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Dvořák's Eighth Symphony

The BBC National Orchestra of Wales and their principal conductor Ryan Bancroft perform Dvořák and Hannah Kendall. Benjamin Beilman is soloist in Glazunov's Violin Concerto.

Ryan Bancroft, principal conductor of the BBC National Orchestra of Wales, takes his orchestra back to Bangor once more as part of their biannual trip to north Wales. He brings with him his fellow countryman, the young and talented violinist Benjamin Beilman, to play Glazunov's gorgeous violin concerto. This charming piece combines romantic lyricism with technical wizardry to create a work that has been described as "an almost perfect concerto". Sharing the first half is Hannah Kendall's The Spark Catchers. This work is inspired by Lemn Sissay's poem of the same name, which depicts a London match factory where women would have to leap to catch any sparks in order to stop the surrounding phosphorous igniting. The concert concludes with the sheer joy of Dvořák's Eighth Symphony, a work which delights in its connection with nature, and is infused with the Bohemian folk music that Dvořák loved.

Linton Stephens presents in Prichard Jones Hall, Bangor, in a concert recorded on the 1st of December.

Hannah Kendall: The Spark Catchers
Glazunov: Violin Concerto in A minor, Op 82
Dvořák: Symphony No 8 in G major, B 163

Benjamin Beilman (Violin)
BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Ryan Bancroft (conductor)

2 hours, 28 minutes

Last on

Fri 15 Dec 202319:30
BBC Radio 3

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Music Played

  • Hannah Kendall

    The Spark Catchers

    Orchestra: BBC National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Ryan Bancroft.

  • Alexander Glazunov

    Violin Concerto in A minor, Op 82

    Performer: Benjamin Beilman. Orchestra: BBC National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Ryan Bancroft.

  • Leos Janáček

    Violin Sonata (1st mvt)

    Performer: Benjamin Beilman.
    • Spectrum.
    • Warner Classics.
    • 5.

  • Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

    String Quartet No 3 in E flat major, Op 30 (4th mvt)

    Performer: Quatuor Danel.
    • CPO : 5552922.
    • CPO.
    • 4.

  • Antonín Dvořák

    Symphony No.8 in G Major, Op 88

    Orchestra: BBC National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Ryan Bancroft.

  • Jan Dismas Zelenka

    Trio Sonata no.5 in F major (3rd mvt)

    Ensemble: Ensemble Marsyas.
    • Linn.

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Piano Sonata No 15 in F major, K 533/494

    Performer: Alfred Brendel.
    • Alfred Brendel The Farewell Concerts.
    • Decca.
    • 5.

  • Bedrich Smetana

    Prague Carnival

    Conductor: Gianandrea Noseda. Orchestra: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra.
    • Smetana: Orchestral Works Vol. 1: BBC Phil, Noseda.
    • Chandos.
    • 6.

Broadcast

  • Fri 15 Dec 202319:30
    BBC Radio 3