Copland & Rachmaninov
14:00 Mon 25 Jun 2018 BBC Philharmonic
A live BBC Radio 3 broadcast with presenter Tom McKinney
A live BBC Radio 3 broadcast with presenter Tom McKinney
Programme
- Old American Songs(14 mins)Set 2
- Symphony No. 2 in E minor(55 mins)
Performers
- Kathryn Rudgemezzo-soprano
- Ben Gernonconductor
Composers
Concert Information
Kathryn Rudge joins BBC Philharmonic Principal Guest Conductor, Ben Gernon, for a live BBC Radio 3 broadcast.
We open this afternoon with Old American Songs: set 2 from Copland. The composer himself wrote, "Everyone seemed to enjoy singing and hearing the first set of folk song settings so much that I decided to arrange a second group of five."
Closing this afternoon’s live broadcast is Rachmaninov’s mercurial Second Symphony with its hauntingly beautiful Adagio and impassioned finale.
