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BBC Radio 3 is a radio channel that started transmitting on the 30th September 1967. It replaced Third Programme.

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Afternoon Concert

Music: Classical

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: European Period Instruments

Afternoon Concert: European Period Instruments: Episode 4

Episode 4

European Period Instruments

BBC Radio 3 - Afternoon Concert, European Period Instruments, Episode 4

Presented by Katie Derham. With Haydn's The Seasons and Rebel's Le chaos.

Presented by Katie Derham. Zurich Tonhalle Orchestra/Roger Norrington in Haydn: The Seasons. German Symphony Orchestra/Ton Koopman in Rebel: Le chaos (Les elemens).

Katie Derham presents Haydn's The Seasons. Sir Roger Norrington, a leading period instrument specialist conducts a performance in Zurich on modern instruments of Haydn's celebratory late masterpiece. 

Haydn The Seasons 
Rachel Harnisch (soprano), Werner Güra (tenor), Thomas E. Bauer (baritone), 
Zurich Singakademie, Zurich Tonhalle Orchestra, Sir Norrington (conductor)

Rebel Le Chaos, from 'Les Elemens' 
German Symphony Orchestra, Ton Koopman (conductor).

Afternoon Concert: European Period Instruments

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.

Series exploring the influence of some of Europe's leading period instrument exponents

Katie Derham explores the influence of some of Europe's leading period instrument exponents. Plus key concertos in a concert pianist's repertoire

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