29 May 2008
Thursday 29 May 2008 13:00-17:00 (Radio 3)
Presented by Penny Gore. 1.00pm Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert: Edinburgh International Festival 2007 A performance given by David Pyatt and Leon McCawley in last year's Edinburgh International festival. It was a tribute to the great horn player Dennis Brain, in whose memory Poulenc composed his Elegie for horn and piano following Brain's premature death in 1957.
Technical fault
The BBC apologises for a technical fault that caused a break of about 10 minutes in the live streaming and in the audio-on-demand of the Lunchtime Concert broadcast on Thur 29 May 2008 as part of Afternoon on 3.
We aim to make the uninterrupted programme available by Monday evening, earlier if possible.
Playlist:
Beethoven: Horn Sonata in F, Op 17
Schumann: Adagio and Allegro, Op 70; Three Fantasiestucke, Op 111
Poulenc: Elegie for horn and piano
Hindemith: Sonata for horn and piano in F
Chopin: Fantasie in F minor, Op 49
Dukas: Villanelle
David Pyatt (horn)
Leon McCawley (piano)
2.30pm Big Noises from Down Under
A series of orchestral, chamber and choral performances given in Australia and New Zealand, featuring more music from Brett Dean, one of Australia's leading contemporary composers, as well as Brahms and Tchaikovsky from Auckland.
Schoenberg: Notturno for violin and strings
Sydney Symphony Orchestra
Simone Young (conductor)
2.39pm
Brett Dean: Viola Concerto
Brett Dean (viola)
Sydney Symphony Orchestra
Simone Young (conductor)
3.08pm
Francaix: Clarinet Quintet
Catherine McCorkill (clarinet)
Dene Olding, Dimity Hall (violin)
Irina Morozova (viola)
Julian Smiles (cello)
3.35pm
Tchaikovsky: Francesca da Rimini
Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra
Bundit Ungrangsee (conductor)
4.00pm
Rachmaninov: Vocalise
Sydney Symphony Orchestra
Vladimir Ashkenazy (conductor)
4.11pm
Brahms: Symphony No 2
New Zealand Symphony Orchestra
Matthias Bamert (conductor)
