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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.

Duration:

2 hours

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




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