Afternoon Concert

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Afternoon Concert: Monday - Sibelius's Fourth Symphony

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Monday - Sibelius's Fourth Symphony

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Music by Sibelius, Milhaud, Lehar and Purcell

John Storgards conducts the BBC Philharmonic in Sibelius's Fourth Symphony, and there's music from Purcell, Mozart, Franz Lehar and Darius Milhaud.

This week, Afternoon Concert features Scandinavian symphonic music - today John Storgards conducts the BBC Philharmonic in Sibelius's Fourth Symphony. There's also Mozart, Darius Milhaud's eclectic ballet score La Creation du Monde, Concentus Musicus Wien with Purcell, and Marek Janowski and the Dresden Philharmonic in music by Franz Lehar.

Presented by Fiona Talkington.

Walton Orb & Sceptre
BBC Philharmonic
John Storgards (conductor)

Mozart
Horn Concerto no 4 in E flat major, K.495
Tim Thorpe (horn)
BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Grant Llewelllyn (conductor)

Copland
2 Pieces for Violin and piano - Nocturne
Elena Urioste (violin)
Michael Brown (piano)

Franz Lehar
Niemand liebt dich so wie ich, from 'Paganini'
Camilla Nylund, soprano
Maximilian Schmitt, tenor
Dresden Philharmonic
Marek Janowski (conductor)

Henry Purcell
Suite from 'King Arthur, Z. 628'
Concentus Musicus Wien
Stefan Gottfried (conductor)

Sibelius Symphony No.4 in A minor
BBC Philharmonic
John Storgards (conductor)

CPE Bach
Sonata in A minor Wq.57`2
Pavel Kolesnikov (piano)

Franz Lehar
Vilja Song, Hanna's aria from 'The Merry Widow'
Camilla Nylund (soprano)
Dresden Philharmonic
Marek Janowski (conductor)

Milhaud
La Creation du Monde, Op.81a
Josep Colomé (violin)
Michel Cordoba (violin)
Oscar Alabau (cello)
Joaquin Arrabal (double bass)
Barcelona Symphonic Wind Band
José Rafael Pascual-Vilaplana

Purcell
Fantasia on one note
Concentus Musicus Wien
Stefan Gottfried (conductor)

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