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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 Scottish Symphony Orchestra

BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra

Afternoon Concert: BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra: Episode 1

Episode 1

BBC Radio 3 - Afternoon Concert, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Episode 1

The BBC SSO in music by Glinka, Shostakovich, Mussorgsky, Weber, Hindemith and Schubert.

Verity Sharp with music from the BBC SSO. Glinka: Valse-fantaisie. Shostakovich: Violin Concerto No 1. Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition. Plus Weber, Hindemith and Schubert.

Verity Sharp showcases the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra this week. Today features some of their most recent recordings, with a special focus on Shostakovich and Schubert.

2pm
Glinka: Valse-fantasie in B minor, arr. for orchestra 
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Vassily Sinaisky (conductor)

2.10pm
Shostakovich Violin Concerto no. 1 in A minor Op.77 
Boris Brovtsyn (violin)
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Vassily Sinaisky (conductor)

2.50pm
Musorgsky Pictures from an exhibition, orch. Ravel
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Vassily Sinaisky (conductor)

3.25pm
Weber Der Freischutz Overture
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Christoph Konig (conductor)

3.36pm
Hindemith Symphonic metamorphosis of themes by Carl Maria von Weber
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Christoph Konig (conductor)

3.57pm
Schubert Symphony no. 8 in B minor D.759 (Unfinished)
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Christoph Konig (conductor).

Afternoon Concert: BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra

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Verity Sharp presents performances given by the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra

Verity Sharp presents a series featuring performances given by the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra

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