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BBC Concert Orchestra

The famous guitar concerto by Rodrigo, a composer who lost his sight at the age of three and Le Tombeau de Couperin by Ravel who suffered from aphasia towards the end of his life.

Hannah French presents a concert given in December 2018 by the BBC Concert Orchestra and conductor Richard Farnes at the Watford Colosseum. Former R3 New Generation Artist Thibaut Garcia is the soloist in Rodrigo's famous guitar concerto; a composer who lost his sight at the age of three. Ravel, whose Tombeau de Couperin begins the concert, suffered from aphasia towards the end of his life, triggered or possibly exacerbated by an accident with a taxi.

Ravel: Le Tombeau de Couperin
Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez
Maconchy: Nocturne

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Lutoslawski: Concerto for Orchestra

Thibaut Garcia (guitar)
BBC Concert Orchestra, conductor Richard Farnes

1 hour, 30 minutes

Last on

Wed 11 Nov 202014:00
BBC Radio 3

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Music Played

  • Maurice Ravel

    Tombeau de Couperin

    Orchestra: BBC Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Richard Farnes.

  • Joaquín Rodrigo

    Concierto de Aranjuez

    Performer: Thibaut Garcia. Orchestra: BBC Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Richard Farnes.

  • Gerardo Matos Rodríguez

    La Cumparsita

    Performer: Thibaut Garcia.

  • Elizabeth Maconchy

    Nocturne

    Orchestra: BBC Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Richard Farnes.

  • Witold Lutosławski

    Concerto for Orchestra

    Orchestra: BBC Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Richard Farnes.

  • Frederick Keel

    Mother Carey (Three Salt-Water Ballads)

    Performer: Joseph Middleton. Singer: James Newby.

Broadcast

  • Wed 11 Nov 202014:00
    BBC Radio 3