Radio 3 in Concert: A Coronation from Hanley

On the eve of the King's coronation, the BBC Philharmonic travels to the Victoria Hall in Hanley for a special programme. We'll hear music by Elgar, Butterworth and Bax, played at Queen Elizabeth's 1953 coronation as well as the tuneful suite Tippett composed to celebrate the then Prince Charles' arrival five years earlier. Elgar's Nursery Suite, one of his last pieces, was dedicated to the Princesses Margaret and Elizabeth (who just over 20 years later became queen) and their mother, among the first to hear this instantly effervescent music. And, in this hall, named after Queen Victoria, we present music by a favourite composer of hers, Felix Mendelssohn, his sparkling E minor Violin Concerto. Bax: Coronation March. Butterworth: The Banks of Green Willow. Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto in E minor. 8.15 Music Interval (CD). Elgar: Nursery Suite. Tippett: Suite in D (A birthday suite for Prince Charles). Elgar: Pomp and Circumstance March No. 4. Simone Lamsma (violin) BBC Philharmonic. Michael Seal (conductor)