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The Philadelphia Orchestra, celebrating their 100th anniversary season, perform at the Royal Festival Hall underthe baton of their musical director Wolfgang Sawallisch. Beethoven Symphony No 4 in B flat
8.10 Twenty Minutes: A Sound Read Ivan Hewett , music critic Michael White and art historian Frank Whitford review new books on music. This month's edition features a new biography of Aaron Copland by Howard Pollack , To Boulez and Beyond by Joan Peyser , and Kurt Weill - a Life in Pictures and Documents by David Farneth with Elmar Juchem and Dave Stein.
8.30 Respighi Suite: The Birds
Stravinsky Suite: The Firebird (1919)

Contributors

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Wolfgang Sawallisch.
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Ivan Hewett
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Michael White
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Frank Whitford
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Aaron Copland
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Howard Pollack
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Joan Peyser
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Kurt Weill
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David Farneth
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Elmar Juchem
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Dave Stein.
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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