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Afternoon on 3: Lucerne Festival 2016

Afternoon Concert: Lucerne Festival 2016: Episode 1

Helmuth Rilling conducts Bach cantatas

Episode 1

Lucerne Festival 2016

BBC Radio 3 - Afternoon Concert, Lucerne Festival 2016, Episode 1

Jonathan Swain presents music by Mendelssohn, Berlioz, Busoni, Rossini, Strauss and Handel

With the Lucerne Symphony Orchestra performing music by Mendelssohn, Berlioz, Busoni, Rossini and Strauss. Plus the Vienna Philharmonic in works by Handel. With Jonathan Swain.

Jonathan Swain presents a week of concerts recorded at this year's Lucerne Festival, including celebrations for Bernard Haitink's 50 years at the Festival. Today's selection includes a concert given by the Lucerne Symphony Orchestra and mezzo-soprano Ekaterina Semenchuk with conductor James Gaffigan, and by the Vienna Philharmonic conducted by Emmanuelle Haïm.

2pm:
Mendelssohn: Overture - Die schöne Melusine, Op 32
Lucerne Symphony Orchestra
James Gaffigan, conductor

2.10pm:
Berlioz: La Mort de Cléopatre
Ekatarina Semenchuk, mezzo
Lucerne Symphony Orchestra
James Gaffigan, conductor

2.30pm
Ferruccio Busoni: Turandot Suite, Op 41
Lucerne Symphony Orchestra
James Gaffigan, conductor

2.55pm
Rossini: Giovanna d'Arco
Ekatarina Semenchuk, mezzo
Lucerne Symphony Orchestra
James Gaffigan, conductor

3.10pm
Richard Strauss: Dance of the Seven Veils (Salome)
Lucerne Symphony Orchestra
James Gaffigan, conductor

3.25
Handel: Water Music Suite in F, HWV 348
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Emmanuelle Haïm

3.45
Handel: Concerto Grosso in G major, Op 6 no 1
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Emmanuelle Haïm

4pm
Handel: Water Music Suite in G, HWV 350
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Emmanuelle Haïm.

Afternoon Concert: Lucerne Festival 2016

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Jonathan Swain presents concerts given at the 2016 Lucerne Festival

Jonathan Swain presents a series of programmes featuring concerts given at the 2016 Lucerne Festival, including including celebrations of Bernard Haitink's 50 years at the festival

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