Calliope Tsoupaki: Thin Air
Music lovers love nothing more than making lists of the best and most beautiful. The NPO Classical Top 400, which has become a tradition in record time, guarantees numerous surprises. Who tops the charts: Bach, Mozart, Fauré? Live in the Main Hall, this top music sounds even better.
Pop fanatics are drawn to the year-end lists, such as the Top 2000 or the Snob 2000. But classical music lovers can also express their critical opinions. In October, the NPO Classical Top 400 kicks off the list race. Bach’s St. Matthew Passion is currently the undisputed number 1, closely followed by requiems by Mozart and Fauré. Melancholic music always scores high.
The diversity of the Top 400 list is impressive. Besides names like Beethoven and Mozart, there’s also room for film composers like Morricone and Williams. Moreover, a growing number of contemporary works are appearing on the colorful list. Led by acclaimed Hong Kong conducting talent Wilson Ng, the Radio Philharmonic Orchestra presents the best of the best from the Top 400.
Program:
Khachaturian Spartacus: Adagio van Spartacus en Phrygia
Wagner Die Walküre: Walkürenrit (arr.Hutschenruyter)
Tsoupaki Thin air
Gershwin Summertime
Bernstein West side story: I feel pretty
Ravel Boléro
Bach Toccata en fuga in D gr.t. BWV 565 (L. Stokowski)
Mascagni Cavalleria Rusticana: Intermezzo sinfonico
Stravinsky De vuurvogel: Suite (versie 1919): Helledans
Chen Qigang You and me
Mussorgski Pictures at an exhibition (orch M. Ravel)
- Composer(s) Calliope Tsoupaki
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Title(s) of the Work(s)
Thin Air
version for an orchestra - Performer, Ensemble or Orchestra Radio Filharmonisch Orkest, Wilson Ng conductor
