24 June 2016
John presented the session with music from the following composers.
1. Jenohubay (1880-1937). Hungarian violinist, composer and teacher. We listened to two segments of his Concertos, 1 and 2.
2. Antonin Dvorak (1841-1904). His cello concerto with Yo Yo Ma, soloist with the New York Symphony Orchestra.
3. Samuel Barber (1910-1981). His Neo Romantic music, Adagio for Strings.
4. Concluding with Jenohubay's Violin Concerto, No 2 with Chloe Hanslip, soloist.
8 July 2016
John presented the session with music from the following composers.
1. Jean Sibelius (1865-1957). Swedish (born in Finland). We listened to his compositions, Finlandia and Karelian Suite, played by the CSR Symphony Orchestra, Bratislava.
2. Erik Satie (1866-1925). French composer, known to be an eccentric. We listened to a selection of his piano works, Klara Kormondi, pianist.
3. We returned to Sibelius with a selection of his Romantic music, for strings.
22 July 2016
John presented:
1. Carl Orff (1895-1982) German composer. We played his Carmina-Burana, a large scale work, consisting of 24 poems set to music, the first of which is the well known, O Fortuna.
2. Peter von Winter (1754-1825). German violinist, and composer of flute concertos.
3. Antonio Rosetti (1750-1792). We played a flute concerto with Bruno Meier, soloist with the Prague Chamber Orchestra.
John presented the session with music from the following composers.
1. Jenohubay (1880-1937). Hungarian violinist, composer and teacher. We listened to two segments of his Concertos, 1 and 2.
2. Antonin Dvorak (1841-1904). His cello concerto with Yo Yo Ma, soloist with the New York Symphony Orchestra.
3. Samuel Barber (1910-1981). His Neo Romantic music, Adagio for Strings.
4. Concluding with Jenohubay's Violin Concerto, No 2 with Chloe Hanslip, soloist.
8 July 2016
John presented the session with music from the following composers.
1. Jean Sibelius (1865-1957). Swedish (born in Finland). We listened to his compositions, Finlandia and Karelian Suite, played by the CSR Symphony Orchestra, Bratislava.
2. Erik Satie (1866-1925). French composer, known to be an eccentric. We listened to a selection of his piano works, Klara Kormondi, pianist.
3. We returned to Sibelius with a selection of his Romantic music, for strings.
22 July 2016
John presented:
1. Carl Orff (1895-1982) German composer. We played his Carmina-Burana, a large scale work, consisting of 24 poems set to music, the first of which is the well known, O Fortuna.
2. Peter von Winter (1754-1825). German violinist, and composer of flute concertos.
3. Antonio Rosetti (1750-1792). We played a flute concerto with Bruno Meier, soloist with the Prague Chamber Orchestra.
A lively BBC proms performance of Camina Burana from 1994.
You can just watch 'O Fortuna' which is first, or continue on to see the whole performance.
You can just watch 'O Fortuna' which is first, or continue on to see the whole performance.
