Afternoon on 3 - Piano Concertos - Episode 1

Piano Concertos The piano has inspired composers to write more concertos than for any other instrument, and this week Penny Gore introduces a varied selection. Well loved war horses such as those by Gershwin, Schumann and Rachmaninov sit alongside lesser known but equally attractive examples by Malcolm Arnold, Scriabin and Jolivet. Bloch: Concerto grosso no. 1 for string orchestra and piano obbligato Leon McCawley (piano) Strings of the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra Elizabeth Layton (director) Mendelssohn: Symphony no. 3 in A minor "Scottish" BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra Nicholas McGegan (conductor) York Bowen: Piano Concerto No 3 in G Danny Driver (piano) BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra Martyn Brabbins (conductor) Beethoven: Symphony no. 6 in F "Pastoral" BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra Ilan Volkov (conductor) Adams: Slonimsky's earbox BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra Donald Runnicles (conductor) Gershwin: Piano Concerto in F Stewart Goodyear (piano) BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra Andrew Litton (conductor).