Sir Arnold Bax
Wednesday 14 March 2007 13:00-17:00 (Radio 3)
Presented by Louise Fryer.
1.00pm Lunchtime Concert
The series of lunchtime concerts from Birmingham's Symphony Hall continues with a recital given by members of the Nash Ensemble. The focus is on music by three different composers who were all born within eight years of one another: this concert includes Bartok, Rachmaninov and Ravel.
Playlist:
Bartók: Contrasts for violin, clarinet and piano, Sz 111
Rachmaninov: Trio Elegiac No 1 in G minor for piano and strings
Ravel: Trio for piano and strings in Am
2.00pm
British Symphony Series: Sir Arnold Bax (1883-1953)
Cyril Scott: A Festival Overture
Sheffield Philharmonic Chorus
BBC Philharmonic
Martyn Brabbins (conductor)
Bax: Symphony No 4 in E flat
BBC Philharmonic
Vernon Handley (conductor)
Frederick May: Sunlight and Shadow
Ulster Orchestra
Robert Houlihan (conductor)
Cyril Scott: Violin Concerto
Olivier Charlier (violin)
BBC Philharmonic
Martyn Brabbins (conductor)
Britten: Phantasy for oboe and string trio
Alexei Ogrintchouk (oboe)
Psophos String Quartet
Sibelius: Pelleas et Melisande (incidental music)
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Tuomas Ollila (conductor)
Bax: Symphony No 5 in C sharp m
BBC Philharmonic
Vernon Handley (conductor)
