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Music from the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ SO. Simon Wills: Empress of Blandings. Jenkins: SRI. Barber: Canzonetta. Pickard: Channel Firing. Dean: Carlo. Beethoven: Symphony No 4. Weir: Natural History.

Penny Gore presents week of performances by the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Symphony Orchestra. There's new British music recorded at the Maida Vale Studios, the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Singers join for Brett Dean's Gesualdo-inspired Carlo, plus Beethoven's Symphony no. 4 in Bad Kissingen. And in the lead up to Radio 3's Folk Connections weekend, soprano Ailish Tynan performs Judith Weir's Natural History - a setting of folk poetry taken from the collection of Taoist texts ascribed to the famous Chinese philosopher Chuang-Tzu.

2pm
Simon Wills
Empress of Blandings - a souffle for orchestra
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Symphony Orchestra
Martyn Brabbins (conductor)

Dan Jenkins
SRI (World Premiere)
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Symphony Orchestra
Martyn Brabbins (conductor)

Samuel Barber
Canzonetta
Emily Pailthorpe (oboe)
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Symphony Orchestra
Martyn Brabbins (conductor)

c. 2.30pm
John Pickard
Channel Firing
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Symphony Orchestra
Martyn Brabbins (conductor)

c. 3pm
Brett Dean
Carlo
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Singers
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Symphony Orchestra
David Robertson (conductor)

c. 3.25pm
Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony no. 4 in B flat major Op.60
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Symphony Orchestra
Sakari Oramo (conductor)

c. 4pm
Judith Weir
Natural History
Ailish Tynan (soprano)
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Symphony Orchestra
Martyn Brabbins (conductor).

2 hours, 30 minutes

Music Played

  • Simon Wills

    Empress of Blandings - a souffle for orchestra

    Orchestra: ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Martyn Brabbins.

    Recorded 16 October 2015 at ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Maida Vale Studio 1

  • Dan Jenkins

    SRI for orchestra

    Orchestra: ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Martyn Brabbins.

    Recorded 16 October 2015 at ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Maida Vale Studio 1

  • Samuel Barber

    Canzonetta for oboe and string orchestra

    Performer: Emily Pailthorpe. Orchestra: ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Martyn Brabbins.

    Recorded 16 October 2015 at ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Maida Vale Studio 1

  • John Pickard

    Channel firing

    Orchestra: ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Martyn Brabbins.

    Recorded 16 October 2015 at ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Maida Vale Studio 1

  • Brett Dean

    Carlo for strings and chorus

    Choir: ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Singers. Orchestra: ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: David Robertson.

    Recorded 17 March 2012 at Barbican Hall, London

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Symphony no. 4 in B flat major Op.60

    Orchestra: ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Sakari Oramo.

    Recorded 01 July 2015 at the Bad Kissingen Festival, Germany

  • Judith Weir

    Natural history

    Singer: Ailish Tynan. Orchestra: ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Martyn Brabbins.
    • Judith Weir: The Welcome Arrival of Rain.
    • NMC.
    • D137.
    • 2.
  • Percy Grainger

    Jutish Medley

    Performer: Martin Jones.
    • Grainger - Dished up for Piano vol.3.
    • NIMBUS.
    • NI5244.
    • 7.

Credit

Role Contributor
Performer ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Symphony Orchestra

Broadcast

  • Tue 26 Jan 2016 14:00