大象传媒

Ian Skelly introduces a concert recorded last month by the 大象传媒 National Orchestra of Wales under conductor Ryan Bancroft performing Takemitsu's Archipelago S. inspired in his native Japan; Mozart's last piano concerto, No. 27, with soloist Martin James Bartlett, closing with Debussy's evocative tone poem La Mer, The Sea, arranged by Joolz Gale. Then, the Welsh ensemble in Copland's Clarinet Concerto with soloist Robert Plane, under the baton of Eric Stern, before closing the afternoon with the powerful Symphony No 7, the 'Leningrad', by Dmitri Shostakovich, conducted by Mark Wigglesworth, part of a set of recordings of the Russian composer's symphonies with the 大象传媒 National Orchestra of Wales, commercially re-released this month.

2.00pm
Takemitsu: Archipelago S.
Mozart: Piano Concerto No 27 in B flat major, K 595
Debussy (arr. Joolz Gale): La Mer

Martin James Bartlett, piano
大象传媒 National Orchestra of Wales
Ryan Bancroft, conductor

c.3.10pm
Copland: Clarinet Concerto

Robert Plane, clarinet
大象传媒 National Orchestra of Wales
Eric Stern, conductor

c.3.25pm
Shostakovich: Symphony No 7 'Leningrad'

大象传媒 National Orchestra of Wales
Mark Wigglesworth, conductor