Marvellous!

Many thanks, Dundonnell, for flagging this up.

It seems that the world premiere performance of Gordon Crosse's Symphony No. 3 is to be broadcast tomorrow (27th October), tucked away in Radio 3's 'Afternoon Concert', some time before 5pm.

Also included are works by Rachel Portman, Edwin Roxburgh and Sally Beamish (Diodati - UK premiere).

The section of the programme containing all of these works begins at about 3.25pm UK time.

Link to BBC programme page: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b09b0yd7.

It seems to have been recorded at a concert in Maida Vale on 6th October: https://www.bbc.co.uk/events/emncd4

I think we should put in a word for the British Music Society, which I think has probably funded the recording of the Fricker String Quartets (and several others - see their 'recordings' page: http://www.britishmusicsociety.com/recordings/; the Fricker doesn't seem to have appeared there yet, but reading the rear label on the Amazon site reveals the involvement of the BMS.)  I once spoke to one of the committee members, who implied that Naxos is prepared to issue recordings on the basis that the material is supplied to them.

We can only hope :-\

In 'Afternoon on 3' during the week 21st to 27th January (Mon, Tue, Wed, Fri) BBC Radio 3 is broadcasting some British pieces.  Monday and Friday seem to be of greatest interest.  The programmes will of course be available for 30 days afterwards on the BBC iPlayer.

I've attempted to paste the relevant info (and some not-too-relevant info) and future iPlayer links below for Mon and Fri:


Mon 21st:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b08bbj1v

MON 14:00 Afternoon on 3 (b08bbj1v)
The BBC National Orchestra of Wales in British Music, Welsh music

Penny Gore introduces a week of British Music with the BBC National Orchestra of Wales as part of Afternoon on 3's British Music Season. Includes a concert recorded in Cardiff last November with Nicola Heywood Thomas, as part of the Welsh Foundations Series, focusing on three major composers of the twentieth century - Alun Hoddinott, William Mathias and Daniel Jones. Nicola also talks to a Welsh composer who has left her native land to live and work in the USA - Hilary Tann. The final programme in the series is live this Friday from the home of the orchestra, BBC Hoddinott Hall in Cardiff.

2pm
Alun Hoddinott: The Sun, the Great Luminary of the Universe, Op 76
BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Tecwyn Evans (conductor)

2.20pm
William Mathias: Piano Concerto No 3, Op 40
Llŷr Williams (piano)
BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Tecwyn Evans (conductor)

2.45pm
Alan Rawsthorne: Symphonic Studies
BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Perry So (conductor)

3.10pm
Hilary Tann: The Grey Tide and the Green
BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Tecwyn Evans (conductor)

3.25pm
Daniel Jones: Symphony (in memory of John Fussell)
BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Tecwyn Evans (conductor)

4.05pm
Bridge: The Sea
BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Martyn Brabbins.


Friday 27th:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b08bbn1l

FRI 14:00 Afternoon on 3 (b08bbn1l)
Penny Gore concludes a week of British music with the BBC National Orchestra of Wales in a live concert from Cardiff - the final programme celebrating composers from the 20th century: Welsh Foundations. Nicola Heywood Thomas introduces music by Alun Hoddinott, William Mathias and Daniel Jones, in the company of Welsh music historian Gwyn L Williams. Nicola talks to Anglesey-based composer Gareth Glyn, for whom the mythology and landscape of his native country have been a constant inspiration. Plus a musical evocation of one of the most significant links between Wales and England - the old Severn Bridge, built 50 years ago.

2.00pm - LIVE from Hoddinott Hall, presented by Nicola Heywood Thomas
William Mathias: Laudi Op 62
BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Rumon Gamba (conductor)

2.20pm
Daniel Jones: Violin Concerto
Jack Liebeck (violin)
BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Rumon Gamba (conductor)

2.40pm
Arthur Benjamin: Concertino for piano and orchestra
Martin Roscoe (piano)
BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Perry So (conductor)

3.00pm
Gareth Glyn: Gododdin
BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Rumon Gamba (conductor)

3.20pm
Alun Hoddinott: Symphony No 2, Op 29
BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Rumon Gamba (conductor)

4.05pm - back to the studio with Penny Gore
Malcolm Arnold; Alun Hoddinott; Nicholas Maw; Daniel Jones; Grace Williams; Michael Tippet:
Severn Bridge Variations
BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Rumon Gamba (conductor).

The Arnold Cooke symphony is to be broadcast at about 14:45 on Radio 3 on Monday, 12th September.

(See http://www.radio-lists.org.uk/r3/r3.php?source=r3_2016-09-10.html#2016-09-12_14:45)

It's a very rare occurrence - unfortunately you've just missed Rubbra 4 played by the Worthing Symphony Orchestra:
http://www.worthingsymphony.co.uk/past_concerts

Have you tried VLC media player?  It seems to work OK as a download method.

Thank you for posting the symphony on youtube - I've been hoping to hear it for a long time.

Now just to be greedy, I wonder if anyone will put Symphony No. 7 on youtube - there will be recordings, as there were at least three cameras strapped to the balcony rail in Huddersfield during its first performance.

I found it here:

https://youtu.be/xSabQtrtmgg

Thanks for the info, Northern :)

It appears to be a repackaging of the BMS disc:http://www.britishmusicsociety.com/recordings/arnold-cooke-three-string-sonatas/

The BMS is gradually re-issuing its recordings under the Naxos label.

The whole set seems to be available on https://play.spotify.com/search/vaughan%20williams%20rozhdestvensky - so I'm trying before committing.

If anyone wants a single-page weekly Radio 3 listing to avoid multiple mouse-clicking, there's one at http://radiolists.blogspot.co.uk/.  There's also a link on that page (on the right, under 'More Listings') to a mediafire location containing printable PDF versions.  The lists are usually uploaded on Friday evenings.

The first time I heard the fifth symphony was a BBC broadcast in 1980 with Rozhdestvensky conducting the BBCSO, and I was captivated.  That performance was later issued on a BBC Radio Classics CD, coupled with Sancta Civitas, again conducted by Rozhdestvensky.  If the performances on the set match those two, then they will be very good.  I will certainly be investigating.

Rozhdestvensky is no stranger to British music: I remember him conducting a large amount when he was with the BBCSO, and I think he conducted some Elgar at the Proms a few years ago.

He's not alone: another Russian, Vassily Sinaisky seems to have taken to British music - he did Moeran's G minor Symphony and Elgar 2 in Manchester and at the Proms with the BBCPO a few years ago, and he's done Walton 1 in Manchester.  All performances were good.  He's doing Job next season in Manchester.

Nothing particularly extraordinary, but I must admit it's unusual.  I was waiting for a train to Ipswich at Witham station in Essex one Sunday afternoon.  Somebody was playing a radio in one of the offices on another platform, and I deduced that it must be Radio 3.  (It was before the days of CFM.)  Several staff were amused, commenting something like "he's at it again!".  On return home I consulted the Radio Times and made the connection.