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Penny Gore presents music to accompany the BBC Four Symphony series. Beethoven: Symphony No 4 in B flat. Schubert: Symphony No 9 in C. Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique.

Penny Gore continues Radio 3's month of programmes complementing the BBC4 series "Symphony" - including every note of every Symphony featured in the television series.

Today Penny welcomes the actor Simon Russell Beale as live guest in the Afternoon on 3 studio to talk about this week's Symphony menu - with lashings of Beethoven, Schubert, Berlioz and Liszt - and about his experience of presenting the television series on the history of the Symphony.

2 hours, 30 minutes

Last on

Mon 14 Nov 201114:00
BBC Radio 3

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Music Played

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Symphony no. 4 in B flat major

    Conductor: Tadaaki Otaka Performer: BBC National Orchestra of Wales

  • Franz Schubert

    Symphony no. 9 in C major (Great)

    Conductor: Gianandrea Noseda Performer: BBC Philharmonic

  • Hector Berlioz

    Symphonie fantastique

    Conductor: Donald Runnicles Performer: BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra

Broadcast

  • Mon 14 Nov 201114:00
    BBC Radio 3