Music from Wales

Tom McKinney introduces a week of concerts and studio recordings reflecting the scope and variety of the work of BBC National Orchestra of Wales, including today, performances of music by Grieg, Rachmaninov and Tchaikovsky. And there's a chance to hear about their project to promote new music in the country - 'Composition Wales'.

Grieg: Peer Gynt suite No. 1, Op. 46

Rachmaninov Piano concerto No. 2 in C minor
Yevgeny Sudbin (piano)

Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 6 in B minor, Op. 74, ‘Pathetique’

BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Joseph Swenesen (conductor)
Recorded at the Bath Forum as part of the 2019 Bath Mozartfest.

Warlock: Serenade for String Orchestra
Lesley Hatfield (director)
BBC National Orchestra of Wales

Copland: Quiet City
Simon Hofele (trumpet)
BBC NOW
Duncan Ward (conductor)

Nicholas Maw: Spring Music
BBC NOW
William Boughton (conductor)