Radio 3 in Concert

Mark Forrest presents from Manchester's Bridgewater Hall as Nicholas Carter conducts the BBC Philharmonic and soprano Sarah Weneger in music exploring forbidden love and dramatic landscapes. The dramatic coastline of Cornwall provides compelling inspiration for Bax's overwhelming overture Tintagel, with the impressive castle providing a tangible link back to the legend of unrequited love and unresolved yearning that inspired Wagner's opera Tristan and Isolde. The UK premiere of Edmund Finnis's The Landscape Wakes echoes the theme, and the concert ends with the nostalgic Four Last Songs by Richard Strauss, in which the composer reflects on the beauties of nature and the joy of a long life well-lived. Wagner: Tristan and Isolde - Prelude and Liebestod. Edmund Finnis: The Landscape Wakes (UK premiere). 8.10 Interval. Bax: Tintagel. Richard Strauss: Four Last Songs. Sarah Weneger (soprano), BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, Nicholas Carter (conductor).