China Focus: Qigang Chen
Wednesday 25 June 2008 13:00-17:00 (Radio 3)
Presented by Jonathan Swain.
Playlist:
1.00pm
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert
2/8. Series of highlights from concerts recorded at this year's Aldeburgh Festival. Featuring cellist Steven Isserlis and festival director Thomas Ades in works by Debussy, Janacek, Schumann, Kurtag, Ravel and Poulenc.
Debussy: Sonata in D minor for cello and piano
Janacek: Pohadka (Fairy Tales) for cello and piano (1912 version)
Schumann: Violin Sonata No 3, arr for cello
Kurtag: Four Pieces for solo cello: Hommage a John Cage; Pilinszky Janos: Gerard de Nerval; Arnyak (Shadows); Kroo Gyorgy In Memoriam
Ravel: Deux melodies hebraiques
Poulenc: Sonata for cello and piano
2.30pm China Focus
Including:
Qigang Chen: L'eloignement
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Muhai Tang (conductor)
Poulenc, arr. Lennox Berkeley: Flute Sonata
Sharon Bezaly (flute)
BBC Philharmonic
Baldur Bronnimann (conductor)
Puccini: Preludio Sinfonico
BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Roberto Minczuk (conductor)
3.10pm
Korngold: Violin Concerto
Matthew Trusler (violin)
BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Roberto Minczuk (conductor)
Busoni: Turandot Suite (Scs 1,2,7 and 8)
BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Roberto Minczuk (conductor)
3.55pm
Tchaikovsky: Capriccio Italienne
BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Roberto Minczuk (conductor)
Bach: Sonata in G minor for flute (or violin/oboe) and keyboard, BWV 1020 (attrib JS Bach, now thought to be CPE Bach)
Alexei Ogrintchouk (oboe)
Robin Michael (cello)
Gary Cooper (harpsichord)
4.20pm
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No 1
Ingrid Fliter (piano)
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Benjamin Ellin (conductor)
Part of Radio 3's Focus on China season.
