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ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ National Orchestra of Wales

The ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ National Orchestra of Wales and Principal Conductor Ryan Bancroft perform music from 1920 to 2020, with works by Stravinsky, Copland, Williams and Sebastian Hilli.

As part of Radio 3’s weekend looking ahead to the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Centenary in October 2022, the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ National Orchestra of Wales and Principal Conductor Ryan Bancroft take us on a journey through 100 years of music. From Sebastian Hilli's 2020 response to tragedy in the pandemic, Miracle, we travel all the way back to Stravinsky's 1920 ballet Pulcinella, the composer's self-confessed "discovery of the past". Along the way we encounter Aaron Copland's Appalachian Spring, the piece that won him a Pulitzer prize, and Grace Williams's Elegy for String Orchestra, a work that the orchestra premiered in 1936, when it was a nascent ensemble of just 20 players.

Presented by Nicola Heywood Thomas, live from ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Hoddinott Hall in Cardiff.

Sebastian Hilli: Miracle
Copland: Appalachian Spring (suite)

1.50pm
Interval music

2.10pm
G Williams: Elegy for String Orchestra
Stravinsky: Pulcinella (suite)

ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ National Orchestra of Wales
Ryan Bancroft (conductor)

1 hour, 56 minutes

Music Played

  • Sebastian Hilli

    Miracle

    Orchestra: ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Ryan Bancroft.
  • Aaron Copland

    Appalachian Spring

    Orchestra: ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Ryan Bancroft.
  • Grace Williams

    The Dark Island (Excerpts)

    Performer: Mansel Thomas. Orchestra: ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ National Orchestra of Wales.
  • Héctor Macdonald

    Hiraeth

    Performer: Catrin Finch. Orchestra: ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Grant Llewellyn.
  • William Mathias

    Ceremony after a Fire Raid, Op 63 (3rd mvt, 'Into the organpipes and steeples')

    Performer: Christopher Williams. Performer: Matthew Hardy. Performer: Andrea Porter. Choir: ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ National Chorus of Wales. Conductor: Adrian Partington.
    • Ty Cerdd.
  • Richard Wagner

    Lohengrin (Act 3, Prelude)

    Orchestra: ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Mariss Jansons.
  • Grace Williams

    Elegy

    Conductor: Ryan Bancroft. Orchestra: ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ National Orchestra of Wales.
  • Igor Stravinsky

    Pulcinella Suite

    Conductor: Ryan Bancroft. Orchestra: ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ National Orchestra of Wales.

Broadcast

  • Sat 12 Feb 2022 13:00