Live from the Barbican in London. Andrew Davis returns to the BBC Symphony
Orchestra for a programme which includes two youthful works: Mozart's second violin concerto, written when he was just 19; and Hugh Wood's first orchestral work, Scenes from Comus, based on Milton's masque. Plus the world premiere of a new work from Brian Elias and Debussy's evocative seascape.
James Ehnes (violin), Susan Gritton (soprano), William Burden (tenor), BBC Symphony Orchestra, conductor Andrew Davis
Mozart Violin Concerto No 2 in D, K211 Brian Elias The House That Jack Built (BBC commission; first performance)
8.20 Twenty Minutes: Paroles de la Mer It was in the Grand Hotel, Eastbourne, that Debussy worked on the score of La Mer. Today's residents of this south coast resort talk about the sea in all its moods.
8.40 Hugh Wood Scenes from Comus Debussy La Mer