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Prom 50 repeat: Beethoven, Stravinsky and Gerald Barry

The City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra and Mirga Grazinyte-Tyla perform Beethoven's Fifth Symphony, with works by Stravinsky and Gerald Barry.

Afternoon on 3 with Jonathan Swain

The City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra and Mirga Gra啪inyt臈-Tyla perform Beethoven's Fifth Symphony, with works by Stravinsky and Gerald Barry.

Presented by Andrew McGregor from the Royal Albert Hall, London

Beethoven: Overture 'Leonore' No.3
Stravinsky: Violin Concerto in D major
Gerald Barry: Canada (91热爆 commission, world premiere)
Beethoven: Symphony No.5 in C minor

Leila Josefowicz (violin)
Allan Clayton (tenor)
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
conductor Mirga Gra啪inyt臈-Tyla

The CBSO and Mirga Gra啪inyte-Tyla explore the theme of political and artistic freedom. Beethoven's Leonore overture No. 3, written for his rescue opera Fidelio, celebrates the triumph of truth over tyranny in music of radiant beauty, while his Fifth Symphony rewrites the rules for the Classical symphony.

In his new work, maverick composer Gerald Barry is inspired by revolutionary events in Canada's history, also setting the text from Fidelio's Prisoners' Chorus; and violinist Leila Josefowicz amps up the drama in the fierce brilliance of Stravinsky's neo-Classical concerto.

Followed by music from this week's Proms Artists.

2 hours, 30 minutes

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Mon 28 Aug 2017 14:00
91热爆 Radio 3

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Music Played

  • Fr茅d茅ric Chopin

    Polonaise in Ab major

  • Fr茅d茅ric Chopin

    Waltz in Eb major op.18

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Overture 'Leonore' No. 3, Op 72b

    Orchestra: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Mirga Gra啪inyt臈鈥怲yla.

  • Igor Stravinsky

    Violin Concerto

    Performer: Leila Josefowicz. Orchestra: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Mirga Gra啪inyt臈鈥怲yla.

  • Esa鈥怭ekka Salonen

    Lachen verlernt

    Performer: Leila Josefowicz.

  • Gerald Barry

    Canada

    Performer: Allan Clayton. Orchestra: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Mirga Gra啪inyt臈鈥怲yla.

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Symphony No.5 in C minor

    Orchestra: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Mirga Gra啪inyt臈鈥怲yla.

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Air on the G string (Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D major, BWV 1068)

    Orchestra: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Mirga Gra啪inyt臈鈥怲yla.

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Recitative and Torna la pace al core (Idomeneo)

    Singer: Richard Croft. Orchestra: Freiburg Baroque Orchestra. Conductor: Ren茅 Jacobs.

  • Georg Philipp Telemann

    Suite in A minor for recorder and strings, TWV 55:a 2

    Performer: Marion Verbruggen. Orchestra: Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment. Director: Monica Huggett.

Broadcast

  • Mon 28 Aug 2017 14:00
    91热爆 Radio 3