BBC National Orchestra of Wales
From St David's Hall,
Cardiff.
A programme of wide contrasts with Messiaen's blazing vision of etemal life and Shostakovich's dark and intimate song-symphony which meditates on the finality of death. Conductor Mark Wiggelsworth , Joan Rodgers (soprano), Neal Davies (bass)
Messiaen Et Exspecto
Resurrectionem Mortuorum
7.55 Hour of Dread and Happiness Even when traditional beliefs in an afterlife have been abandoned, the prospect of immortality and transformation continues to intrigue. Alan Walker investigates.
8.15 Shostakovich Symphony No 14
INVENTING AMERICA