Episodes
| Series | Episode | Title | First Broadcast | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AO3 | 01 | BBC National Orchestra of Wales | 20131202 | "For the first time ever, Afternoon on 3 has a live concert every day of the week - one by each of the five BBC Orchestras, playing at their respective homes in Cardiff, Salford, London and Glasgow. An American thread runs throughout the week, as part of Afternoon on 3's celebration of American music this autumn. The BBC National Orchestra of Wales kick us off today live at BBC Hoddinott Hall in Cardiff with the last of their series of four afternoon concerts called Americana. Fiona Talkington and American radio host Fred Child introduce a wide-ranging programme - from a popular favourite by Aaron Copland through a lesser-known piece by Leonard Bernstein, a Symphony by Bernstein's teacher Randall Thompson and beautiful pieces by two American composers whose music really deserves to be better known, Howard Hanson and Walter Piston. During the interval you can hear a recording of the orchestra in an orchestral hit by George Gershwin. And after the concert Katie Derham presents the BBC Symphony Orchestra and Welsh conductor Grant Llewellyn in more music by Copland. The BBC SO will be back on Friday with their own live Afternoon on 3 concert of American music - pieces by Barber, Gershwin and Bernstein. LIVE from BBC Hoddinott Hall, Cardiff Copland: El Salon Mexico Randall Thompson: Symphony No 2 BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Carlos Kalmar (conductor). 2.40pm (Interval) Gershwin: An American in Paris BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Eric Stern (conductor). 3pm LIVE from BBC Hoddinott Hall, Cardiff Howard Hanson: Elegy in memory of my friend Serge Koussevitzky Bernstein: Halil Walter Piston: The Incredible Flutist - Ballet Suite Adam Walker (flute), BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Carlos Kalmar (conductor). 4pm Copland: Inscape BBC Symphony Orchestra, Grant Llewellyn (conductor). Concerts later in the week: Tuesday: BBC Philharmonic live at MediaCity in Salford Wednesday: BBC Concert Orchestra live at the Mermaid Theatre, London Thursday: BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra live at City Halls, Glasgow Friday: BBC Symphony Orchestra live at Maida Vale Studio 1, London." |
| AO3 | 01 | BBC National Orchestra of Wales | 20131202 | "With the BBC NOW playing live: music by Copland, Thompson, Hanson, Bernstein and Piston." |
| AO3 | 01 | Bbc National Orchestra Of Wales | 20131202 | "With the BBC NOW playing live: music by Copland, Thompson, Hanson, Bernstein and Piston. For the first time ever, Afternoon on 3 has a live concert every day of the week - one by each of the five BBC Orchestras, playing at their respective homes in Cardiff, Salford, London and Glasgow. An American thread runs throughout the week, as part of Afternoon on 3's celebration of American music this autumn. The BBC National Orchestra of Wales kick us off today live at BBC Hoddinott Hall in Cardiff with the last of their series of four afternoon concerts called Americana. Fiona Talkington and American radio host Fred Child introduce a wide-ranging programme - from a popular favourite by Aaron Copland through a lesser-known piece by Leonard Bernstein, a Symphony by Bernstein's teacher Randall Thompson and beautiful pieces by two American composers whose music really deserves to be better known, Howard Hanson and Walter Piston. During the interval you can hear a recording of the orchestra in an orchestral hit by George Gershwin. And after the concert Katie Derham presents the BBC Symphony Orchestra and Welsh conductor Grant Llewellyn in more music by Copland. The BBC SO will be back on Friday with their own live Afternoon on 3 concert of American music - pieces by Barber, Gershwin and Bernstein. LIVE from BBC Hoddinott Hall, Cardiff Copland: El Salon Mexico Randall Thompson: Symphony No 2 BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Carlos Kalmar (conductor). 2.40pm (Interval) Gershwin: An American in Paris Eric Stern (conductor). 3pm Howard Hanson: Elegy in memory of my friend Serge Koussevitzky Bernstein: Halil Walter Piston: The Incredible Flutist - Ballet Suite Adam Walker (flute), 4pm Copland: Inscape BBC Symphony Orchestra, Grant Llewellyn (conductor). Concerts later in the week: Tuesday: BBC Philharmonic live at MediaCity in Salford Wednesday: BBC Concert Orchestra live at the Mermaid Theatre, London Thursday: BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra live at City Halls, Glasgow Friday: BBC Symphony Orchestra live at Maida Vale Studio 1, London." |
