Main content

Beethoven's Sixth Symphony

BBC NOW and conductor Tianyi Lu are joined by violinist Thomas Mathias and harp player Alis Huws.

BBC National Orchestra of Wales and conductor Tianyi Lu are joined by violinist Thomas Mathias in Vaughan Williams's serenely lyrical and evocative work for solo violin and orchestra, The Lark Ascending. The Welsh harp player Alis Huws then joins the BBC NOW to give the World Premiere of Cameron Biles-Liddell's Nature's Dance, commissioned by BBC Radio 3.

After the interval, the concert continues with the pastoral theme in a performance of Beethoven's joyful and uplifting Sixth Symphony, his personal response to the countryside with each movement telling its own story.

Recorded earlier this month at St Asaph Cathedral as part of North Wales International Music Festival, and presented by Verity Sharp.

Vaughan Williams: The Lark Ascending
Cameron Biles-Liddell: Nature's Dance, Harp Concerto (World Premiere)
Beethoven: Symphony No 6 in F major, 'Pastoral'

Thomas Mathias (violin)
Alis Huws (harp)
BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Tianyi Lu (conductor)

To listen on most smart speakers, just say "ask BBC Sounds to play Radio 3 In Concert."

26 days left to listen

2 hours, 14 minutes

Last on

Monday 19:30
BBC Radio 3

More episodes

Previous

Beethoven's Violin Concerto

Next

Brahms's German Requiem

See all episodes from Radio 3 in Concert

Recipes

See all recipes from Beethoven's Sixth Symphony

Music Played

  • Ralph Vaughan Williams

    The Lark Ascending

    Performer: Thomas Mathias. Orchestra: BBC National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Tianyi Lu.

  • Cameron Biles-Liddell

    Nature's Dance

    Performer: Alis Huws. Orchestra: BBC National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Tianyi Lu.

  • Ralph Vaughan Williams

    Piano Quintet in C minor (1st mvt)

    Ensemble: Nash Ensemble.
    • Vaughan Williams: Early Chamber Music.
    • Hyperion.
    • 1.

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Symphony No 6 - 'Pastoral'

    Orchestra: BBC National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Tianyi Lu.

  • Edvard Grieg

    String Quartet, Op 27 (1st mvt)

    Ensemble: Opus13.
    • Alpha.

  • Edvard Grieg

    In My Native Land (Lyric Pieces Book 3 Op.43)

    Performer: Leif Ove Andsnes.
    • Grieg: Piano Concerto & Lyric Pieces.
    • Warner Classics.
    • 106.

  • Frédéric Chopin

    Étude, Op 25 No 1 - 'Aeolian Harp'

    Performer: Yunchan Lim.
    • Chopin: 12 Études, Op. 25: No. 1 in A-Flat Major "Aeolian Harp".
    • Decca Music Group Ltd..
    • 1.

Broadcast

  • Monday 19:30
    BBC Radio 3

Featured in...