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Radio 3,19 Mar 2026,176 mins

Rachmaninov's 3rd Piano Concerto with Isata Kanneh-Mason

Classical Live

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Elizabeth Alker showcases the best performances by BBC orchestras, choirs, ensembles and other great performing groups from Europe and around the globe. This week, Classical Live explores opera without words, today's instrumental highlights from Rameau's masterly opera 'Les Boreades', performed by La Scintilla Orchestra and Jakob Lehmann; we also have concert recordings from the Portico of Ards festival in County Down from harpist Catrin Finch and the Gesualdo Six; and following his sad death in February, throughout the week we’ll hear from an exclusive recital given by the Hungarian pianist and conductor TamĂĄs VĂĄsĂĄry. And Isata Kanneh-Mason performs Rachmaninov's 3rd Piano Concerto in Scotland. Jean-Philippe Rameau Excerpts from the tragĂ©die lyrique 'Les BorĂ©ades' La Scintilla Orchestra Jakob Lehmann, conductor From Portico of Ards: Jacob Obrecht Parce Domine Gesualdo Six Owain Park, director Francisco Guerrero In passione positus Jesus Gesualdo Six Owain Park, director TomĂĄs Luis de Victoria Tenebrae Responsories i. Una hora ii. Tenebrae factae sunt iii. Aestimatus sum Gesualdo Six Owain Park, director Sergei Rachmaninov Piano Concerto No.3 Isata Kanneh-Mason, piano BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra Delyana Lazarova, conductor John Parry Sonata No.1 (1st mvt.) Catrin Finch, harp Toshiro Mayuzumi Rokuden Catrin Finch, harp Astor Piazzolla Vuelvo al Sur Catrin Finch, harp

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  1. Track
    Artist
  2. 1.
    Excerpts from the tragédie lyrique 'Les Boréades'
    Excerpts from the tragédie lyrique 'Les Boréades'
    Jean‐Philippe Rameau
  3. 2.
    Overture to the Masque of Pandora
    Overture to the Masque of Pandora
    Alice Mary Smith
  4. 3.
    Parce Domine
    Parce Domine
    Jacob Obrecht
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