Radio 3 in Concert: Russian Heart, Soviet Steel

From the unsettling vantage point of the 1920s and 30s three Russian composers reflect on their homeland. Dmitri Shostakovich's outlandish Piano Concerto No.1 is performed by young Albanian Marie-Ange Nguci, with its standout part for trumpet, played by the BBC Symphony Orchestra's Principal Trumpet Philip Cobb. Rachmaninov, who had fled the Soviet Union to America, in his final Symphony No.3 pines in broad melodies, and astonishing orchestral sounds, for pre-Soviet Russia. The shock of the new begins it all with the heat of Soviet futurism in Alexander Mosolov's the Iron Foundry, a punch of a piece in which the whole orchestra literally imitates the sounds of a factory floor. During the interval of this live broadcast from the Barbican Hall, the BBC Symphony Chorus with Chorus Director Neil Ferris perform Russian and Russian-inspired works live from the Maida Vale Studios. Presented by Hannah French. Alexander Mosolov: The Iron Foundry (1927). Shostakovich: Piano Concerto No.1 (1933). 8.05pm Interval live from Maida Vale Studio 1. Rachmaninov: Priiditye, poklonimsia. Rachmaninov: Bogoroditse Dyevo. Cheryl Frances-Hoad: Bogoroditse Dyevo. Galina Grigorjeva: In Paradisum. Schnittke: Three Sacred Hymns. BBC Symphony Chorus. Neil Ferris (conductor). 8.25pm Rachmaninov: Symphony No. 3 (1935-36) Marie-Ange Nguci (piano). Philip Cobb (trumpet). BBC Symphony Orchestra. Dalia Stasevska (conductor)