Hear And Now

23 July 2005

Saturday 23 July 2005 23:00-1:00 (Radio 3)

Jac van Steen conducts the BBC Symphony Orchestra in an invitation concert featuring the world premiere of Mark Bowden's Sudden Light alongside music by three of the elder generation of composers.

Duration:

2 hours

Playlist

Howard Skempton
'Chorales' (11'15")
BBC Symphony Orchestra conducted by Jac van Steen

Roger Smalley
'Piano Concerto' (23'43")
BBC Symphony Orchestra conducted by Jac van Steen with Rolf Hind (piano)

Mark Bowden
'Sudden Light' (16'02")
World Premiere
BBC Symphony Orchestra conducted by Jac van Steen

Michael Finnissy
'Sea and Sky' (18'36")
BBC Symphony Orchestra conducted by Jac van Steen

Gary Carpenter
'Horn Concerto' (27'54")
World Premiere
BBC Philharmonic conducted by Baldur Brönnimann (conductor) with Stephen Stirling (horn)

For further details of any of tonight's composers, performers or pieces, please e-mail hear.and.now@bbc.co.uk

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