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Katie Derham meets jazz saxophonist YolanDa Brown, who is performing with the National Youth Jazz Orchestra in London as well as opening a new restaurant. Plus, Katie talks to conductor Sir Donald Runnicles about celebrating his 70th birthday with a concert in the Edinburgh International Festival.

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Wed 21 Aug 202417:00
BBC Radio 3

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Music Played

  • George Gershwin

    Piano Concerto in F major (3rd mvt)

    Performer: Freddy Kempf. Orchestra: Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Andrew Litton.
    • BIS.

  • Richard Strauss

    September (4 Last Songs)

    Singer: Christine Brewer. Orchestra: Atlanta Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Donald Runnicles.
    • TELARC.

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Sinfonia (Cantata No 146, 'Wir müssen durch viel Trübsal')

    Ensemble: Bach Collegium Japan. Conductor: Masaaki Suzuki.
    • Cantatas, Vol. 44.
    • BIS.
    • 1.

  • Luigi Boccherini

    String Quintet in E major, Op.11 No.5 (Minuet)

    Orchestra: Academy of St Martin in the Fields. Conductor: Neville Marriner.
    • Royal Classics.

  • Sergey Rachmaninov

    Symphony no.3 in A minor, Op.44 (2nd mvt)

    Orchestra: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Charles Mackerras.
    • Warner.

  • John Williams

    Nice to Be Around (From "Cinderella Liberty")

    Orchestra: National Youth Jazz Orchestra.
    • Jazz in Film.
    • Decca (UMO) (Classics).
    • 4.

  • YolanDa Brown

    Million Billion Love

    • Love Politics War.
    • Black Grape Records.
    • 1.

  • George Frideric Handel

    Arrival of the Queen of Sheba (Solomon)

    Ensemble: The Brandenburg Consort. Conductor: Roy Goodman.
    • Rondeaux Royaux: The Brandenburg Consort, Roy Goodman.
    • Hyperion.
    • 4.

  • Sergey Prokofiev

    Dance of the Knights (Romeo and Juliet Op.64)

    Orchestra: Boston Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Seiji Ozawa.
    • DG.

  • Judith Weir

    Magic (Storm)

    Choir: BBC Singers. Choir: The Choir of Temple Church. Ensemble: Endymion. Conductor: David Hill.
    • Judith Weir: Storm, All the Ends of the Earth, Missa del Cid and other works.
    • Signum Classics.
    • 016.

  • Eunike Tanzil

    Serenade

    Performer: Ray Chen. Orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Cristian Măcelaru.
    • Decca.

  • Scott Joplin

    Maple Leaf Rag

    Performer: Emma Johnson. Performer: John Lenehan. Performer: Paul Clarvis.
    • Nimbus Records.

  • Richard Wagner

    Der Engel (Wesendonck-Lieder)

    Singer: Jonas Kaufmann. Orchestra: German Opera Orchestra. Conductor: Donald Runnicles.
    • Kaufmann: Wagner.
    • Decca.
    • 7.

  • Anton Bruckner

    Symphony no.7 in E major (3rd mvt)

    Orchestra: BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Donald Runnicles.
    • Bruckner: Symphony No. 7.
    • Hyperion.
    • 3.

  • Leonard Bernstein

    America (West Side Story)

    Music Arranger: Henk Huizinga. Performer: Jaap van Zweden. Ensemble: The Amsterdam Saxophone Quartet.
    • Fineline Classics.

  • Frank Bridge

    Capriccio No 1 in A minor

    Performer: Kathryn Stott.
    • Bridge - PIano Sonata etc Kathryn Stott.
    • Conifer.
    • 1.

  • Henryk Mikołaj Górecki

    Symphony No 3, 'Sorrowful Songs' (2nd mvt)

    Singer: Dawn Upshaw. Orchestra: London Sinfonietta. Conductor: David Zinman.
    • ELEKTRA NONESUCH.

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  • Wed 21 Aug 202417:00
    BBC Radio 3

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