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2. Alexandra Whittingham

In the second of two programmes, guitarist Alexandra Whittingham chooses a selection of music for Sunday evening, and shines a spotlight on NOVO Quartet. Alexandra shares one of the recordings NOVO have made with the BBC during their time as Radio 3 New Generation Artists.

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Sun 28 Jun 2026 21:00
BBC Radio 3

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Music Played

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Violin Concerto no.5 in A major K.219 (3rd mvt)

    Performer: Hilary Hahn. Orchestra: The Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen. Conductor: Paavo Järvi.
    • Deutsche Grammophon.

  • Mel Bonis

    Phoebé, Op 30

    Performer: Antonio Oyarzabal.
    • IBS.

  • Caroline Shaw

    And the swallow

    Choir: VOCES8.
    • Nightfall.
    • Decca Music Group Ltd..
    • 8.

  • Aaron Copland

    Appalachian Spring Suite (1st mvt, Very Slowly)

    Orchestra: North German Radio Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Alan Gilbert.
    • NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchester.

  • Cécile Chaminade

    Flute Concertino, Op. 107

    Performer: Emmanuel Pahud. Conductor: François Leleux. Orchestra: Orchestre de chambre de Paris.
    • Mozart & Flute in Paris.
    • Warner Classics.
    • 4.

  • Mieczyslaw Weinberg

    Aria for String Quartet, Op 9

    Ensemble: NOVO Quartet.
    • Evidence.

  • Amy Beach

    Dreaming (4 Sketches Op.15)

    Performer: Ariana Kashefi. Performer: Peter Limonov.
    • In Parallel - Rachmaninov, Amy Beach, Alma Mahler.
    • Champs Hill Records.
    • 6.

  • Edvard Grieg

    Holberg Suite; Praeludium

    Music Arranger: Mark Eden. Ensemble: VIDA Guitar Quartet.
    • Deux-Elles.

  • Joseph Haydn

    String Quartet Op 20 No 4 (1st mvt, Allegro di molto)

    Ensemble: NOVO Quartet.

  • Jean‐Philippe Rameau

    Les Indes galantes; Danse des sauvages

    Performer: Gautier Capuçon. Performer: Jérôme Ducros. Orchestra: Orchestre de chambre de Paris. Conductor: Lionel Bringuier.
    • Destination Paris.
    • Erato.
    • 6.

  • Philip Glass

    Mishima/Closing (String Quartet No 3, 'Mishima')

    Ensemble: Attacca Quartet.
    • Sony Classical.

Broadcast

  • Sun 28 Jun 2026 21:00
    BBC Radio 3