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Friday - ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ National Orchestra of Wales live from Cardiff

Nicola Heyward Thomas introduces the ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ National Orchestra of Wales, live from Hoddinott Hall as baritone Ashley Riches sings Russian repertoire.

Nicola Heyward Thomas introduces the ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ National Orchestra of Wales, live from Hoddinott Hall in Cardiff. Baritone Ashley Riches sings Russian repertoire, and the orchestra celebrates Afternoon Concert's tone poem theme with a programme dedicated to the form, and examples by Shostakovich, Scriabin and Liszt. Then it's back to the studio with Penny Gore for Sibelius's Fifth Symphony and another tone poem - Richard Arnell's portrait of Lord Byron.

2pm
Live from Hoddinott Hall in Cardiff, presented by Nicola Heyward Thomas.

Shostakovich: October - symphonic poem, Op.131
Musorgsky: Songs and dances of death (orch Denisov)
Musorgsky: Song of the Flea (orch Stravinsky)

Interval music

c.3pm
Liszt: Mazeppa - symphonic poem after Hugo, S.100
Scriabin: Le Poeme de l'extase, Op.54
Ashley Riches (baritone)
ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ National Orchestra of Wales
Robert Spano (conductor)

c.3.50pm back to the studio with Penny Gore

Sibelius: Symphony No. 5 in E flat major, Op.82
Sibelius: Valse Triste (Kuolema)
ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ National Orchestra of Wales
Thomas Sondergard (conductor)

c.4.25pm
Arnell: Lord Byron - a Symphonic Portrait
ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ National Orchestra of Wales
Martin Yates (conductor).

3 hours

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Fri 20 Oct 2017 14:00
ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 3

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Music Played

  • Dmitry Shostakovich

    October, Symphonic Poem (1967) op.131

    Orchestra: ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Robert Spano.

  • Modest Mussorgsky

    Songs and Dances of Death

    Performer: Ashley Riches. Orchestra: ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ National Orchestra of Wales.

  • Modest Mussorgsky

    Song of the Flea

    Performer: Ashley Riches. Orchestra: ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ National Orchestra of Wales.

  • Camille Saint‐SaΓ«ns

    La Brise

    Performer: Ashley Riches.

  • Camille Saint‐SaΓ«ns

    Au Cimetiere

    Performer: Ashley Riches.

  • Camille Saint‐SaΓ«ns

    Tournoiement

    Performer: Ashley Riches.

  • Franz Liszt

    Mazeppa (Symphonic Poem No.6) op. 100

    Orchestra: ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Robert Spano.

  • Alexander Scriabin

    Le Poeme de l'extase Op.54

    Orchestra: ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Robert Spano.

  • Jean Sibelius

    Symphony No 5

    Conductor: Thomas SΓΈndergΓ₯rd. Orchestra: ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ National Orchestra of Wales.

  • Jean Sibelius

    Valse Triste

    Orchestra: ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Thomas SΓΈndergΓ₯rd.

  • Richard Arnell

    Lord Byron - Symphonic Portrait, Op. 67

    Orchestra: ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Martin Yates.

  • Lennox Berkeley

    Serenade Op.12

    Orchestra: ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Richard Hickox.
    • The Berkeley Edition, Volume 1.
    • Chandos.
    • 7-10.

Credit

Performer ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ National Orchestra of Wales

Broadcast

  • Fri 20 Oct 2017 14:00
    ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 3