Episodes
| Episode | First Broadcast | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | 20110228 | 2011 sees the 200th anniversary of Liszt's birth and this week Afternoon on Three marks the occasion with performances by BBC orchestras of some of his passionate and colourful tone poems. The week also sees the release of a new recording of Britten by the BBC Philharmonic. Plus a special focus on music from the recent Royal Northern College of Music Festival of Brass. Presented by Penny Gore. Liszt: Two Episodes from Lenau's Faust: Der Tanz in der Dorfschenke (Mephisto Waltz No.1); Der Nachtliche Zug BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra Ilan Volkov (conductor) Tchaikovsky: Concerto for piano and orchestra no. 1 (Op.23) in B flat minor Nobuyuki Tsujii (piano) Yutaka Sado (conductor) Neruda: Concerto for trumpet & strings Alison Balsom (trumpet) Elizabeth Layton (director) (conductor) 3.05pm Wagner: Rienzi (Overture) Stefan Solyom (conductor) Britten: Serenade for tenor, horn & strings Andrew Kennedy (tenor) BBC National Orchestra of Wales Tadaaki Otaka (conductor) Liszt: Hamlet Gianandrea Noseda (conductor) 4.20pm Paul Lovatt-Copper: Starburst and Canyons (World Premiere) Black Dyke Band Nicholas Childs (conductor) Arthur Butterworth: Concerto alla Veneziana Richard Marshall (trumpet) Philip Wilby: Red Priest Nicholas Childs (conductor). With Penny Gore. Including Liszt: Two Episodes from Lenau's Faust; Hamlet. |
| 02 | 20110301 | 2011 sees the 200th anniversary of Liszt's birth and this week Afternoon on Three marks the occasion with performances by BBC orchestras of some of his passionate and colourful tone poems. The week also sees the release of a new recording of Britten by the BBC Philharmonic. Plus a special focus on music from the recent Royal Northern College of Music Festival of Brass. Presented by Penny Gore. Respighi: Trittico Botticelliano BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra Mikhail Agrest (conductor) Liszt: 3 Odes funebres for orchestra: Les Morts; La Notte; Le Triomphe funebre du Tasse Ilan Volkov (conductor) Britten: Sea Interludes Edward Gardner (conductor) 3.05pm Brahms: Double Concerto, Op. 102 Baiba Skride (violin), Jan Vogler (cello) Donald Runnicles (conductor) Liszt: Hungaria Gianandrea Noseda (conductor) 4.20pm Walton (arr Edward Watson): Suite from Richard III Barrie Rutter (narrator) Black Dyke Band Nicholas Childs (conductor) Derek Bourgeois: Blitz Nicholas Childs (conductor). With Penny Gore. Including Liszt: Three Odes funebres for orchestra; Hungaria. |
| 03 | 20110302 | 2011 sees the 200th anniversary of Liszt's birth and this week Afternoon on Three marks the occasion with performances by BBC orchestras of some of his passionate and colourful tone poems. The week also sees the release of a new recording of Britten by the BBC Philharmonic. Plus a special focus on music from the recent Royal Northern College of Music Festival of Brass. Presented by Penny Gore. Britten: Gloriana (Symphonic Suite) Edward Gardner (conductor) Liszt: Von der Wiege bis zum Grabe - symphonic poem BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra Ilan Volkov (conductor) Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on a theme of Thomas Tallis Stefan Solyom (conductor) Liszt: Hunnenschlacht Gianandrea Noseda (conductor) 3.20pm Giancarlo Castro: Gran Fanfaria Venezuelan Brass Ensemble Thomas Clamor (conductor) Leonard Bernstein (arr Eric Crees): Symphonic Dances (West Side Story) Thomas Clamor (conductor). With Penny Gore. Including Liszt: Von der Wiege bis zum Grabe; Hunnenschlacht. |
| 04 | 20110304 | 2011 sees the 200th anniversary of Liszt's birth and this week Afternoon on Three marks the occasion with performances by BBC orchestras of some of his passionate and colourful tone poems. The week also sees the release of a new recording of Britten by the BBC Philharmonic. Plus a special focus on music from the recent Royal Northern College of Music Festival of Brass. Presented by Penny Gore. Brahms: Academic Festival Overture Ulster Orchestra Stefan Sanderling (conductor) Liszt: Mazeppa Gianandrea Noseda (conductor) Britten: Cello Symphony Paul Watkins (cello) Edward Gardner (conductor) 3pm Liszt: A Faust Symphony 4.20pm Modest Mussorgsky (arr. Elgar Howarth): Pictures at an Exhibition Venezuelan Brass Ensemble Thomas Clamor (conductor). With Penny Gore. Including Liszt: Mazeppa; A Faust Symphony. Plus Brahms and Britten. |