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Afternoon on 3: BBC Philharmonic: A French Flavour

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Afternoon Concert: BBC Philharmonic: A French Flavour: Episode 2

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BBC Philharmonic: A French Flavour

BBC Radio 3 - Afternoon Concert, BBC Philharmonic: A French Flavour, Episode 2

With music by Berlioz, Dukas, Poulenc, Gerhard, Keiko Abe, Ravel, Gareth Farr and Falla.

Presented by Penny Gore. Berlioz: Overture (Beatrice and Benedict). Dukas: La Peri. Poulenc: Piano Concerto. Plus Gerhard, Keiko Abe, Ravel, Gareth Farr and Falla.

Penny Gore continues a week of music with a French flavour played by the BBC Philharmonic. In the first part of the afternoon, Edward Gardner takes to the podium as guest conductor in a live concert from MediaCity Salford which is presented by Stuart Flinders. Edward Gardner conducts the BBC Philharmonic in Berlioz's Beatrice and Benedict Overture, Dukas' La Péri and Poulenc's Piano Concerto with the soloist Louis Lortie. 

In the second part of today's Afternoon on 3, Chief Conductor Juanjo Mena conducts the BBC Philharmonic in recent recordings of Spanish-inspired works: Gerhard's Dances from Don Quixote, Falla's La Vida Breve. And Nicholas Collon conducts Ravel's La Valse. And the orchestra marks Anzac Day on the 25th April with a recording of Gareth Farr's Piano Concerto performed by Tony Lee.

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14:00 LIVE from MediaCity Salford

Stuart Flinders (presenter)

Berlioz 
Beatrice and Benedict, Overture

14:10 
Dukas
La Péri

14:30
Poulenc
Piano Concerto

Louis Lortie (piano)
BBC Philharmonic
Edward Gardner (conductor)
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Penny Gore (presenter)

14:55
Gerhard
Dances from Don Quixote
BBC Philharmonic
Juanjo Mena (conductor)

15:20
Keiko Abe
Prism Rhapsody
Martin Grubinger (marimba)
BBC Philharmonic
Juanjo Mena (conductor)

15:40
Ravel
La Valse
BBC Philharmonic
Nicholas Collon (conductor)

15:55
Gareth Farr
Piano Concerto
Tony Lee (piano)
BBC Philharmonic
Tecwyn Evans (conductor)

16:15
Falla
La Vida breve: Interlude and Dance
BBC Philharmonic
Juanjo Mena (conductor).

Afternoon Concert: BBC Philharmonic: A French Flavour

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Penny Gore presents the BBC Philharmonic performing music with a French influence

Penny Gore presents a series of programmes featuring the BBC Philharmonic performing music with a French influence

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