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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 National Orchestra of Wales

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Afternoon Concert: BBC National Orchestra of Wales: Episode 1

Episode 1

BBC Radio 3 - Afternoon Concert, BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Episode 1

BBC National Chorus of Wales and BBC CO: Schumann, Dvorak, Loeffler, Reich and Gorecki.

Including Schumann: 2 Poems. Dvorak: Mass in D. Loeffler: Les Veillees de l'Ukraine. Reich: Electric Counterpoint. Greenwood: Suite (There Will Be Blood). Gorecki: Symphony No 3.

Katie Derham introduces the BBC National Chorus of Wales and the BBC Concert Orchestra in concert performances and recordings. Today features Dvorak's Mass in D major from a concert the BBC National Chorus of Wales gave last year. And Andre de Ridder conducts the BBC Concert Orchestra in a concert of contemporary music given at the Barbican last month, including film music by Jonny Greenwood and Gorecki's Symphony of Sorrowful Songs.

Presented by Katie Derham

2pm
Schumann: 3 Poems Op.29 (no.1 Landliches Lied; no.2 Lied)
Steven Kings (piano)
Dvorak: Mass in D major B.153, Op.86
Jane Watts (organ)
BBC National Chorus Of Wales
Adrian Partington (conductor)

c.2.30pm
Loeffler: Les Veillées de l'Ukraine for violin and orchestra (2nd movement: Une Nuit de mai)
Lorraine McAslan (violin)
BBC Concert Orchestra
Johannes Wildner (conductor)

c.2.50pm
Steve Reich: Electric Counterpoint
Jonny Greenwood: Suite - There Will be Blood
Gorecki: Symphony no.3 Op.36 (Symphony of Sorrowful Songs)
Jonny Greenwood (electric guitar, ondes martenot)
Jessica Rivera (soprano)
BBC Concert Orchestra
Andre de Ridder (conductor).

Afternoon Concert: BBC National Orchestra of Wales

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.

Katie Derham showcases the work of the BBC National Orchestra of Wales

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