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Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ National Orchestra of Wales

The Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ National Orchestra of Wales and Principal Conductor Ryan Bancroft perform music from 1920 to 2020, with works by Stravinsky, Copland, Williams and Sebastian Hilli.

As part of Radio 3’s weekend looking ahead to the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Centenary in October 2022, the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ National Orchestra of Wales and Principal Conductor Ryan Bancroft take us on a journey through 100 years of music. From Sebastian Hilli's 2020 response to tragedy in the pandemic, Miracle, we travel all the way back to Stravinsky's 1920 ballet Pulcinella, the composer's self-confessed "discovery of the past". Along the way we encounter Aaron Copland's Appalachian Spring, the piece that won him a Pulitzer prize, and Grace Williams's Elegy for String Orchestra, a work that the orchestra premiered in 1936, when it was a nascent ensemble of just 20 players.

Presented by Nicola Heywood Thomas, live from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Hoddinott Hall in Cardiff.

Sebastian Hilli: Miracle
Copland: Appalachian Spring (suite)

1.50pm
Interval music

2.10pm
G Williams: Elegy for String Orchestra
Stravinsky: Pulcinella (suite)

Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ National Orchestra of Wales
Ryan Bancroft (conductor)

1 hour, 56 minutes

Last on

Sat 12 Feb 2022 13:00
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 3

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Music Played

  • Sebastian Hilli

    Miracle

    Orchestra: Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Ryan Bancroft.

  • Aaron Copland

    Appalachian Spring

    Orchestra: Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Ryan Bancroft.

  • Grace Williams

    The Dark Island (Excerpts)

    Performer: Mansel Thomas. Orchestra: Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ National Orchestra of Wales.

  • HΓ©ctor Macdonald

    Hiraeth

    Performer: Catrin Finch. Orchestra: Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Grant Llewellyn.

  • William Mathias

    Ceremony after a Fire Raid, Op 63 (3rd mvt, 'Into the organpipes and steeples')

    Performer: Christopher Williams. Performer: Matthew Hardy. Performer: Andrea Porter. Choir: Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ National Chorus of Wales. Conductor: Adrian Partington.
    • Ty Cerdd.

  • Richard Wagner

    Lohengrin (Act 3, Prelude)

    Orchestra: Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Mariss Jansons.

  • Grace Williams

    Elegy

    Conductor: Ryan Bancroft. Orchestra: Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ National Orchestra of Wales.

  • Igor Stravinsky

    Pulcinella Suite

    Conductor: Ryan Bancroft. Orchestra: Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ National Orchestra of Wales.

Broadcast

  • Sat 12 Feb 2022 13:00
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 3