This week, for the first time, every note in Afternoon Concert was written by a woman. In recordings from all of the Â鶹ԼÅÄ orchestras and choirs, we celebrate female creativity with music spanning 300 years and traversing the globe.
In today's collection - the eighteenth-century Italian violinist and composer Maddalena Sirmen and contemporary composers Linda Catlin Smith and Onute Narbutaite from Canada and Lithuania. Plus, we hear recordings from the archives of the Â鶹ԼÅÄ Radio 3 New Generation Artist scheme, including Ethel Smyth's epic double concerto, written in 1927.
Presented by Fiona Talkington.
Programme
Elfrida Andrée: Concert overture in D major
Â鶹ԼÅÄ Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Chloe van Soeterstede, conductor
Judith Weir: Tiger under the table
Â鶹ԼÅÄ Philharmonic Orchestra
John Storgards, conductor
Ethel Smyth: Concerto for violin, horn and orchestra
Alec Frank-Gemmill, horn
Elena Urioste, violin
Â鶹ԼÅÄ National Orchestra of Wales
Daniel Blendulf, conductor
Linda Catlin Smith: Nuages
Â鶹ԼÅÄ Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Ilan Volkov, conductor
Ruth Gipps: Symphony no. 3, op.57
Â鶹ԼÅÄ Philharmonic Orchestra
Rumon Gamba, conductor
Onute Narbutaite: La Barca
Â鶹ԼÅÄ Symphony Orchestra
Sakari Oramo, conductor
Maddalena Sirmen: String Quartet no. 5 in F minor
Aris Quartet
Morfydd Owen: Nocturne
Â鶹ԼÅÄ National Orchestra of Wales
Perry So, conductor
