A Second Symphony
Donald Macleod traces Smith’s writing of her Second Symphony for a competition at the Alexandra Palace
Donald Macleod traces Smith’s writing of her Second Symphony for a competition at the Alexandra Palace. Smith decided not to submit her work by the deadline, and in conversation with guests Ian Graham-Jones and Leanne Langley, Macleod surveys the composer’s symphonic development, and explores why the Alexandra Palace launched this competition. This was the 1870s, a time when the composer had also gained popularity and financial success with her vocal duet O that we two were maying.
Six Short Pieces (No 1 in G minor)
Hiroaki Takenouchi, piano
Melody and Scherzo
Leo Popplewell, cello
Dominic Degavino, piano
O that we two were maying
Members of the Purcell Consort of Voices
Jennifer Partridge, piano
Queen of love
BBC Singers
Gabriella Teychenne, conductor
Symphony in A minor (excerpt)
London Mozart Players
Howard Shelley, conductor
Six Short Pieces (No 4 in A major)
Hiroaki Takenouchi, piano
Symphony in A minor (excerpt)
London Mozart Players
Howard Shelley, conductor
Produced by Luke Whitlock for BBC Audio Wales & West
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Broadcast
- Thu 30 Jul 202616:00BBC Radio 3
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