Presented by Penny Gore. The BBCNOW perform music by Lully, Mathias and Stravinsky. Michael Tippett conducts an excerpt from The Midsummer Marriage.
Presented by Penny Gore.
The BBC National Orchestra of Wales takes to the dance floor, in everything from Lully to Stravinsky. Michael Tippett conducts one of his own most famous works, Grant Llewellyn conducts music by the featured Welsh composer, William Mathias and the orchestra's principal guest conductor Jac van Steen marks his appointment with a blockbuster from Stravinsky.
Tippett: Ritual Dances (The Midsummer Marriage)
BBC Welsh Symphony Orchestra
Michael Tippett (conductor)
2.25pm
Lully: Dance Suite (Alceste)
BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Francois-Xavier Roth (conductor)
2.45pm
William Mathias: Anniversary Dances
BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Grant Llewellyn (conductor)
Chopin Mazurkas, Op 30 (selection)
Llyr Williams (piano)
3.15pm
Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring
BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Jac van Steen (conductor).
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- Wed 21 Jan 200914:00BBC Radio 3