| AO3 | 01 | Bbc National Orchestra Of Wales | 20131202 | "With the BBC NOW playing live: music by Copland, Thompson, Hanson, Bernstein and Piston. For the first time ever, Afternoon on 3 has a live concert every day of the week - one by each of the five BBC Orchestras, playing at their respective homes in Cardiff, Salford, London and Glasgow. An American thread runs throughout the week, as part of Afternoon on 3's celebration of American music this autumn. The BBC National Orchestra of Wales kick us off today live at BBC Hoddinott Hall in Cardiff with the last of their series of four afternoon concerts called Americana. Fiona Talkington and American radio host Fred Child introduce a wide-ranging programme - from a popular favourite by Aaron Copland through a lesser-known piece by Leonard Bernstein, a Symphony by Bernstein's teacher Randall Thompson and beautiful pieces by two American composers whose music really deserves to be better known, Howard Hanson and Walter Piston. During the interval you can hear a recording of the orchestra in an orchestral hit by George Gershwin. And after the concert Katie Derham presents the BBC Symphony Orchestra and Welsh conductor Grant Llewellyn in more music by Copland. The BBC SO will be back on Friday with their own live Afternoon on 3 concert of American music - pieces by Barber, Gershwin and Bernstein. LIVE from BBC Hoddinott Hall, Cardiff Copland: El Salon Mexico Randall Thompson: Symphony No 2 BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Carlos Kalmar (conductor). 2.40pm (Interval) Gershwin: An American in Paris Eric Stern (conductor). 3pm Howard Hanson: Elegy in memory of my friend Serge Koussevitzky Bernstein: Halil Walter Piston: The Incredible Flutist - Ballet Suite Adam Walker (flute), 4pm Copland: Inscape BBC Symphony Orchestra, Grant Llewellyn (conductor). Concerts later in the week: Tuesday: BBC Philharmonic live at MediaCity in Salford Wednesday: BBC Concert Orchestra live at the Mermaid Theatre, London Thursday: BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra live at City Halls, Glasgow Friday: BBC Symphony Orchestra live at Maida Vale Studio 1, London. With the BBC NOW playing live: music by Copland, Thompson, Hanson, Bernstein and Piston. For the first time ever, Afternoon on 3 has a live concert every day of the week - one by each of the five BBC Orchestras, playing at their respective homes in Cardiff, Salford, London and Glasgow. An American thread runs throughout the week, as part of Afternoon on 3's celebration of American music this autumn. The BBC National Orchestra of Wales kick us off today live at BBC Hoddinott Hall in Cardiff with the last of their series of four afternoon concerts called Americana. Fiona Talkington and American radio host Fred Child introduce a wide-ranging programme - from a popular favourite by Aaron Copland through a lesser-known piece by Leonard Bernstein, a Symphony by Bernstein's teacher Randall Thompson and beautiful pieces by two American composers whose music really deserves to be better known, Howard Hanson and Walter Piston. During the interval you can hear a recording of the orchestra in an orchestral hit by George Gershwin. And after the concert Katie Derham presents the BBC Symphony Orchestra and Welsh conductor Grant Llewellyn in more music by Copland. The BBC SO will be back on Friday with their own live Afternoon on 3 concert of American music - pieces by Barber, Gershwin and Bernstein. LIVE from BBC Hoddinott Hall, Cardiff Copland: El Salon Mexico Randall Thompson: Symphony No 2 BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Carlos Kalmar (conductor). 2.40pm (Interval) Gershwin: An American in Paris Eric Stern (conductor). 3pm Howard Hanson: Elegy in memory of my friend Serge Koussevitzky Bernstein: Halil Walter Piston: The Incredible Flutist - Ballet Suite Adam Walker (flute), 4pm Copland: Inscape BBC Symphony Orchestra, Grant Llewellyn (conductor). Concerts later in the week: Tuesday: BBC Philharmonic live at MediaCity in Salford Wednesday: BBC Concert Orchestra live at the Mermaid Theatre, London Thursday: BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra live at City Halls, Glasgow Friday: BBC Symphony Orchestra live at Maida Vale Studio 1, London." |
