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From the Barbican, London, the BBC SO conducted by Ryan Wigglesworth. Stravinsky: Symphonies of Wind Instruments. Beethoven: Leonore Overture No 2. Wigglesworth: Augenlieder.
From the Barbican, London. Presented by Martin Handley.
The BBC Symphony Orchestra perform under young British composer/conductor Ryan Wigglesworth. Although only just 30, he has already forged an international reputation for himself and has been developing a partnership with the this orchestra. The world premiere of his orchestral song cycle Augenlieder follows a dramatic overture by Beethoven and Stravinsky's strikingly original Symphonies of Wind Instruments, which has its foundations in Russian Orthodox Church music.
Claire Booth (soprano)
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Ryan Wigglesworth (conductor)
Stravinsky: Symphonies of Wind Instruments
Beethoven: Leonore Overture No 2
Ryan Wigglesworth: Augenlieder (BBC commission; world premiere).
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- Fri 6 Nov 200919:00BBC Radio 3
