Afternoon Concert

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Afternoon Concert: Brahms Symphony no.1

Fiona Talkington - Afternoon Concert

Brahms Symphony no.1

BBC Radio 3 - Afternoon Concert, Brahms Symphony no.1

Brahms's Symphony no.1 performed by the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra.

Fiona Talkington presents Brahms's Symphony no.1 performed by the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra. Plus performances from Yulianna Avdeeva, and Ensemble Polyharmonique.

Fiona Talkington presents Afternoon Concert, featuring new recordings from the BBC Performing Groups and the European Broadcasting Union. Today's 3 o'clock moment is a performance of Brahms's Symphony no.1 performed by the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra. There are more performances from pianist Yulianna Avdeeva, and highlights of a concert of choral music by early music group Ensemble Polyharmonique. Plus new recordings from the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra and BBC Concert Orchestra.

Presented by Fiona Talkington.

2pm 
José Maurício Nunes Garcia Sinfonia fúnebre
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Emilie Godden (conductor)

Szpilman The Life of the Machines
Yulianna Avdeeva (piano)

Finzi Romance for string orchestra, Op.11
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner (conductor)

Schutz Selig sind die Toten
Schutz Unser Wandel ist im Himmel
Ensemble Polyharmonique
Klaus Eichhorn (organ)

Joby Talbot The Winter’s Tale (extracts)
1. Act 2 Bohemia, 16 years later
2. Springtime Festival part 1
3. Springtime Festival part 2 (Springtime dance)
Eliza Marshall - bansuri (ethnic flute)
BBC Concert Orchestra
Daniel Parkinson (conductor)

Rautavaara Notturno e danza
Johan Dalene (violin)
Nicola Eimer (piano)

c.3pm
Brahms Symphony no.1 in C minor, Op.68
Hong Kong Philharmonic
Jaap van Zweden (conductor)

c3.45
Heinrich Scheidemann Praeambulum in D minor, WV 33 (just organ)
Christoph Bernhard Wie der Hirsch schreiet nach frischem Wasser
Ensemble Polyharmonique
Klaus Eichhorn (organ)

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