Royal Philharmonic Orchestra - Tchaikovsky, Shostakovich
Garry Walker conducts the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. Tchaikovsky: Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture; Symphony No 6. Shostakovich: Piano Concerto No 2 (soloist: Martin Roscoe).
Live from Cadogan Hall, London
Presented by Sara Mohr-Pietsch
The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra is conducted by Garry Walker in a programme in which two of Tchaikovsky's most popular works - the Romeo and Juliet Overture and the Path茅tique Symphony - frame Shostakovich's Second Piano Concerto, with soloist Martin Roscoe.
Tchaikovsky: Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture
Shostakovich: Concerto no. 2 in F major Op.102 for piano and orchestra
8.10
INTERVAL: Sara Mohr Pietsch meets tonight's soloist Martin Roscoe, introducing music by Erno Dohnanyi and Beethoven.
8.30
Tchaikovsky: Symphony no. 6 in B minor Op.74 (Path茅tique)
Martin Roscoe (piano)
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
conducted by Garry Walker
In 1999 Edinburgh-born Garry Walker, fresh from his win at the Leeds Conductor's Competition, stood in at short notice to conduct the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. Ever since, he has been a regular with the RPO, and tonight he leads them in a programme culminating in Tchaikovsky's final symphony, a work Tchaikovsky himself conducted only nine days before his mysterious death. The title 'Path茅tique' in the original Russian means not so much 'pathetic' but rather emotional or passionate - a mood also suffusing Tchaikovsky's youthful work 'Romeo and Juliet', which boasts one of the world's all-time great melodies. Shostakovich's Second Piano Concerto finds the composer in cheerful mood, celebrating his son Maxim's 19th birthday.
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Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture
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Dmitry Shostakovich
Piano Concerto No. 2
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Johann Strauss II
Du und Du - music from Die Fledermaus arranged by Dohnanyi
Performer: Martin Roscoe.- Dohnanyi: Complete Solo Piano Music vol. 3.
- Hyperion.
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Erno Dohnanyi
Aria from 3 Pieces Op.23 (1917)
Performer: Martin Roscoe.- Dohnanyi: Complete Solo Piano Music Vol. 3.
- Hyperion.
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano Sonata in G minor Op.49 no.1
Performer: Martin Roscoe.- Beethoven Piano Sonatas.
- Deux-Elles.
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Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Symphony No 6 Pathetique B minor Op 74
Orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Garry Walker.
Broadcast
- Tue 28 Apr 2015 19:30麻豆社 Radio 3
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