´óÏó´«Ã½

Presented by Jonathan Swain.

From the Barbican Hall, the London Symphony Orchestra under Sir Colin Davis with contrasting symphonies on either side of the concert: first, Haydn's Symphony No. 97, one of the masterworks he wrote and premiered in London, and at the end, Carl Nielsen's Symphony No. 4, the 'Inextinguishable', a passionate reflection on the unquenchable will to live. Between them, Mozart's charming Piano Concerto No. 17 with super-star Mitsuko Uchida as soloist.

HAYDN - Symphony No. 97 in C major
MOZART - Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 17 in G major, K.453
NIELSEN - Symphony No. 4, 'Inextinguishable', Op. 29

London Symphony Orchestra
Mitsuko Uchida, piano
Sir Colin Davis, conductor

Followed by a focus this week on composers as performers of their own pieces. Among other things today, another incursion in the world of the piano rolls, brought back from the past in pure sound using modern technology: it's George Gershwin performing his Rhapsody in Blue.

GERSHWIN - Rhapsody in Blue
George Gershwin, piano
Nonesuch – 7559-79287-2

PREVIN - Dance from Tango, Song and Dance
André Previn, piano
Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin
DG – 471 500-2

PHILIP GLASS - Wichita Sutra Vortex
Philip Glass, piano
CBS – MK 45576