Afternoon Concert

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Afternoon Concert: Brahms's Symphony No 3

Ian Skelly - Afternoon Concert

Brahms's Symphony No 3

BBC Radio 3 - Afternoon Concert, Brahms's Symphony No 3

Brahms from the Hong Kong Philharmonic, and the RIAS Chamber Choir perform Haydn.

The Hong Kong Philharmonic perform Brahms's Symphony No 3, the RIAS Chamber Choir sing Brahms sacred works, plus new recordings from the BBC performing groups.

Ian Skelly presents an afternoon of concert and studio recordings from around Europe, and from the BBC's performing groups.

Today, Brahms's Third Symphony is in the 3pm spotlight, performed by the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Jaap van Zweden. The RIAS Chamber Choir performs Haydn sacred works at the Berlin Music Festival, and there are new recordings from the Ulster Orchestra and BBC Philharmonic, including Bernstein's ever popular Dance Episodes from On the Town.   

Including:

c.2pm
Haydn: Insanae et vanae curae, Hob XXI:1/13c
Johanna Wallroth (soprano)
Martin Mitterrutzner (tenor)
RIAS Chamber Choir
Freiburg Baroque Orchestra
Justin Doyle (conductor)

Chopin: Mazurka in C minor, Op 56 No 3
Alexander Gadjiev (piano)

Debussy arr Hans Henkemans: Preludes from Book 1 (No 4, No 8, No 11)
Ulster Orchestra
Jac van Steen (conductor)

Buxtehude: Trio Sonata in C, BuxWV 256
Marco Ambrosini (nyckelharpa)
Ieva Saliete (harpsichord)

Shostakovich: The Limpid Stream – Suite
BBC Philharmonic
John Storgards (conductor)

c.3pm
Brahms: Symphony No 3 in F major, Op 90
Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra
Jaap van Zweden (conductor)

Haydn: Kyrie, Gloria and Credo from Mass in C, Hob XXII:9, 'Missa in tempore belli’
Johanna Wallroth (soprano)
Anna Stephany (mezzo-soprano)
Martin Mitterrutzner (tenor)
Kresimir Strazanac (baritone)
RIAS Chamber Choir
Freiburg Baroque Orchestra
Justin Doyle (conductor)

c.4.05
Bartok Excerpts from 44 Duos for Two Violins, Sz 98
(No 37: Prelude and Canon; No 43: Pizziccato; 
No 44: Transylvanian Dance)
Leonidas Kavakos (violin)
Roland Greutter (violin)

Bernstein: Three Dance Episodes from ‘On the Town’ 
BBC Philharmonic 
Anja Bihlmaier (conductor)

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