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Recent Presentations

3rd June 2023 : Séamus

Beethoven: Violin Sonata no. 9 in A major op. 47 ('Kreutzer'): First two movements

Vadim Repin (violin), Martha Argerich (piano)

2007 recording

27th May 2023 : Jim (Theme: Two Anniversaries)

Berio: Folk Songs (1964, rev. 1973): Selection

Jard van Ness (mezzo-soprano), Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra conducted by Riccardo Chailly

27th May was the 20th anniversary of Berio's death. 1989 Decca recording.

Ligeti: String Quartet No. 1 (‘Métamorphoses nocturnes’, 1953-54)

Quatuor Diotima

28th May is the centenary of Ligeti's birth. 2022 recording by Pentatone.

20th May 2023 : Ken

Lalo: Symphonie espagnole op. 21 (four-movement version)

Ellinor D'Melon (violin), National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland conducted by Jaime Martín

Recorded in the National Concert Hall in January 2021

13th May 2023 : Dermot

Trad.: Mitt hjerte alltid vanker (My heart always wanders)

Mari Eriksmoen(soprano), Oslo Philharmonic Cello Group with Klaus Mäkelä

YouTube video. Scandinavian Christmas carol recorded in Oslo Concert Hall.

Sibelius: Symphony no. 1 in E minor op. 39: 3rd and 4th Movements

Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France conducted by Klaus Mäkelä

YouTube video. Recorded on 6th March 2020 in the auditorium of the Maison de la Radio in Paris.

Mozart: Horn Concerto no. 1 in D major K.412: II. Rondo. Allegro

Felix Klieser, Camerata Salzburg

YouTube video. Berlin Classics production.

6th May 2023 : Ron

Verdi: Messa da Requiem (Ballet): 2. Dies irae

Krassimira Stoyanova (soprano), Veronica Simeoni (mezzo-soprano), Francesco Meli (tenor), Georg Zeppenfeld (bass), Chorus of Zürich Opera, Philharmonia Zürich conducted by Fabio Luisi

Viideo of 2016 performance in the Zürich Opera House recorded from 3Sat broadcast on 24th March 2018. Staging and choreography by Christian Spuck.

29th April 2023 : Séamus

Beethoven: Cello Sonata no. 2 in G minor op. 5 no. 2

Mstislav Rostropovich (cello), Sviatoslav Richter (piano)

Philips recording from 1961-63

22nd April 2023 : Ken

Puccini: 'La Bohème': Most of Act 1 of opera

Andrzej Filoncznk, Charles Castronova, Peter Kellner, Gyula Nagy, Sonya Yoncheva, Jeremy White, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House Covent Garden conducted by Emmanuel Villaume

Directed for the stage by Richard Jones. Recording of BBC Four TV broadcast of performance in 2020.

15th April 2023 : April Concert 2023

Tchaikovsky: Francesca da Rimini op. 32 (1876)

Russian National Orchestra conducted by Mikhail Pletnev

1996 recording. First half of Tom F's Concert programme.

Mahler: Symphony No. 5 (1901-02)

Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Leonard Bernstein

On DVD. 1972 recording of performance in the Vienna Musikverein. Video direction: Humphrey Burton. Second half of Tom F's Concert programme.