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Concert of works by British composers

Saturday 28 April 2007 22:30-0:00 (Radio 3)

Tom Service presents a concert of works by British composers, including a tribute to George Grove by Michael Zev Gordon and a pair of orchestral studies by Rupert Bawden. Also in the concert is the first broadcast of Alwynne Pritchard's BBC commission Map of the Moon, prefaced by extracts from the working audio diary she recorded as she composed.

Duration:

1 hour 30 minutes

Playlist

Presenter: Tom Service
Producer: Felix Carey
Broadcast Assistant: Benedict Warren

Michael ZEV GORDON: Plain Hunting (2000, revised 2007) (07'30")

Rupert BAWDEN: Two Studies for Orchestra (1994) (09'16")

Alwynne PRITCHARD: Map of the Moon - Concerto for Piano and Orchestra (18'14") (BBC Commission, first broadcast)
Nicolas Hodges (piano)

Listen to Alwynne Pritchard's audio diary, recorded in 2003/4 as she composed her concerto.

Alexander GOEHR: Symphony in One Movement, Op.29 (1969, revised 1981) (31'52")

BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra conducted by Zsolt Nagy

(Recorded on Saturday, 3rd March 2007 at Glasgow City Halls)

For further details of any of tonight's composers, performers or pieces, please e-mail [email protected]

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