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Fairytales and Folklore

The Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra is joined by accordionist Ksenija Sidorova for a programme including Mozart, Trojan and Tchaikovsky.

The Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra is joined by accordionist Ksenija Sidorova for a programme including Mozart, Trojan and Tchaikovsky.

Recorded last week at The Lighthouse, Poole, and presented by Martin Handley.

Mozart: The Magic Flute Overture
Trojan: Fairy Tales - Concerto for Accordion

Interval

de Hartmann: Fairy Tales
Tchaikovsky: Francesca da Rimini

Ksenija Sidorova (accordion)
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
Kirill Karabits (conductor)

The overture to Mozart's Magic Flute is followed by Václav Trojan’s Fairy Tales, an accordion concerto full of catchy melodies. The seven short movements each describe a fairy-tale character, such as the sleeping princess, the charming prince and the evil dragon. Thomas de Hartmann continues the fairy tale theme in his vignettes, before Tchaikovsky, inspired by Dante portrays Francesca, condemned to eternal damnation after an illicit love affair.

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28 days left to listen

2 hours, 14 minutes

Music Played

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Die Zauberflote - Overture

    Orchestra: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Kirill Karabits.
  • Václav Trojan

    Pohadka: Accordion Concerto "Fairy Tales"

    Performer: Ksenija Sidorova. Orchestra: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Kirill Karabits.
  • Franck Angelis

    Fantasie On A Theme Of Piazzolla - Chiquilín De Bachín

    Orchestra: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Kirill Karabits.
  • Leos Janáček

    Pohadka

    Performer: Laura van der Heijden. Performer: Jâms Coleman.
    • CHANDOS : CHAN20227.
    • Chandos.
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  • Thomas de Hartmann

    12 Russian Fairy Tales Op.58

    Orchestra: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Kirill Karabits.
  • Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

    Francesca Da Rimini - Symphonic Fantasia After Dante Op.32

    Orchestra: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Kirill Karabits.
  • Joseph Haydn

    Quartet in G major, Op 54 No 1

    Ensemble: Calidore String Quartet.

Broadcast

  • Monday 19:30