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Music from the BBC SO. Glinka: Russlan and Ludmilla (Overture). Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No 2. Tippett: The Midsummer Marriage (excerpts). Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet (excerpts).

Katie Derham introduces a week of concerts from the BBC Symphony Orchestra. Today's programme includes the orchestra on tour in Orkney in June, with a mainly Russian programme of Rachmaninov , Glinka and Prokofiev. Plus a new recording of Tasmin Little performing Vivaldi's complete Four Seasons, with the BBC SO strings.

2pm
Glinka Russlan and Ludmilla - Overture
Rachmaninov Piano Concerto No.2
Tippett Ritual Dances from The Midsummer Marriage
Prokofiev Romeo and Juliet - excerpts
Alexei Volodin (piano)
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Alexander Vedernikov (conductor)

c.3.35pm
Vivaldi: Four Seasons
Tasmin Little (violin & director)
BBC Symphony Orchestra Strings.

2 hours, 30 minutes

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Mon 19 Sep 201614:00
BBC Radio 3

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Music Played

  • Mikhail Ivanovich Glinka

    Overture Ruslan and Ludmilla

    Orchestra: BBC Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Alexander Vedernikov.

  • Sergey Rachmaninov

    Piano Concerto No.2 in C Minor Op.18

    Orchestra: BBC Symphony Orchestra. Performer: Alexei Volodin. Conductor: Alexander Vedernikov.

  • Michael Tippett

    Ritual Dances from the Midsummer Marriage

    Orchestra: BBC Symphony Orchestra. Performer: Alexei Volodin. Conductor: Alexander Vedernikov.

  • Sergey Prokofiev

    Romeo and Juliette Suite

    Orchestra: BBC Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Alexander Vedernikov.

  • Antonio Vivaldi

    The Four Seasons

    Performer: Tasmin Little. Orchestra: BBC Symphony Orchestra.

  • Edward Elgar

    The Spirit of England: To Women

Credit

PerformerBBC Symphony Orchestra

Broadcast

  • Mon 19 Sep 201614:00
    BBC Radio 3