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Live at Southbank Centre: London Philharmonic - Mozart, Strauss, Bach

London Philharmonic performs Mozart's Prague Symphony, Strauss's Death and Transfiguration and Emanuel Ax (piano) joins them for Bach's Concerto in D minor and Strauss's Burleske.

Live from the Royal Festival Hall

Presented by Sara Mohr-Pietsch

The London Philharmonic performs Mozart's Prague Symphony, Strauss's Death and Transfiguration and the pianist Emanuel Ax joins them for Bach's Concerto in D minor and Strauss's Burleske.

Mozart: Symphony no.38 (Prague) 00:29:00
London Philharmonic Orchestra
David Zinman (conductor)

R Strauss: Burleske in D minor for piano and orchestra
Emanuel Ax (piano)
London Philharmonic Orchestra
David Zinman (conductor)

c. 8.30pm
During the interval Sara Mohr-Pietsch plays movements from Bach's cantatas, Wir m眉ssen durch viel Tr眉bsal in das Reich Gottes eingehen, BWV 146 and Ich habe meine Zuversicht, BWV 188. which he later adapted and transcribed for his Keyboard Concerto in D minor.

c. 8.50pm
J S Bach: Keyboard concerto no.1 in D minor BWV.1052
Emanuel Ax (piano)
London Philharmonic Orchestra
David Zinman (conductor)

R Strauss: Tod und Verkl盲rung
London Philharmonic Orchestra
David Zinman (conductor)

Live from the Royal Festival Hall, the London Philharmonic performs Mozart, Strauss and Bach.
After Mozart's Prague Symphony, a marvel of the Viennese Classical period, the American pianist, Emanuel Ax, joins the orchestra for a light hearted occasional piece by Strauss and Bach's most famous keyboard concerto. The LPO's concert ends with one of the greatest tone poems in the orchestral repertoire.

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2 hours, 30 minutes

Music Played

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Sinfonia from Cantata no. 188 BWV.188 (Ich habe meine Zuversicht)

    Ensemble: Bach Collegium Japan.
  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Chorus from Cantata no. 146 BWV.146 (Wir mussen durch viel Trubsal)

    Ensemble: Bach Collegium Japan.
  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Sinfonia from Cantata: Wir m眉ssen durch viel Tr眉bsal, BWV146

    Conductor: Sir John Eliot Gardiner.
  • London Philharmonic part 1

    • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

      Symphony no. 38 in D major K.504 (Prague)

      Conductor: David Zinman. Performer: London Philharmonic Orchestra.
    • Richard Strauss

      Burleske in D minor AV.85 for piano and orchestra

      Conductor: David Zinman. Performer: Emanuel Ax. Performer: London Philharmonic Orchestra.
  • Interval music

    • Johann Sebastian Bach

      Opening Sinfonia from Cantata no. 146 BWV.146 (Wir mussen durch viel Trubsal in das Reich Gottes eingehen)

      Performer: Masaaki Suzuki. Performer: Japan Bach Collegium.
      • BIS.
      • SACD-1791.
    • Johann Sebastian Bach

      Opening sinfonia from Cantata no. 188 BWV.188 (Ich habe meine Zuversicht)

      Performer: Masaaki Suzuki. Performer: Japan Bach Collegium.
      • BIS.
      • SACD-1891.
    • Johann Sebastian Bach

      Chorus: Wir mussen durch from Cantata no. 146 BWV.146 (Wir mussen durch viel Trubsal in das Reich Gottes eingehen)

      Performer: Masaaki Suzuki. Performer: Japan Bach Collegium.
      • BIS.
      • SACD-1791.
  • London Philharmonic part 2

    • Johann Sebastian Bach

      Concerto no. 1 in D minor BWV.1052 for keyboard and string orchestra

      Conductor: David Zinman. Performer: Emanuel Ax. Performer: London Philharmonic Orchestra.
    • Richard Strauss

      Tod und Verklarung Op.24

      Conductor: David Zinman. Performer: London Philharmonic Orchestra.

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