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Conductor Ben Gernon joins the BBC Philharmonic for a programme which allows the lower winds to shine with music by Haydn, Mozart and Marco Betta.

Live from MediaCityUK, Salford
Presented by Tom McKinney

Featuring an orchestra with pairs of cor anglaises, bassoons and horns, the programme opens with Haydn's distinctly dark-hued Symphony No.22 "The Philosopher". Sharing a key with that symphony by Haydn, Mozart's Symphony No.39 gives particular prominence to one of his favourite instruments, the clarinet. Rather like the first movement of the Haydn which opens this concert, the last movement of this Mozart explores a single theme, though here it is lively and playful rather than thoughtful and solemn. Between these contrasting works, the BBC Philharmonic's principal bassoonist, Roberto Giaccaglia takes centre-stage in Marco Betta's characterful concerto "Citta Azzura", written in 2005.

Haydn: Symphoy No.22 in E flat "Philosopher"
Marco Betta: Citta Azzurra
Mozart: Symphony No.39 in E flat (K 543)

Roberto Giaccaglia (bassoon)
BBC Philharmonic
Ben Gernon (conductor)

2 hours, 28 minutes

Last on

Wed 30 Jun 202119:30
BBC Radio 3

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Music Played

  • Joseph Haydn

    Symphony No.22 "Philosopher"

    Orchestra: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Ben Gernon.

  • Marco Betta

    Citta 'Azzurra

    Performer: Roberto Giaccaglia. Orchestra: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Ben Gernon.

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Piano Sonata In F, K 332

    Performer: Christian Zacharias.

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Symphony No 39

    Orchestra: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Ben Gernon.

  • Sergey Rachmaninov

    Symphony No 1 in D minor

    Orchestra: BBC Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Gennady Nikolayevich Rozhdestvensky.
    • BBC LEGENDS.

  • Niccolò Paganini

    Violin Concerto no.1 in D, Op.6 (1st mvt cadenza only)

    Composer: Émile Sauret. Performer: Francesca Dego. Orchestra: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Daniele Rustioni.
    • DG.

  • Niccolò Paganini

    La campanella

    Music Arranger: Fritz Kreisler. Performer: Francesca Dego. Performer: Francesca Leonardi.
    • Il Cannone.
    • Chandos.
    • 1.

Broadcast

  • Wed 30 Jun 202119:30
    BBC Radio 3