Afternoon Concert

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Afternoon Concert: Carl Nielsen's Sinfonia espansiva

Ian Skelly - Afternoon Concert

Carl Nielsen's Sinfonia espansiva

BBC Radio 3 - Afternoon Concert, Carl Nielsen's Sinfonia espansiva

Soprano Liv Redpath and baritone Johan Reuter with the Danish National Symphony Orchestra.

Soprano Liv Redpath and baritone Johan Reuter join the Danish National Symphony Orchestra for a performance of Carl Nielsen's Symphony No 3.

Ian Skelly with a selection of performances from BBC ensembles and from concert halls around Europe.

The 3pm highlight sees soprano Liv Redpath and baritone Johan Reuter join the Danish National Symphony Orchestra for a performance of Carl Nielsen's Symphony No. 3 ('Sinfonia espansiva'). And our week of Norwegian fiddle music continues with violinist Ragnhild Hemsing performing at Weilburg Castle in Germany.

Including:

2pm
Johann Sebastian Bach: Suite for orchestra no. 1 (BWV.1066) in C major, Overture
Concerto Copenhagen 
Lars Ulrik Mortensen, conductor

Franz Schubert: Greisengesang, D778
Johan Reuter, baritone
Swedish Chamber Orchestra
Thomas Dausgaard

Norwegian Fiddle - 
Trad: Traditional Melodies from the Valdres Region
Ragnhild Hemsing, fiddle

Carl Maria von Weber: Clarinet Concerto No 2
Nicholas Carpenter, clarinet
BBC Concert Orchestra
Bramwell Tovey, conductor

3pm
Carl Nielsen: Symphony No. 3 in D minor, op. 27 ('Sinfonia espansiva')
Liv Redpath, soprano
Johan Reuter, baritone
Danish National Symphony Orchestra
Fabio Luisi, conductor

Josef Suk: Fantastic scherzo for orchestra Op 25
BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Richard Hickox, conductor

Imogen Holst: Leiston suite for brass quartet
Members of BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Coronation Mass in C, K. 317
Sarah Brady, soprano
Olivia Vermeulen, mezzo
David Fischer, tenor
Roderick Williams, baritone
Netherlands Radio Choir
Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra
Benjamin Goodson, conductor

Edvard Grieg: Excerpts from 'Lyric Suite', Op. 54
Ragnhild Hemsing, fiddle
Mario Häring, piano

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