
Episode 1
Penny Gore presents a celebration of ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ performing groups. Beethoven: Prometheus Overture. Sibelius: Violin Concerto. Elgar: Symphony No 1. Rachmaninov: Isle of the Dead; Aleko.
Yesterday the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½'s seven performing groups all gave live concerts on Radio 3. In this week's Afternoon on 3 Penny Gore picks up the baton to celebrate all seven performing groups with a concert each - from right across the UK and Europe. She begins today with the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Scottish Symphony Orchestra in the beautiful acoustic of Aberdeen's Music Hall with their Scots Chief Conductor Donald Runnicles in his first season at the helm, and the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Philharmonic with a smoky programme of Rachmaninov given at the Italian festival of which their Italian Chief Conductor is Artistic Director - at Stresa by Lake Maggiore in the foothills of the Italian Alps.
Beethoven: Prometheus Overture
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Donald Runnicles, conductor
Sibelius: Violin Concerto
Julian Rachlin, violin
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Donald Runnicles, conductor
2.40pm
Elgar: Symphony no.1 in A flat
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Donald Runnicles, conductor
3.30pm
Rachmaninov: The Isle of the Dead
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Philharmonic
Gianandrea Noseda, conductor
3.50pm
Rachmaninov: Aleko
Aleko...............................Sergey Murzaev
Young Gypsy.....................Evgeny Akimov
Old Gypsy...............Gennadi Bezzubenkov
Zemfira............................Svetla Vassilieva
Old Gypsy woman..... Nadezhda Vassilieva
Chorus of Teatro Regio, Turin
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Philharmonic
Gianandrea Noseda, conductor.
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- Mon 14 Jun 2010 14:00ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 3