Radio 3 in Concert: Rachmaninov and Tchaikovsky with the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

Mark Wigglesworth conducts Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra in Act 2 of Tchaikovsky's ballet The Nutcracker, and Rachmaninov's Third Piano Concerto with soloist Boris Giltburg. From the Waltz of the Flowers to the Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy, the vivid images of Tchaikovsky's Christmas favourite complement the dark lyrical soundworld of Rachmaninov's biggest concerto. Recorded on December 4 at the Lighthouse, Poole. Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No 3 in D minor, Op 30. Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker (Act 2). Boris Giltburg (piano), Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Mark Wigglesworth (conductor)