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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 Concert Orchestra

BBC Concert Orchestra

Afternoon Concert: BBC Concert Orchestra: Episode 1

Episode 1

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

The BBC Concert Orchestra performs music by Bach, Turnage, Verdi and Delius.

Penny Gore with music from the BBC Concert Orchestra. Bach: The Wise Virgins. Turnage: Trespass. Verdi: The Lady and the Fool. Delius: Summer Evening; Winter Night; Spring Morning.

Presented by Penny Gore. Barry Wordsworth conducts the BBC Concert Orchestra in three recent British ballet scores: Charles Mackerras's arrangement of music by Verdi, Walton's The Wise Virgins, using the music of Bach and Mark-Anthony Turnage's Trespass, written for the Royal Ballet in 2015. There's also music from the 10th annual English Music Festival.

2pm
Bach, arr Walton: The Wise Virgins
Mark-Anthony Turnage Trespass

3pm
Verdi, arr Mackerras: The Lady and the Fool
BBC Concert Orchestra, conductor Barry Wordsworth

4pm
Delius: Summer Evening; Winter Night; Spring Morning
BBC Concert Orchestra, conductor Martin Yates.

Afternoon Concert: BBC Concert Orchestra

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Penny Gore presents music performed by the BBC Concert Orchestra

Penny Gore presents a series of programmes featuring music performed by the BBC Concert Orchestra

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