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Afternoon Concert

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Afternoon on 3: BBC Philharmonic at 75

Afternoon Concert: BBC Philharmonic at 75: Episode 5

BBC Philharmonic at 75

Episode 5

BBC Radio 3 - Afternoon Concert, BBC Philharmonic at 75, Episode 5

A celebration of the BBC Philharmonic: music by Wagner, Haydn, Martinu, Puccini, Korngold.

Jonathan Swain concludes a series celebrating the BBC Philharmonic. Wagner: Parsifal (excerpts). Haydn: Symphony No 104. Plus Martinu, Puccini, Korngold, Schwertsik and Bartok.

Jonathan Swain rounds off this week of programmes celebrating the 75th birthday of the BBC Philharmonic, featuring highlights from their anniversary season with Chief Conductor Gianandrea Noseda, composer/conductor H K Gruber, Bartok's last piano concerto with Jean-Efflam Bavouzet and opening with a special work for Good Friday. 

Wagner: Parsifal - Prelude to Act I; Good Friday Music 
BBC Philharmonic 
Gianandrea Noseda (conductor)

Haydn: Symphony no. 104 in D "London"
BBC Philharmonic 
Gianandrea Noseda (conductor)

Martinu: Frescoes of Piero della Francesca 
BBC Philharmonic
Ludovic Morlot (conductor)

Puccini: Edgar - Prelude to Act I 
BBC Philharmonic
Gianandrea Noseda (conductor)

Korngold: Violin Concerto 
Erik Schumann (violin)
BBC Philharmonic
Juanjo Mena (conductor)

Kurt Schwertsik: Divertimento macchiato
Hakan Hardenberger (trumpet)
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
HK Gruber (conductor)

Bartok: Piano Concerto no. 3 
Jean-Efflam Bavouzet (piano)
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra 
Gianandrea Noseda (conductor).

Afternoon Concert: BBC Philharmonic at 75

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.

Series celebrating the BBC Philharmonic's 75th birthday season in 2010

Series celebrating the BBC Philharmonic's 75th birthday season with some of their best performances from 2009

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