Performance on 3 - Bournemouth SO/Kirill Karabits

Presented by Martin Handley. In a concert given at the Lighthouse in Poole, The Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra under Kirill Karabits perform famous works by Debussy, Rachmaninov and Stravinsky. Debussy's heady portrait of a sultry sun-infused afternoon of a faun is followed by Rachmaninov's romantic piano concerto - made famous by its use in the soundtrack to the film Brief Encounter. The latter was composed in 1900 after a period of severe writer's block, which was only overcome after Rachmaninov began a course of auto-suggestive therapy with psychologist Nikolai Dahl, to whom the concerto is dedicated. The concert concludes with Stravinsky's The Rite of Spring, another seminal work, whose rhythmic drive and complexity were too much for many at its first performance, though Debussy (who premiered the four hand piano version with the composer) was a great admirer of the younger man's piece, admitting that the Rite haunted him 'like a beautiful nightmare'. Vadim Rudenko (piano) Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra Kirill Karabits (conductor) Debussy: Prelude a l'apres midi d'un faune Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No 2 ENCORE: Rachmaninov: Prelude in C minor Op. 23 Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring Followed by performances given by the Northern Sinfonia, to mark the start of Radio 3's Free Thinking Festival 2009, which takes place at the Sage, Gateshead. Stravinsky: Violin Concerto in D Northern Sinfonia Thomas Zehetmair (violin/director) AVIE AV2150 Bach: Double concerto in C minor BWV 1060 Tim Garland (soprano saxophone) Bradley Creswick (violin) Northern Sinfonia AUDIO B ABCD 5025