29 February 2008
Friday 29 February 2008 13:00-17:00 (Radio 3)
Presented by Penny Gore.
1.00pm Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert
Concluding a week of highlights from a series of concerts given in St George's Hall in Liverpool last autumn to mark the city's 800th anniversary. These concerts feature young artists performing British and American repertoire, reflecting Liverpool's long-standing reputation as the gateway to the New World.
Playlist:
Ives: Variations on America
Onyx Brass Quintet
Pitfield: Trio for flute, oboe and piano
InTriplicate
Barber: String Quartet in B minor
Doric Quartet
Bridge: Sonata for violin and piano
Jack Liebeck (violin)
Ashley Wass (piano)
Copland: Old American Songs (excerpts)
Simon Bailey (bass-baritone)
Claire Dunham (piano)
2.20pm British Symphony Series: Peter Maxwell Davies Symphony Cycle
Tavener: The Beautiful Names
John-Mark Ainsley (tenor)
BBC Symphony Chorus
Trinity College of Music Chamber Choir
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Jiri Belohlavek (conductor)
Prokofiev: Sonata in C for cello and piano, Op 119
Christian Poltera (cello)
Pollina Leschenko (piano)
Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No 1 in D flat, Op 10
Nikolai Lugansky (piano)
Jiri Belohlavek (conductor)
