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The ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ National Orchestra of Wales

The ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ National Orchestra of Wales perform music by Sibelius, Bartok, Prokofiev, Korngold, Debussy and Shostakovich.

Ian Skelly closes this week with more performances by the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ National Orchestra of Wales. Today starts with the brass section of the ensemble playing Sibelius's Overture in F minor. Then, a concert given by the ensemble with conductor B. Tommy Anderson featuring Bartok's Hungarian Sketches for orchestra, from his own piano works; followed by Prokofiev's Piano Concerto No. 3 with virtuoso soloist Beatrice Rana. The concert finishes with Korngold's Symphony in F sharp.
Then, Robert Plane performs Debussy's Premiere Rhapsodie, accompanied by the ensemble, under the baton of Tadaaki Osaka.
The afternoon closes with Shostakovich's Symphony No. 6, under conductor Mark Wigglesworth, part of a cycle of recordings of the Russian's composer symphonies by the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ National Orchestra of Wales, commercially re-released this month.

2.00pm
Sibelius: Overture in F minor
Brass section, ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ National Orchestra of Wales

c.2.10pm
Bartok: Hungarian sketches Sz.97 for orchestra [from own piano works]
Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No. 3 in C major Op.26
Korngold: Symphony in F sharp Op.40

Beatrice Rana, piano
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ National Orchestra of Wales
B. Tommy Andersson, conductor

c.3.45pm
Debussy: Premiere Rhapsodie

Robert Plane, clarinet
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ National Orchestra of Wales
Tadaaki Otaka, conductor

c.3.55pm
Shostakovich: Symphony No 6

ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ National Orchestra of Wales
Mark Wigglesworth, conductor

2 hours, 32 minutes

Music Played

  • Jean Sibelius

    Overture in F minor

    Orchestra: ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Edward Hodgson.
  • Béla Bartók

    Hungarian sketches, Sz 97

    Orchestra: ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: B. Tommy Andersson.
  • Sergey Prokofiev

    Piano concerto No 3 in C major, Op 26

    Performer: Beatrice Rana. Orchestra: ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: B. Tommy Andersson.
  • Erich Wolfgang Korngold

    Symphony in F sharp Op.40

    Orchestra: ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: B. Tommy Andersson.
  • Claude Debussy

    Premiere Rhapsodie

    Performer: Robert Plane. Orchestra: ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Tadaaki Otaka.
  • Dmitry Shostakovich

    Symphony No 6 in B minor, Op 54

    Orchestra: ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Mark Wigglesworth.
    • BIS.
  • Jean Sibelius

    Humoresques Op.87 for violin and orchestra; no.2 in D major

    Performer: Fenella Humphreys. Orchestra: ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: George Vass.
    • Resonus.

Broadcast

  • Fri 23 Jul 2021 14:00