Performance on 3 - Aldeburgh Festival 2009 - Mahler Chamber Orchestra - Haydn, Stockhausen, Beethoven

Radio 3 at the Summer Festivals. Catherine Bott presents a concert from the 2009 Aldeburgh Festival, under the baton of Pierre-Laurent Aimard, the festival's new artistic director and a leading pianist who is running his first season at the Suffolk venue. The programme feature two masterpieces of the classical repertoire and one from the 20th-century avant-garde. Mahler Chamber Orchestra Pierre-Laurent Aimard (piano/director) Haydn: Symphony No 45 (Farewell) Stockhausen: Kontra-Punkte Beethoven: Piano Concerto No 5 (Emperor) Followed by songs from Broadway musicals sung by Kim Criswell and Brent Barrett, with the BBC Concert Orchestra conducted by John McGlinn. Bernstein: Wonderful Town - Overture Bernstein: I Feel Like I’m Not Out of Bed Yet; New York, New York from On the Town Richard Rodgers: Manhattan (from Garrick Gaieties) George M Cohan: Give My Regards To Broadway (from Little Johnny Jones) Nacio Herb Brown: Broadway Rhythm (from Broadway Melody) Sondheim: Another Hundred People (from Company) Sung by Brent Barrett and Kim Criswell Maida Vale Singers BBC Concert Orchestra John McGlinn (conductor)