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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: Tippett Plus

Afternoon Concert: Tippett Plus: Episode 1

Tippett Plus

Episode 1

BBC Radio 3 - Afternoon Concert, Tippett Plus, Episode 1

Katie Derham presents music by Tippett, Chopin, Stephen Hough and Beethoven.

With Katie Derham. Tippett: Fantasia concertante on a theme of Corelli; Symphony No 3. Chopin: Two Nocturnes, Op 27. Hough: Piano Sonata No 2. Beethoven: Triple Concerto in C.

This week Afternoon on 3 celebrates the music of Michael Tippett with the BBC Symphony Orchestra. Today's offering includes a concert they gave last week featuring his Third Symphony paired with Beethoven's Triple Concerto - you can hear Tippett's own Triple Concerto tomorrow.

And as part of the Baroque Spring celebrations, the orchestra have specially recorded Tippett's Fantasia Concertante on a Theme of Corelli to kick off the whole week - together with his Handel Fantasia for Wednesday's programme.

Plus Stephen Hough as composer and pianist, with a solo recital including his own Sonata No. 2.

Presented by Katie Derham.

Tippett: Fantasia Concertante on a Theme of Corelli
BBC Symphony Orchestra,
Andrew Manze (conductor).

2.20pm
Chopin: 2 Nocturnes, Op. 27
Hough: Piano Sonata No. 2
Stephen Hough (piano)

2.50pm
Beethoven: Concerto in C major, Op. 56, for violin, cello, piano and orchestra
Alexandra Soumm (violin),
Nicolas Altstaedt (cello),
Igor Levit (piano),
BBC Symphony Orchestra,
David Robertson (conductor).

3.25pm
Tippett: Symphony No. 3
Marie Arnet (soprano),
BBC Symphony Orchestra,
David Robertson (conductor).

Afternoon Concert: Tippett Plus

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Programmes celebrating the music of Michael Tippett with the BBC Symphony Orchestra

Katie Derham introduces a series of programmes celebrating the music of Michael Tippett with the BBC Symphony Orchestra

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