Focus On The BBC Concert Orchestra [Afternoon Concert]

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20100201

BBC Concert Orchestra

Penny Gore presents a week of performances focusing on the BBC Concert Orchestra, one of the nations's most versatile orchestras with repertoire ranging from classical to jazz, via film and pop. The highlight will be a concert performed live at the Watford Colosseum on Wednesday with conductor Keith Lockhart. Other musical threads throughout the week include concertos by Mozart and works by Dvorak, all performed by BBC orchestras across the UK.

Copland: Music for Movies

Keith Lockhart (conductor)

Karlowicz: Bianca da Molena - prologue

BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra

Michal Dworzynski (conductor)

Dvorak: Cello Concerto

Danjulo Ishizaka - cello

Beethoven: Symphony No.5 in C minor

Bach: Cello Suite No.2 in D minor, BWV 1008

Danjulo Ishizaka (solo cello)

Mozart: Clarinet Concerto in A, K.622

Sabine Meyer - clarinet

BBC Symphony Orchestra

Jiri Belohlavek - conductor

Britten: Serenade for Tenor, Horn and Strings

Werner Gura (tenor)

Martin Owen (horn)

Jiri Belohlavek - conductor.

Penny Gore presents the BBC CO in Copland: Music for Movies. Plus Dvorak, Bach and Mozart.

20100202

Penny Gore continues her exploration of Mozart concertos and orchestral works by Dvorak, performed today by the BBC National Orchestra of Wales. Looking ahead to tomorrow's live concert from Watford Colosseum, there's also some more from the versatile BBC Concert Orchestra.

William Alwyn: Overture in the form of a Serenade

Micaela Haslam - soprano

The London Chorus

John Wilson (conductor)

Ravel: Pavane pour une infante defunte

Thierry Fischer (conductor)

Mahler: Kindertotenlieder

Jane Irwin - mezzo-soprano

Dvorak: Symphony no 7

Mozart: Piano Concerto No.19 in F, K.459

Gottlieb Wallisch - piano

Mathias Bamert (conductor)

Bruckner: Symphony no. 3

Mathias Bamert.

Penny Gore presents music including Alwyn's Overture in the form of a serenade.

Watford Colosseum

20100203

Louise Fryer presents live from the Watford Colosseum

BBC Concert Orchestra

Jose Franch-Ballester clarinet

Keith Lockhart - conductor

Balakirev: Overture on 3 Russian Folk Songs

Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream - excerpts

Prokofiev: Classical Symphony

Britten: Four Sea Interludes from Peter Grimes

Copland: Clarinet Concerto

Ravel: Mother Goose - suite.

BBC CO/Keith Lockhart in Balakirev, Mendelssohn, Prokofiev, Britten, Copland and Ravel.

20100204

Penny Gore continues her exploration of Mozart concertos - today for violin and piano - and Dvorak orchestral works - today including the uplifting Symphony No.8. There's also more from the versatile BBC Concert Orchestra.

Dvorak: Hussite overture (Op.67)

BBC National Orchestra of Wales

Takuo Yuasa - conductor

Mozart: Concerto for violin and orchestra No.5 (K.219) in A

Olivier Charlier (violin)

SIBELIUS: Symphony no. 1 in E minor

Vaughan Williams: Heroic Elegy & Triumphal March

Roderick Elms - organ

John Wilson (conductor)

Mozart: Piano Concerto in A, K 414

Steven Osborne (piano)

BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

Yan Pascal Tortelier - conductor

Dvorak: Symphony No 8

Yan Pascal Tortelier - conductor.

Penny Gore presents music by Vaughan Williams, Dvorak, Mozart and Sibelius.

20100205

Penny Gore presents Mozart's flute concerto, rounds off her survey of Dvorak orchestral works with the most well-loved of his symphonies, the New World, and continues her focus on the versatile BBC Concert Orchestra.

Respighi: Suite for organ and orchestra in G

BBC National Orchestra of Wales

Peter King - organ

Francois-Xavier Roth - conductor

BRITTEN: Prelude and fugue for 18-part string orchestra

Lesley Hatfield (director)

PURCELL arr. Britten: Chacony in G minor

Mozart: Flute Concerto in G, K.313

Sharon Bezaly - flute

BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra

Michal Dworzynski - conductor

Dvorak: Czech Suite

Keith Lockhart (conductor)

Korngold: Schauspiel Overture

BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

Juraj Valcuha - conductor

Steven Mackey: Beautiful passing

Leila Josefowicz (violin)

Dvorak: Symphony No 9 'New World

Juraj Valcuha - conductor.

