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Radio 3,01 May 2026,360 mins
Elisabeth Leonskaja and Mihály Berecz at Wigmore Hall, London
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Legendary Georgian pianist Elisabeth Leonskaja performs Schubert's Four Impromptus D.899, and is joined by young Budapest-born pianist Mihály Berecz to play a selection of Brahms's Hungarian Dances. Jonathan Swain presents. 12:31 AM Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) Excerpts from 'Hungarian Dances, WoO 1', for piano four hands Elisabeth Leonskaja (piano), Mihály Berecz (piano) 12:57 AM Franz Schubert (1797-1828) Four Impromptus, D.899 Elisabeth Leonskaja (piano) 01:27 AM Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) Hungarian Dance no 1 in G minor, for piano four hands Elisabeth Leonskaja (piano), Mihály Berecz (piano) 01:31 AM Franz Liszt (1811-1886) Hungarian Rhapsody no 1 for orchestra in F minor Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, Sergiu Commissiona (conductor) 01:44 AM Ferenc Erkel (1810-1893) Wine Song, from the opera 'Bánk bán' Sándor Sólyom-Nagy (baritone), Hungarian Radio Orchestra, András Kórodi (conductor) 01:46 AM Ferenc Erkel (1810-1893) Overture to Névtelen hosök (Unknown Heroes) a comic opera Hungarian Radio Orchestra, András Kórodi (conductor) 01:51 AM Franz Schubert (1797-1828) Piano Quintet in A major (D.667), "Trout" Elisabeth Leonskaja (piano), Alban Berg Quartet, Günter Pichler (violin), Thomas Kakuska (viola), Valentin Erben (cello), Georg Hortnagel (double bass) 02:31 AM Bartlomiej Pekiel (?-c.1670) Missa Pulcherrima Camerata Silesia, Anna Szostak (conductor) 03:01 AM Tor Aulin (1866 - 1914) Violin Concerto no 3 in C minor, Op 14 Stig Nilsson (violin), Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra, Michel Plasson (conductor) 03:34 AM Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893) The Nutcracker suite, Op 71a (excerpts) Kotaro Fukuma (piano) 03:44 AM Nicola Matteis (c. 1650-after 1713),George Frideric Handel (1685-1759), William Babell (arr.) Matteis: Aria malinconica; Handel/Babell: Lascia ch'io pianga Ilia Korol (violin), Jermaine Sprosse (harpsichord) 03:54 AM Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) Mentre ti lascio, o figlia - aria for bass and orchestra, K.513 Robert Holl (bass), Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra, Kenneth Montgomery (conductor) 04:02 AM Franz Doppler (1821-1883) Andante and Rondo for two flutes and piano, Op 25 Karolina Santl-Zupan (flute), Matej Zupan (flute), Dijana Tanovic (piano) 04:12 AM Stanisław Moniuszko (1819-1872) Flis ('The Raftsman') (Overture) Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Jerzy Salwarowski (conductor) 04:21 AM Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741) The Four Seasons - Winter Davide Monti (violin), Il Tempio Armonico 04:31 AM Fryderyk Chopin (1810-1849) Etude in E major, Op 10 no 3 Jane Coop (piano) 04:35 AM Francisco Guerrero (1528-1599) Prado verde y florido - sacred vilancico Montserrat Figueras (soprano), Maite Arruabarrena (mezzo soprano), Lambert Climent (tenor), Francesc Garrigosa (tenor), Hesperion XX, Jordi Savall (director) 04:40 AM Hermann Ambrosius (1897-1983) Suite Zagreb Guitar Trio 04:48 AM Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) Overture from Suite no 1 in C major, BWV.1066 Stavanger Symphony Orchestra, Philippe Herreweghe (conductor) 04:58 AM Philip Glass (b.1937) Music in similar motion for ensemble Ricercata Ensemble, Ivan Siller (director) 05:11 AM Richard Wagner (1813-1883), Zóltan Kocsis (arr.) Concert Prelude to Tristan und Isolde arr. Kocsis for piano François-Frédéric Guy (piano) 05:22 AM Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) Symphony no 1 in C major, Op 21 Netherlands Radio Chamber Philharmonic, Frans Brüggen (conductor) 05:52 AM Edvard Grieg (1843-1907) Violin Sonata no 1 in F major, Op 8 Vilde Frang Bjærke (violin), Jens Elvekjaer (piano) 06:13 AM Zoltán Kodály (1882-1967) 4 Italian madrigals for female chorus Jutland Chamber Choir, Mogens Dahl (director) 06:25 AM Dora Pejačević (1885-1923) Nocturne for orchestra Croatian Radio-Television Symphony Orchestra, Pavle Dešpalj (conductor)
Programme WebsiteTracklist
- TrackArtist
- 1.Excerpts from 'Hungarian Dances, WoO 1', for piano four handsExcerpts from 'Hungarian Dances, WoO 1', for piano four handsJohannes Brahms
- 2.Four Impromptus, D.899Four Impromptus, D.899Franz Schubert
- 3.Hungarian Dance no 1 in G minor, for piano four handsHungarian Dance no 1 in G minor, for piano four handsJohannes Brahms