| AO3 | 01 | Bbc National Orchestra Of Wales | 20131202 | With the BBC NOW playing live: music by Copland, Thompson, Hanson, Bernstein and Piston. For the first time ever, Afternoon on 3 has a live concert every day of the week - one by each of the five BBC Orchestras, playing at their respective homes in Cardiff, Salford, London and Glasgow. An American thread runs throughout the week, as part of Afternoon on 3's celebration of American music this autumn. The BBC National Orchestra of Wales kick us off today live at BBC Hoddinott Hall in Cardiff with the last of their series of four afternoon concerts called Americana. Fiona Talkington and American radio host Fred Child introduce a wide-ranging programme - from a popular favourite by Aaron Copland through a lesser-known piece by Leonard Bernstein, a Symphony by Bernstein's teacher Randall Thompson and beautiful pieces by two American composers whose music really deserves to be better known, Howard Hanson and Walter Piston. During the interval you can hear a recording of the orchestra in an orchestral hit by George Gershwin. And after the concert Katie Derham presents the BBC Symphony Orchestra and Welsh conductor Grant Llewellyn in more music by Copland. The BBC SO will be back on Friday with their own live Afternoon on 3 concert of American music - pieces by Barber, Gershwin and Bernstein. LIVE from BBC Hoddinott Hall, Cardiff Copland: El Salon Mexico Randall Thompson: Symphony No 2 BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Carlos Kalmar (conductor). 2.40pm (Interval) Gershwin: An American in Paris Eric Stern (conductor). 3pm Howard Hanson: Elegy in memory of my friend Serge Koussevitzky Bernstein: Halil Walter Piston: The Incredible Flutist - Ballet Suite Adam Walker (flute), 4pm Copland: Inscape BBC Symphony Orchestra, Grant Llewellyn (conductor). Concerts later in the week: Tuesday: BBC Philharmonic live at MediaCity in Salford Wednesday: BBC Concert Orchestra live at the Mermaid Theatre, London Thursday: BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra live at City Halls, Glasgow Friday: BBC Symphony Orchestra live at Maida Vale Studio 1, London. |
| AO3 | 02 | Bbc Philharmonic | 20131203 | "For the first time ever, Afternoon on 3 has a live concert every day of the week - one by each of the five BBC Orchestras, playing at their respective homes in Cardiff, Salford, London and Glasgow. An American thread runs throughout the week, as part of Afternoon on 3's celebration of American music this autumn. Today the BBC Philharmonic and their Chief Conductor Juanjo Mena take the stage live at their home in MediaCity, Salford, for a favourite overture by Bernstein, a favourite concertante piece by Rachmaninov and a favourite symphony by Mendelssohn. Following the live concert, Katie Derham presents the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra and BBC National Orchestra of Wales in recent concerts at both ends of the UK - in Ayr and Truro. Richard Watkins is the soloist with the BBC SSO in Richard Strauss's First Horn Concerto, and he'll be playing Strauss's Second Horn Concerto with the BBC SSO in their live concert from Glasgow on Thursday. LIVE from MediaCity, Salford Presented by Stuart Flinders Bernstein: Overture to Candide Rachmaninov: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini 2.30pm Mendelssohn: Symphony No 3 in A minor, Op. 56 (Scottish) Noriko Ogawa (piano), BBC Philharmonic, Juanjo Mena (conductor). 3.15pm Weber: Overture to Der Freischutz Strauss: Horn Concerto No 1 in E flat major, Op. 11 Richard Watkins (horn), BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Grams (conductor). 3.45pm Elgar: Variations on an original theme ('Enigma') BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Martyn Brabbins (conductor)." |
