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Youthful Beginnings

Romantic titans Schumann and Mendelssohn share the night's bill with a pair of phenomenal female composers who died 100 years ago - two talents whose lives were cut tragically short. Schumann's exuberant Fourth Symphony is the climax of this concert, which also includes sparkling work by Lili Boulanger, the first ever female winner of the prestigious Prix de Rome, and the flamboyant Welsh composer Morfydd Owen. Owen's Nocturne is the perfect way for the BBC National Orchestra of Wales to mark its 90th anniversary year, and acclaimed French pianist Bertrand Chamayou performs Mendelssohn's First Piano Concerto - all under the baton of Thomas Sondergard.

English
  • Originally Aired July 20, 2018
  • Runtime 90 minutes
  • Content Rating United States of America TV-PG
  • Production Code b0bck3nf
  • Network BBC Four
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Name Type Role
Clemency Burton-Hill Writer
Thomas Sondergard Writer
Helen Mansfield Director