Afternoon on 3 - 08/11/2007

Presented by Penny Gore. 1.00pm Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert Tchaikovsky and the Russians 3/4. Pianist Elisabeth Leonskaya plays Preludes by Rachmaninov and Tchaikovsky's great Piano Sonata in this recital recorded at the Perth Concert Hall. Rachmaninov: Prelude in C sharp minor, Op 3, No 2; Prelude in G sharp minor, Op 32, No 12 Tchaikovsky: Sonata for Piano, Op 37 Elisabeth Leonskaya (piano) 2.00pm Smetana: Haakon Jarl, Op 16 BBC Philharmonic Gianandrea Noseda (conductor) Shostakovich: The Gadfly (excerpts) BBC Philharmonic Vassily Sinaisky (conductor) Britten: Les Illuminations for voice and string orchestra, Op 18 Sally Matthews (soprano) BBC Philharmonic Vassily Sinaisky (conductor) Enescu: 7 Chansons de Clement Marot for voice and piano, Op 15 Sally Matthews (soprano) Simon Lepper (piano) Tchaikovsky: Symphony No 4 in F minor, Op 36 BBC National Orchestra of Wales Christian Gansch (conductor) Shostakovich: Symphony No 6 in B minor BBC Philharmonic Vassily Sinaisky (conductor).