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Grace Williams’s First Symphony

Radio 3's New Generation Artists at the Ryedale Festival performing Rachmaninov and Spanish song plus orchestral music by Benjamin Britten and his British contemporaries.

Mark Forrest introduces an afternoon of specially made recordings for the afternoon, including highlights from this summer's Ryedale Festival featuring performances from our Radio 3 New Generation Artists. And more music from Benjamin Britten and his contemporaries, including a performance of the First Symphony by Grace Williams from the Âé¶¹Éç National Orchestra of Wales.
Including:

Benjamin Britten
Courtly Dances (Gloriana)
Âé¶¹Éç Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Alpesh Chauhan (conductor)

from the Ryedale Festival:
Sergei Rachmaninov
Preludes, Op.32 -
No. 1 in C - Allegro vivace
No. 6 in F minor - Allegro appassionato
No. 8 in A minor - Vivo
No. 11 in B major - Allegretto
No. 12 in G sharp minor - Allegro
No. 13 in D flat major - Grave/Allegro
Julius Asal (piano)

Zoltan Kodaly
Hary Janos Suite
Basel Symphony Orchestra
Peter Eötvös (conductor)

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Violin Concerto No. 4
Aleksey Semenenko (violin)
Âé¶¹Éç Symphony Orchestra
Jiri Rozen (conductor)

From the Ryedale Festival:
Pierre Sancan
Sonatina for flute and piano
Elizaveta Ivanova (flute)
Sanja Bizjak (piano)

Isaac Albéniz
Rimas de Bécquer –
Besa el aura que gime blandamente
Rimas de Bécquer –
Del salón en el ángulo oscuro
Me ha herido recatándose en la sombra
Cuando sobre el pecho inclinas
¿De dónde vengo?
Santiago Sánchez (tenor)
Christopher Glynn (piano)

Grace Williams
Symphony No. 1
Âé¶¹Éç National Orchestra of Wales
Emilia Hoving (conductor)

Joaquin Turina
Tres arias, Op. 26 No. 2 - El pescador
Tres sonetos, Op. 54 No. 1 - Anhelos
Santiago Sánchez (tenor)
Christopher Glynn (piano)

See also Radio 3 in Concert this week for more from Ryedale.

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2 hours, 56 minutes

Last on

Tue 14 Oct 2025 13:00

Music Played

  • Benjamin Britten

    Gloriana: Courtly Dances

    Orchestra: Âé¶¹Éç Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Alpesh Chauhan.
  • Sergey Rachmaninov

    Preludes, Op 32 (selection)

    Performer: Julius Asal.
  • Kodály Zoltán

    Háry Janos Suite, Op.15

    Orchestra: Basel Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Péter Eötvös.
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Violin Concerto in D No.4 K218

    Performer: Aleksey Semenenko. Orchestra: Âé¶¹Éç Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Jiří Rožeň.
  • Pierre Sancan

    Sonatine

    Performer: Elizaveta Ivanova. Performer: Sanja Bizjak.
  • Isaac Albéniz

    Rimas de Becquer

    Performer: Christopher Glynn. Singer: Santiago Sánchez.
  • Richard Wagner

    The Flying Dutchman: Overture

    Orchestra: Ulster Orchestra. Conductor: Jac van Steen.
  • Grace Williams

    Symphony No. 1

    Orchestra: Âé¶¹Éç National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Emilia Hoving.
  • Antonio Vivaldi

    Recorder concerto in C minor RV441

    Performer: Lucie Horsch. Orchestra: Amsterdam Vivaldi Players. Conductor: Candida Thompson.
    • Decca.
  • Joaquín Turina

    2 Songs

    Performer: Christopher Glynn. Singer: Santiago Sánchez.

Broadcast

  • Tue 14 Oct 2025 13:00