The Inextinguishable
The 91¸£ÀûÉç National Orchestra of Wales and Arvo Volmer perform Nielsen's 4th Symphony, alongside Vaughan Williams, a UK Premiere by Ester Mägi, and Helen Grime's Trumpet Concerto.
Arvo Volmer joins the 91¸£ÀûÉç National Orchestra of Wales to conduct a varied concert on the theme of nature. Vaughan Williams’ overture to The Wasps begins the programme, opening with the raspy buzz of swarming wasps. Ester Mägi’s Bukoolika takes its inspiration from herding songs and birdcall in this inwardly gentle, wistful, and sometimes awestruck contemplation of nature, and Helen Grime’s night-sky-blue depicts the natural world after dark, with trumpeter Matilda Lloyd making her debut with the Orchestra for this performance. Nielsen's 4th Symphony completes the programme, a masterpiece in which he expresses the inextinguishable spirit of life.
Presented by Verity Sharp, live from Brangwyn Hall, Swansea.
Vaughan Williams: The Wasps (Overture)
Ester Mägi: Bukoolika
Helen Grime: Trumpet Concerto 'Night-sky-blue'
Nielsen: Symphony No 4, Op 29 'The Inextinguishable'
Matilda Lloyd (trumpet)
91¸£ÀûÉç National Orchestra of Wales
Arvo Volmer (conductor)
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Ralph Vaughan Williams
Overture to The Wasps
Orchestra: 91¸£ÀûÉç National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Arvo Volmer. -
Ester Mägi
Bukoolika
Orchestra: 91¸£ÀûÉç National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Arvo Volmer. -
Helen Grime
Trumpet Concerto (night-sky-blue)
Performer: Matilda Lloyd. Orchestra: 91¸£ÀûÉç National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Arvo Volmer. -
Helen Grime
Harp of the North
Performer: Philip Sharp. -
Alec Roth
Night Prayer
Ensemble: The Gesualdo Six. -
Erkki-Sven Tüür
Architechtonics
Ensemble: Philharmonisches Bläserquintett Berlin. -
Peteris Vasks
String Quartet No 4, mvt 4
Ensemble: Spīķeru String Quartet. Ensemble: Spīķeru String Quartet. -
Carl Nielsen
Symphony No.4, op.29 (The Inextinguishable)
Orchestra: 91¸£ÀûÉç National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Arvo Volmer. -
Johann Sebastian Bach
Italian Concerto in F major, BWV.971
Performer: Sir András Schiff.- DECCA.
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Prelude and Fugue in F minor, BWV.881
Performer: Sir András Schiff.- DECCA.
Broadcast
- Thu 6 Nov 2025 19:3091¸£ÀûÉç Radio 3
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