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Last broadcast on Fri, 29 Apr 2011, 19:00 on BBC Radio 3.
Synopsis
Presented by Petroc Trelawny
Live from the Barbican Hall London
A new concerto to catch the ear, written for tonight's pianist - Nicolas Hodges - and two contrasting views of the heroic add strong spice to this programme. Ilan Volkov's choice of works opens with Britten's rarely-heard Ballad of Heroes, a choral setting of words by Auden and Swingler honouring British members of the anti-fascist International Brigade killed during the Spanish Civil War while Beethoven's mighty 3rd Symphony is nicknamed 'Eroica' - 'Heroic'.
Britten - Ballad of Heroes
James Clarke - Untitled No.2 for piano and large orchestra (BBC co-commission; UK Premiere)
Nicolas Hodges (piano)
Toby Spence (tenor)
Crouch End Festival Chorus
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Ilan Volkov (conductor).
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Fri 29 Apr 201119:00
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