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BBC Proms: Shostakovich, Ravel and Walton

The Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra opens its first Prom under new Chief Conductor Mark Wigglesworth with Shostakovich’s jovial Suite for Variety Orchestra.

The Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra opens its first Prom under new Chief Conductor Mark Wigglesworth with Shostakovich’s jovial Suite for Variety Orchestra. Inspirational one-handed pianist Nicholas McCarthy is the soloist in Ravel's Piano Concerto for the Left Hand, which is followed by Walton's First Symphony. John Shea presents.

12:31 AM
Dmitry Shostakovich (1906-1975), Levon Atovmyan (arr.)
Suite for Variety Orchestra no 1
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Mark Wigglesworth (conductor)

12:54 AM
Maurice Ravel (1875-1937)
Piano Concerto for the Left Hand in D major
Nicholas McCarthy (piano), Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Mark Wigglesworth (conductor)

01:14 AM
Alexander Scriabin (1871-1915)
Nocturne for the Left Hand, Op 9 no 2
Nicholas McCarthy (piano)

01:20 AM
William Walton (1902-1983)
Symphony no 1 in B flat minor
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Mark Wigglesworth (conductor)

02:05 AM
Maurice Ravel (1875-1937)
Violin Sonata no 2 in G major
Johan Dalene (violin), Charles Owen (piano)

02:23 AM
Orlando Gibbons (1583-1625), William Walton (1902-1983)
Drop, Drop, Slow Tears
Gabrieli Consort, Paul McCreesh (director)

02:31 AM
Carl Reinecke (1824-1910)
Flute Concerto in D major, Op 283 (1908)
Matej Zupan (flute), RTV Slovenia Symphony Orchestra, David de Villiers (conductor)

02:52 AM
Robert Schumann (1810-1856)
Kreisleriana, Op 16
Jakub Kuszlik (piano)

03:26 AM
Antonín Dvořák (1841-1904)
Slavonic Dance no 12 in D flat major, Op 72 no 4
Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Juanjo Mena (conductor)

03:32 AM
Charles Gounod (1818-1893), Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Meditation sur le premier prelude de Bach (Ave Maria)
Kyung-Ok Park (cello), Myung-Ja Kwun (harp)

03:38 AM
Charles Villiers Stanford (1852-1924)
Eternal Father - 3 Motets, Op 135 no 2
BBC Singers, Stephen Cleobury (conductor)

03:44 AM
Anton Wilhelm Solnitz (c.1708-1753)
Sinfonia in A major, Op 3 no 4
Musica ad Rhenum

03:57 AM
Franz Grothe (1908-1982)
Illusion (from the film Illusion) (1941)
Robert Kortgaard (piano), Marie Bérard (violin), Joseph Macerollo (accordion)

04:02 AM
Jacques-François Halévy (1799-1862)
Gerard & Lusignan's duet: "Salut, salut, à cette noble France"
Benjamin Butterfield (tenor), Brett Polegato (baritone), Canadian Opera Company Orchestra, Richard Bradshaw (conductor)

04:13 AM
Fryderyk Chopin (1810-1849)
Two Nocturnes, Op 32 (no 1 in B major; no 2 in A flat major)
Kevin Kenner (piano)

04:23 AM
Maciej Radziwill (1749-1800)
Divertimento in D major
Polish Radio Orchestra, Warsaw, Michal Klauza (conductor)

04:31 AM
Fritz Kreisler (1875-1962)
Sicilienne
Henry-David Varema (cello), Heiki Mätlik (guitar)

04:34 AM
Luigi Boccherini (1743-1805)
Rondeau, Op 28 no 4
Henry-David Varema (cello), Heiki Mätlik (guitar)

04:38 AM
Andrea Falconieri (c.1585-1656)
Alemana dicha la Ciriculia; Canciona dicha la Pretiosa
United Continuo Ensemble

04:48 AM
Jean Sibelius (1865-1957)
Music to a Scene
Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Jukka-Pekka Saraste (conductor)

04:54 AM
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
Piano Sonata in E minor, Op 90
Xaver Scharwenka (piano)

05:07 AM
Michael Tippett (1905-1998)
Five Spirituals from the oratorio "A Child of our Time"
Vancouver Bach Choir, Bruce Pullan (conductor)

05:18 AM
Antonín Kraft (1749-1820)
Cello Concerto in C major, Op 4
Michal Kanka (cello), Prague Chamber Orchestra, Pavel Safarik (conductor)

05:41 AM
Claude Debussy (1862-1918)
Estampes
Lars David Nilsson (piano)

05:56 AM
Joseph Jongen (1873-1953)
Elegie nocturnale (Tres modere), Op 95 no 1 - from 2 pieces for Piano Trio
Grumiaux Trio

