Afternoon Concert, British music

[BBMmk2]

Not surprisingly but quite definitely an outstanding Elgar 1 this afternoon from Ed Gardner and the BBCSO - Afternoon on 3 taking on the mantle of 'Forthcoming Releases' as this was from a new recording to be released (presumably on Chandos) in April.

With the additional benefit of the most welcome return to presenting duties of

Really impressed with this recording, Cali! Can't wait for the release. Certainly doing sterling work for the British music cause. Kinighthood for Ed, sometime?

[Nick Armstrong]

An excellent VW5 - BBC Scottish SO under young Australian conductor Nick Carter.

Marvellous playing, and the piece allowed to speak naturally and beautifully, I thought... Top drawer imho.

A welcome rebroadcast of the above, tomorrow (Monday 1/5) during Afternoon on 3 at around 3.30pm. The whole concert was excellent:

c.2.45pm
Ravel: Le Tombeau de Couperin
Barber: Violin Concerto, Op.14
c.3.30pm
Vaughan Williams: Symphony No. 5 in D major
Valeriy Sokolov (violin)
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Nick Carter (conductor).

[antongould]

A welcome rebroadcast of the above, tomorrow (Monday 1/5) during Afternoon on 3 at around 3.30pm. The whole concert was excellent:

c.2.45pm
Ravel: Le Tombeau de Couperin
Barber: Violin Concerto, Op.14
c.3.30pm
Vaughan Williams: Symphony No. 5 in D major
Valeriy Sokolov (violin)
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Nick Carter (conductor).

Thanks for the heads up Rumpole .......

[Alison]

Really looking forward to an afternoon in now

Has anyone purchased the Gardner Elgar 1 by the way?

[BBMmk2]

A welcome rebroadcast of the above, tomorrow (Monday 1/5) during Afternoon on 3 at around 3.30pm. The whole concert was excellent:

c.2.45pm
Ravel: Le Tombeau de Couperin
Barber: Violin Concerto, Op.14
c.3.30pm
Vaughan Williams: Symphony No. 5 in D major
Valeriy Sokolov (violin)
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Nick Carter (conductor).

Oh gawd! how could I have missed this! Thanks Cali!

[PJPJ]

Really looking forward to an afternoon in now

Has anyone purchased the Gardner Elgar 1 by the way?

Yes. I think it's a fine release. Nicely paced. I still rate Solti very highly.

Review here:

Musicweb review

[EdgeleyRob]

Some interesting stuff coming up this week

Especially this http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b08slv78

[Nick Armstrong]

Some interesting stuff coming up this week

Especially this http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b08slv78

Finding myself returning again and again to Montague Phillips's Symphony from yesterday's programme. Particularly love the last movement. Very well played, too, I think.

I imagine it may turn up on CD at some point, on Dutton for instance - the completed inner movements having already appeared (in their named 'tone poem' form) on this recording in association with Radio 3 some 13 years ago:

[EdgeleyRob]

Finding myself returning again and again to Montague Phillips's Symphony from yesterday's programme. Particularly love the last movement. Very well played, too, I think.

I imagine it may turn up on CD at some point, on Dutton for instance - the completed inner movements having already appeared (in their named 'tone poem' form) on this recording in association with Radio 3 some 13 years ago:

Marvellous wasn't it.
I enjoyed the Hubert Clifford Rhapsody yesterday too,inspired by Oz but could almost have been another RVW Norfolk one with a bit of EJ Moeran thrown in.
Two Dutton CDs I need to get hold of.

[BBMmk2]

looks like a really great find there, Cali! thanks!

[Stanfordian]

Some interesting stuff coming up this week

Especially this http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b08slv78

Looking at the picture promoting for the BBC 'Afternoon on 3' programme for the BBC Concert Orchestra conducted by Martin Yates. Script reader KD is pictured posing so one might think that she is more important than the BBC Concert Orchestra, the conductor Martin Yates or the composers Vaughan Williams, Holst, German etc. Surely the BBC would not merely use her as eye-candy?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b08slv78

[Serial_Apologist]

Looking at the picture promoting for the BBC 'Afternoon on 3' programme for the BBC Concert Orchestra conducted by Martin Yates. Script reader KD is pictured posing so one might think that she is more important than the BBC Concert Orchestra, the conductor Martin Yates or the composers Vaughan Williams, Holst, German etc. Surely the BBC would not merely use her as eye-candy?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b08slv78

I've decided to give up wearing airtex vests after seeing that photo!

[cloughie]

Looking at the picture promoting for the BBC 'Afternoon on 3' programme for the BBC Concert Orchestra conducted by Martin Yates. Script reader KD is pictured posing so one might think that she is more important than the BBC Concert Orchestra, the conductor Martin Yates or the composers Vaughan Williams, Holst, German etc.

Do you really think that anyone thinks otherwise. KD is R3's good luck charm bringing in the listeners in drove. It's a mouthwash with soap for you Stan!

[Stanfordian]

I've decided to give up wearing airtex vests after seeing that photo!

If I had been the photographer on the set I would have demanded KD wear a string vest for that shot; the type with the wide air pockets to eh um retain maximum body heat.

[EdgeleyRob]

British music nuts might want to listen to the 3rd Symphony of Anthony Burgess on I player (if they haven't already)

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b097tjgt