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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

BBC Philharmonic

Afternoon Concert: BBC Philharmonic: Episode 3

Episode 3

BBC Radio 3 - Afternoon Concert, BBC Philharmonic, Episode 3

Penny Gore presents the BBC Philharmonic in music by L Berkeley, Ireland, Walton and Rozsa

Penny Gore presents music performed by the BBC Philharmonic. L Berkeley: Serenade. Ireland: Piano Concerto in E flat. Walton: Partita. Rozsa: Suite (The Thief of Bagdad).

This week Penny Gore introduces music recorded recently by the BBC Philharmonic, including Russian repertoire from Glinka and Tchaikovsky to Rachmaninov and Shostakovich. And each day we will feature the film music of Miklos Roza

On Thursday, in our opera matinee we'll hear Haydn's rarely heard opera, La Vera Costanza - True Constancy - in a recording from the Bruhl Haydn Festival.

Today a varied repertoire including Lennox Berkeley's Serenade, Ireland's Piano Concerto in E flat and Walton's Partita for orchestra

Presented by Penny Gore

2pm
Berkeley - Serenade Op.12 for string orchestra
BBC Philharmonic
John Wilson (conductor)

Ireland - Concerto in E flat major for piano and orchestra 24.27
BBC Philharmonic
Leon Mccawley (piano)
John Wilson (conductor)

2.40
Walton - Partita for orchestra
BBC Philharmonic
John Wilson (conductor)

Rozsa -The Thief of Bagdad: Suite
BBC Philharmonic
Rumon Gamba (conductor).

Afternoon Concert: BBC Philharmonic

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Penny Gore introduces music performed by the BBC Philharmonic

Penny Gore introduces music performed by the BBC Philharmonic, including Russian repertoire from Glinka and Tchaikovsky to Rachmaninov and Shostakovich. Plus a focus on the film music of Miklos Rozsa

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