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Radio 3,01 Jul 2026,120 mins

Britten's The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra played by the European Union Youth Orchestra

Classical Live

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Elizabeth Alker showcases the best performances by BBC orchestras, choirs, ensembles and other great performing groups from Europe and around the globe. This week, Classical Live presents exclusive live recordings from some of the best youth orchestras in Europe; we’ll also hear performances by some of the brilliant young musicians currently enrolled in the BBC New Generation Artists scheme, in a recent season of lunchtime concerts at St George’s Bristol. Included in today’s programme, the Bavarian State Youth Orchestra performs Bartok and the Swiss National Youth Orchestra performs Tchaikovsky; also, we’ll hear Caroline Shaw’s Entr’acte played by the Danish ensemble NOVO Quartet. Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 1 in G minor, op. 13 ('Winter Daydreams') Swiss National Youth Orchestra Modestas Pitrėnas, conductor Caroline Shaw Entr’acte NOVO Quartet Benjamin Britten The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, Op.34 European Union Youth Orchestra Gianandrea Noseda, conductor Béla Bartók Concerto for Orchestra, Sz.116 Korbinian Altenberger, violin Bavarian State Youth Orchestra Ivan Fischer, conductor

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  1. Track
    Artist
  2. 1.
    Symphony No.1 in G minor, Op.13 "Winter Daydreams"
    Symphony No.1 in G minor, Op.13 "Winter Daydreams"
    Pyotr Tchaikovsky
  3. 2.
    The Harvest of Sorrows Op.4 No.5
    The Harvest of Sorrows Op.4 No.5
    Sergey Rachmaninov
  4. 3.
    How Fair this Spot Op 21 No.7
    How Fair this Spot Op 21 No.7
    Sergey Rachmaninov