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Radio 3,17 Jun 2026,360 mins

Rachmaninov's Second Piano Concerto at the BBC Proms

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Ukraine-born Vadym Kholodenko plays Rachmaninov's second piano concerto with the BBC National Orchestra of Wales conducted by Tadaaki Otaka. Framing the concerto are two orchestral showpieces: Bacewicz's vibrant Concerto for String Orchestra and the daring invention of Lutosławski’s folk-inspired Concerto for Orchestra. Jonathan Swain presents. 12:31 AM Grażyna Bacewicz (1909-1969) Concerto for String Orchestra BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Tadaaki Otaka (conductor) 12:46 AM Sergey Rachmaninov (1873-1943) Piano Concerto no 2 in C minor, Op 18 Vadym Kholodenko (piano), BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Tadaaki Otaka (conductor) 01:23 AM Sergey Rachmaninov (1873-1943) Polka de V.R. (on a theme attributed to the composer's father, Vasily) Vadym Kholodenko (piano) 01:28 AM Witold Lutosławski (1913-1994) Concerto for Orchestra BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Tadaaki Otaka (conductor) 02:00 AM Carl Nielsen (1865-1931) Wind Quintet, Op 43 Galliard Ensemble, Katherine Thomas (flute), Katherine Spencer (clarinet), Helen Simons (bassoon), Owen Dennis (oboe), Richard Bayliss (horn) 02:26 AM Franz Schubert (1797-1828) An den Mond (Geuss, lieber Mond), D.193 Ilker Arcayürek (tenor), Simon Lepper (piano) 02:31 AM André Campra (1660-1744) Quis ego Domine (Who am I, Lord?) Anders J. Dahlin (tenor), Les Ambassadeurs, Alexis Kossenko (director) 02:43 AM Hector Berlioz (1803-1869) Harold en Italie - symphony for viola and orchestra, Op 16 Milan Telecky (viola), Radio Bratislava Symphony Orchestra, Ondrej Lenárd (conductor) 03:29 AM George Frideric Handel (1685-1759) Chaconne, HWV.435 Eric Lu (piano) 03:38 AM Domenico Cimarosa (1749-1801), Arthur Benjamin (arr.) Trumpet Concerto in C minor Geoffrey Payne (trumpet), Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Michael Halász (conductor) 03:49 AM Nino Janjgava (b.1964) Alleluias 1, 5 & 11 Ars Nova Copenhagen, Paul Hillier (conductor) 03:53 AM Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari (1876-1948) Two orchestral intermezzi from 'I Gioielli della Madonna', Op 4 KBS Symphony Orchestra, Othmar Mága (conductor) 04:03 AM Joseph Haydn (1732-1809) Flute Quartet in D major, Op 5 no 3 Ensemble Pyramide 04:16 AM Gustav Mahler (1860-1911) Ich ging mit lust durch einen grunen Wald Arleen Auger (soprano), Irwin Gage (piano) 04:20 AM Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) Lucio Silla, K.135 (Overture) Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra, Mario Bernardi (conductor) 04:31 AM Alexander Glazunov (1865-1936) Elegie, Op 44 Timothy Ridout (viola), Chiao Ying Chang (piano) 04:37 AM Alessandro Piccinini (1566-c.1638) Toccata/Chiaccona from Intavolatura di liuto, et di chitarrone, libro primo Stephen Stubbs (chitarrone) 04:42 AM Claudio Monteverdi (1567-1643) Laudate pueri (Psalm 113), SV 270 Collegium Vocale 1704, Collegium 1704, Václav Luks (conductor) 04:50 AM Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847) The Hebrides Overture, Op 26 Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Marcin Nalecz-Niesiolowski (conductor) 05:00 AM Cecilia McDowall (b.1951) Cavatina at Midnight Mithras Trio 05:11 AM Carl Ditters von Dittersdorf (1739-1799) Symphony (after Ovid's Metamorphoses) no 3 in G major La Stagione Frankfurt, Michael Schneider (director) 05:29 AM Robert Schumann (1810-1856) Faschingsschwank aus Wien, Op 26 Leif Ove Andsnes (piano) 05:50 AM Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (1714-1788) Trio sonata in A major for flute, violin and continuo (Wq.146/H.570) Les Adieux 06:04 AM Claude Debussy (1862-1918) Nocturnes for orchestra NFM Chorus, Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, Katowice, José Maria Florêncio (conductor)

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  1. Track
    Artist
  2. 1.
    Concerto for String Orchestra
    Concerto for String Orchestra
    Grażyna Bacewicz
  3. 2.
    Piano Concerto no 2 in C minor, Op 18
    Piano Concerto no 2 in C minor, Op 18
    Sergey Rachmaninov
  4. 3.
    Polka de V.R. (on a theme attributed to the composer's father, Vasily)
    Polka de V.R. (on a theme attributed to the composer's father, Vasily)
    Sergey Rachmaninov