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Afternoon on 3: BBC Philharmonic

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Afternoon Concert: BBC Philharmonic: Episode 1

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Episode 1

BBC Radio 3 - Afternoon Concert, BBC Philharmonic, Episode 1

The BBC Philharmonic performs music by Haydn, Sibelius, Beethoven and Vaughan Williams.

Penny Gore presents music from the BBC Philharmonic. Haydn: Symphony No 85 (La Reine). Sibelius: Finlandia. Beethoven: Symphony No 9 (Choral). Vaughan Williams: Symphony No 9.

The BBC Philharmonic this week explores Haydn symphonies with the conductor, Nicholas Kraemer. Also this week, the orchestra performs the ninth symphonies of Beethoven, Schubert and Vaughan Williams. Tomorrow afternoon there's a live concert of music by the Argentine, Alberto Ginastera and on Friday the orchestra plays some of the most popular English music in the repertory Elgar's Enigma Variations and Second Symphony and Vaughan Williams' The Lark Ascending.

Presented by Penny Gore.

Haydn Symphony No 85 in B flat (La Reine)
BBC Philharmonic, Nicholas Kraemer (conductor)

Sibelius Finlandia
BBC Philharmonic, John Storgards (conductor)

approx. 2.35pm
Beethoven Symphony No.9 (Choral)
Raquel Lojendio (soprano), Clara Mouriz (mezzo-soprano), John Daszak (tenor), Alastair Miles (bass),
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra Chorus, BBC Philharmonic, Juanjo Mena (conductor)

approx 3.35pm
Vaughan Williams Symphony No 9
BBC Philharmonic, Andrew Davis (conductor).

Afternoon Concert: BBC Philharmonic

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