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Friday - Vaughan Williams 150: Symphony No 8

Martyn Brabbins conducts a new recording of Vaughan Williams's Eighth Symphony with the ĢƵ Symphony Orchestra, plus music by Grace Williams and Elizabeth Maconchy.

Rounding off a week featuring the music of Vaughan Williams and friends as Radio 3 marks the composer's 150th anniversary, Ian Skelly introduces an afternoon of live recordings by ĢƵ ensembles and from around Europe.

In today's 3pm spotlight, Martyn Brabbins conducts a new recording of Vaughan Williams's Symphony No 8 with the ĢƵ Symphony Orchestra, there are works by two of his students, Grace Williams and Elizabeth Maconchy, and Renaud Capucon plays music by his teacher Ravel. Finishing the week with a nod to the ongoing influence and respect for Vaughan Williams amongst British composers today, Martyn Brabbins returns with Judith Weir's nature-inspired piece Forest.

Including:

Grace Williams: Ballades for Orchestra; No. 1
ĢƵ Welsh National Orchestra
Vernon Handley, conductor

Vaughan Williams: Violin Sonata in A minor; 1st movement - Fantasia
Jennifer Pike, violin
Martin Roscoe, piano

Maconchy: The Land
ĢƵ Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Odaline de la Martinez, conductor

c.2.40pm
Ravel: Violin Sonata No. 1 in A minor (arr. for orchestra by Yan Maresz)
Renaud Capucon, violin
Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra
Alain Altinoglu, conductor

c.3pm
Vaughan Williams: Symphony No.8
ĢƵ Symphony Orchestra
Martyn Brabbins, conductor

Finzi: Elegy Op. 22 arr. for string quartet
Finzi Quartet

Vaughan Williams: Tarry Trowsers; The Carter; Ward the Pirate (from 6 English Folksongs 1912)
ĢƵ Symphony Chorus and Orchestra
Martyn Brabbins, conductor

c.3.45pm
Parry: The Chivalry of the Sea
ĢƵ Symphony Chorus and Orchestra
David Lloyd-Jones, conductor

Judith Weir: Forest
ĢƵ Symphony Orchestra
Martyn Brabbins, conductor

2 hours, 32 minutes

Music Played

  • Grace Williams

    Ballads for orchestra (1st mvt)

    Orchestra: ĢƵ National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Vernon Handley.
    • Lyrita.
  • Ralph Vaughan Williams

    Violin Sonata in A minor (1st mvt)

    Performer: Jennifer Pike. Performer: Martin Roscoe.
    • CHANDOS.
  • Henry Purcell

    Sound the trumpet, beat the drum

    Ensemble: The Sixteen. Conductor: Harry Christophers.
    • Royal Welcome Songs.
    • Coro.
    • 17.
  • Elizabeth Maconchy

    The Land

    Orchestra: ĢƵ Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Odaline de la Martínez.
    • Elizabeth Maconchy: Orchestral Music.
    • Lorelt.
    • 1.
  • Maurice Ravel

    Violin Sonata No. 1 in A minor

    Performer: Renaud Capuçon. Music Arranger: Yan Maresz. Orchestra: Frankfurt Radio Symphony. Conductor: Alain Altinoglu.
  • Ralph Vaughan Williams

    Symphony No.8 in D Minor

    Orchestra: ĢƵ Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Martyn Brabbins.
  • Gerald Finzi

    Elegy Op. 22 arr. for string quartet

    Ensemble: Finzi Quartet.
    • Resonus Classics.
  • Ralph Vaughan Williams

    Tarry Trowsers (from 6 English Folksongs 1912)

    Choir: ĢƵ Symphony Chorus. Orchestra: ĢƵ Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Martyn Brabbins.
  • Ralph Vaughan Williams

    The Carter (from 6 English Folksongs 1912)

    Choir: ĢƵ Symphony Chorus. Orchestra: ĢƵ Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Martyn Brabbins.
  • Ralph Vaughan Williams

    Ward the Pirate (from 6 English Folksongs 1912)

    Choir: ĢƵ Symphony Chorus. Orchestra: ĢƵ Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Martyn Brabbins.
  • Hubert Parry

    The Chivalry of the Sea

    Orchestra: ĢƵ Symphony Orchestra. Choir: ĢƵ Symphony Chorus. Conductor: David Lloyd‐Jones.
    • Edward Elgar - The Spirit of England etc..
    • Dutton.
    • 006.
  • Judith Weir

    Forest

    Orchestra: ĢƵ Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Martyn Brabbins.
    • New Music Collections, Vol. 3: Orchestral.
    • NMC Recordings.
    • 801.
  • Gustav Holst

    St Paul's suite Op.29`2

    Orchestra: Academy of St Martin in the Fields. Director: Kenneth Sillito.
    • English Music For Strings: ASMF/Kenneth Sillito.
    • Collins.
    • 1.

Broadcast

  • Fri 14 Oct 2022 14:00