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Afternoon Concert

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Afternoon on 3: Russian Music

Afternoon Concert: Russian Music: Episode 3

Russian Music

Episode 3

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

Penny Gore presents music by Smetana, Kodaly, Rubbra, Scriabin and Rimsky-Korsakov.

Penny Gore presents Russian music. Smetana: Overture (The Bartered Bride). Kodaly: Hary Janos Suite. Rubbra: The Givers. Scriabin: Piano Concerto in F. Rimsky-Korsakov: Sadko.

This week features the BBC Orchestras in Russian music: today, the BBC SO play Rimsky-Korsakov and Nelson Goerner joins the BBC Philharmonic in Scriabin's Piano Concerto. There's also Hungarian and Czech folk-inspired music from the BBC Concert Orchestra, and Rubbra from the BBC Singers.

Presented by Penny Gore. 

2pm
Smetana: Overture to The Bartered Bride 
Kodaly: Hary Janos Suite 
BBC Concert Orchestra
Johannes Wildner (conductor)

2.30pm
Rubbra: The Givers, Op. 96
Introit, Op. 162 
Psalm 122, Op. 164
BBC Singers 
David Hill (conductor)

2.40pm
Scriabin: Piano Concerto in F sharp minor
Nelson Goerner (piano)
BBC Philharmonic 
Vassily Sinaisky (conductor)

3.15pm
Rimsky-Korsakov: Sadko - Symphonic Suite
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Mikhail Agrest (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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