大象传媒

Presented by Catherine Bott

Richard Strauss is reported to have boasted that he could even depict a knife and fork in music, so when he sets out to depict the grandeur and majesty of the Alps in his Alpine Symphony - the result is impressive. Scored for a huge orchestra with wonderful musical portraits of a waterfall, blazing sun on an ice-capped summit and a musical storm the piece describes an alpine hike from sunrise to sunset. As Strauss idolised the music of Mozart it's appropriate that his work is prefaced by two compositions by the 18th century master. His Symphony no.33, one of the last works he wrote in Salzburg before moving to Vienna, and one of his most popular Piano Concertos - no.24 - with Martin Helmchen as soloist.

Mozart: Symphony No. 33
Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 24 in C minor K491
Strauss: An Alpine Symphony

The City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Andris Nelsons conductor
Martin Helmchen piano

Following this as part of Radio 3's Turkish season performances of Turkish music and performances by Turkish musicians. Tonight Concerto K脙露ln perform music written by Turkish composers at the time of Mozart.

Mozart 芒聙聯 German Dance K.571 no.6
Improvisation 芒聙聯 (Sarband)
Hamamizade Isamil Dede Efendi (1778-1846)-Yine bir gul-nihal (Once again a young rose)
Mozart 芒聙聯 German Dance K.571 no.1
Hamamizade Isamil Dede Efendi (1778-1846)- Bulbul-I hos neva (Beautifully singing Nightingale)
Mozart 芒聙聯 German Dance K.571 no.2
Mozart 芒聙聯 German Dance K.571 no.3
Mozart 芒聙聯 German Dance K.571 no.4
Concerto Koln, Sarband
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