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The BBC NOW in Ansell: Plymouth Hoe. Grace Williams: Sea Sketches. Elgar: In the South (Alassio). Vivaldi: Violin Concerto. Liszt: Legends. Respighi: Il tramonto; Church Windows.

Verity Sharp sets sail from Plymouth with the BBC National Orchestra of Wales, and through the stormy Bristol Channel, past the home of Welsh composer Grace Williams, to land on the sunny shores of the Italian Riviera for a family holiday with Elgar. Baroque expert Rachel Podger directs from the violin in a Vivaldi concerto, and Damian Iorio makes his debut with the orchestra in music inspired by Italy. Recent Radio 3 New Generation Artist Olena Tokar returns to the orchestra with whom she sang at BBC Cardiff SInger of the World in 2013, taking us into the sunset with a setting of a poem by Shelley.

2pm
Ansell: Plymouth Hoe
BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Rumon Gamba (conductor)

2.10pm
Grace Williams: Sea Sketches
BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Tadaaki Otaka (conductor)

2.30pm
Elgar: In the South (Alassio)
BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Thierry Fischer (conductor)

2.55pm
Vivaldi: Violin Concerto op.9 no.6
BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Rachel Podger (violin / director)

3.05pm
Liszt: Legends
BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Damian Iorio (conductor)

3.25pm
Respighi: Il Tramonto
Olena Tokar (soprano)
BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Damian Iorio (conductor)

4pm
Respighi: Church Windows
BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Damian Iorio (conductor).

2 hours, 30 minutes

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Tue 24 May 201614:00
BBC Radio 3

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Music Played

  • John Ansell

    Plymouth Hoe - overture

    Orchestra: BBC National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Rumon Gamba.
    • Overtures from the British Isles volume 2.
    • Chandos.
    • CHAN10898.

  • Grace Williams

    Sea sketches for string orchestra

    Orchestra: BBC National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Tadaaki Otaka.

    Recorded 4 September 2008 at the BBC Proms

  • Edward Elgar

    In the south (Alassio) - overture Op.50

    Performer: Thierry Fischer. Orchestra: BBC National Orchestra of Wales.

    Recorded 6 May 2010 at the Teatro Gaetano Donizetti, Bergamo, Italy

  • Antonio Vivaldi

    Concerto in A major RV.348, Op.9`6 for violin and orchestra

    Performer: Rachel Podger. Orchestra: BBC National Orchestra of Wales.

    Recorded 12 March 2016 at Cheltenham Town Hall

  • Franz Liszt

    2 Legendes S.354, arr. for orchestra

    Orchestra: BBC National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Damian Iorio.

    Recorded 26 April 2016 at Hoddinott Hall, Cardiff

  • Ottorino Respighi

    Il Tramonto - poemetto lirico vers. for voice and orchestra

    Singer: Olena Tokar. Orchestra: BBC National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Damian Iorio.

    Recorded 26 April 2016 at Hoddinott Hall, Cardiff

  • Erich Wolfgang Korngold

    Einfache Lieder Op.9, arr. for voice and orchestra

    Singer: Olena Tokar. Orchestra: BBC National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Damian Iorio.

    Recorded 26 April 2016 at Hoddinott Hall, Cardiff

  • Ottorino Respighi

    Vetrate di chiesa (Church windows) - symphonic impressions

    Orchestra: BBC National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Damian Iorio.

    Recorded 26 April 2016 at Hoddinott Hall, Cardiff

  • Lennox Berkeley

    String Serenade - 1st movement, Vivace

    Orchestra: BBC National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Richard Hickox.
    • The Berkeley Edition, Volume 1.
    • Chandos.
    • 7.

Credit

PerformerBBC National Orchestra of Wales

Broadcast

  • Tue 24 May 201614:00
    BBC Radio 3

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