Prokofiev: Symphony No 6
From the Royal Festival Hall, London, an all-Prokofiev concert concludes with Vladimir Jurowski conducting the London Philharmonic Orchestra in Prokofiev's Symphony No 6.
Live from the Royal Festival Hall, London
Presented by Martin Handley
The London Philharmonic plays Prokofiev, in a festival of his music conducted by Vladimir Jurowski. Including his Piano concerto no.5 (with Steven Osborne), and his Symphony no.6.
The music of Prokofiev is championed in this programme by the London Philharmonic forming part of a larger series on the composer, assembled by the orchestra's principal conductor, Vladimir Jurowski. Jurowski has a strong affinity with Prokofiev's music, and feels that his genius as a composer is often overlooked.
Ripe for rediscovery is the extraordinary Symphonic Song, dark and brooding at the outset, followed by brassy outbursts and a triumphant ending. The Fifth Piano concerto is a temperamental but brilliantly accomplished piece, and the Sixth Symphony, written after the end of WWII, is both a commemorative and life-affirming work.
Prokofiev: Symphony no.6
Steven Osborne (piano)
London Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor Vladimir Jurowski.
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Sergey Prokofiev
Symphonic song Op.57
Conductor: Vladimir JUROWSKI Performer: London Philharmonic Orchestra
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Sergey Prokofiev
Concerto no. 5 in G major Op.55 for piano and orchestra
Conductor: Vladimir JUROWSKI Performer: Steven OSBORNE - Piano Performer: London Philharmonic Orchestra
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London Philharmonic Orchestra part 2
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Sergey Prokofiev
Symphony no. 6 in E flat minor Op.111
Conductor: Vladimir JUROWSKI Performer: London Philharmonic Orchestra
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