Afternoon Concert

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Afternoon Concert: Beethoven's Emperor Concerto

Penny Gore - Afternoon Concert

Beethoven's Emperor Concerto

BBC Radio 3 - Afternoon Concert, Beethoven's Emperor Concerto

Fortepianist Dominika Maszczyńska plays Beethoven's Emperor Concerto.

Fortepianist Dominika Maszczyńska plays Beethoven's Emperor Concerto with the historically informed Volantes Orchestra, plus music by Strauss, Bartok and Huw Watkins.

Penny Gore presents an afternoon of concert and studio recordings from BBC ensembles and orchestras around Europe.

Today, Dominika Maszczyńska takes to the fortepiano for Beethoven's 5th Piano Concerto, the 'Emperor', with the historically informed Volantes Orchestra and conductor Jos van Immerseel. The Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra plays music from Strauss' Rosenkavalier, and we hear music by Jacob Gade and Shostakovich, from a concert given the orchestra's brass section. Plus new recordings exclusive to the programme from the BBC Singers, BBC Philharmonic and Ulster Orchestra.

Including:

Handel: Water Music: Suite, orch. Stokowski (No 2, Allegro)
BBC Philharmonic
Mattias Bamert, conductor

Huw Watkins: Dawning
Ulster Orchestra
Angus Webster, conductor

Gade: Jealousy
Frankfurt Radio Brass

John Pickard: Three Latin Motets
BBC Singers
Martyn Brabbins, conductor

c.2.25pm
R. Strauss: Suite from 'Der Rosenkavalier, op. 59'
Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra
Tarmo Peltokoski, conductor

Shostakovich: Waltz No. 2, from 'Suite for Variety Orchestra'
Frankfurt Radio Brass

3pm
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No.5 ‘Emperor’
Dominika Maszczyńska, fortepiano 
Volantes Orchestra 
Jos van Immerseel, conductor

Artist choice - Dominika Maszczyńska
JS Bach: "Bereite dich, Zion, mit zärtlichen Trieben", from Bach's Christmas Oratorio, BWV.248
Andreas Scholl, countertenor
Akademie für Alte Musik
René Jacobs, conductor

c.3.45pm
Bartok: Dance Suite
BBC Philharmonic
Gergely Madaras, conductor

Jim Parker: Five Pieces
Frankfurt Radio Brass

Glinka: Valse-fantasie in B minor
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Vassily Sinaisky, conductor

R. Schumann: Overture, Genoveva Opera, Op. 81
Ulster Orchestra
Jac van Steen, conductor

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