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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: BBC Philharmonic and the BBC Singers in music for the Royal Court

Afternoon Concert: BBC Philharmonic and the BBC Singers in music for the Royal Court: Episode 1

Episode 1

BBC Philharmonic and the BBC Singers in music for the Royal Court

BBC Radio 3 - Afternoon Concert, BBC Philharmonic and the BBC Singers in music for the Royal Court, Episode 1

The BBC Philharmonic in music by Mendelssohn, Mozart, Weber and Turina.

Penny Gore with music from the BBC Philharmonic. Mendelssohn: Hebrides Overture. Mozart: Piano Concerto in F, KV459 (with Steven Osborne). Weber: Symphony No 2. Plus Turina.

Penny Gore presents some recent performances by the BBC Philharmonic. And the BBC Singers explore five centuries of music for the British Royal Court - including short works by Prince Albert himself and by his fellow countryman and friend, Felix Mendelssohn. And this week there's the chance to discover the rarely performed orchestral music of Carl Maria von Weber who died in London in 1826. 

Mendelssohn: Hebrides Overture 
BBC Philharmonic, Nicholas Collon (conductor)

Mendelssohn: Ave Maria (op.23, no.2) 
BBC Singers, Paul Brough (conductor)

Albert, Prince Consort: Jubilate in A 
BBC Singers, Paul Brough (conductor)

approx 2.20pm
Bruch: Violin Concerto No.1 in G minor, Op. 26 
Olivier Charlier (violin), BBC Philharmonic, Nicholas Collon (conductor)

approx 2.50pm
Music for the Royal Courts by Henry Purcell, Benjamin Britten, William Byrd and Michael Tippett 
BBC Singers, Iain Farrington (organ), Paul Brough (conductor)

approx 3.20pm
Mozart: Piano Concerto in F, KV 459 
Steven Osborne (piano), BBC Philharmonic, Nicholas Collon (conductor)

approx 3.50pm 
Weber: Symphony No.2 in C, Op 19 (1813)
BBC Philharmonic, Juanjo Mena (conductor)

approx 4.05pm
Turina: Poema en forma de canciones 
Clara Mouriz (mezzo soprano), BBC Philharmonic, Juanjo Mena (conductor).

Afternoon Concert: BBC Philharmonic and the BBC Singers in music for the Royal Court

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.

Penny Gore presents music from the BBC Philharmonic and the BBC Singers

Penny Gore presents a series of programmes featuring performances by the BBC Philharmonic. Plus the BBC Singers covering centuries of music for the British Royal Court

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