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BBC NOW with conductor Tadaaki Otaka and cellist Steven Isserlis in Elgar. Plus Rachmaninov and Takemitsu.

Live from St David's Hall, Cardiff, Steven Isserlis joins the BBC NOW in Elgar's Cello Concerto. Plus Tadaaki Otaka conducts Rachmaninov's 2nd Symphony and Takemitsu.

Live from St David's Hall, Cardiff, Steven Isserlis joins the BBC NOW in Elgar's Cello Concerto. Plus Tadaaki Otaka conducts Rachmaninov's 2nd Symphony and Takemitsu.
Presented by Nicola Heywood-Thomas

Takemitsu: Twill by twilight
Elgar: Cello Concerto in E minor, Op.85

c. 8.20pm Interval

c. 8.45pm Rachmaninov: Symphony No. 2 in E minor, Op.27

Steven Isserlis (cello)
BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Tadaaki Otaka (conductor)

Steven Isserlis joins the BBC NOW for Elgar's Cello Concerto - a piece in which the composer laments a nation lost to the ravages of war. And celebrating his 30th year with the orchestra, Conductor Laureate Tadaaki Otaka takes the helm for Rachmaninov's Second Symphony as it evolves from a small winding stream into a tidal surge. To begin with, Takemitsu's luminous poem weaves a small idea into a rich 'twill' of sound that borrows from the ethereal worlds of Debussy and Messiaen.

2 hours, 30 minutes

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Thu 7 Dec 201719:30
BBC Radio 3

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Music Played

  • Toru Takemitsu

    Twill by Twilight (In memory of Morton Feldman)

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

  • Edward Elgar

    Cello Concerto in E minor

    Performer: Steven Isserlis. Orchestra: BBC National Orchestra of Wales. Orchestra: BBC National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Tadaaki Otaka. Conductor: Tadaaki Otaka.

  • Trad.

    Song of The Birds

    Music Arranger: Sally Beamish. Performer: Steven Isserlis.

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Geme la tortorella from La finta giardiniera

    Performer: Steven Isserlis.

  • Benjamin Britten

    Fuga Andante Espressivo from Third Suite for Cello

    Performer: Steven Isserlis.

  • Sergey Rachmaninov

    Allegro Scherzano (mvt. No. 2) from Sonata for cello and piano in G minor

    Performer: Sir Stephen Hough. Performer: Steven Isserlis.

  • Sergey Rachmaninov

    Symphony No 2 in E Minor

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

  • Antonín Dvořák

    String Quartet No 12 in F major, Op 96, 'American' (4th mvt)

    Ensemble: Skampa Quartet.
    • Dvorak, Brahms: String Quartets: Skampa Quartet.
    • Supraphon.
    • 4.

Credit

PerformerBBC National Orchestra of Wales

Broadcast

  • Thu 7 Dec 201719:30
    BBC Radio 3