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In the second of four programmes, Susan Sharpe introduces three important BBC commissions in what were premiere performances.
Schnittke Symphony No 2 (St Florian) BBC Singers,
BBC Symphony Chorus and Orchestra, conductor Gennadi Rozhdestvensky
Rawsthorne Concerto for Two Pianos
John Ogdon and Brenda Lucas , London Philharmonic, conductor John Pritchard
Tippett The Vision of St Augustine Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (baritone),
BBC Symphony Chorus and Orchestra, conductor Michael Tippett

Contributors

Introduces:
Susan Sharpe
Conductor:
Gennadi Rozhdestvensky
Pianos:
John Ogdon
Pianos:
Brenda Lucas
Conductor:
John Pritchard
Conductor:
Michael Tippett
Source: Radio Times

BBC Radio 3

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Live music and the arts: broadcasts more live music than any other radio network. Classical music is its core. Genres include world and new music, jazz, speech and drama.

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