| AO3 | 02 | Bbc Philharmonic | 20131203 | For the first time ever, Afternoon on 3 has a live concert every day of the week - one by each of the five BBC Orchestras, playing at their respective homes in Cardiff, Salford, London and Glasgow. An American thread runs throughout the week, as part of Afternoon on 3's celebration of American music this autumn. Today the BBC Philharmonic and their Chief Conductor Juanjo Mena take the stage live at their home in MediaCity, Salford, for a favourite overture by Bernstein, a favourite concertante piece by Rachmaninov and a favourite symphony by Mendelssohn. Following the live concert, Katie Derham presents the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra and BBC National Orchestra of Wales in recent concerts at both ends of the UK - in Ayr and Truro. Richard Watkins is the soloist with the BBC SSO in Richard Strauss's First Horn Concerto, and he'll be playing Strauss's Second Horn Concerto with the BBC SSO in their live concert from Glasgow on Thursday. LIVE from MediaCity, Salford Presented by Stuart Flinders Bernstein: Overture to Candide Rachmaninov: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini 2.30pm Mendelssohn: Symphony No 3 in A minor, Op. 56 (Scottish) Noriko Ogawa (piano), BBC Philharmonic, Juanjo Mena (conductor). 3.15pm Weber: Overture to Der Freischutz Strauss: Horn Concerto No 1 in E flat major, Op. 11 Richard Watkins (horn), BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Grams (conductor). 3.45pm Elgar: Variations on an original theme ('Enigma') BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Martyn Brabbins (conductor). |
| AO3 | 03 | Bbc Concert Orchestra | 20131204 | "For the first time ever, Afternoon on 3 has a live concert every day of the week - one by each of the five BBC Orchestras, playing at their respective homes in Cardiff, Salford, London and Glasgow. An American thread runs throughout the week, as part of Afternoon on 3's celebration of American music this autumn. Today it's the turn of the BBC Concert Orchestra with Aaron Copland's ever-popular ballet suite Appalachian Spring and an all-American symphony alongside music by adopted American Richard Rodney Bennett, and Radio 3 New Generation Artist Kitty Whately joins them for a selection of great songs from the shows. LIVE from the Mermaid Theatre, London Richard Rodney Bennett: Lilliburlero Variations Rodgers and Hammerstein: Mr Snow (from Carousel); Something Wonderful (from The King and I) Aaron Copland: Appalachian Spring (Suite for orchestra) 2.45pm Jerome Kern: Bill (from Show Boat) Cole Porter: So in Love (from Kiss Me Kate) George Antheil: Symphony No 3 (American) Kitty Whately (mezzo-soprano), BBC Concert Orchestra, Barry Wordsworth (conductor)." |
| AO3 | 03 | Bbc Concert Orchestra | 20131204 | For the first time ever, Afternoon on 3 has a live concert every day of the week - one by each of the five BBC Orchestras, playing at their respective homes in Cardiff, Salford, London and Glasgow. An American thread runs throughout the week, as part of Afternoon on 3's celebration of American music this autumn. Today it's the turn of the BBC Concert Orchestra with Aaron Copland's ever-popular ballet suite Appalachian Spring and an all-American symphony alongside music by adopted American Richard Rodney Bennett, and Radio 3 New Generation Artist Kitty Whately joins them for a selection of great songs from the shows. LIVE from the Mermaid Theatre, London Richard Rodney Bennett: Lilliburlero Variations Rodgers and Hammerstein: Mr Snow (from Carousel); Something Wonderful (from The King and I) Aaron Copland: Appalachian Spring (Suite for orchestra) 2.45pm Jerome Kern: Bill (from Show Boat) Cole Porter: So in Love (from Kiss Me Kate) George Antheil: Symphony No 3 (American) Kitty Whately (mezzo-soprano), BBC Concert Orchestra, Barry Wordsworth (conductor). |
