18 June 2008
Wednesday 18 June 2008 13:00-17:00 (Radio 3)
Presented by Penny Gore.
1.00pm Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert
Young Russian-Israeli pianist Boris Giltburg continues a series of Radio 3 Lunchtime Concerts featuring performances from the 2007 Cheltenham Festival. Giltburg made his Cheltenham debut in 2005, when he was barely into his twenties, and made such an impression that he was immediately invited back.
Playlist:
Bach, arr Busoni: Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 656
Beethoven: Sonata No 28 in A, Op 101
Franck, arr Bauer: Prelude, Fugue and Variation in B minor, Op 18
Rachmaninov: Five selected Preludes, Op 23
Prokofiev: Sonata No 7 in B flat, Op 83
Gershwin: Three Preludes
2.30pm The Alps
Continuing a week of music with an Alpine connection, including orchestral and choral works.
Bartok: Divertimento
Lausanne Chamber Orchestra
Christoph Poppen (conductor)
Martin: Et la vie l'emporta
Netherlands Chamber Chorus
Netherlands Radio Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra
Frans Bruggen (conductor)
Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No 2
Lang Lang (piano)
Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra
Vladimir Ashkenazy (conductor)
4.05pm
Strauss: Alpine Symphony
Dresden Staatskapelle
Fabio Luisi (conductor)
