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Afternoon Concert

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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: A Week at the Concertgebouw

Afternoon Concert: A Week at the Concertgebouw: Episode 4

A Week at the Concertgebouw

Episode 4

BBC Radio 3 - Afternoon Concert, A Week at the Concertgebouw, Episode 4

Penny Gore presents the conclusion of a performance of Donizetti's opera Anna Bolena.

Penny Gore presents the conclusion of a performance of Donizetti's opera Anna Bolena. Plus Pergolesi: Sinfonia in F. Stravinsky: Symphony of Psalms. Brahms: Schicksalslied.

2:00pm
Grieg: Two elegiac melodies
Netherlands Radio Chamber Philharmonic
Michael Schoenwandt (conductor)

Penny Gore concludes this week's opera matinee, starring Anna Netrebko as Henry VIII's ill-fated second wife Anne Boleyn. Plus a final visit to the Amsterdam Concertgebouw.

Donizetti: Anna Bolena - Act 2
Anna Netrebko (soprano).... Anne Boleyn
Ildebrando D'Arcangelo (bass).... Henry VIII 
Elina Garanca (mezzo-soprano).... Jane Seymour
Dan Paul Dumitrescu (bass).... George Boleyn, Anne's brother 
Francesco Meli (tenor).... Lord Percy 
Elisabeth Kulman (contralto).... Mark Smeaton, Anne's household musician 
Peter Jelosists (tenor).... Hervey, court official 
Vienna State Opera Chorus and Orchestra 
Evelino Pidò (conductor)

Vivaldi: Concerto Ripieno RV163
Berlin Philharmonic Virtuosi

3:30pm A Week at the Concertgebouw
Pergolesi: Sinfonia in F major
Berlin Philharmonic Virtuosi

3:40pm
Stravinsky: Symphony of Psalms
Netherlands Radio Chorus
Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra
Hans Graf (conductor)

Stravinsky: Pater Noster
Netherlands Radio Chorus
Hans Graf (conductor)

4:00pm
Brahms: Schicksalslied
Netherlands Radio Chorus
Netherlands Radio Chamber Philharmonic
Philippe Herreweghe (conductor) 

Giora Feidman, arr. Göran Fröst: Let's be Happy!
Martin Fröst (clarinet)
Netherlands Radio Chamber Philharmonic
Michael Schoenwandt (conductor).

Afternoon Concert: A Week at the Concertgebouw

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Penny Gore introduces performances given at the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam

Penny Gore introduces performances given at the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, which is home to one of the world's great orchestras. Plus music from the Dutch counterparts to the BBC's own orchestras

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