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Martyn Brabbins conducts Grace Williams's Second Symphony

The 成人快手 National Orchestra of Wales, with conductors Martyn Brabbins and Emilie Godden, present Grace Williams's Second Symphony alongside Saariaho and Sarah Lianne Lewis.

The 成人快手 National Orchestra of Wales launches a new series exploring the works of Grace Williams. Despite being one of Wales's greatest composers, Williams has never reached the fame that she deserves and many of her works have been left sadly neglected. This concert concludes with her ambitious Second Symphony, a work which shows the full breadth of Williams's orchestral writing prowess. The first half showcases the Orchestra's Composer Affiliate, Sarah Lianne Lewis, with the world premiere of her piece 'The sky didn't fall', which takes inspiration from the opening lines of a Kerry Hardie poem, and following that the Orchestra pays tribute to the late Finnish composer Kaija Saariaho with the suite which she created from her opera about the pioneering mathematician and scientist, 脡milie du Ch芒telet.

Presented by Linton Stephens, live from Hoddinott Hall.

Sarah Lianne Lewis: The sky didn't fall
Saariaho: 脡milie (Suite)
G Williams: Symphony No 2

Emma Tring (soprano)
成人快手 National Orchestra of Wales
Emilie Godden (conductor)
Martyn Brabbins (conductor)

2 hours, 28 minutes

Music Played

  • Sarah Lianne Lewis

    The Sky Didn't Fall

    Orchestra: 成人快手 National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Emilie Godden.
  • Kaija Saariaho

    Emilie Suite

    Orchestra: 成人快手 National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Martyn Brabbins.
  • Grace Williams

    The Parlour

    Orchestra: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra. Choir: Chorus of the Welsh National Opera. Conductor: Bryan Balkwill.
  • Grace Williams

    Sextet, mvt ii

    Ensemble: London Chamber Ensemble.
  • Grace Williams

    Symphony No.2

    Orchestra: 成人快手 National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Martyn Brabbins.
  • Claude Debussy

    Images (Book 1)

    Performer: Zolt谩n Kocsis.
    • PHILIPS.
  • Igor Stravinsky

    Suite d'apr猫s th猫mes, fragments et pi猫ces de Giambattista Pergolesi: II. Serenata

    Performer: Ilya Gringolts. Performer: Peter Laul.
    • Stravinsky: Music for Violin, Vol. 1.
    • BIS.
    • 702.
  • Igor Stravinsky

    Suite d'apr猫s th猫mes, fragments et pi猫ces de Giambattista Pergolesi: III. Tarantella

    Performer: Ilya Gringolts. Performer: Peter Laul.
    • Stravinsky: Music for Violin, Vol. 1.
    • BIS.
    • 703.
  • Igor Stravinsky

    Suite d'apr猫s th猫mes, fragments et pi猫ces de Giambattista Pergolesi: IV. Gavotta con due variazioni

    Performer: Ilya Gringolts. Performer: Peter Laul.
    • Stravinsky: Music for Violin, Vol. 1.
    • BIS.
    • 704.

Broadcast

  • Thu 2 Nov 2023 19:30