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Afternoon Concert

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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: Ulster Orchestra

Afternoon Concert: Ulster Orchestra: Episode 4

Episode 4

Ulster Orchestra

BBC Radio 3 - Afternoon Concert, Ulster Orchestra, Episode 4

The Ulster Orchestra performs music by Ginastera, Copland, Nielsen, Sibelius and Walton.

Penny Gore with music from the Ulster Orchestra. Ginastera; Suite (Estancia). Copland: Appalachian Spring. Nielsen: Violin Concerto. Sibelius: Overture in E. Walton: Symphony No 1.

The Ulster Orchestra in Concert

In today's Afternoon on 3, Penny Gore showcases some of the Ulster Orchestra's most recent recordings. Today's programme includes works by Nielsen and Sibelius as part of Afternoon on 3's Nordic and Baltic season, and culminates in Walton's First Symphony.

2pm
Ginastera: Suite from Estancia
Ulster Orchestra
Maxime Tortelier (conductor)

2.10pm
Copland: Appalachian Spring (for 16 instruments)
Ulster Orchestra
Michael Francis (conductor)

2.40pm
Nielsen: Violin Concerto, Op.33
Baiba Skride (violin)
Ulster Orchestra
Ben Gernon (conductor)

3.15pm
Sibelius: Overture in E Major
Ulster Orchestra
Esa Keikkila (conductor)

3.25pm
Walton: Symphony No. 1 in B-flat minor
Ulster Orchestra
Paul Watkins (conductor).

Afternoon Concert: Ulster Orchestra

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Penny Gore showcases some of the Ulster Orchestra's most recent recordings

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