Performance on 3 - Bournemouth SO/Kirill Karabits

Presented by Martin Handley. Fifty years after the death of the composer Martinu, the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra and its dynamic young conductor Kirill Karabits contribute to a revival of his music with a performance of the Frescoes of Piero della Francesca. It is followed by the violin favourite, Bruch's Concerto No 1, which containins both rich expansive melodies for the soloist, French virtuoso Renaud Capucon. One of Sibelius's most popular symphonies rounds off the programme. A work with both tension and a Mediterranean warmth, it was began writing it while the composer was holidaying in Italy. Renaud Capucon (violin) Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra Kirill Karabits (conductor) Martinu: The Frescoes of Piero della Francesca Bruch: Violin Concerto No 1 ENCORE - Gluck (arr. Fritz Kreisler): Dance of the Blessed Spirits from Orfeo Sibelius: Symphony No 2 Followed by a focus on orchestras based in the former East Germany, to mark the twentieth anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. Schubert: Overture to Rosamunde, D644 Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra conductor Kurt Masur Philips 412 432 2 Liszt: Les Preludes Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin conductor Rafael Fruhbeck de Burgos BIS CD 1117