Bruckner's 4th Symphony with the BBC National Orchestra of Wales

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Elizabeth Alker brings you an afternoon of exclusive music-making. In the week that sees Radio 3's annual live broadcast of the Vienna New Year's Day Concert, Classical Live focuses on some of the great composers of Vienna, across the ages. Today the BBC National Orchestra of Wales perform Anton Bruckner's magisterial 4th Symphony. Plus, Elizabeth reflects on the New Generation Artist class of 2023-2025. Today, pianist Giorgi Gigashvili plays Ravel, James Atkinson sings two beautiful Vaughan Williams songs and the Chaos Quartet perform Boccherini. And there is more from the Capricornus Consort, Basel, and the Music Book for Anna Magdalena Bach. Anton Bruckner Locus Iste BBC National Chorus of Wales Adrian Partington (conductor) Maurice Ravel Sonatine Giorgi Gigashvili (piano) Ralph Vaughan Williams Linden Lea James Atkinson (baritone) Malcolm Martineau (piano) Ralph Vaughan Williams Love-sight James Atkinson (baritone) Malcolm Martineau (piano) Luigi Boccherini String Quartet Op. 2 No. 1 in C minor G159 (2nd mvt) Chaos Quartet Johann Sebastian Bach Four instrumental works Capricornus Consort, Basel Péter Barczi (violin and artistic leader) Anton Bruckner Symphony No. 4 BBC National Orchestra of Wales Jaime Martin (conductor) To listen to this programme (using most smart speakers) just say "Ask BBC Sounds to play Classical Live".