Afternoon on 3 - Barber/Schuman Centenary - Episode 3

Presented by Penny Gore. It's the turn of 2 graduates from the Juilliard School of music in New York to shine in today's programme. Violinist Sarah Chang performs Bruch's 1st Violin Concerto with the BBC Symphony Orchestra and Jiri Belohlavek, and James Conlon conducts the BBC Symphony Orchestra in Debussy's La Mer. William Schuman's orchestration of Charles Ives' Variations on "America" let us know from the start where we are, and the programme includes Samuel Barber's first symphony of 1936, and his first Essay for orchestra of 1937. Ives (orch. William Schuman): Variations on "America" BBC Scottish Symphony Martyn Brabbins, conductor 2.40pm Bruch: Violin Concerto No.1 Sarah Chang, violin BBC Symphony Orchestra Jiri Belohlavek, conductor 3.05pm Barber: Symphony No.1 BBC Philharmonic Andreas Delfs, conductor 3.25pm Debussy: La Mer BBC Symphony Orchestra James Conlon, conductor 3.50pm Barber: Essay for Orchestra No.1 BBC Philharmonic Andreas Delfs, conductor.