Tchaikovsky's Polish Symphony from the BBC Symphony Orchestra

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Elizabeth Alker brings you an afternoon of exclusive music-making including a performance of Tchaikovsky's majestic Symphony No. 3, nicknamed 'Polish'. Performed by the BBC Symphony Orchestra and conductor Alpesh Chauhan, the symphony is included as part of a week-long celebration of the composer. Elsewhere in the programme, we will hear exclusive chamber highlights recorded for the programme from London's Wigmore Hall. Today, pianist Elisabeth Leonskaja plays Brahms and the ORA Singers sing Philip Dutton. There is also an artist spotlight on the French soprano Veronique Gens as she sings music by Henri Duparc. Richard Wagner Siegfried Idyll Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra Maxim Emelyanychev (conductor) Henri Duparc L'invitation au voyage; Chanson triste Veronique Gens (soprano) Susan Manoff (piano) Johannes Brahms Hungarian Dance no.1 Elisabeth Leonskaja (piano) Johann Sebastian Bach Concerto for two harpsichords in C minor, BWV. 1062 Raluca Enea (harpsichord) Alexander von Heissen (harpsichord) SEMPRE Baroque Music Ensemble Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 3 ‘Polish’ BBC Symphony Orchestra Alpesh Chauhan (conductor) Philip Dutton Time's Scythe ORA Singers To listen to this programme (using most smart speakers) just say, 'Ask BBC Sounds to play Classical Live'.