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Featured pianist Nelson Goerner plays Brahms and Chopin, plus music from Haydn and Borodin

Tom McKinney with specially recorded performances, including featured pianist Nelson Goerner playing Brahms and Chopin, plus music from Haydn and Borodin.

Tom McKinney with specially recorded music for the afternoon.

Pianist Nelson Goerner plays Brahms’ 3rd Piano Sonata and Rachel Podger directing an early symphony by Joseph Haydn.

Other highlights include the string section of the BBC Symphony Orchestra performing a concerto by Polish composer - and contemporary of Nadia Boulanger - Grazyna Bacewicz, and Borodin takes us to The Steppes of Central Asia.

Frederic Chopin: Barcarolle in F sharp major Op. 60
Nelson Goerner (piano)

Grazyna Bacewicz: Concerto for String Orchestra
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Marta Gadolinska (conductor)

Joseph Haydn: Symphony No 6 'Le Matin'
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
Rachel Podger (conductor)

Johannes Brahms: Piano Sonata No 3 in F minor Op. 5
Nelson Goerner (piano)

Alexander Borodin: In the Steppes of Central Asia
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
Rumon Gamba (conductor)

Anon: Passacaglia/Improvisation
Latvian Radio Choir
Marco Ambrosini (harp)
Ieva Saliete (organ)
Kaspars Putnins (director)

1 hour, 58 minutes

Last on

Wed 3 Apr 2024 13:00
BBC Radio 3

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Music Played

  • Camille Saint‐Saëns

    Le Carnaval des Animaux, R. 125: XIV. Final

    • Saint-Saëns: Symphonic Poems - Le Carnaval des animaux - L'Assassinat du duc de.
    • harmonia mundi.
    • 14.

  • Frédéric Chopin

    Barcarolle in F-Sharp Major, Op. 60

    • Chopin: Polonaise, Berceuse, Barcarolle & 24 préludes.
    • Alpha Classics.
    • 3.

  • Grażyna Bacewicz

    Concerto for string orchestra

    Orchestra: BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Marta Gardolińska.

  • Träd

    Lördagskvällen

    Performer: Jens Linell. Performer: Leif Ingvar Ranøien. Performer: Oskar Reuter. Performer: Anders Hall. Performer: Olav Luksengård Mjelva. Ensemble: Sver.

  • Joseph Haydn

    Symphony No.6 Le matin

    Performer: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra. Performer: Rachel Podger.

  • Johannes Brahms

    Piano Sonata No. 3 in F minor Op. 5

    Performer: Nelson Goerner.

  • Alexander Borodin

    In the steppes of central Asia

    Orchestra: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Rumon Gamba.

  • Anon.

    Passacaglia / Improvisation

    Performer: Marco Ambrosini. Performer: Ieva Saliete. Choir: Latvian Radio Choir. Conductor: Kaspars Putniņš.

Broadcast

  • Wed 3 Apr 2024 13:00
    BBC Radio 3