| AO3 | 04 | Bbc Scottish Symphony Orchestra | 20131205 | "For the first time ever, Afternoon on 3 has a live concert every day of the week - one by each of the five BBC Orchestras, playing at their respective homes in Cardiff, Salford, London and Glasgow. An American thread runs throughout the week, as part of Afternoon on 3's celebration of American music this autumn. Today it's the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra at their home, City Halls in Glasgow, with a programme featuring one of this year's anniversary composers, Richard Wagner, and two of his greatest fans - Richard 'the second' (Strauss), and the Belgian César Franck. During the interval there's a recording of the BBC SSO and their Chief Conductor Donald Runnicles in American music with a European connection by John Adams. And following the concert Katie Derham presents the orchestra in concert last month celebrating Wagner's 200th birthday with a rarely heard Symphony. LIVE from City Halls, Glasgow Presented by Louise Fryer Wagner: Overture to Rienzi Richard Strauss: Horn Concerto No 2 in E flat major Richard Watkins (horn), BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Pierre-André Valade (conductor). 2.35pm (Interval) John Adams: Slonimsky's Earbox Donald Runnicles (conductor). 2.50pm César Franck: Symphony in D minor 3.30pm Mozart: The Magic Flute - Overture Wagner: Symphony in C major Andrew Grams (conductor)." |
| AO3 | 04 | Bbc Scottish Symphony Orchestra | 20131205 | "For the first time ever, Afternoon on 3 has a live concert every day of the week - one by each of the five BBC Orchestras, playing at their respective homes in Cardiff, Salford, London and Glasgow. An American thread runs throughout the week, as part of Afternoon on 3's celebration of American music this autumn. Today it's the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra at their home, City Halls in Glasgow, with a programme featuring one of this year's anniversary composers, Richard Wagner, and two of his greatest fans - Richard 'the second' (Strauss), and the Belgian César Franck. During the interval there's a recording of the BBC SSO and their Chief Conductor Donald Runnicles in American music with a European connection by John Adams. And following the concert Katie Derham presents the orchestra in concert last month celebrating Wagner's 200th birthday with a rarely heard Symphony. LIVE from City Halls, Glasgow Presented by Louise Fryer Wagner: Overture to Rienzi Richard Strauss: Horn Concerto No 2 in E flat major Richard Watkins (horn), BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Pierre-André Valade (conductor). 2.35pm (Interval) John Adams: Slonimsky's Earbox Donald Runnicles (conductor). 2.50pm César Franck: Symphony in D minor 3.30pm Mozart: The Magic Flute - Overture Wagner: Symphony in C major Andrew Grams (conductor). For the first time ever, Afternoon on 3 has a live concert every day of the week - one by each of the five BBC Orchestras, playing at their respective homes in Cardiff, Salford, London and Glasgow. An American thread runs throughout the week, as part of Afternoon on 3's celebration of American music this autumn. Today it's the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra at their home, City Halls in Glasgow, with a programme featuring one of this year's anniversary composers, Richard Wagner, and two of his greatest fans - Richard 'the second' (Strauss), and the Belgian César Franck. During the interval there's a recording of the BBC SSO and their Chief Conductor Donald Runnicles in American music with a European connection by John Adams. And following the concert Katie Derham presents the orchestra in concert last month celebrating Wagner's 200th birthday with a rarely heard Symphony. LIVE from City Halls, Glasgow Presented by Louise Fryer Wagner: Overture to Rienzi Richard Strauss: Horn Concerto No 2 in E flat major Richard Watkins (horn), BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Pierre-André Valade (conductor). 2.35pm (Interval) John Adams: Slonimsky's Earbox Donald Runnicles (conductor). 2.50pm César Franck: Symphony in D minor 3.30pm Mozart: The Magic Flute - Overture Wagner: Symphony in C major Andrew Grams (conductor)." |
