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Music to accompany the 大象传媒 Four Symphony series. Nielsen: Symphony No 2 (The Four Temperaments). Ives: Symphony No 2. Elgar: Symphony No 2 in E flat.

Katie Derham continues Radio 3's month of programmes complementing the 大象传媒4 series "Symphony" - including every note of every Symphony featured in the television series. This week the Afternoon on 3 series reaches the twentieth century and find the Symphony flourishing far from its Austro-German foundations. Today we visit Denmark, England and the United States of America for the second symphonies written by three composers during the first decade of the century.

2 hours, 30 minutes

Last on

Mon 28 Nov 2011 14:00

Music Played

  • Carl Nielsen

    Symphony no. 2 (The Four temperaments)

    Performer: Ulster Orchestra Conductor: Michael Seal

  • Charles Ives

    Symphony no. 2

    Conductor: Andrew Grams Performer: 大象传媒 Symphony Orchestra

  • Edward Elgar

    Symphony no. 2 in E flat major

    Conductor: Vassily Sinaisky Performer: 大象传媒 Philharmonic

  • Jean Sibelius

    Night ride and sunrise

    Conductor: Stefan Solyom Performer: 大象传媒 Scottish Symphony Orchestra

Broadcast

  • Mon 28 Nov 2011 14:00