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Wednesday - Schumann's Second

Schumann's Second Symphony, plus Renaissance music from the Jove Capella Reial de Catalunya, new music from the Vale of Glamorgan Festival and pieces by Enescu and Haydn.

Tom McKinney with the best classical music performed by BBC ensembles and orchestras across Europe.

Tom continues his focus on great Romantic symphonies this week with Schumann’s Second – Marko Ivanovic conducts the Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra in a performance recorded in Prague in May. Also, Enescu from the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Renaissance music performed by the Youth of La Capella Reial de Catalunya, new music by Guto Puw from the Vale of Glamorgan Festival and music by Haydn and Malcolm Arnold.

2pm
Georges Enescu – Suite No.1 in C major: Prelude a l'unison
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
John Wilson (conductor)

Joseph Haydn – Cello Concerto No.2 in D, Hob.VIIb:2
Luca Magariello (cello)
Orchestra della Svizzera Italiana
Alessandro Calcagnile (conductor)

Carlo Gesualdo – O dolce mio martire [Madrigali a 5 voci, Book I, No.8]
Jove Capella Reial de Catalunya
Luís Vilamajó (conductor)

Malcolm Arnold – Sinfonietta No.1, Op.48
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Geoffrey Paterson (conductor)

c. 3pm
Robert Schumann – Symphony No.2 in C, Op.61
Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra
Marko Ivanovic (conductor)

Guto Puw - Ultrasonic
BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Geoffrey Patterson
(conductor)

2 hours, 1 minute

Last on

Wed 17 Nov 202114:00
BBC Radio 3

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Music Played

  • George Enescu

    Suite no. 1 in C major Op.9: Prelude a l'unison

    Conductor: John Wilson. Orchestra: BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra.

  • Joseph Haydn

    Concerto no. 2 in D major H.7b.2 for cello and orchestra

    Performer: Luca Magariello. Orchestra: Italian Swiss Orchestra. Conductor: Alessandro Calcagnile.

  • Malcolm Arnold

    Sinfonietta No.1, Op.48

    Orchestra: BBC Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Geoffrey Paterson.

  • Edward Elgar

    Romance in D major, Op.62

    Performer: Graham Sheen. Orchestra: BBC Symphony Orchestra. Orchestra: BBC Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Sir Andrew Davis. Conductor: Sir Andrew Davis.
    • WARNER.

  • Robert Schumann

    Symphony no. 2 in C major Op.61

    Orchestra: Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Marko Ivanovic.

  • Guto Puw

    Ultrasonic

    Orchestra: BBC National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Geoffrey Paterson.

  • Frank Bridge

    Valse intermezzo

    Orchestra: BBC National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Richard Hickox.
    • Bridge: Orchestral works vol.5: BBC NOW/Hickox.
    • CHANDOS.
    • 14.

Broadcast

  • Wed 17 Nov 202114:00
    BBC Radio 3