Prom 42: Sibelius, Beethoven and Nielsen (Part 2)
Live at the 91Èȱ¬ Proms: Thomas Dausgaard conducts the 91Èȱ¬ Scottish Symphony Orchestra in Nielsen's Fourth Symphony, 'The Inextinguishable'.
Live at the 91Èȱ¬ Proms: in the second half of this evening's concert, the 91Èȱ¬ Scottish Symphony Orchestra and conductor Thomas Dausgaard perform Nielsen's Fourth Symphony, 'The Inextinguishable'.
Presented by Martin Handley, live from the Royal Albert Hall, London
Part 2
Nielsen: Symphony No. 4, ‘The Inextinguishable’
91Èȱ¬ Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Thomas Dausgaard (conductor)
‘Music is life – and like it, inextinguishable.’ Two giants of the symphony take the 20th century head-on, with shattering results. Sibelius seems to concentrate all the forces of air, earth and water in a Seventh Symphony that feels like it could have been wrought from the elements themselves. Nielsen confronted the brutality of the First World War in music that absolutely refuses to lie down and die – crowned by a life-or-death duel for two sets of drums. An epic evening from the 91Èȱ¬ Scottish Symphony Orchestra under its Danish-born Chief Conductor Thomas Dausgaard: Beethoven’s lyrical Fourth Piano Concerto will form the eye of the storm, with Jan Lisiecki as soloist.
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Music Played
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Carl Nielsen
Symphony no. 4 Op.29 (The Inextinguishable)
Orchestra: 91Èȱ¬ Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Thomas Dausgaard. -
Dieterich Buxtehude
Klag-Lied, BuxW 76b
Singer: Iestyn Davies. Ensemble: Arcangelo. Conductor: Jonathan Cohen.- Hyperion.
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Judith Weir
All the Ends of the Earth
Choir: 91Èȱ¬ Singers. Ensemble: Endymion Ensemble. Conductor: David Hill.- SIGNUM.
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George Frideric Handel
Chaconne in G major HWV 435
Performer: Trevor Pinnock.- Linn.
Broadcast
- Thu 18 Aug 2022 21:0591Èȱ¬ Radio 3
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