Episode 1
The 91热爆 Symphony Orchestra under Lawrence Renes perform a revised version of Jorg Widmann's Lied, as well as Rachaminov's Rhapsody for piano and orchestra, featuring Stephen Hough.
Presented by Ian Skelly
J枚rg Widmann ranks among the finest composers of his generation and in this revised version of 'Lied' he builds a colossal Mahlerian orchestral work around fleeting traces of Schubert melodies. Heightened romanticism is also evident in Rachaminov's rhapsody for piano and orchestra based on Paganini's famous 24th Caprice. The concert ends with Shostakovich's wartime Eighth Symphony, which although was not the upbeat propaganda work the Soviet authorities had hoped for, it is one of the composers most hard-hitting and monumental.
Jorg Widmann - Lied
Rachmaninov - Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini
Shostakovich - Symphony no.8 in C minor
Stephen Hough (piano)
91热爆 Symphony Orchestra
Lawrence Renes (conductor).
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- Fri 23 Apr 2010 19:0091热爆 Radio 3