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Malcolm Arnold Conducts Malcolm Arnold

In advance of Tuesday evening's concert from the 2015 Malcolm Arnold Festival in Northampton, a chance to hear the composer himself conducting two of his best pieces.

In advance of Tuesday evening's concert from this year's Malcolm Arnold Festival in Northampton, a chance to hear the composer himself conducting two of his best pieces, the Concerto for Two Pianos (Three Hands), Op.104 with its dedicatees Cyril Smith and Phyllis Sellick and the BBC Symphony Orchestra; and the Symphony No.5, Op.74 with the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra.

55 minutes

Last on

Sun 18 Oct 201523:35
BBC Radio 3

Music Played

  • Malcolm Arnold

    Concerto for two pianos (three hands) Op.104

    Performer: Phyllis Sellick. Performer: Cyril Smith. Orchestra: BBC Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Malcolm Arnold.
    • Sir Malcolm Arnold: The Composer, The Conductor - A 75th Birthday Tribute.
    • BBC Radio Classics.
    • 002.

  • Malcolm Arnold

    Symphony No.5 Op.74

    Conductor: Malcolm Arnold. Orchestra: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra.
    • EMI.

  • Antonín Dvořák

    Czech Suite Op.39 (Polka)

    Orchestra: Scottish Chamber Orchestra. Conductor: Joseph Swensen.
    • Dvorak: Violin concerto etc: Scottish Chamber Orchestra/Swensen.
    • Linn.
    • 5.

Broadcast

  • Sun 18 Oct 201523:35
    BBC Radio 3