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Afternoon on 3: BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra

BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra

Afternoon Concert: BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra: Episode 4

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Episode 4

BBC Radio 3 - Afternoon Concert, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Episode 4

Katie Derham presents the BBC SSO in music by Barber, Copland, Gershwin and Ives.

Katie Derham with music from the BBC SSO. Barber: Adagio for Strings; Violin Concerto. Copland: Symphony No 3. Gershwin: Piano Concerto in F. Ives: Symphony No 2.

Katie Derham with the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra and an all-American programme, taken from concerts recorded earlier this year. First, Samuel Barber's Adagio - an arrangement for string orchestra taken from his String Quartet No.2 - followed by Barber's Violin Concerto, with Sarah Chang soloist, and Copland's Symphony No.3, all from a concert in Aberdeen with David Allan Miller conducting. Then, the BBC SSO under the baton of Martyn Brabbins and Gershwin's Piano Concerto in F major, with Freddy Kempf as soloist. And to end, Charles Ives's Symphony No.2 in a recording made in Glasgow.

Barber: Adagio for string orchestra

2.12pm
Barber: Concerto Op.14 for violin and orchestra

2.35pm
Copland: Symphony No. 3

Sarah Chang (violin)
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
David Alan Miller (conductor)
Recorded in Aberdeen - Music Hall

3.17pm
Gershwin: Piano Concerto in F major

3.49pm
Ives: Symphony No.2

Freddy Kempf, piano
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Martyn Brabbins (conductor)
Recorded in Glasgow - City Halls.

Afternoon Concert: BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra

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Katie Derham introduces performances given by the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra

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