BBC Concert Orchestra
With John McCabe
Monday 3 October 2005 19:30-21:30 (Radio 3)
One of Britain's foremost composers and renowned Haydn performer, John McCabe, joins the BBC Concert Orchestra for a performance of Haydn's keyboard concerto. He also discusses with presenter Piers Burton-Page how the music of Haydn has influenced his own compositions, specifically his 3rd Symphony, which is based on the slow movement of Haydn's Eb String Quartet.
Playlist:
Elgar: Serenade for Strings, Op 20
Haydn: Keyboard Concerto in D; String Quartet in Eb, Op 76, No 6
John McCabe: Symphony No 3, Hommages
BBC Concert Orchestra
Barry Wordsworth (conductor)
John McCabe (piano)
Wihan Quartet