Isle of the Dead

Specially recorded concert performances including Liszt and Rachmaninov with music that takes its inspiration in ancient plainsong. Stravinsky too looks to the past for his commedia del arte-infused Pulcinella - we feature a performance of music from his ballet performed by the Lausanne Chamber Orchestra - and the Spanish pianist Javier Perianes performs works by Chopin alongside the music of Manuel de Falla at the Perth Concert Hall in Scotland. And Radio 3 New Generation Artist, the tenor Santiago Sanchez, gives us recent studio recordings of songs by Franckenstein. Presented by Elizabeth Alker.

Including:

Franz Liszt
Totentanz, S. 126
Anton Gerzenberg (piano)
Zurich Tonhalle Orchestra
Gergely Madaras (conductor)

Johannes Brahms
Symphony No. 3 in F major, Op. 90
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
Alain Altinoglu (conductor)

Perth Chopin Series:
Manuel de Falla
Mazurka
Frederic Chopin
Mazurka in A minor, Op. 7 No. 2
Mazurka in G major Op. 67 No. 1
Mazurka in A minor Op. 17 No. 4
Javier Perianes (piano)

Igor Stravinsky
Pulcinella
Helene Walter (soprano)
Luca bernard (tenor)
Stephan MacLeod (bass)
Lausanne Chamber Orchestra
Thierry Fischer (conductor)

Maurice Ravel
Rapsodie espagnole
Orchestre National de France
Cristian Māceleru (conductor)

Radio 3 New Generation Artist - Santiago Sanchez:
Clemens von Franckenstein
3 Lieder Op. 11 - No. 1 ‘Saget Mir, Auf Welchem Pfade’
3 Lieder Op. 11 - No. 2 - ‘Heisst Es Viel Dich Bitten’
3 Lieder Op. 11 - No. 3 - ‘ Weissen Ara Haben Safrangelbe Kronen’
Santiago Sanchez (tenor)
Ian Tindale (piano)

Dorothy Howell
Two Pieces for muted strings
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Teresa Riveiro Bohm (conductor)

Sergei Rachmaninov
Isle of the Dead, Op. 29
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Alpesh Chauhan (conductor)