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Beethoven

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BBC Symphony Orchestra under Ilan Volkov in Beethoven's Symphony No 3 in E flat (Eroica).

Presented by Petroc Trelawny, from the Barbican Hall London. Beethoven: Symphony No 3 in E flat (Eroica). BBC Symphony Orchestra/Ilan Volkov.

Presented by Petroc Trelawny

Live from the Barbican Hall London

A new concerto to catch the ear, written for tonight's pianist - Nicolas Hodges - and two contrasting views of the heroic add strong spice to this programme. Ilan Volkov's choice of works opens with Britten's rarely-heard Ballad of Heroes, a choral setting of words by Auden and Swingler honouring British members of the anti-fascist International Brigade killed during the Spanish Civil War while Beethoven's mighty 3rd Symphony is nicknamed 'Eroica' - 'Heroic'.

Beethoven - Symphony no.3 in Eb major 'Eroica'

Nicolas Hodges (piano)
Toby Spence (tenor)
Crouch End Festival Chorus
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Ilan Volkov (conductor).

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.

Ilan Volkov conducts the BBC Symphony Orchestra in Britten, James Clarke and Beethoven

From the Barbican Hall in London, Petroc Trelawny introduces a concert in which Ilan Volkov conducts the BBC Symphony Orchestra. Featuring music by Britten, James Clarke and Beethoven

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