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Episode 2

The San Francisco Symphony in Beethoven: Overture (King Stephen). Mozart: Piano Concerto No 22 (with Jonathan Biss). Plus music by Ives, Brahms, Respighi and Roussel.

Afternoon on 3 continues its celebration of the San Francisco Symphony in its Centenary year. Today's programme includes American music from Barber and Ives, plus Rautavaara's impressions of America in his Manhattan Trilogy. And former Radio 3 New Generation Artist Jonathan Biss is soloist in Mozart's Piano Concerto no.22.

Presented by Katie Derham.

2pm.
Beethoven: Overture to King Stephen
San Francisco Symphony
Michael Tilson Thomas (conductor)

Barber: Four Songs Op.13
Sasha Cooke (soprano)
Wu Han (piano)

2.20pm
Mozart: Piano Concerto no.22 in E flat, K.482
Jonathan Biss (piano)
San Francisco Symphony
Herbert Blomstedt (conductor)

Ives: Psalm 90
San Francisco Symphony chorus
San Francisco Symphony
Michael Tilson Thomas (conductor)

3.05pm
Brahms: Symphony no.2 in D
San Francisco Symphony
Michael Tilson Thomas (conductor)

Rautavaara: Manhattan Trilogy
San Francisco Symphony
Vladimir Ashkenazy (conductor)

4.15pm
Respighi: The Fountains of Rome
San Francisco Symphony
Vladimir Ashkenazy (conductor)

Roussel: Bacchus et Ariane Suite no.2
San Francisco Symphony
Vladimir Ashkenazy (conductor)

Prokofiev: Folk dance & dance with Mandolins (Romeo & Juliet)
San Francisco Symphony
Michael Tilson Thomas (conductor).

3 hours

Last on

Tue 8 Mar 2011 14:00

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  • Tue 8 Mar 2011 14:00