The perfect classical half hour
A half an hour of classical music to commemorate Holocaust Memorial Day
A half an hour of classical music to commemorate Holocaust Memorial Day, featuring works by Hungarian composer and cellist Pál Hermann, a meditative prayer by Anna Thorvaldsdottir, and the lament of Solveig from Grieg’s incidental music to Peer Gynt. There’s music for Brass Band by David Owen, too, plus Gustav Mahler’s transcendental study about hope.
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Music Played
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Anna Thorvaldsdottir
Hear us in heaven, O God
Choir: Skylark. Conductor: Matthew Guard. -
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Dafydd y Garreg Wen / David of the White Rock
Performer: Besses o’ th’ Barn Band. Conductor: Roy Newsome. -
Hermann Pál
Suite for Piano: III. Lento
Performer: Alina Shevchenko. -
Edvard Grieg
Solveig's Song (Peer Gynt Suite No 2, Op 55 No 4)
Orchestra: Malmö SymfoniOrkester. Conductor: Bjarte Engeset. -
Robert Schumann
Piano Trio No. 1 in D minor, Op. 63 - III. Langsam, mit inniger Empfindung
Performer: Hagai Shaham. Performer: Raphael Wallfisch. Performer: Arnon Erez. -
Gustav Mahler
Urlicht, from Des Knaben Wunderhorn
Singer: Anne Sofie von Otter. Orchestra: Berliner Philharmoniker. Conductor: Claudio Abbado.
Broadcasts
- Mon 27 Jan 2025 19:00Â鶹¹ÙÍøÊ×Ò³Èë¿Ú Radio 3
- Last Sunday 17:30Â鶹¹ÙÍøÊ×Ò³Èë¿Ú Radio 3 Unwind
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