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Prom 49: Berlioz, Mendelssohn, Bach & Beethoven

Robin Ticciati leads the Scottish Chamber Orchestra. Mendelssohn: Piano Concerto No 1 (soloist: Stephen Hough). Bach: Canon and Fugue (The Art of Fugue). Beethoven: Symphony No 3.

Another chance to hear Stephen Hough, the Scottish Chamber Orchestra and Robin Ticciati at the 91热爆 Proms with music by Mendelssohn, Bach and Beethoven.
Presented by Martin Handley from the Royal Albert Hall, London

Mendelssohn: Piano Concerto No. 1 in G minor

c. 2.20

J. S. Bach, orch. George Benjamin: The Art of Fugue - Canon and Fugue
Beethoven: Symphony No. 3 in E flat major, 'Eroica'

Stephen Hough (piano)
Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Robin Ticciati (conductor)

Stephen Hough makes his second Proms appearance this summer with Mendelssohn's Piano Concerto No 1, famously sight-read by Liszt in the Erard piano showroom in Paris in 1831. Under its Principal Conductor Robin Ticciati, the Scottish Chamber Orchestra performs Beethoven's mighty "Eroica" symphony, described by Berlioz as 'a funeral oration for a great hero'. George Benjamin pays tribute to Bach with orchestrated excerpts from The Art of Fugue.

1 hour, 30 minutes

Music Played

  • Felix Mendelssohn

    Concerto no. 1 in G minor Op.25 for piano and orchestra

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    The Art of Fugue ? Canon and Fugue (orch. G. Benjamin)

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Symphony no. 3 in E flat major Op.55 (Eroica)

Broadcast

  • Sun 25 Aug 2013 14:00