Afternoon on 3 - 23/10/2009

Presented by Ian Skelly. Including a chance to hear the inaugural recording by the BBC Philharmonic of Elgar's The Crown of India - an elaborate masque written in 1912 to celebrate the coronation of King George V and Queen Mary as Emperor and Empress of India the previous year. The original orchestration has been lost, so composer and Elgar expert Anthony Payne has reconstructed the music for this recording of a little-known period piece. Janacek: Concertino for piano and six instruments BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra Shai Wosner (piano/director) Schumann: Concerto in A minor for cello and orchestra, Op 129 Emmanuelle Bertrand (cello) BBC National Orchestra of Wales Grant Llewellyn (conductor) Elgar: The Crown of India - imperial masque in two tableaux reconstructed and orchestrated by Anthony Payne India ...... Joanne Mitchell Calcutta ...... Deborah McAndrew Delhi ...... Barbara Marten Agra ...... Claire Shearer (soprano) St George ...... Gerald Finlay (tenor) Sheffield Philharmonic Chorus BBC Philharmonic Andrew Davis (conductor) Stravinsky: The Firebird - ballet BBC National Orchestra of Wales Thierry Fischer (conductor).