Live in Concert 11.03.14 BBC Concert Orchestra (Britten, Farnon, Shore, Walton)

[Eine Alpensinfonie]

Live from the Watford Colosseum at 7.30 p.m.

The BBC Concert Orchestra plays music from Britain and Canada, including the European premiere of Howard Shore's 'Mythic Gardens', and William Walton's Symphony No 1.

Benjamin Britten Canadian Carnival
Robert Farnon Lake of the Woods
Howard Shore Mythic Gardens
William Walton Symphony No 1

[Serial_Apologist]

Live from the Watford Colosseum at 7.30 p.m.

The BBC Concert Orchestra plays music from Britain and Canada, including the European premiere of Howard Shore's 'Mythic Gardens', and William Walton's Symphony No 1.

Benjamin Britten Canadian Carnival
Robert Farnon Lake of the Woods
Howard Shore Mythic Gardens
William Walton Symphony No 1

I missed this - was it some heavy/lightweight crossover programming effort?

[Nick Armstrong]

I missed this - was it some heavy/lightweight crossover programming effort?

I couldn't listen to the second half but heard the Farnon - forgettable, all-purpose mood music - and part of the Shore which I found empty and irritatingly aimless enough to be switched off

Anyone hear the Walton?

[Eine Alpensinfonie]

To be fair, it has always been a crossover orchestra.

[Serial_Apologist]

It just seemed strange to programme such lightweight stuff alongside one of the most substantial symphonic works in the repertory, let alone by Walton.

[Pabmusic]

I missed this - was it some heavy/lightweight crossover programming effort?

I didn't hear it, but the first half has the Canadian connection, of course (Farnon was, and Shore is) so a planner clearly thought there was something to be exploited.