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Episode 2

Afternoon Concert BBC Symphony Orchestra
Episode 2 of 5

Penny Gore with music from the BBC SO. Saint-Saens: Piano Concerto No 5 (soloist: Javier Perianes). Mahler: Symphony No 5. Sibelius: Kuolema (excerpt). Elgar: Sea Pictures.

Today's Afternoon on 3 features a concert the BBC Symphony Orchestra gave on tour in Granada last summer, with a programme including Saint-Saens' Piano Concerto no.5 performed by Javier Perianes, and Mahler's mighty Symphony no.5. And the Elgar theme continues with his Sea Pictures performed by mezzo-soprano Sarah Connolly.

Presented by Penny Gore

2pm
Saint-Saens: Concerto no. 5 in F major Op.103 (Egyptian) for piano and orchestra
Falla: Serenata andaluza for piano

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Mahler: Symphony no. 5 in C sharp minor
Sibelius: Kuolema - incidental music Op.44: Scene with cranes
Javier Perianes (piano)
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Sakari Oramo (conductor)

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Elgar: Sea pictures Op.37 for mezzo-soprano and orchestra
Sarah Connolly (mezzo-soprano)
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Andrew Davis (conductor).

2 hours, 30 minutes

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Tue 18 Nov 2014 14:00
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Music Played

  • Edward Elgar

    Sea Pictures Song Cycle, Op. 37

    Singer: Dame Sarah Connolly. Orchestra: BBC Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Andrew Davis.

  • Gustav Mahler

    Symphony no. 5 in C sharp Minor

    Orchestra: BBC Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Sakari Oramo.

  • Manuel de Falla

    Serenata Andaluza for piano

    Performer: Javier Perianes.

  • Camille Saint‐Saëns

    Piano Concerto no. 5 in F Major (Egyptian), Op. 103

    Performer: Javier Perianes. Orchestra: BBC Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Sakari Oramo.

  • Jean Sibelius

    Scene with Cranes from Kuolema, Op. 44

    Orchestra: BBC Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Sakari Oramo.

  • Erich Wolfgang Korngold

    Marietta's [lute] song - from Die Tote stadt, Op. 12

    Singer: Olena Tokar. Orchestra: BBC Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Fabien Gabel.

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Ach, ich fuhl's, es ist verschwunden - from Die Zauberflote, Act 2, K. 620

    Singer: Olena Tokar. Orchestra: BBC Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Fabien Gabel.

Photo Credit: Nikos Zarb

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