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Afternoon on 3: Russian Music

Afternoon Concert: Russian Music: Episode 1

Russian Music

Episode 1

BBC Radio 3 - Afternoon Concert, Russian Music, Episode 1

Penny Gore presents BBC orchestras in music by Shostakovich, Prokofiev and Rubbra.

Penny Gore presents BBC orchestras in Russian music. Adams: Lollopalooza. Shostakovich: Violin Concerto No 1. Debussy: Images. Rubbra: 5 Motets. Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet (excts).

This week features the BBC Orchestras in Russian music, plus a studio recording the BBC Singers have made of the music of Edmund Rubbra. Today's programme includes a concert given by the BBC National Orchestra of Wales a couple of weeks ago in Swansea in which they're joined by violinist Daniel Hope for Shostakovich's First Violin Concerto. And the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra perform music from Prokofiev's ever-popular ballet, Romeo and Juliet.

Presented by Penny Gore

2pm
John Adams: Lollopalooza
Shostakovich: Violin Concerto no.1 in A minor
Daniel Hope (violin)
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François-Xavier Roth (conductor)

2.45pm
Debussy: Images
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François-Xavier Roth (conductor)

3.25pm
Rubbra: 5 Motets, Op. 37 
BBC Singers 
David Hill (conductor)

3.40pm
Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet (highlights)
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra 
Michal Dworzynski (conductor).

Afternoon Concert: Russian Music

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Penny Gore presents BBC orchestras performing Russian music

Penny Gore presents a series of programmes featuring the BBC orchestras performing Russian music, plus the BBC Singers in a studio recording of music by Rubbra

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