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Radio 3,30 Oct 2026,180 mins

Tchaikovsky's 'Pathétique' from the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra

Classical Live

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Linton Stephens presents an afternoon of recordings of compelling concert performances. Finghin Collins plays the world premiere performance of Gerry Murphy's The Essential Isness of Being from the New Ross Piano Festival in County Wexford, Ireland. Hayato Sumino plays Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue with the BBC Philharmonic conducted by Anja Bihlmaier and Dalyana Lazarova conducts the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra in Tchaikovsky's 6th Symphony. and Linton condluces his week of focuses on acclaimed young conductors with the work of French conductor Chloé van Soeterstède. Claude Debussy Prélude à l'Après-midi d'un faune BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra Chloé van Soeterstède (conductor) New Ross Piano Festival: Johann Sebastian Bach Partita No 2 in C minor Finghin Collins (piano) Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Symphony No 6, 'Pathetique' BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra Delyana Lazarova (conductor) New Ross Piano Festival: Gerry Murphy The Essential Isness of Being (world premiere) Finghin Collins (piano) George Gershwin Rhapsody in Blue Hayato Sumino (piano) BBC Philharmonic Orchestra Anja Bihlmaier (conductor)

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  1. Track
    Artist
  2. 1.
    Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune
    Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune
    Claude Debussy
  3. 2.
    Partita in C minor, BWV 826
    Partita in C minor, BWV 826
    Johann Sebastian Bach
  4. 3.
    String Quartet in F major, K 590
    String Quartet in F major, K 590
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart