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n Live from the Brangwyn Hall in Swansea, the BBC National Orchestra of Wales and its principal guest conductor Joseph Swensen present the first in an occasional series pairing works by two great. late-Romantic symphonists: Mahler and Sibelius. The concert also includes music from Sibelius's fellow Finn Ahti Karjalainen , featuring
BBCNOW's principal oboist David Cowley. David Cowley (oboe),
BBCNOW, conductor Joseph Swensen Sibelius Pelleas etMelisande
Ahti Karjalainen Summer Pictures
8.10 Twenty Minutes: Book of the Month An extended review of one of the month's most interesting new publications. Soul
Mountain is an account of a physical and spiritual journey of more than 15,000 kilometers made by Chinese novelist, playwright and painter Gao Xingjian , who was last year awarded the Nobel Prize.
8.30 Mahler Symphony No 1 in D

Contributors

Conductor:
Joseph Swensen
Unknown:
Finn Ahti Karjalainen
Unknown:
David Cowley.
Oboe:
David Cowley
Conductor:
Joseph Swensen
Conductor:
Sibelius Pelleas
Unknown:
Gao Xingjian
Source: Radio Times

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