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Three works involving the Idea of programmatic music, and including Wolf's only long orchestral work, the symphonic poem based on Kleist's tragedy
Penthesilea Wagner A Faust Overture CLEVELAND ORCHESTRA conducted by GEORGE SZELL (gramophone record)
Liszt Apres une lecture du Dante: JOHN OGDON 'piano)
Wolf Symphonic Poem: Penthesilea.
VIENNA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA conducted by OTTO GERDES (gramophone record)
(Kleists Penthesilea in the production by John Powell will be broadcast on 21 Nov)

Contributors

Unknown:
Penthesilea Wagner
Conducted By:
George Szell
Piano:
John Ogdon
Conducted By:
Otto Gerdes
Production By:
John Powell
Source: Radio Times

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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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