Berlioz Harold in Italy

Fiona Talkington brings you an afternoon of exclusive music-making which includes a spotlight on Italian Vistas. The programme opens with a performance from Italy's radio orchestra, the RAI National Symphony Orchestra. They perform Respighi's symphonic poem Pines of Rome. In keeping with the Italian spotlight, violist Rebecca Jones joins the BBC National Orchestra of Wales and conductor Jonathan Bloxham to perform Berlioz Harold in Italy. Also featured is a recital from La Scintilla Orchestra and conductor Riccardo Minasi who perform music by Schmelzer and Merula.

There are also recordings from the current Radio 3 New Generation Artists throughout - clarinettist Oleg Shebeta-Dragan plays Charles Villiers Stanford, the Kleio Quartet play Mozart and violinist Hana Chang joins the BBC Philharmonic to perform Bruch's Violin Concerto.

Ottorino Respighi
Pines of Rome (Pini di Roma), symphonic poem
RAI National Symphony Orchestra
Andrés Orozco-Estrada (conductor)

Radio 3 New Generation Artists:
Charles Villiers Stanford
3 Intermezzi Op.13
Oleg Shebeta-Dragan (clarinet)
Dominic Degavino (piano)

Johann Heinrich Schmelzer
Die Fechtschule
La Scintilla Orchestra
Riccardo Minasi (conductor)

Tarquinio Merula
Ballo detto Pollicio
La Scintilla Orchestra
Riccardo Minasi (conductor)

Hector Berlioz
Harold en Italie, op. 16
Rebecca Jones (viola)
BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Jonathan Bloxham (conductor)

Radio 3 New Generation Artists:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
String Quartet in D major K.575
Kleio Quartet

Radio 3 New Generation Artists:
Max Bruch
Violin Concerto
Hana Chang (violin)
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
Paul Daniel (conductor)

To listen to this programme (using most smart speakers) just say "Ask BBC Sounds to play Classical Live"