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Afternoon Concert

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Afternoon on 3: Barber/Schuman Centenary

Afternoon Concert: Barber/Schuman Centenary: Episode 4

Episode 4

Barber/Schuman Centenary

BBC Radio 3 - Afternoon Concert, Barber/Schuman Centenary, Episode 4

With Penny Gore. Barber: Music for a scene from Shelley. William Schuman: Symphony No 3.

With Penny Gore. Barber: Music for a scene from Shelley. Mozart: Piano Concerto No 18 (soloist - Richard Goode). Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet Suite 2. William Schuman: Symphony No 3.

Presented by Penny Gore.

The conclusion of a week of programmes featuring anniversary composers Samuel Barber and William Schuman includes the first orchestral work of his that Barber heard performed in public, his "Music for a scene from Shelley"- specially recorded for the programme by the BBC Philharmonic and Clark Rundell. William Schuman's 3rd Symphony is performed by the BBC Symphony Orchestra under Juilliard School of Music graduate Leonard Slatkin.

And there's more from the Juilliard school as conductor Jo Ann Falletta performs fellow American Amy Beach's "Gaelic Symphony" of 1896 with the BBC Philharmonic. 2 Curtis Institute alumni perform Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 18 in B flat - pianist Richard Goode and conductor Alan Gilbert, with the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra.

And to round off the week, Samuel Barber's delicious Violin Concerto, performed by Tai Murray with the BBC National Orchestra of Wales under Nicholas Braithwaite.



Barber: Music for a scene from Shelley
BBC Philharmonic
Clark Rundell, conductor

Mozart: Piano Concerto No.18 in B flat
Richard Goode, piano
San Francisco Symphony
Alan Gilbert, conductor

2.40pm
Amy Beach: "Gaelic" Symphony
BBC Philharmonic
Jo Ann Falletta, conductor

3.20pm
Shostakovich: Piano Concerto No.2 in F (Op.102)
Marc-Andre Hamelin (piano)
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Andrew Litton, conductor

3.40pm
William Schuman: Symphony No.3
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Leonard Slatkin, conductor

4.30pm
Barber: Violin Concerto
Tai Murray, violin
BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Nicholas Braithwaite, conductor.

Afternoon Concert: Barber/Schuman Centenary

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A celebraton of the work of American composers Samuel Barber and William Schuman.

A celebraton of the work of American composers Samuel Barber and William Schuman. With performances by graduates of the Juilliard School and the Curtis Institute - connected with both composers

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