13 August 2007
Monday 13 August 2007 13:00-17:00 (Radio 3)
1.00pm BBC Proms Chamber Music
Presented by Penny Gore, live from the Cadogan Hall, London.
Philip Langridge, one of the great tenors of our time, brings a very personal contribution to the centenary celebrations for composer Elizabeth Maconchy. His recital also includes Britten's moving settings of Hardy, and a Schumann cycle based on the poetry of Heine.
Playlist:
Schumann: Liederkreis, Op 24
Maconchy: Four Shakespeare Songs
Britten: Winter Words, Op 52
Philip Langridge (tenor)
David Owen Norris (piano)
2.00pm BBC Proms 2007
Another chance to hear the annual Prom given by the National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain, which includes works by Aaron Jay Kernis, Prokofiev and Shostakovich.
Kernis: New Era Dance (London premiere)
Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No 1 in D flat
Shostakovich: Symphony No 7 in C (Leningrad)
Alexander Kobrin (piano)
National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain
Mark Elder (conductor)
3.45pm From Wigmore Hall, London
Presented by Louise Fryer.
Mozart: Quartet in D, K499 (Hoffmeister)
Ravel: Quartet in F
Psophos String Quartet
