Havergal Brian
Friday 7 March 2008 13:00-17:00 (Radio 3)
Presented by Louise Fryer.
1.00pm Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert: Mendelssohn and Gade
To conclude the series of recitals recorded at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama in Glasgow, the strings of New Generation Artists the Aronowitz Ensemble play octets by Mendelssohn and his Danish contemporary Niels Gade.
Playlist:
Aronowitz Ensemble
Gade: Octet for strings, Op 17
Mendelssohn: Octet for strings in E flat, Op 20
2.00pm British Symphony Series: Havergal Brian
Including Â鶹Éç recordings of Havergal Brian among others as part of an ongoing series on the British symphony.
Adams: The Dharma at Big Sur for electric violin and orchestra
Tracy Silverman (violin)
Â鶹Éç Symphony Orchestra
John Adams (conductor)
Mozart: Symphony No 40 in G minor, K550
Â鶹Éç National Orchestra of Wales
Douglas Boyd (conductor)
Brahms: Violin Concerto in D, Op 77
Viviane Hagner (violin)
Â鶹Éç Philharmonic Orchestra
Gianandrea Noseda (conductor)
Brian: Symphony No 3 in C sharp minor
Andrew Ball, Julian Jacobson (pianos)
Â鶹Éç Symphony Orchestra
Lionel Friend (conductor)
