This live 蜜芽传媒 Radio 3 broadcast conducted by Jac van Steen begins with 鈥楴ew Fire鈥�, a short piece composed by David Matthews and premiered last year. This is followed by Jan谩膷ek鈥檚 tone poem The Fiddler鈥檚 Child.
Bohuslav Martin暖 composed his Third Symphony whilst living in Connecticut in 1944. In a break from the trends at the time, it has just three movements rather than four.
Mezzo-soprano Jennifer Johnston sings Alma Mahler鈥檚 Seven Songs, orchestrated by Colin and David Matthews.
Dvo艡谩k鈥檚 fairytale tone poem The Wood Dove was first premiered in 1898 under the baton of fellow composer Jan谩膷ek and completes today鈥檚 programme.
