±«Óãtv Music Day
With Rob Cowan on ±«Óãtv Music Day with the ±«Óãtv Singers live from Hadrian's Wall. Plus the ±«Óãtv Symphony Orchestra in concert at the ±«Óãtv's Maida Vale studios and guest Will Gregory.
Today Essential Classics is part of ±«Óãtv Music Day, a new nationwide initiative connecting communities and generations with an inspirational celebration of music across the UK. This unique day features live music events and performances involving both well-known musicians and local ensembles across the country, together with the ±«Óãtv's Performing Groups. Essential Classics is pleased to be joined by the ±«Óãtv Singers, live from Cumbria.
Later in the morning Rob hands over to Sarah Walker in north-west London for a specially recorded concert from the ±«Óãtv's Maida Vale Studios. The concert will feature works by Bax, Ravel, John Adams and Sibelius performed by the ±«Óãtv Symphony Orchestra, sitting side by side with amateur musicians and students on the ±«Óãtv SO/RCM Pathways Scheme, and the ±«Óãtv SO Family Orchestra and Chorus will create a new piece. And ±«Óãtv Radio 3 New Generation Artist Esther Yoo will join the ±«Óãtv SO to perform the finale of Beethoven's Violin Concerto.
9am
As part of ±«Óãtv Music Day we join the ±«Óãtv Singers live from Cumbria for some songs that reflect the local area. Rob shares his final reason to love scherzos. Also, take part in today's musical challenge: listen to the clues and see if you know the mystery performer.
10am
Rob's guest this week is the musician Will Gregory. Will is a composer, producer, keyboardist and woodwind player and is best known as part of the electronic music duo Goldfrapp. He will be sharing a selection of his favourite classical music with Rob, every day at 10am.
10.30am
We return to Cumbria to hear once again from the ±«Óãtv Singers and after that we join Sarah Walker at Maida Vale for a specially recorded concert by the ±«Óãtv Symphony Orchestra. They're joined by students and amateur musicians to perform works by Bax, Ravel, John Adams and Sibelius. In addition the ±«Óãtv SO Family Orchestra and Chorus will create a new piece and ±«Óãtv Radio 3 New Generation Artist Esther Yoo joins the ±«Óãtv SO to perform the finale of Beethoven's Violin Concerto.
Last on
More episodes
Music Played
-
John Dowland
Mistress Winter's Jumps
Ensemble: ExTempore.- HYPERION.
-
5 Reasons to love: Scherzos
-
Benjamin Britten
King Arthur Suite (Scherzo)
Performer: ±«Óãtv Philharmonic. Conductor: Richard Hickox.- CHANDOS.
-
-
Malcolm Arnold
Four Cornish Dances for orchestra, Op 91 (No 3)
Performer: Hugh Bean. Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra. Conductor: Bryden Thomson.- Malcolm Arnold: Dances: Philharmonia, Thomson.
- Chandos.
- 15.
-
Edward McGuire
Dance Suite for Two: Courante
Performer: Rachel Spencer. Performer: Duncan Strachan.- DELPHIAN.
-
Richard Wagner
Lohengrin: Act III Prelude
Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra. Conductor: Adrian Boult.- EMI.
-
Johann Sebastian Bach
Goldberg Variations (Aria and Variation I)
Music Arranger: Catrin Finch. Performer: Catrin Finch.- Bach, J S: Goldberg Variations, BWV988.
- DG.
-
Ralph Vaughan Williams
The Lark Ascending
Performer: Tasmin Little. Orchestra: ±«Óãtv Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Sir Andrew Davis.- WARNER.
-
Sir Hamilton Harty
The Fair Day (An Irish Symphony)
Orchestra: Ulster Orchestra. Conductor: Bryden Thomson.- An Irish Rhapsody: Ulster Orchestra/Handley/Thomson.
- Chandos.
- 2.
-
Will Gregory: Choice 1
-
Luciano Berio
Concertino
Performer: Nona Liddell. Performer: Anthony Payne. Conductor: Luciano Berio. Orchestra: London Sinfonietta.- RCA.
-
-
Rob's choice for Will Gregory
-
Comtessa Béatriz de Dia
A chantar
Performer: Knut Rössler. Performer: Johannes Vogt.- ACT.
-
-
Francis Poulenc
Rag-Mazurka (Les biches)
Orchestra: ±«Óãtv National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Thierry Fischer.- Rite of Spring.
- Signum.
- 20.
Mystery Performer
Broadcast
- Fri 5 Jun 2015 09:00±«Óãtv Radio 3
Featured in...
±«Óãtv Music Day
A collection of programmes, features and clips from Radio 3's celebrations of music.
±«Óãtv Music Day—±«Óãtv Music Day, 2015
Watch or listen to a day of ±«Óãtv programmes celebrating music