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With Penny Gore. Soloists, London Philharmonic Choir, 成人快手 SO and Chorus in Howells: Hymnus Paradisi. Plus the 成人快手 SSO in Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker (complete ballet).

Penny Gore launches Afternoon on 3's new season with summer sounds from 成人快手 Orchestras. Featuring the 成人快手 Scottish Symphony Orchestra's concerts at the 2012 Edinburgh International Festival; a sultry live concert from the 成人快手 National Orchestra of Wales; a British blockbuster Prom from the 成人快手 Symphony Orchestra; and an expedition with several of the orchestras into the countryside and mountains of central Europe. The week also sets the scene for a particular focus on British music and British performers all winter in Afternoon on 3, culminating in special weeks focusing on the music of Michael Tippett and Benjamin Britten in March and June 2013.

We begin today with a second chance to hear Martyn Brabbins conducting the 成人快手 Symphony Orchestra and Chorus (among others) in what was, remarkably, the first-ever Proms performance of Herbert Howells' masterpiece Hymnus Paradisi. Then the 成人快手 Scottish Symphony Orchestra and conductor Josep Pons take over the stage - or should that be 'pit'? - for a complete performance of Tchaikovsky's great Nutcracker ballet, given a couple of weeks ago at the Edinburgh Festival.

Howells: Hymnus Paradisi
Miah Persson (soprano),
Andrew Kennedy (tenor),
London Philharmonic Choir,
成人快手 Symphony Chorus,
成人快手 Symphony Orchestra,
Martyn Brabbins (conductor).

c. 2.45pm
Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker (complete ballet)
成人快手 Scottish Symphony Orchestra,
Josep Pons (conductor).

2 hours, 30 minutes

Last on

Mon 10 Sep 2012 14:00

Music Played

  • Herbert Howells

    Hymnus Paradisi

  • Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky

    The Nutcracker, Act 1

  • Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky

    The Nutcracker, Act 2

Broadcast

  • Mon 10 Sep 2012 14:00