Debussy and Liszt from the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
Al Ryan introduces Debussy & Liszt from the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, plus Beethoven from the Chaos Quartet and pianist Julius Asal playing Bartok & Schumann.
Al Ryan brings you another afternoon of live music and specially recorded performances from around the UK. In today’s programme, there’s more from the Barber Series of Lunchtime Concerts at the University of Birmingham, featuring two Radio 3 New Generation Artists: the pianist Julius Asal performing Bartok & Schumann, and flautist Elizaveta Ivanova with a delightful sonata by the Georgian composer Otar Taktakishvili.
You can also hear more recent live recordings from the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra – this afternoon, it’s Debussy’s Prélude à l'Après-midi d'un faune and Liszt's contemplative and introspective tone poem Orpheus. And we’ll also hear from another of Radio 3’s current crop of New Generation Artists – clarinettist Oleg Shebeta-Dragan who plays a set of Fantasy Pieces by Schumann.
Claude Debussy – Prélude à l'Après-midi d'un faune
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
Adam Hickox (conductor)
Otar Taktakishvili – Sonata for flute & piano
Elizaveta Ivanova (flute)
Sanja Bizjak (piano)
Bela Bartok – Suite for piano, Op.14 (09’53)
Robert Schumann – Ghost Variations (11’35)
Julius Asal (piano)
Ludwig van Beethoven – String Quartet in G major, Op.18, No.2
Chaos Quartet
Robert Schumann – Fantasy Pieces, Op.73
Oleg Shebeta-Dragan (clarinet)
Dominic Degavino (piano)
Franz Liszt - Orpheus
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
Lawrence Foster (conductor)
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Claude Debussy
Prélude à l'Après-midi d'un faune
Orchestra: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Adam Hickox.![]()
Otar Taktakishvili
Sonata for flute and piano
Performer: Elizaveta Ivanova. Performer: Sanja Bizjak.![]()
Béla Bartók
Suite for piano, Op. 14
Performer: Julius Asal.![]()
Robert Schumann
Theme and variations on an original theme in E flat major, 'Ghost' Variations
Performer: Julius Asal.![]()
Jean‐Baptiste Lully
Overture to Psyche
Music Arranger: Satoko Doi-Luck. Ensemble: Ensemble Moliere.![]()
Ludwig van Beethoven
Quartet in G major, Op. 18, No. 2
Ensemble: Chaos Quartet.![]()
Robert Schumann
Fantasy Pieces, Op.73
Performer: Oleg Shebeta-Dragan. Performer: Dominic Degavino.![]()
Georg Philipp Telemann
Fantasia for solo violin No.1 in B flat major, TWV.40:14
Performer: Zefira Valova.![]()
Franz Liszt
Orpheus
Orchestra: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Lawrence Foster.
Broadcast
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