Penny Gore presents music by Dvorak, Respighi, Britten, Purcell, Mozart, Korngold, Mackey.

Episodes

Episode	Title	First Broadcast	Comments
01		20100201	BBC Concert Orchestra Penny Gore presents a week of performances focusing on the BBC Concert Orchestra, one of the nations's most versatile orchestras with repertoire ranging from classical to jazz, via film and pop. The highlight will be a concert performed live at the Watford Colosseum on Wednesday with conductor Keith Lockhart. Other musical threads throughout the week include concertos by Mozart and works by Dvorak, all performed by BBC orchestras across the UK. Copland: Music for Movies Keith Lockhart (conductor) Karlowicz: Bianca da Molena - prologue BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra Michal Dworzynski (conductor) Dvorak: Cello Concerto Danjulo Ishizaka - cello Beethoven: Symphony No.5 in C minor Bach: Cello Suite No.2 in D minor, BWV 1008 Danjulo Ishizaka (solo cello) Mozart: Clarinet Concerto in A, K.622 Sabine Meyer - clarinet BBC Symphony Orchestra Jiri Belohlavek - conductor Britten: Serenade for Tenor, Horn and Strings Werner Gura (tenor) Martin Owen (horn) Jiri Belohlavek - conductor. Penny Gore presents the BBC CO in Copland: Music for Movies. Plus Dvorak, Bach and Mozart.
02		20100202	Penny Gore continues her exploration of Mozart concertos and orchestral works by Dvorak, performed today by the BBC National Orchestra of Wales. Looking ahead to tomorrow's live concert from Watford Colosseum, there's also some more from the versatile BBC Concert Orchestra. William Alwyn: Overture in the form of a Serenade Micaela Haslam - soprano The London Chorus John Wilson (conductor) Ravel: Pavane pour une infante defunte Thierry Fischer (conductor) Mahler: Kindertotenlieder Jane Irwin - mezzo-soprano Dvorak: Symphony no 7 Mozart: Piano Concerto No.19 in F, K.459 Gottlieb Wallisch - piano Mathias Bamert (conductor) Bruckner: Symphony no. 3 Mathias Bamert. Penny Gore presents music including Alwyn's Overture in the form of a serenade.
03	Watford Colosseum	20100203	Louise Fryer presents live from the Watford Colosseum BBC Concert Orchestra Jose Franch-Ballester clarinet Keith Lockhart - conductor Balakirev: Overture on 3 Russian Folk Songs Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream - excerpts Prokofiev: Classical Symphony Britten: Four Sea Interludes from Peter Grimes Copland: Clarinet Concerto Ravel: Mother Goose - suite. BBC CO/Keith Lockhart in Balakirev, Mendelssohn, Prokofiev, Britten, Copland and Ravel.
04		20100204	Penny Gore continues her exploration of Mozart concertos - today for violin and piano - and Dvorak orchestral works - today including the uplifting Symphony No.8. There's also more from the versatile BBC Concert Orchestra. Dvorak: Hussite overture (Op.67) BBC National Orchestra of Wales Takuo Yuasa - conductor Mozart: Concerto for violin and orchestra No.5 (K.219) in A Olivier Charlier (violin) SIBELIUS: Symphony no. 1 in E minor Vaughan Williams: Heroic Elegy & Triumphal March Roderick Elms - organ John Wilson (conductor) Mozart: Piano Concerto in A, K 414 Steven Osborne (piano) BBC Philharmonic Orchestra Yan Pascal Tortelier - conductor Dvorak: Symphony No 8 Yan Pascal Tortelier - conductor. Penny Gore presents music by Vaughan Williams, Dvorak, Mozart and Sibelius.
05		20100205	Penny Gore presents Mozart's flute concerto, rounds off her survey of Dvorak orchestral works with the most well-loved of his symphonies, the New World, and continues her focus on the versatile BBC Concert Orchestra. Respighi: Suite for organ and orchestra in G BBC National Orchestra of Wales Peter King - organ Francois-Xavier Roth - conductor BRITTEN: Prelude and fugue for 18-part string orchestra Lesley Hatfield (director) PURCELL arr. Britten: Chacony in G minor Mozart: Flute Concerto in G, K.313 Sharon Bezaly - flute BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra Michal Dworzynski - conductor Dvorak: Czech Suite Keith Lockhart (conductor) Korngold: Schauspiel Overture BBC Philharmonic Orchestra Juraj Valcuha - conductor Steven Mackey: Beautiful passing Leila Josefowicz (violin) Dvorak: Symphony No 9 'New World Juraj Valcuha - conductor. Penny Gore presents music by Dvorak, Respighi, Britten, Purcell, Mozart, Korngold, Mackey.