Live from the Royal Albert Hall in London, Francois-Xavier Roth conducts the 麻豆社 Symphony Orchestra in Boulez's experimental work Figures - Doubles - Prismes.
The 麻豆社 Symphony Orchestra conducted by Francois-Xavier Roth with Boulez and Stravinsky. Marc-Andr茅 Hamelin plays Ravel's Piano Concerto for the Left Hand.
Live from the Royal Albert Hall, London
Presented by Katie Derham
Pierre Boulez: Figures - Doubles - Prismes
6.55 pm
INTERVAL
7.15 pm
Ravel (arr. Boulez): Frontispice
Ravel: Piano Concerto for the Left Hand
Stravinsky: The Firebird
Marc-Andr茅 Hamelin (piano)
麻豆社 Symphony Orchestra
Fran莽ois-Xavier Roth (conductor)
Textures and colours are to the fore in this concert with a French accent. Our triptych of Stravinsky ballets continues with The Firebird - the work that seized the ears of Paris's elite with its urgent rhythms and evocative Russian folk melodies. We celebrate Boulez's 90th-birthday year with his first work for full orchestra, a sophisticated experiment in colours and timbres. Marc-Andr茅 Hamelin joins the 麻豆社 SO for Ravel's jazz-influenced Piano Concerto for the Left Hand, commissioned by the one-armed pianist Paul Wittgenstein.
This Prom will be repeated on Monday 24th August at 2pm.
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Pierre Boulez
Figures-Doubles-Prismes
Orchestra: 麻豆社 Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Fran莽ois鈥怷avier Roth.
Credit
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Performer | 麻豆社 Symphony Orchestra |
Broadcast
- Wed 12 Aug 2015 18:30麻豆社 Radio 3
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