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Episode 4

Swiss Orchestras and Recitals

BBC Radio 3 - Afternoon Concert, Swiss Orchestras and Recitals, Episode 4

Katie Derham presents music played in Switzerland, by Tosti, Ligeti, Schubert and Mozart.

Katie Derham presents concerts given in Switzerland. Tosti: Arias (selection). Ligeti: Concert Romanesc. Schubert: Symphony No 6. Mozart: Mass No 16 (Coronation). Mozart: Requiem.

Katie Derham presents music from concerts given in Switzerland over the past year. Today's programme features the Lausanne Chamber Orchestra in Ligeti and Schubert, plus concerts given in Geneva by the Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra and the star tenor Juan Diego Florez.

2pm:
Tosti: Arias (selection)
Juan Diego Florez (tenor)
Vincenzo Scalera (piano)

2.10pm:
Ligeti: Concert Romanesc
Lausanne Chamber Orchestra
conductor Heinz Holliger

2.25pm:
Schubert: Symphony No.6 in C
Lausanne Chamber Orchestra
conductor Heinz Holliger

2.55pm:
Mozart: Mass No.16 in C, K317 'Coronation'
Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Chorus
conductor Ton Koopman

3.30pm:
Mozart: Requiem in D minor, K626
Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Chorus
conductor Ton Koopman.

Afternoon Concert: Swiss Orchestras and Recitals

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Katie Derham presents a series of programmes featuring concerts from Switzerland

Katie Derham presents a series of programmes featuring concerts from Switzerland, including the Verbier Festival Orchestra at the 2014 Verbier Festival and the Lausanne Chamber Orchestra.

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