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Episode 4

With Penny Gore. Barber: Music for a scene from Shelley. Mozart: Piano Concerto No 18 (soloist - Richard Goode). Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet Suite 2. William Schuman: Symphony No 3.

Presented by Penny Gore.

The conclusion of a week of programmes featuring anniversary composers Samuel Barber and William Schuman includes the first orchestral work of his that Barber heard performed in public, his "Music for a scene from Shelley"- specially recorded for the programme by the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Philharmonic and Clark Rundell. William Schuman's 3rd Symphony is performed by the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Symphony Orchestra under Juilliard School of Music graduate Leonard Slatkin.

And there's more from the Juilliard school as conductor Jo Ann Falletta performs fellow American Amy Beach's "Gaelic Symphony" of 1896 with the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Philharmonic. 2 Curtis Institute alumni perform Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 18 in B flat - pianist Richard Goode and conductor Alan Gilbert, with the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra.

And to round off the week, Samuel Barber's delicious Violin Concerto, performed by Tai Murray with the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ National Orchestra of Wales under Nicholas Braithwaite.

Barber: Music for a scene from Shelley
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Philharmonic
Clark Rundell, conductor

Mozart: Piano Concerto No.18 in B flat
Richard Goode, piano
San Francisco Symphony
Alan Gilbert, conductor

2.40pm
Amy Beach: "Gaelic" Symphony
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Philharmonic
Jo Ann Falletta, conductor

3.20pm
Shostakovich: Piano Concerto No.2 in F (Op.102)
Marc-Andre Hamelin (piano)
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Andrew Litton, conductor

3.40pm
William Schuman: Symphony No.3
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Symphony Orchestra
Leonard Slatkin, conductor

4.30pm
Barber: Violin Concerto
Tai Murray, violin
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ National Orchestra of Wales
Nicholas Braithwaite, conductor.

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Fri 19 Nov 2010 14:00

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