricks (soprano), Leif Ove Andsnes (piano)

03:50 AM
Ilmari Hannikainen (1892-1955)
Rural Dances, Op 39a
Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Petri Sakari (conductor)

04:05 AM
Luigi Boccherini (1743-1805)
Minuet (from String Quintet G275)
Varazdin Chamber Orchestra, David Geringas (conductor)

04:09 AM
Percy Grainger (1882-1961)
O Danny Boy or Irish tune from County Derry
Edmonton Wind Ensemble, Harry Pinchin (conductor)

04:14 AM
Isaac Albéniz (1860-1909)
Cuba (Suite espanola no 1, Op 47 no 8)
TomaĆŸ Rajterič (guitar)

04:20 AM
Arvo PĂ€rt (b.1935)
Spiegel im Spiegel
Morten Carlsen (viola), Sergej Osadchuk (piano)

04:27 AM
Fryderyk Chopin (1810-1849)
Waltz for piano (Op.64 No.1) in D flat major 'Minute'
Ingrid Fliter (piano)

04:31 AM
Imant Raminsh (b.1943)
Put vejini for mixed chorus
Kamer Youth Chorus, Māris Sirmais (director)

04:35 AM
Rosario Bourdon (1885-1961)
Elegiac poem for cello and orchestra
Alain Aubut (cello), Orchestre MĂ©tropolitain, Gilles Auger (conductor)

04:41 AM
Maurice Ravel (1875-1937)
Sonatine, arr. flute, bassoon and harp
Andrea Kollé (flute), Maria Wildhaber (bassoon), Sarah Verrue (harp)

04:53 AM
Robert Schumann (1810-1856)
Arabeske for piano in C major, Op 18
Seung-Hee Kim (piano)

05:00 AM
Barbara Strozzi (1619-1677)
Hor che Apollo - Serenade for soprano, 2 violins & continuo
Susanne Ryden (soprano), Musica Fiorita, Daniela Dolci (director)

05:13 AM
Jānis MediƆơ (1890-1966)
Flower Waltz - from the ballet 'Victory of Love'
Liepāja Symphony Orchestra, Imants Resnis (conductor)

05:19 AM
Anonymous
Folias de Espana
Komalé Akakpo (cimbalom)

05:26 AM
Granville Bantock (1868-1946)
Celtic symphony
BBC Symphony Orchestra, Sakari Oramo (conductor)

05:47 AM
Louis Spohr (1784-1859)
Nonet in F major, Op 31
Kyoko Ogawa (violin), Anne Sophie Van Riel (viola), Alexander Arai-Swale (double bass), Hyunjung Song (oboe), Carlotta Brendel (bassoon), Zuzanna Szambelan (cello), Ronja Macholdt (flute), Astrid den Daas (clarinet), Pauline Zahno (horn)

06:15 AM
Gustav Holst (1874-1934)
St Paul's Suite, Op 29 no 2
Seoul Chamber Orchestra, Yong-Yun Kim (conductor)

22 days left to listen

6 hours

Last on

Last Wednesday00:30
BBC Radio 3

More episodes

Previous

María Dueñas plays Bruch with the NDR Elbphilharmonie

Next

John StorgĂ„rds conducts Tchaikovsky’s Fourth Symphony

See all episodes from Through the Night

Music Played

  • Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

    Excerpts from 'The Seasons, Op 37b'

    Performer: Bruce Liu.
    • CACBC.

  • Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

    Dance of the Four Swans, from 'Swan Lake'

    Performer: Bruce Liu. Music Arranger: Earl Wild.
    • CACBC.

  • Alexander Scriabin

    Piano Sonata no 4 in F sharp minor, Op 30

    Performer: Bruce Liu.
    • CACBC.

  • Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

    Excerpts from 'The Seasons, Op 37b'

    Performer: Bruce Liu.
    • CACBC.

  • Sergey Prokofiev

    Piano Sonata no 7 in B flat, Op 83

    Performer: Bruce Liu.
    • CACBC.

  • FrĂ©dĂ©ric Chopin

    Waltz in A minor, Op Posth.

    Performer: Bruce Liu.
    • CACBC.

  • FrĂ©dĂ©ric Chopin

    Fantaisie-Impromptu in C sharp minor, Op 66

    Performer: Bruce Liu.
    • CACBC.

  • Jean‐Philippe Rameau

    Les Cyclopes, from 'PiĂšces de clavecin'

    Performer: Bruce Liu.
    • CACBC.

  • Robert Schumann

    Von fremden LĂ€ndern und Menschen, from 'Kinderszenen, Op 15'

    Performer: Bruce Liu.
    • CACBC.

  • Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

    Suite no 4 in G major, Op 61, 'Mozartiana'

    Orchestra: Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Kazuhiro Koizumi.
    • CACBC.

  • MatĂ­as Juan de Veana

    Ay amor que dulce tirano [Love, the sweet tyrant]

    Singer: Olga Pitarch. Ensemble: Accentus Austria. Director: Thomas Wimmer.
    • DEWDR.

  • Jan Dismas Zelenka

    Te Deum in D major, ZWV 146

    Singer: Martina JankovĂĄ. Singer: Isabel Jantschek. Singer: Wiebke Lehmkuhl. Singer: Krystian Adam. Singer: Felix Rumpf. Choir: Dresden Chamber Choir. Orchestra: Wroclaw Baroque Orchestra. Conductor: VĂĄclav Luks.
    • PLPR.

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Quintet in E flat major K.452 for piano, oboe, clarinet, bassoon and horn

    Performer: Leif Ove Andsnes. Performer: Albrecht Mayer. Performer: Kari Kriikku. Performer: Per Hannisdahl. Performer: Jonathan Williams.
    • NONRK.

  • Maurice Ravel

    Le Tombeau de Couperin

    Orchestra: Norwegian Radio Orchestra. Conductor: Antoni Ros‐Marbà.
    • NONRK.

  • Franz Schubert

    Die Forelle; Nacht und TrÀume; Der Musensohn

    Performer: Leif Ove Andsnes. Singer: Barbara Hendricks.
    • NONRK.

  • Ilmari Hannikainen

    Rural Dances, Op 39a

    Orchestra: Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Petri Sakari.
    • FIYLE.

  • Luigi Boccherini

    Minuet (from String Quintet G.275)

    Orchestra: Varazdin Chamber Orchestra. Conductor: David Geringas.
    • HRHRT.

  • Percy Grainger

    O Danny Boy or Irish tune from County Derry

    Ensemble: Edmonton Wind Ensemble. Conductor: Harry Pinchin.
    • CACBC.

  • Isaac AlbĂ©niz

    Cuba (Suite espanola no 1, Op 47 no 8)

    Performer: TomaĆŸ Rajterič.
    • SIRTVS.

  • Arvo PĂ€rt

    Spiegel im Spiegel

    Performer: Morten Carlsen. Performer: Sergej Osadchuk.
    • NONRK.

  • FrĂ©dĂ©ric Chopin

    Waltz in D flat major, Op 64 no 1 'Minute'

    Performer: Ingrid Fliter.
    • GBBBC.

  • Imant Raminsh

    Put vejini [Blow Ye Wind!] for mixed chorus

    Choir: Kamer Youth Chorus. Director: Māris Sirmais.
    • LVLR.

  • Rosario Bourdon

    Elegiac poem for cello and orchestra

    Performer: Alain Aubut. Orchestra: Orchestre MĂ©tropolitain. Conductor: Gilles Auger.
    • CACBC.

  • Maurice Ravel

    Sonatine, arr. flute, bassoon and harp

    Performer: Andrea Kollé. Performer: Maria Wildhaber. Performer: Sarah Verrue.
    • CHSRF.

  • Robert Schumann

    Arabeske for piano in C major, Op 18

    Performer: Seung-Hee Kim.
    • KRKBS.

  • Barbara Strozzi

    Hor che Apollo - Serenade for soprano, 2 violins & continuo

    Singer: Susanne Rydén. Ensemble: Musica Fiorita. Director: Daniela Dolci.
    • DEWDR.

  • Jānis MediƆơ

    Flower Waltz - from the ballet 'Victory of Love'

    Orchestra: Liepāja Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Imants Resnis.
    • LVLR.

  • Anonymous

    Folias de Espana

    Performer: Komalé Akakpo.
    • PLPR.

  • Granville Bantock

    Celtic symphony

    Orchestra: BBC Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Sakari Oramo.
    • GBBBC.

  • Louis Spohr

    Nonet in F major, Op 31

    Performer: Kyoko Ogawa. Performer: Anne Sophie Van Riel. Performer: Alexander Arai-Swale. Performer: Hyunjung Song. Performer: Carlotta Brendel. Performer: Susanne Szambelan. Performer: Ronja Macholdt. Performer: Astrid den Daas. Performer: Pauline Zahno.
    • CHSRF.

  • Gustav Holst

    St Paul's Suite, Op 29 no 2

    Orchestra: Orchestral Ensemble Seoul. Conductor: Yong-Yun Kim.
    • KRKBS.

Broadcast

  • Last Wednesday00:30
    BBC Radio 3