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Soprano Seljan Nasibli takes us on a musical journey

Soprano Seljan Nasibli reveals familiar and unfamiliar works in a new light, from a vocal piece that shines in a version for piano, to a Portuguese Fado song.

Seljan Nasibli shares a selection of music that spans time and space, from one of her own recordings that brings back memories of cold snowy landscapes outside the studio in Ukraine in 2017, to George Gershwin’s American in Paris.

She also reveals her affinity with Portuguese Fado singing, and introduces music reflecting her Azerbaijani roots including Legend of Love by composer Arif Melikov and a song performed by vocalist Alim Qasimov, Yo-Yo Ma and the Silk Road Ensemble.

Plus, operatic gems include Verdi’s Overture to Attila, Renée Fleming singing Massenet’s Thaïs, Handel’s Semele and more…

A series in which each week a musician explores a selection of music - from the inside.

A Tandem Production for 91Èȱ¬ Radio 3

1 hour, 56 minutes

Music Played

  • Arif Malikov

    Adagio of Farhad and Shirin (The Legend of Love, Act 3 Sc 1)

    Orchestra: Bolshoi Theatre Orchestra. Conductor: Mark Ermler.
    • JSC.
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    String Quartet in D minor, K421 (I. Allegro)

    Ensemble: Yale String Quartet.
    • VANGUARD.
  • Karol Szymanowski

    Songs of a Fairy-tale Princess (No. 4, The Dance)

    Singer: Seljan Nasibli. Orchestra: National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine. Conductor: Yalchin Adigozalov.
    • NAXOS.
  • Sergey Rachmaninov

    Do Not Sing My Beauty (6 Romances Op.4 No.4)

    Performer: Nicholas McCarthy. Music Arranger: Frédéric Meinders.
    • NOT ON LABEL.
  • Giuseppe Verdi

    Attila (Overture)

    Orchestra: Teatro alla Scala orchestra. Conductor: Riccardo Muti.
    • WARNER.
  • Fikret Amirov

    Kor Arab

    Singer: Alim Qasimov. Ensemble: Silk Road Ensemble.
    • SONY.
  • Louise Farrenc

    Symphony No. 1 in C minor (III. Minuetto. Moderato)

    Orchestra: North German Radio Symphony, Hannover. Conductor: Johannes Goritzki.
    • CPO.
  • Antonio Salieri

    "Fra i barbari sospetti" (Cublai, gran Khan dei Tartari)

    Singer: Diana Damrau. Orchestra: Le Cercle de l'Harmonie. Conductor: Jérémie Rhorer.
    • ERATO.
  • Arturo Márquez

    Danzon No. 2

    Orchestra: Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Gustavo Dudamel.
    • DG.
  • Mariza

    Loucura

    • WORLD CONNECTION.
  • Jules Massenet

    "Qui te fait si sévère" (Thais, Act 3 Sc 2)

    Choir: Choeur de l'Opera de Bordeaux. Orchestra: Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine. Conductor: Yves Abel.
    • DECCA.
  • Richard Strauss

    Von den Freuden und Leidenschaften (Also sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30)

    Orchestra: Berliner Philharmoniker. Conductor: Herbert von Karajan.
    • DG.
  • Henryk Wieniawski

    Polonaise de concert in D major, Op.4

    Performer: Maxim Vengerov. Performer: Ian Brown.
    • WARNER.
  • George Gershwin

    An American in Paris

    Orchestra: Columbia Symphony Orchestra. Orchestra: New York Philharmonic. Conductor: Leonard Bernstein.
    • SONY.
  • George Frideric Handel

    "Thus Let My Thanks Be Pay'd" (Semele, Act 3 Sc 3)

    Singer: Kathleen Battle. Orchestra: English Chamber Orchestra. Conductor: John Nelson.
    • DG.
  • Clara Schumann

    Piano Concerto in A Minor (III. Finale)

    Performer: Veronica Jochum. Orchestra: Bamberg Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Joseph Silverstein.
    • TUDOR.
  • Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

    Hymn to the Sun (The Golden Cockerel, Act 2)

    Singer: Elena Brileva. Orchestra: Bolshoi Theatre Orchestra. Choir: Bolshoi Chorus. Conductor: Evgeny Fyodorovich Svetlanov.
    • JSC.

Broadcast

  • Sat 18 Nov 2023 13:00

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