The Orlando Festival (at Theater Kerkrade) had always programmed many highbrow performances, but since the end of regional subsidies in 2023, it also meant the end of the festival. Luckily, in the Concertzender’s archives, we can find a large number of its concert series – all recorded by our top technician Wijnand de Groot.
For this episode of Concertzender Live, Leo A. De Bock has made a wonderful selection. We can listen to works from Guillaume Lekeu, Rudolf Escher, a ‘pointless little thing’ from Johannes Brahms. a ‘trivial piece’ from Tchaikovsky, the Cello Sonata op.69 from Beethoven and more – all performed by renowned musicians.
Guillaume Lekeu
Playlist:
Rudolf Escher (1912-1980)
Sonata for two flutes: Allegro deciso, Moderato, Presto
Inge Geerlings and Marjolein Vermeeren (flute)
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)
String quartet no.3, op.67: Vivace – Andante – Agitato (Allegretto non troppo) – Poco Allegretto con Variazioni
Weinberg Quartet: Xenia Gamaris and Anna Yanchisina (violin), Ksenia Zhuleva (viola) and Peter Karetnikov (cello)
Ludwig von Beethoven (1770-1827)
Sonata no. 4 op. 23: Presto, Scherzo, Allegro molto
Katherine Downlingh (piano) and Kristian Winther (violin)
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)
Autumn Song, from The Seasons, opus 37
Alman Kay (clarinet) and the Weinberg Quartet
Ludwig von Beethoven
Grande Sonate op. 69: Allegro ma non tanto, Scherzo, Allegro molto, Adagio cantabile and Allegro vivace
Kimi Makino (viola) and Elena Nemtsova (piano)
Guillaume Lekeu (1870-1894)
Adagio for String orchestra
Malevich Ensemble: Andrey Roszyk (violin), Ian Psegodschi (viola) , Stéphane Giampellegrini (cello) and George Voylochnikov (piano)
Recording technician: Wijnand de Groot
Concerts took place in Theater Kerkrade, as part of The Orlando Festival, in August 2022.
Photo: Elena Nemtsova
