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Maurice Ravel: Piano Concerto for the Left Hand (Prom 28)

Ravel鈥檚 brooding Concerto for the Left Hand was commissioned by a pianist who lost an arm in the First World War.

Ravel鈥檚 brooding Concerto for the Left Hand was commissioned by the Austrian pianist Paul Wittgenstein, who lost his right arm during World War I.

Ravel created a virtuosic single movement work which emerges from the sombre depths of the orchestral to grow into a powerful statement of triumph over adversity.

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19 minutes

Credits

Role Contributor
Performer Tamara Stefanovich
Conductor Sir George Benjamin
Orchestra The National Youth Orchestra
Composer Maurice Ravel

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