Music From The New World [Afternoon Concert]

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20110516

Exploring the New World in the spirit of Dvorak, we go to Hollywood and the West Coast with Korngold's lyrical concerto and Salonen's dramatic work for two sopranos and orchestra inspired by Frank Gehry's shiny sail-style architecture for the Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles.

Moving from West to East at 4pm, former BBC Moscow Correspondent Martin Sixsmith joins presenter Penny Gore to introduce a performance of Shostakovich's Symphony no 2 as part his series Russia: The Wild East, tracing the course of 1000 years of Russian history, on Radio 4.

Penny Gore presents music by Dvorak, Korngold, Salonen, Gershin and Shostakovich.

20110517

Continuing our exploration of the New World, the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra perform music inspired by early settlers and a sense of homeland including Copland's joyous orchestral suite from his ballet and mystic works by Scottish composers Thea Musgrave and Sally Beamish.

Copland: Appalachian Spring Suite

Elizabeth Layton (conductor)

Musgrave:Song of the Enchanter

John Storgards (conductor)

Adams: Shaker Loops

BBC Concert Orchestra

Robert Ziegler (conductor)

Coles: Prelude & Idyll from the Scottish Highlands

Stefan Solyom (conductor)

Beamish: The Day Dawn

Nicholas McGegan (conductor)

Smetana: Vltava (Ma Vlast)

BBC Symphony Orchestra

Jiri Behlolavek (conductor)

Dvorak: Symphony No 9 'From the New World

Stefan Solyom.

Penny Gore with music by Copland, Musgrave, Adams, Coles, Beamish, Smetana and Dvorak.

20110518

Jazz is the inspiration for today's exploration of the New World in the spirit of Dvorak. From Gershwin's first steps to bring jazz into the concert hall to Stravinsky's Scenes de Ballet which take their inspiration from Cole Porter songs to Bernstein's masterpiece of steamy multi-cultural passion in West Side Story, this is a world bursting with vitality.

Penny Gore presents music by Gershwin, Dvorak, Stravinsky and Bernstein.

20110520

Iconic works of the 20th century feature in this final visit to the New World in the spirit of the Dvorak with a performance of Bernstein's great choral masterpiece, the Chichester Psalms and Britten's Hymn to St Cecilia, penned whilst in the USA during World War II. While Adams's symphonic arrangement of his most recent opera 'Doctor Atomic' brings the themes of contemporary 21st century into the concert hall.

Penny Gore presents music by Dvorak, Bach, Bernstein, Britten and Adams.

Episodes

Episode	First Broadcast	Comments
01	20110516	Exploring the New World in the spirit of Dvorak, we go to Hollywood and the West Coast with Korngold's lyrical concerto and Salonen's dramatic work for two sopranos and orchestra inspired by Frank Gehry's shiny sail-style architecture for the Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles. Moving from West to East at 4pm, former BBC Moscow Correspondent Martin Sixsmith joins presenter Penny Gore to introduce a performance of Shostakovich's Symphony no 2 as part his series Russia: The Wild East, tracing the course of 1000 years of Russian history, on Radio 4. Penny Gore presents music by Dvorak, Korngold, Salonen, Gershin and Shostakovich.
02	20110517	Continuing our exploration of the New World, the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra perform music inspired by early settlers and a sense of homeland including Copland's joyous orchestral suite from his ballet and mystic works by Scottish composers Thea Musgrave and Sally Beamish. Copland: Appalachian Spring Suite Elizabeth Layton (conductor) Musgrave:Song of the Enchanter John Storgards (conductor) Adams: Shaker Loops BBC Concert Orchestra Robert Ziegler (conductor) Coles: Prelude & Idyll from the Scottish Highlands Stefan Solyom (conductor) Beamish: The Day Dawn Nicholas McGegan (conductor) Smetana: Vltava (Ma Vlast) BBC Symphony Orchestra Jiri Behlolavek (conductor) Dvorak: Symphony No 9 'From the New World Stefan Solyom. Penny Gore with music by Copland, Musgrave, Adams, Coles, Beamish, Smetana and Dvorak.
03	20110518	Jazz is the inspiration for today's exploration of the New World in the spirit of Dvorak. From Gershwin's first steps to bring jazz into the concert hall to Stravinsky's Scenes de Ballet which take their inspiration from Cole Porter songs to Bernstein's masterpiece of steamy multi-cultural passion in West Side Story, this is a world bursting with vitality. Penny Gore presents music by Gershwin, Dvorak, Stravinsky and Bernstein.
04	20110520	Iconic works of the 20th century feature in this final visit to the New World in the spirit of the Dvorak with a performance of Bernstein's great choral masterpiece, the Chichester Psalms and Britten's Hymn to St Cecilia, penned whilst in the USA during World War II. While Adams's symphonic arrangement of his most recent opera 'Doctor Atomic' brings the themes of contemporary 21st century into the concert hall. Penny Gore presents music by Dvorak, Bach, Bernstein, Britten and Adams.