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Vladimir Jurowski and the LPO : Kancheli, Martinu, Vaughan Williams

Vladimir Jurowski conducts London Philharmonic Orchestra at the Royal Festival Hall. Kancheli: Mourned by the Wind. Martinu: Memorial to Lidice. Vaughan Williams: Symphony No 9.

Vladimir Jurowski and the London Philharmonic Orchestra in Vaughan Williams's Ninth Symphony.

Recorded at the Royal Festival Hall on 25th January.
Presented by Tom Redmond.

Giya Kancheli: Mourned by the Wind (Liturgy for solo viola and orchestra)

8.00: Interval

8.20
Martin暖: Memorial to Lidice
Vaughan Williams: Symphony No. 9

Isabelle van Keulen, viola
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Vladimir Jurowski, conductor

From the darkest depths of the Second World War, Bohuslav Martin暖 cries out in anguish and rage. In Soviet Georgia, Giya Kancheli mourns a friend with a searingly beautiful musical liturgy; music stained with tears, performed tonight by one of the world's finest viola players. And the 85-year-old Vaughan Williams rages against the dying of the light in a Ninth Symphony of breathtaking ambition and imaginative fire. Three great composers, three extraordinary testimonies.

2 hours, 30 minutes

Music Played

  • Part 1

    • Giya Kancheli

      Mourned by the Wind (Liturgy for solo viola & orchestra)

      Performer: Isabelle van Keulen. Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Vladimir Jurowski.
  • Interval

    • Herbert Howells

      Take him, earth, for cherishing - motet

      Choir: Choir of Trinity College, Cambridge. Conductor: Stephen Layton.
      • Howells - Requiem, Take Him, Earth For Cherishing.
      • Hyperion.
      • CDA67914.
  • Part 2

    • Bohuslav Martin暖

      Memorial to Lidice

      Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Vladimir Jurowski.
    • Ralph Vaughan Williams

      Symphony no. 9 in E minor

      Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Vladimir Jurowski.
  • Post-concert

    • Gabriel Piern茅

      Piano Trio in C minor op.45

      Ensemble: Trio Wanderer.

Broadcast

  • Wed 8 Feb 2017 19:30