| AO3 | 04 | BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra | 20131205 | "For the first time ever, Afternoon on 3 has a live concert every day of the week - one by each of the five BBC Orchestras, playing at their respective homes in Cardiff, Salford, London and Glasgow. An American thread runs throughout the week, as part of Afternoon on 3's celebration of American music this autumn. Today it's the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra at their home, City Halls in Glasgow, with a programme featuring one of this year's anniversary composers, Richard Wagner, and two of his greatest fans - Richard 'the second' (Strauss), and the Belgian César Franck. During the interval there's a recording of the BBC SSO and their Chief Conductor Donald Runnicles in American music with a European connection by John Adams. And following the concert Katie Derham presents the orchestra in concert last month celebrating Wagner's 200th birthday with a rarely heard Symphony. LIVE from City Halls, Glasgow Presented by Louise Fryer Wagner: Overture to Rienzi Richard Strauss: Horn Concerto No 2 in E flat major Richard Watkins (horn), BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Pierre-André Valade (conductor). 2.35pm (Interval) John Adams: Slonimsky's Earbox BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Donald Runnicles (conductor). 2.50pm LIVE from City Halls, Glasgow César Franck: Symphony in D minor BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Pierre-André Valade (conductor). 3.30pm Mozart: The Magic Flute - Overture Wagner: Symphony in C major BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Grams (conductor)." |
| AO3 | 04 | Bbc Scottish Symphony Orchestra | 20131205 | For the first time ever, Afternoon on 3 has a live concert every day of the week - one by each of the five BBC Orchestras, playing at their respective homes in Cardiff, Salford, London and Glasgow. An American thread runs throughout the week, as part of Afternoon on 3's celebration of American music this autumn. Today it's the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra at their home, City Halls in Glasgow, with a programme featuring one of this year's anniversary composers, Richard Wagner, and two of his greatest fans - Richard 'the second' (Strauss), and the Belgian César Franck. During the interval there's a recording of the BBC SSO and their Chief Conductor Donald Runnicles in American music with a European connection by John Adams. And following the concert Katie Derham presents the orchestra in concert last month celebrating Wagner's 200th birthday with a rarely heard Symphony. LIVE from City Halls, Glasgow Presented by Louise Fryer Wagner: Overture to Rienzi Richard Strauss: Horn Concerto No 2 in E flat major Richard Watkins (horn), BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Pierre-André Valade (conductor). 2.35pm (Interval) John Adams: Slonimsky's Earbox Donald Runnicles (conductor). 2.50pm César Franck: Symphony in D minor 3.30pm Mozart: The Magic Flute - Overture Wagner: Symphony in C major Andrew Grams (conductor). |
| AO3 | 05 LAST | Bbc Symphony Orchestra | 20131206 | "For the first time ever, Afternoon on 3 has a live concert every day of the week - one by each of the five BBC Orchestras, playing at their respective homes in Cardiff, Salford, London and Glasgow. An American thread runs throughout the week, as part of Afternoon on 3's celebration of American music this autumn. Today the BBC Symphony Orchestra round off the series with a concert of American favourites live at their home in London's Maida Vale Studio 1, with American conductor Joshua Weilerstein. Following the concert, Katie Derham presents the BBC National Orchestra of Wales in concert in Truro just a couple of weeks ago. They join forces with local choir the Three Spires Festival Singers to perform a major choral-orchestral work by Cornish composer George Lloyd, born in St. Ives 100 years ago this year (he died in 1998). LIVE from Maida Vale Studio 1, London Barber: The School for scandal - overture, Op. 5 Gershwin: Piano Concerto in F major Bernstein, orch. Ramin and Kostal: Symphonic Dances from West Side Story Martin Roscoe (piano), BBC Symphony Orchestra, Joshua Weilerstein (conductor) 3.25pm George Lloyd: A Symphonic Mass Three Spires Festival Singers, BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Martyn Brabbins (conductor)." |