Afternoon on 3 - Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra - Episode 4

Music from Richard Strauss's final opera provides the bookends for today's programme played by the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra. In-between there's 20th and 21st-century music including rarely-heard scores by Messiaen, Debussy and Miaskovsky. The orchestra's homeland contributes the soloist for Bartok's 2nd Violin Concerto and music from the 1950's and a new work by a composer still in his 20's. Finnish choirs join the orchestra for music by Pärt, intriguingly based on a prelude by Bach. Presented by Katie Derham. Richard Strauss: Prelude to Capriccio Members of the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra Okko Kamu, conductor 2.10pm Messiaen: Les Offrandes oubliées Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra Tugan Sokhiev, conductor 2.20pm Debussy: 4 Symphonic Fragments (Le martyre de Saint Sébastien) Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra Oliver Knussen, conductor 2.45pm Bartok: Violin Concerto No.2 Elina Vähälä, violin Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra Tugan Sokhiev, conductor 3.25pm Uuno Klami: The Song of Lake Kuujärvi Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra Hannu Lintu, conductor 3.45pm Ville Matvejeff: Ad Astra Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra Jakub Hrusa, conductor 4.00pm Miaskovsky: Symphony No.10 in F Minor Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra Oliver Knussen, conductor 4.15pm Pärt: Credo EMO Ensemble Kaamos Chamber Choir Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra Andres Mustonen, conductor 4.30pm Richard Strauss: Final Scene from Capriccio Soile Isokoski, soprano Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra Okko Kamu, conductor.