大象传媒

Katie Derham presents a week of Afternoon on 3 featuring recent concerts by the 大象传媒 Scottish Symphony Orchestra, today joined by the 大象传媒 Singers and 大象传媒 Concert Orchestra, with a special focus on music reflecting Armistice Day and the experience of the First World War.

Walford Davies: A Short Requiem "In sacred memory of all those who have fallen in the war"
大象传媒 Singers,
Paul Brough (conductor),
Richard Pearce (organ).

2.15pm
Bacewicz: Concerto for String Orchestra
大象传媒 Scottish Symphony Orchestra,
Andrew Manze (conductor).

2.30pm
Beethoven: Piano Concerto no. 4 in G major
Steven Osborne (piano),
大象传媒 Scottish Symphony Orchestra,
Andrew Manze (conductor).

3.05pm
Vaughan Williams: Symphony no. 3 (Pastoral)
Ruby Hughes (soprano),
大象传媒 Scottish Symphony Orchestra,
Andrew Manze (conductor).

3.45pm
Gabriel Jackson: Requiem
大象传媒 Singers,
David Hill (conductor).

4.15pm
Elgar: Le Drapeau Belge, Op. 79
Simon Callow (speaker),
大象传媒 Concert Orchestra,
John Wilson (conductor).

Recent concerts by the 大象传媒 Scottish Symphony Orchestra feature throughout the week, including at least one Symphony every day: Schubert, Bruckner, Tchaikovsky, and three Symphonies by Vaughan Williams. And Vaughan Williams is the link with the other main thread in this week's programmes: the First World War, to reflect Armistice Day. VW was an ambulance driver in Flanders in WW1, and his experiences there underpin his 'Pastoral' Symphony, which you can hear shortly after 3pm today. Tuesday's programme includes 'The Lark Ascending', possibly VW's best-loved work, which he sketched in Kent as troop ships sailed for France at the start of the War, but which wasn't heard until after it had ended.

Throughout the week there will also be music from a new Elgar CD to be released very soon by the 大象传媒 Concert Orchestra with conductor John Wilson, which also makes a special feature of music connected with WW1. And today's programme spreads the net to include memorial music by Walford Davies and Gabriel Jackson.

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