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Proms Composer of the Week: Britten

BBC Radio 3
on BBC Radio 3

With Michael Oliver.
3: Back from America: the 1940s and 1950s
An American Overture
BBC Philharmonic, conductor Richard Hickox
Prelude and Fugue for 18-Part String Orchestra
English Chamber Orchestra, conducted by the Composer Lachrymae Lars Anders Tomter (viola),
Norwegian Chamber Orchestra, conductor lona Brown
Occasional Overture
City of Birmingham Symphony
Orchestra, conductor Simon Rattle
The Pagodas (The Prince of the Pagodas)
London Sinfonietta, conductor Oliver Knussen
Repeated next Wednesday 11.30pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Michael Oliver.
Conductor:
Richard Hickox
Conductor:
Simon Rattle
Conductor:
Oliver Knussen
Source: Radio Times

BBC Radio 3

About BBC Radio 3

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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