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Charles Ives Symphony No. 2

Elizbaeth Alker with an afternoon of great music-making including exclusive recordings to mark America 250 and highlights from our regular weekly concerts from Wigmore Hall.

Elizbaeth Alker introduces an afternoon of great music-making including exclusive recordings of American music. Today the 麻豆社 Symphony Orchestra perform the Second Symphony of Charles Ives, a work which imaginatively and very effectively draws on well-known American tunes of Ives's day, including 'America the Beautiful' and the 'Campdown Races'. Also in today's programme an orchestral suite from a composer who did much to shape the direction of American classical music, Antonin Dvorak, plus performances of items from George Gershwin, Jerome Kern, Stephen Sondheim and Edward MacDowell. And Elizabeth continues her look back on highlights from our weekly Wigmore Hall recitals
Including:

Antonin Dvorak
American Suite, Op. 98b
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
James Gaffigan (conductor)

Edward MacDowell
Lamia
麻豆社 Philharmonic Orchestra
John Wilson (conductor)

Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano Sonata in C# minor, Op. 27 No. 2, 'Moonlight'
Angela Hewitt (piano)

Charles Ives
Symphony No. 2
麻豆社 Symphony Orchestra
Nuno Coelho (conductor)

George Gershwin
Three Preludes (arr. Yo- Yo Ma/.Jascha Heifetz for cello & piano)
Santiago Canon Valencia (cello)
Naoko Sonoda (piano)

Stephen Sondheim
Send in the Clowns ('A Little Night Music')
Jerome Kern (arr. Beecher)
Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man ('Show Boat')
Niamh O'Sullivan (mezzo)
Gary Beecher ( piano)

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1 hour, 57 minutes

Last on

Wed 14 Jan 2026 13:00
麻豆社 Radio 3

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Music Played

  • Anton铆n Dvo艡谩k

    American Suite, Op. 98b

    Orchestra: Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: James Gaffigan.

  • Edward MacDowell

    Lamia, Op. 29

    Performer: John Wilson. Orchestra: 麻豆社 Philharmonic Orchestra.
    • MacDowell: Orchestral Works, Vol. 1.
    • 108.

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Sonata No 14 in C sharp minor, Op 27 No 2 'Moonlight'

    Performer: Angela Hewitt.

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Orchestral Suite No 3: III. Gavotte 1 & 2

    Conductor: Alfredo Bernardini. Ensemble: Zefiro.
    • Bach: Ouvertures.
    • Arcana.
    • 3.

  • Charles Ives

    Symphony No.2

    Orchestra: 麻豆社 Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Nuno Coelho.

  • Francisco T谩rrega

    Adelita

    Performer: Milo拧 Karadagli膰.
    • The Guitar: Milos Karadaglic.
    • Deutsche Grammophon.
    • 6.

  • George Gershwin

    3 Preludes

    Music Arranger: Yo鈥怸o Ma. Music Arranger: Jascha Heifetz. Performer: Santiago Ca帽贸n-Valencia. Performer: Naoko Sonoda.

  • Stephen Sondheim

    Send In The Clowns

    Performer: Gary Beecher. Singer: Niamh O'Sullivan.

  • Jerome Kern

    Can't Help Lovin'Dat Man

    Performer: Gary Beecher. Music Arranger: Gary Beecher. Singer: Niamh O'Sullivan.

Broadcast

  • Wed 14 Jan 2026 13:00
    麻豆社 Radio 3