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Afternoon Concert

Music: Classical

Unique performances with BBC Orchestras, Choirs and other great orchestras

Unique performances with BBC Orchestras, Choirs and other great orchestras from around the world

Afternoon on 3: Focus on the BBC Concert Orchestra

Afternoon Concert: Focus on the BBC Concert Orchestra: Episode 2

Episode 2

Focus on the BBC Concert Orchestra

BBC Radio 3 - Afternoon Concert, Focus on the BBC Concert Orchestra, Episode 2

Penny Gore presents music including Alwyn's Overture in the form of a serenade.

Penny Gore presents music from the BBC CO and other UK ensembles. With Alwyn's Overture in the form of a serenade, plus works by Ravel, Mahler, Dvorak, Mozart and Bruckner.

Penny Gore continues her exploration of Mozart concertos and orchestral works by Dvorak, performed today by the BBC National Orchestra of Wales. Looking ahead to tomorrow's live concert from Watford Colosseum, there's also some more from the versatile BBC Concert Orchestra.

William Alwyn: Overture in the form of a Serenade
Micaela Haslam - soprano
The London Chorus
BBC Concert Orchestra
John Wilson (conductor)

Ravel: Pavane pour une infante defunte
BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Thierry Fischer (conductor)

Mahler: Kindertotenlieder
Jane Irwin - mezzo-soprano
BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Thierry Fischer (conductor)

Dvorak: Symphony no 7
BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Thierry Fischer (conductor)

Mozart: Piano Concerto No.19 in F, K.459
Gottlieb Wallisch - piano
BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Mathias Bamert (conductor)

Bruckner: Symphony no. 3 
BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Mathias Bamert.

Afternoon Concert: Focus on the BBC Concert Orchestra

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.

Penny Gore presents a series of performances focusing on the BBC Concert Orchestra

Penny Gore presents performances focusing on the BBC Concert Orchestra, one of the nation's most versatile orchestras, featuring repertoire ranging from classical to jazz, via film and pop

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