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London Philharmonic - Prokofiev, Poulenc

Yannick Nezet-Seguin conducts the London Philharmonic. Poulenc: Piano Concerto (with Alexandre Tharaud). Prokofiev: Symphony No 7. Poulenc: Stabat mater (with Kate Royal: soprano).

The London Philharmonic perform Prokofiev's nostalgic last symphony alongside Poulenc's breezy Piano Concerto and his spiritually-charged Stabat Mater, all works written in the early 1950s.

Presented by Martin Handley and Caroline Potter as part of the South Bank Centre's year-long celebration: The Rest is Noise.

Francis Poulenc: Piano Concerto
Alexandre Tharaud (piano)

Sergey Prokofiev: Symphony No.7 in C sharp minor Op. 131
London Philharmonic
Yannick N茅zet-S茅guin (conductor)

8.15: Interval music
Poulenc L茅ocadia - Incidental music for the play by Jean Anouilh given during the German Occupation of Paris and featuring a Waltz written especially for his friend the actress, Yvonne Printemps.

c. 8.45pm
Francis Poulenc: Stabat mater
Kate Royal (soprano)
London Philharmonic Choir and Orchestra
Yannick N茅zet-S茅guin (conductor)

Poulenc's ebullient Piano Concerto combines the grace and wit of his pre-war scores with the satirical mimicry that was rife in 20th-century Paris. The composer though, claimed that 'the best and most genuine part of myself' was to be found in his sacred music: his Stabat Mater, which ends tonight's concert, is by turns intense, intricate and spiritual. And some of that same spirit of nostalgia and melancholy suffuses Prokofiev's Seventh Symphony of 1952 The emotional restraint of this work made a huge impression on his colleague, Dmitri Shotakovich and marked Prokofiev's farewell to the symphony.

2 hours, 30 minutes

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Wed 23 Oct 2013 19:30
大象传媒 Radio 3

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Music Played

  • London Philharmonic Orchestra part 1

    • Francis Poulenc

      Concerto for piano and orchestra

      Conductor: Yannick N茅zet鈥怱茅guin. Performer: Alexandre Tharaud. Performer: London Philharmonic Orchestra.

    • Sergey Prokofiev

      Symphony no. 7 in C sharp minor Op.131

      Conductor: Yannick N茅zet鈥怱茅guin. Performer: London Philharmonic Orchestra.

  • Interval Music

    • Fran莽ois Couperin

      Pieces de clavecin - ordre no. 14

      Performer: Alexandre Tharaud.
      • Harmonia Mundi.
      • HMU-901956.

    • Francis Poulenc

      Leocadia - incidental music for voice and ensemble

      Performer: Alexandre Tharaud. Performer: Danielle Darrieux. Performer: Laurent Lef猫vre. Performer: Ronald Van Spaendonck. Performer: St茅phane Logerot. Performer: Thibault Vieux.
      • Naxos.
      • 8.553615.

  • London Philharmonic Orchestra part 2

    • Francis Poulenc

      Stabat mater for soprano, chorus and orchestra

      Conductor: Yannick N茅zet鈥怱茅guin. Performer: Kate Royal. Performer: London Philharmonic Choir. Performer: London Philharmonic Orchestra.

  • Post-concert music

    • Claude Debussy

      Images 鈥� set 1 for piano

      Performer: Emil Grigoryevich Gilels.
      • Orfeo D鈥檕r.
      • 523991.

    • Knut Nystedt

      Immortal Bach

      Performer: Accentus.
      • Naive.
      • 5151.

Broadcast

  • Wed 23 Oct 2013 19:30
    大象传媒 Radio 3

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