大象传媒

Presented by Ian Skelly

Conductor Vladimir Jurowski highlights a musical friendship between two Russian composers with very different personalities. Nikolai Myaskovsky began his music studies at the St Petersburg Conservatory at the mature age of 25, where he met the brash, 15 year old Prokofiev, and their friendship blossomed.

As Russia lurched into turbulence in the early 1900s, Myaskovsky had a ringside seat as a serving officer, trying to fulfill his duty as a military engineer followng in his father's footsteps, whilst also pursuing his passion for music. He witnessed first-hand the events which culminated in the First World War and the 1917 Bolshevik Revolution. His Sixth symphony is influenced by these events, and it became a monumental choral symphony of heroism and revolution, including themes from French revolutionary songs and a Russian sacred text. But for all its large scale, it is also a deeply personal testament.

Prokofiev left Russia after the revolution but returned in the 1930s. His Sinfonia concertante for cello and orchestra, written near the end of his life, was prompted by Mstislav Rostropovich, whose playing had reawakened Prokofiev's interest in the cello, inspiring him to re-work an earlier concerto into this new piece.

Prokofiev: Sinfonia concertante
Myaskovsky: Symphony no.6

Danjulo Ishizaka (cello)
London Philharmonic Orchestra
London Philharmonic Choir
conductor Vladimir Jurowski

Followed by performances by nominees for the 2010 Royal Philharmonic Society Awards, ahead of the awards ceremony which takes place on 11th May. Tonight features the nominees in the Chamber Music category - The Schubert Ensemble, the Takacs Quartet and the Wigmore Hall Haydn Bicentenary Season.

Beethoven: Quartet in C, OP.59 no.3: 3rd & 4th mvts (Menuetto 芒聙聯 Allegro molto)
Takacs Quartet
DECCA 470 847 2
CD 2 Tr. 7-8

Faure: Piano Quintet no.1, Op.89: 1st mvt (Molto moderato)
Schubert Ensemble
CHANDOS CHAN 10576 Tr. 1

Haydn: Quartet Op.64 no.6: 4th mvt
Quatuor Mosaiques
ASTREE E8886 Tr. 4

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