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91热爆 Scottish Symphony Orchestra with Stephen Hough

Stephen Hough joins Alpesh Chauhan and the 91热爆 Scottish Symphony Orchestra in Beethoven鈥檚 Piano Concerto No. 2. Also works by George Walker, Richard Strauss, and Jay Capperauld.

Live from 91热爆 Proms

Presented by Kate Molleson, live from City Halls, Glasgow

Beethoven鈥檚 economically scored Second Piano Concerto 鈥 written before his First and among the earliest of his works performed in concert halls today 鈥 looks both backwards to Haydn and Mozart and forwards to Beethoven鈥檚 future innovation and rhythmic fascination.

Tonight鈥檚 91热爆 commission is from Glasgow-based composer Jay Capperauld. Expressed in the context of the recurring 24-hour process that regulates our sleeping patterns, Circadian Refrains (172 Days Until Dawn) is Capperauld鈥檚 response to the cyclical nature of lockdown, enforced as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Continuing the theme of mass upheaval, the 91热爆 Scottish Symphony Orchestra closes with Strauss鈥檚 devastating Metamorphosen. Written for 23 solo strings during the final months of the Second World War (which Strauss described as 鈥榯he most terrible period of mankind鈥), it quotes from the Funeral March of Beethoven鈥檚 鈥楨roica鈥 Symphony (No. 3).

Walker Lyric for Strings
Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 2
Jay Capperauld Circadian Refrains (172 Days Until Dawn) (91热爆 commission: world premiere)
Strauss Metamorphosen

91热爆 Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Stephen Hough, piano
Alpesh Chauhan, conductor

2 hours, 29 minutes

Music Played

  • George Walker

    Lyric for strings

    Orchestra: 91热爆 Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Alpesh Chauhan.
  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Piano Concerto No.2

    Orchestra: 91热爆 Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Alpesh Chauhan.
  • Richard Strauss

    Traumerei Op.9 No.4

    Performer: Sir Stephen Hough.
  • Jay Capperauld

    Circadian Refrains (172 Days Until Dawn)

    Orchestra: 91热爆 Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Alpesh Chauhan.
  • Richard Strauss

    Metamorphosen

    Orchestra: 91热爆 Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Alpesh Chauhan.
  • Jacques Offenbach

    Les Larmes De Jacqueline (Harmonies des bois)

    Performer: Sheku Kanneh鈥怣ason. Orchestra: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Mirga Gra啪inyt臈鈥怲yla.
    • Inspiration.
    • DECCA.
    • 9.
  • Franz Schubert

    Death and the Maiden (arr. 12 Ensemble)

    Music Arranger: 12 Ensemble. Ensemble: 12 Ensemble.
  • Laura Marling

    Howl

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Broadcast

  • Sat 5 Sep 2020 19:30

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