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Featuring the ѿý Philharmonic. Bax: Overture to a Picaresque Comedy. Elgar: Cello Concerto; Serenade for Strings. A Cooke: Symphony No 6. Vaughan Williams: The Lark Ascending.

All this week Catriona Young presents the ѿý Philharmonic in music from the British Isles to launch Afternoon on 3's British music season.

Today, two of the most popular pieces in the orchestral repertoire, by Elgar and Vaughan Williams, alongside the first performance of a symphony by the Yorkshire-born composer Arnold Cooke.

2pm
Bax: Overture to a Picaresque Comedy
ѿý Philharmonic
Michael Seal (conductor)

Elgar: Cello Concerto
Daniel Müller-Schott (cello)
ѿý Philharmonic
Vassily Sinaisky (conductor)

c.2.45pm
Arnold Cooke: Symphony No 6 (first performance)
ѿý Philharmonic
Andrew Gourlay (conductor)

c.3.15pm
Elgar: Serenade for strings
ѿý Philharmonic
John Wilson (conductor)

Vaughan Williams: The Lark Ascending
Tasmin Little (violin)
ѿý Philharmonic
Leo Hussain (conductor)

c.3.45pm
David Matthews: Symphony No 8
ѿý Philharmonic
Jac van Steen (conductor).

2 hours, 30 minutes

Last on

Mon 12 Sep 2016 14:00

Music Played

  • Alec Roth

    Lights Out (Edward Thomas)

    Performer: Mark Padmore. Performer: Morgan Szymanski.
  • Arnold Bax

    Overture to a Picaresque Comedy

    Orchestra: ѿý Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Michael Seal.
  • Edward Elgar

    Cello Concerto in E minor, Op.85

    Performer: Daniel Müller‐Schott. Orchestra: ѿý Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Vassily Sinaisky.
  • Arnold Cooke

    Symphony no.6

    Orchestra: ѿý Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Andrew Gourlay. Performer: Narek Hakhnazaryan.
  • Edward Elgar

    Serenade for Strings

    Orchestra: ѿý Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: John Wilson.
  • Ralph Vaughan Williams

    The Lark Ascending

    Performer: Tasmin Little. Orchestra: ѿý Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Leo Hussain.
  • David Matthews

    Symphony no.8

    Orchestra: ѿý Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Jac van Steen.

Credit

Role Contributor
Performer ѿý Philharmonic Orchestra

Broadcast

  • Mon 12 Sep 2016 14:00