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Radio 3,02 Feb 2026,176 mins

Bach and Tchaikovsky for the piano

Classical Live

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Mark Forrest presents an afternoon of great concert performances from around the world, including the BBC National Orchestra of Wales with Beethoven's Fifth Symphony, a chamber music premiere from the University of Birmingham, and Bach, Tchaikovsky and Prokofiev arranged for the piano from Wigmore Hall. Live from Wigmore Hall, introduced for Classical Live by Hannah French Yevgeny and Bella Sudbin (piano) Johann Sebastian Bach: Fantasia and Fugue in A minor, BWV 904 (arranged by Yevgeny Sudbin) Piotr Ilych Tchaikovsky: Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture (arranged by Yevgeny Sudbin) Johann Sebastian Bach: Siciliano (Flute Sonata in E flat, BWV 1031) (arranged by Yevgeny Sudbin, based on Ignaz Friedman) Sergei Prokofiev: Movements from ‘Cinderella’ (arranged by Yevgeny Sudbin for piano 4 hands) ***** With Mark Forrest Gabriel Fauré Pavane BBC National Orchestra of Wales Jac van Steen (conductor) Joseph Haydn Trumpet Concerto in E flat major Sebastian Berner (trumpet) Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra Alain Altinoglu (conductor) César Franck Psyché (Part 3) BBC National Chorus of Wales BBC National Orchestra of Wales Gergely Madaras (conductor) Alan Menken The Bells of Notre Dame, from 'The Hunchback of Notre Dame' Anna Lapwood (organ) Barber Lunchtime Concerts from Birmingham: Zev Gordon Tagore Songs (world premiere) Santiago Sánchez (tenor) Ian Tindale (piano) Ludwig van Beethoven Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67 BBC National Orchestra of Wales Thomas Sondergard (conductor)

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  1. Track
    Artist
  2. 1.
    Fantasie & Fugue in A minor, BWV. 904
    Fantasie & Fugue in A minor, BWV. 904
    Johann Sebastian Bach
  3. 2.
    Romeo & Juliet Overture
    Romeo & Juliet Overture
    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  4. 3.
    Sonata in E flat, BWV. 1031 - Siciliano
    Sonata in E flat, BWV. 1031 - Siciliano
    Johann Sebastian Bach
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