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Afternoon on 3: BBC National Orchestra of Wales

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Afternoon Concert: BBC National Orchestra of Wales: Episode 2

Episode 2

BBC Radio 3 - Afternoon Concert, BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Episode 2

The BBC NOW performs music by Nielsen, Tchaikovsky, Svendsen and Zemlinsky.

With Katie Derham. Nielsen: Aladdin Suite (Incidental Music, Op 34). Tchaikovsky: Variations on a rococo theme. Svendsen: Symphony No 1. Zemlinsky: Symphony in D minor.

Live from Hoddinott Hall in Cardiff, Katie Derham presents the BBC National Orchestra of Wales performing Nielsen's Aladdin Suite along with Johan Svendsen's 1st Symphony. The orchestra is joined by current Radio 3 New Generation Artist, the cellist Leonard Elschenbroich, for Tchaikovsky's perennially popular Rococo Variations. After the live concert we have the Symphony in D minor by Schoenberg's counterpoint teacher, Alexander von Zemlinsky.


Nielsen: Aladdin Suite [from incidental music Op.34]
BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Elvind Gulberg-Jensen (conductor)

Tchaikovsky: Variations on a rococo theme Op.33
Leonard Elschenbroich (cello)
BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Elvind Gulberg-Jensen (conductor)

c. 2.55pm
Svendsen: Symphony No.1
BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Elvind Gulberg-Jensen (conductor)

c. 3.55pm
Zemlinsky: Symphony in D minor
BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Martyn Brabbins (conductor).

Afternoon Concert: BBC National Orchestra of Wales

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Programmes showcasing the BBC National Orchestra of Wales with performances on tours

Katie Derham presents a series programmes showcasing the BBC National Orchestra of Wales with performances on tours

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