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Afternoon Concert: Nordic and Baltic Music: Episode 1

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Episode 1

Nordic and Baltic Music

BBC Radio 3 - Afternoon Concert, Nordic and Baltic Music, Episode 1

Penny Gore with music by McCabe, Martinsson, Saint-Saens, Alfven, Chagrin, Holst, Walton.

With Penny Gore. John McCabe: Piano Concerto No 1. Martinsson: Open Mind. Alfven: Swedish Rhapsody No 1. Saint-Saens: Cello Concerto No 1. Plus music by Chagrin, Holst and Walton.

Penny Gore presents a week of music as part of Afternoon on 3's Nordic and Baltic theme, and features performances from the BBC Symphony Orchestra and the BBC Singers. Today's programme includes music by the contemporary Swedish composer Rolf Martinsson as well as the Swedish Rhapsody No.1 by a Swedish composer from an earlier generation, Hugo Emil Alfvén

2pm
John McCabe
Concerto no. 1 for piano and orchestra (1966)
John McCabe (piano)
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Christopher Austin (conductor)

c.2.25
Rolf Martinsson
Open mind Op.71 for orchestra
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Rumon Gamba (conductor)

c.2.35
Saint-Saëns
Cello Concerto No.1 in A minor Op.33
Narek Hakhnazaryan (cello)
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Rumon Gamba (conductor)

c.2.55
Alfven
Midsummer vigil - Swedish Rhapsody No.1, Op.19
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Rumon Gamba (conductor)

c.3.10
Chagrin
Symphony No.1
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Martyn Brabbins (conductor)

c.3.45
Holst
Nunc Dimittis
Margaret Feaviour (soprano solo)
Christopher Bowen (tenor solo)
BBC Singers
Richard Pearce (conductor)

c.4.00
Walton
Symphony No.2
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Edward Gardner (conductor).

Afternoon Concert: Nordic and Baltic Music

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Penny Gore presents programmes featuring Nordic and Baltic music

Penny Gore presents programmes featuring Nordic and Baltic music, including performances from the BBC Symphony Orchestra and Singers

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