06:08 AM
Herbert Howells (1892-1983)
Requiem
Gabrieli Consort, Paul McCreesh (director)

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Music Played

  • Dmitry Shostakovich

    Suite for Variety Orchestra no 1

    Music Arranger: Levon Atovmyan. Orchestra: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Mark Wigglesworth.
    • GBBBC.
  • Maurice Ravel

    Piano Concerto for the Left Hand in D major

    Performer: Nicholas McCarthy. Orchestra: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Mark Wigglesworth.
    • GBBBC.
  • Alexander Scriabin

    Nocturne for the Left Hand, Op 9 no 2

    Performer: Nicholas McCarthy.
    • GBBBC.
  • William Walton

    Symphony no 1 in B flat minor

    Orchestra: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Mark Wigglesworth.
    • GBBBC.
  • Maurice Ravel

    Violin Sonata no 2 in G major

    Performer: Johan Dalene. Performer: Charles Owen.
    • GBBBC.
  • William Walton

    Drop, Drop, Slow Tears

    Composer: Orlando Gibbons. Choir: Gabrieli Consort. Director: Paul McCreesh.
    • PLPR.
  • Carl Reinecke

    Flute Concerto in D major, Op 283

    Performer: Matej Zupan. Orchestra: RTV Slovenia Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: David de Villiers.
    • SIRTVS.
  • Robert Schumann

    Kreisleriana Op 16

    Performer: Jakub Kuszlik.
    • PLPR.
  • Antonín Dvořák

    Slavonic Dance no 12 in D flat major, Op 72 no 4

    Orchestra: Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Juanjo Mena.
    • NONRK.
  • Charles Gounod

    Meditation sur le premier prelude de Bach (Ave Maria)

    Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach. Performer: Kyung-Ok Park. Performer: Myung-Ja Kwun.
    • KRKBS.
  • Charles Villiers Stanford

    Eternal Father - 3 Motets, Op 135 no 2

    Choir: BBC Singers. Conductor: Stephen Cleobury.
    • GBBBC.
  • Anton Wilhelm Solnitz

    Sinfonia in A major, Op 3 no 4

    Ensemble: Musica ad Rhenum.
    • NLNPB.
  • Franz Grothe

    Illusion (from the film Illusion) (1941)

    Performer: Robert Kortgaard. Performer: Marie Bérard. Performer: Joe Macerollo.
    • CACBC.
  • Fromental Halévy

    Gerard & Lusignan's duet: "Salut, salut, à cette noble France"

    Singer: Benjamin Butterfield. Singer: Brett Polegato. Orchestra: Canadian Opera Company Orchestra. Conductor: Richard Bradshaw.
    • CACBC.
  • Frédéric Chopin

    Two Nocturnes, Op 32 (no 1 in B major; no 2 in A flat major)

    Performer: Kevin Kenner.
    • USAPM.
  • Maciej Radziwiłł

    Divertimento in D major

    Orchestra: Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Michał Klauza.
    • PLPR.
  • Fritz Kreisler

    Sicilienne

    Performer: Henry-David Varema. Performer: Heiki Mätlik.
    • EEER.
  • Luigi Boccherini

    Rondeau, Op 28 no 4

    Performer: Henry-David Varema. Performer: Heiki Mätlik.
    • EEER.
  • Andrea Falconieri

    Alemana dicha la Ciriculia; Canciona dicha la Pretiosa

    Ensemble: United Continuo Ensemble.
    • PLPR.
  • Jean Sibelius

    Music to a Scene [original version of Dance Intermezzo]

    Orchestra: Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Jukka‐Pekka Saraste.
    • FIYLE.
  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Piano Sonata in E minor, Op 90

    Performer: Xaver Scharwenka.
    • SESR.
  • Michael Tippett

    Five Spirituals from "A Child of our Time"

    Choir: Vancouver Bach Choir. Conductor: Bruce Pullan.
    • CACBC.
  • Antonín Kraft

    Cello Concerto in C major, Op 4

    Performer: Michal Kaňka. Orchestra: Prague Chamber Orchestra. Conductor: Pavel Šafařík.
    • CZCR.
  • Claude Debussy

    Estampes

    Performer: Lars David Nilsson.
    • SESR.
  • Joseph Jongen

    Elegie nocturnale (Tres modere), Op 95 no 1 - from 2 pieces for Piano Trio

    Ensemble: Grumiaux Trio.
    • BEVRT.
  • Herbert Howells

    Requiem

    Choir: Gabrieli Consort. Director: Paul McCreesh.
    • PLPR.

Broadcast

  • Sun 17 May 2026 00:30