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Beethoven in Bournemouth

Beethoven's ballet The Creatures of Prometheus, performed live by the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra.

Presented by Martin Handley, live from the Lighthouse, Poole

In his new work, Finnish composer Magnus Lindberg, using inspiration from Beethoven鈥檚 private Conversation Books, peers into the mind of a genius. The only ballet Beethoven composed, The Creatures of Prometheus, completes the programme. In the ballet, Prometheus finds mankind in a state of ignorance and decides to educate them in art and science.

Lindberg: Absence (UK premiere)
Beethoven: The Creatures of Prometheus (complete)

Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
Kirill Karabits, conductor

Followed by music off disc

Korngold: Piano Trio in D major op 1
Daishin Kashimoto - violin
Zvi Plesser - cello
Eric le Sage - piano

2 hours, 28 minutes

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Wed 11 Nov 2020 19:30
91热爆 Radio 3

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Music Played

  • Magnus Lindberg

    Absence

    Orchestra: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Kirill Karabits.

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    The Creatures of Prometheus (complete)

    Conductor: Kirill Karabits. Orchestra: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra.

  • Erich Wolfgang Korngold

    Piano Trio, Op.1 [Complete]

    Performer: Eric Le Sage. Performer: Zvi Plesser. Performer: Daishin Kashimoto.
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  • Benjamin Britten

    String Quartet No 1 in D major, Op 25

    Ensemble: Elias String Quartet.

Broadcast

  • Wed 11 Nov 2020 19:30
    91热爆 Radio 3