Afternoon on 3 - Mendelssohn Symphony Cycle
A series of all five symphonies of Felix Mendelssohn, a Radio 3 Composer of the Year in 2009. Plus recordings of the BBC performing groups in other orchestral works he wrote
Afternoon on 3 - Mendelssohn Symphony Cycle - Episode 1
BBCNOW/Richard Hickox in Mendelssohn: Symphony No 1. Plus BBCSO in Bach: Fantasia and Fugue; BBC Philharmonic in Haydn: Symphony No 92; and BBCSSO in Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique.
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Afternoon on 3 - Mendelssohn Symphony Cycle - Episode 2
Penny Gore presents the BBCNOW under Richard Hickox performing Mendelssohn: Symphony No 5. Plus Elgar: Froissart; Beethoven: Symphony No 7, and music by Liszt and Schumann.
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Afternoon on 3 - Mendelssohn Symphony Cycle - Episode 3
Penny Gore presents the BBCNOW under Rumon Gamba in Mendelssohn: Symphony No 4. Plus Weber: Overture (The Ruler of the Spirits) as well as CPE Bach and Schubert.
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Afternoon on 3 - Mendelssohn Symphony Cycle - Episode 4
Penny Gore presents the BBCNOW performing Mendelssohn: Symphony No 2, with Veronique Gens (soprano). Plus music by Hummel and Roussel.
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Afternoon on 3 - Mendelssohn Symphony Cycle - Episode 5
Penny Gore presents the BBC SSO conducted by Christoph Konig in Mendelssohn: Symphony No 3 and Hebrides Overture. Plus works by Vaughan Williams and Bruch.
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