Performance on 3 - Nielsen Symphony Cycle - Episode 4

Presented by Martin Handley. Mark Elder conducts the Halle in Nielsen's Third Symphony, to conclude a celebration of the Danish composer's symphonies undertaken in conjuction with the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra. The concert opens with the Halle's assistant conductor Ewa Strusinska conducting Kodaly's Hary Janos, where a convincing orchestral 'sneeze' heralds a complete and colourful fantasy of the hero's exploits. This is followed by Alphabicycle Order, from the Halle's Associate Composer Colin Matthews, a huge hit at the Manchester International Festival 2007, in which the newly formed Halle Children's Choir draws amusing alphabet pictures, which sometimes appear sinister or merely absurd. Nadine Livingston (soprano) Matthew Brook (baritone) Halle Children's Choir Halle Orchestra Mark Elder, Ewa Strusinska (conductor) Kodaly: Hary Janos Suite Colin Matthews: Alphabicycle Order Nielsen: Symphony No 3 (Sinfonia espansiva) Followed by piano music played by Louis Lortie in a recital From City Halls, Glasgow: Liszt: Un Sospiro Rec: 13.11.08 Colin Matthews: Sun's Dance London Sinfonietta Oliver Knussen (conductor) DG 447 0672 Tracks 6-16 Duration: 17:38