This week's concert comes via RAI Radio 3 in Rome with the RAI Radio Symphony conducted by Andrej Boreyko and featuring legendary pianist Martha Argerich. It's a rather short program. The first half (top player) opens with Cesar Franck: Le Chasseur Maudit, followed by the Ravel Piano Concerto featuring Martha Argerich. This concert was recorded on February 9, 2009. The second half (the player down there) also features the RAI Symphony, this time conducted by Juraj Valchua performing Anton Webern: Im Sommerwind and was recorded on November 27, 2008.

Great concert, no matter how you slice it.

Announcements are in Italian and here's what you'll be listening to:
STAGIONE 2008-2009 DELL'ORCHESTRA SINFONICA NAZIONALE DELLA RAI
Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della Rai
pianoforte, Martha Argerich
direttore, Andrej Boreyko
César Franck
Le chasseur maudit, poema sinfonico dalla ballata di Gottfried August Bürger
- Andantino, quasi allegretto - Poco più animato - Molto lento - Più animato - Allegro
molto, quasi presto
Maurice Ravel
Concerto in sol per pianoforte e orchestra
- Allegramente
- Adagio assai
- Presto
Registrato all'Auditorium Rai "Arturo Toscanini" di Torino il 19 febbraio 2009
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Part 2 - STAGIONE 2008-2009 DELL'ORCHESTRA SINFONICA NAZIONALE DELLA RAI
Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della Rai
direttore, Juraj Valčuha
Anton Webern
Im Sommerwind, idillio per grande orchestra
Registrato all'Auditorium Rai "Arturo Toscanini" di Torino il 27 novembre 2008

Enjoy.

(Christopher Hogwood - lending authenticity to the podium)

Today's concert is from earlier last week (April 1), live and direct from Torino, Italy and featuring the RAI Radio symphony, guest conducted by Christopher Hogwood leading a program of Haydn and Mozart. First up (the player just above) is a performance of Haydn's Symphony Nr.104. Second (the player below) is a complete performance of the Mozart Requiem K.626 with soloists Rachel Harnisch, soprano - Rosa Bove, contralto - Jorg Schneider, teno - Christof Fischesser, bass and Ruggero Maghini Chorus of Torino led by Claudio Chivazza.

A pretty nice performance all the way around. It's complete and the announcements (which I've edited down to a minimum) are in Italian.

giovedì 1 aprile 2010 20.30

IL CARTELLONE

In diretta dall'Auditorium Rai "Arturo Toscanini" di Torino

ORCHESTRA SINFONICA NAZIONALE DELLA RAI

Christopher Hogwood, direttore

Rachel Harnisch, soprano

Rosa Bove, contralto

Jörg Schneider, tenore

Christof Fischesser, basso

Coro Filarmonico "Ruggero Maghini" di Torino

Claudio Chiavazza, maestro del coro

Franz Joseph Haydn

Sinfonia in re maggiore Hob. I:104 "Salomon"

- Adagio. Allegro

- Andante

- Minuetto. Allegro

- Finale spiritoso

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Requiem in re minore KV 626 per soli, coro e orchestra (revisione di Richard Maunder)

- Introitus "Requiem aeternam"

- Kyrie

- Sequentia "dies irae"

- Offertorium "Domine Jesu - Hostias"

- Sanctus

- Benedictus

- Agnus Dei

- Communio "Lux aeterna"

Good for the mid-week hysterics or just Wednesday's anger management.