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 Radio 3 celebrates Sir Colin Davis’s 80th birthday with recordings from the Radio 3 archive. These concerts span the whole of his career, covering signature composers from his repertoire, performed by the orchestras and opera companies with whom he has built up a close relationship. There will be interviews with Sir Colin and live guests throughout the week.  Monday 24 September Guest – Robert Lloyd Stravinsky 3 Scenes from Petrushka Berlioz Francs-Juges (extracts) * Roberto Gerhard Symphony No 4 BBC Symphony Orchestra April Cantelo (soprano) * Helen Watts (mezzo-soprano) * Emile Belcourt (tenor) * Raimund Herincx (baritone) * The Ambrosian Singers * New Philharmonia Orchestra * Colin Davis (conductor) Recorded at the Royal Festival Hall in 1968 Recorded at BBC Broadcasting House in 1965 * Broadcast details  Tuesday 25 September Guest – David Cairns Mozart Le Nozze di Figaro (Act 2) Kiri Te Kanawa (Countess Almaviva) Victor Braun (Count Almaviva) Geraint Evans (Figaro) Reri Grist (Susanna) Patricia Kern (Cherubino) Heather Begg (Marcellina) Noel Mangin (Bartolo) Royal Opera House Orchestra Colin Davis (conductor) Recorded at the Royal Opera House in 1971 Tippett Triple Concerto (World Premiere) Gyorgy Pauk (violin) Nobuko Imai (viola) Ralph Kirshbaum (cello) London Symphony Orchestra Colin Davis (conductor) Recorded at the Royal Albert Hall in 1980 Broadcast details  Wednesday 26 September Guests – Mitsuko Uchida & Andrew Marriner Weber Euryanthe Overture Dvorak The Wild Dove Berlioz Symphonie Fantastique Dresden Staatskapelle Colin Davis (conductor) Recorded at the Royal Albert Hall in 1994 Broadcast details  Thursday 27 September Tippett Ritual dances from ‘The Midsummer Marriage Ravel Concerto for Piano and orchestra in G major* Tippett The Rose Lake (World Premiere) Debussy La Mer Gerhard Oppitz (piano) * London Symphony Orchestra Colin Davis (conductor) Recorded at the Barbican Hall in 1995 Broadcast details  Friday 28 September Brahms Tragic Overture (Op.81) Brahms Symphony No 3 (Op.90) in F major Sibelius Symphony No 5 (Op.82) in E flat major European Union Youth Orchestra Colin Davis (conductor) Recorded at the Royal Albert Hall in 2007 |
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