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BBC NOW - Britten, Shostakovich, Rimsky-Korsakov

From the Brangwyn Hall in Swansea, BBC NOW conducted by Xian Zhang. Britten: Four Sea Interludes (Peter Grimes). Shostakovich: Piano Concerto No 1. Rimsky-Korsakov: Sheherazade.

Principal Guest Conductor Xian Zhang conducts the BBC National Orchestra of Wales in Rimsky-Korsakov's Sheherazade, a vivid orchestral picture of tales from the Arabian Nights. Britten's Sea Interludes describe the salty atmosphere of a Suffolk fishing village with equal brilliance, and Peter Donohoe joins forces with Philippe Schartz, Principal Trumpet of BBC NOW, for Shostakovich's youthful First Piano Concerto, heroic, spirited and joyful.

Recorded last Saturday at the Brangwyn Hall in Swansea

Presented by Nicola Heywood Thomas

Britten: Four Sea Interludes from Peter Grimes
Shostakovich: Concerto in C minor, Op.35, for piano, trumpet and string orchestra

8.15 During the interval Nicola Heywood Thomas talks to soloist Peter Donohoe and listens to his recent recording of Scriabin.

8.35
Rimsky-Korsakov: Sheherazade

Peter Donohoe (piano)
Philippe Schartz (trumpet)
BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Xian Zhang (conductor).

2 hours, 30 minutes

Last on

Mon 13 Mar 201719:30
BBC Radio 3

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Music Played

  • Part 1

    • Benjamin Britten

      Four Sea Interludes from Peter Grimes

      Orchestra: BBC National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Xian Zhang.

    • Dmitry Shostakovich

      Piano Concerto No 1 in C minor, Op 35

      Performer: Peter Donohoe. Performer: Philippe Schartz. Orchestra: BBC National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Xian Zhang.

  • Interval

    • Maurice Ravel

      Ondine (Gaspard de la nuit)

      Performer: Peter Donohoe.

    • Alexander Scriabin

      Piano Sonata No 4 in F Sharp Major, Op 30

      Performer: Peter Donohoe.
      • SOMM : SOMMCD 262-2.
      • SOMM.
      • 11.

  • Part 2

    • Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

      Sheherazade, Op 35

      Orchestra: BBC National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Xian Zhang.

  • Post-concert

    • Georg Philipp Telemann

      Suite for Recorder, Strings & Continuo in A Minor, TWV 55:A2

      Performer: Giovanni Antonini. Orchestra: Il Giardino Armonico.
      • Telemann - Music for Recorder.
      • Alpha.
      • ALPHA245.

Credit

PerformerBBC National Orchestra of Wales

Broadcast

  • Mon 13 Mar 201719:30
    BBC Radio 3