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Afternoon ConcertThe BBC Orchestras
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The BBC Orchestras. Debussy: Prelude a l'apres-midi d'un faune. Dusapin: Violin Concerto. Honegger: Rugby. Karlowicz: White Dove, Op 6. Plus Saint-Saens and Florent Schmitt.

Penny Gore presents a week showcasing the varied work of the BBC's orchestras, inculding recent recordings from the BBC Symphony Orchestra, today featuring two Radio 3 New Generation Artists, Ukrainian soprano Olena Tokar and Swiss-Chinese pianist Louis Schwizgebel.

Debussy Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune

2.10pm
Dusapin
Violin Concerto
Renaud Capuçon (violin)

Honegger
Rugby (mouvement symphonique No. 2)
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Sakari Oramo (conductor)

2.50pm
Karlowicz
White Dove Op.6
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Michal Dworzynski (conductor)

Operatic arias by Bellini, Puccini, and Mozart
Olena Tokar (soprano)

Saint-Saëns
Piano Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op.22
Louis Schwizgebel (piano)
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Fabien Gabel (conductor)

4.00pm
Florent Schmitt
Psalm 47, Op.38
Christine Buffle (soprano)
BBC National Chorus Of Wales
Women of the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama Chamber Choir
BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Thierry Fischer (conductor).

2 hours, 30 minutes

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Mon 19 May 201414:00
BBC Radio 3

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Music Played

  • Mieczyslaw Karlowicz

    White Dove Op.6

    Orchestra: BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Michał Dworzyński.

  • Arthur Honegger

    Rugby - mouvement symphonique no. 2

    Orchestra: BBC Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Sakari Oramo.

  • Claude Debussy

    Prélude a l'après-midi d'un faune

    Orchestra: BBC Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Sakari Oramo.

  • Vincenzo Bellini

    I Capuleti ed i Montecchi - opera :: Act 1 sc.2; Eccomi in lieta vesta... Oh! Quante volte

    Singer: Olena Tokar. Orchestra: BBC Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Fabien Gabel.

  • Pascal Dusapin

    Violin Concerto

    Performer: Renaud Capuçon. Orchestra: BBC Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Sakari Oramo.

  • Florent Schmitt

    Psalm 47 Op.38

    Singer: Christine Buffle. Orchestra: BBC National Chorus of Wales. Choir: Women of the Royal Welsh College Of Music And Drama Chamber Choir. Orchestra: BBC National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Thierry Fischer.

  • Camille Saint‐Saëns

    Concerto no. 2 in G minor Op.22 for piano and orchestra

    Performer: Louis Schwizgebel-Wang. Orchestra: BBC Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Fabien Gabel.

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Cosi fan tutte, ossia La scuola degli amanti - opera buffa in 2 acts K.588 :: Act 1, no.14; Come scoglio immoto resta

    Singer: Olena Tokar. Orchestra: BBC Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Fabien Gabel.

  • Giacomo Puccini

    La Boheme - opera in 4 acts :: Act 2; Quando m'en vo (Musetta's waltz-song)

    Singer: Olena Tokar. Orchestra: BBC Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Fabien Gabel.

  • Giacomo Puccini

    Gianni Schicchi - opera in 1 act [no.3 of "Il trittico"] :: O mio babbino caro

    Singer: Olena Tokar. Orchestra: BBC Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Fabien Gabel.

Credits

PerformerBBC Symphony Orchestra
PerformerBBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
PerformerBBC National Chorus of Wales
PerformerBBC National Orchestra of Wales

Broadcast

  • Mon 19 May 201414:00
    BBC Radio 3