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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: Orchestras of Radio France

Afternoon Concert: Orchestras of Radio France: Episode 4

Episode 4

Orchestras of Radio France

BBC Radio 3 - Afternoon Concert, Orchestras of Radio France, Episode 4

Louise Fryer presents Radio France orchestras in Stravinsky, Schumann, Debussy, Brahms.

Louise Fryer with music played by Radio France's orchestras. Stravinsky: Circus Polka. Schumann: Piano Concerto (soloist Lars Vogt). Stravinsky: The Firebird. Brahms: Symphony No 2.

Stravinsky lived in France for 20 years and enjoyed some of his greatest successes (as well as a scandal or two) there. In today's programme we hear Parisian performances of music from two of his great ballet scores as well as a rare chance to hear a complete performance of Debussy's 'Images' - the colour of Spain, a gentle evocation of spring - and something that ends up sounding suspiciously like a Geordie folk-song! The programme is presented by Louise Fryer.


Stravinsky: Circus Polka
Orchestra National de France
Daniele Gatti, conductor

2.10pm
Schumann: Piano Concerto
Lars Vogt, piano
Radio France Philharmonic Orchestra
Myung-Whun Chung, conductor


2.40pm
Stravinsky: Jeu de cartes
Orchestra National de France
Daniele Gatti, conductor

3.05pm
Debussy: Images
Orchestra National de France
Daniele Gatti, conductor

3.40pm
Stravinsky: The Firebird (Suite - Revised 1919)
Orchestra National de France
Daniele Gatti, conductor

4.10pm
Brahms: Symphony No.2 in D major
Radio France Philharmonic Orchestra
Myung-Whun Chung, conductor.

Afternoon Concert: Orchestras of Radio France

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Series of performances given in Paris by the city's two radio symphony orchestras

Series of performances given in Paris by the city's two radio symphony orchestras: the Radio France Philharmonic Orchestra and the Orchestre National de France

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