Afternoon Concert

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Afternoon Concert: Brahms's Second Symphony

Fiona Talkington - Afternoon Concert

Brahms's Second Symphony

BBC Radio 3 - Afternoon Concert, Brahms's Second Symphony

The Helsingborg Symphony Orchestra plays Brahms's optimistic Second Symphony

The Helsingborg Symphony Orchestra plays Brahms's optimistic Second Symphony, plus Mozart in Salzburg and new recordings of music by John Pickard from the BBC Singers.

Presented by Fiona Talkington, with great performances of classical music for your afternoon from the BBC ensembles and concert halls around Europe.

Today, the Helsingborg Symphony Orchestra is conducted by David Niemann in Brahms' optimistic 2nd Symphony, and Ivor Bolton conducts Mozart in Salzburg. There's more from Fazil Say's piano recital at the Montepellier Festival, including an arrangement of the Chaconne from Bach's second violin partita. Plus new recordings of music by John Pickard from the BBC Singers conducted by Martyn Brabbins, Ina Boyle from the Ulster Orchestra and Radio 3 New Generation Artist cellist Santiago Cañón Valencia, and Elizabeth Atherton sings Dutilleux with the BBC Philharmonic.

Including:

Shostakovich: Maxim Suite: Waltz
BBC Philharmonic
Vassily Sinaisky, conductor

John Pickard: O magnum mysterium (world premiere recording)
BBC Singers
Martyn Brabbins, conductor

Toivo Kuula: Prelude and fugue Op.10 for orchestra
BBC Concert Orchestra
Martyn Brabbins, conductor

Mozart/Fazil Say: Alla Turca Jazz
Paganini/Fazil Say: Paganini Jazz
Fazil Say, piano

Ina Boyle: Elegy
Santiago Cañón Valencia, cello
Ulster Orchestra
Jac van Steen, conductor

Mozart: Symphony No 15 in G, K. 124
Mozarteum Orchestra, Salzburg
Ivor Bolton, conductor

John Pickard: Ave Maris Stella
BBC Singers
Martyn Brabbins, conductor

3pm
Brahms: Symphony No. 2 in D, op. 73
44’20 + appl.
Helsingborg Symphony Orchestra
David Niemann, conductor

c.3.55pm
Dutilleux: Le temps, l'horloge
Elizabeth Atherton, soprano
BBC Philharmonic
Ludovic Morlot, conductor

J.S. Bach: Chaconne, from 'Partita No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004'
Fazil Say, piano

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