Isle of the Dead

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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)