大象传媒

Live from 大象传媒 Hoddinott Hall, Cardiff

Presented by Nicola Heywood Thomas

The 大象传媒 National Orchestra of Wales under Principal Conductor Thomas Sondergard performs Schubert's Unfinished and Sibelius's 7th symphonies. Ingrid Fliter is the soloist in Beethoven's 4th Piano Concerto.

Schubert: Symphony no. 8 in B minor D.759 (Unfinished)
Sibelius: Symphony no. 7

8.25 During the interval, choral music by Fanny and Felix Mendelssohn, part of a recent concert given by the 大象传媒 National Chorus of Wales conducted by Adrian Partington.

8.50
Beethoven: Piano Concerto no. 4 in G major op. 58
Ingrid Fliter (piano)
大象传媒 National Orchestra of Wales
Thomas Sondergard (conductor)

Two short symhonies make up the first half of Live in Concert. Schubert's 8th was cut short after two movements simply because the composer lost interest in the project. Although he sketched a scherzo, he never returned to the work in later years. But its incomplete structure belies the intense drama and sublime lyricism of the two remaining movements. Sibelius achieved brevity in his Seventh Symphony by distilling the essence of contrasting symphonic movements into a single, organic unity.

The Argentinian soloist Ingrid Fliter is the soloist in Beethoven's Fourth Piano Concerto. A past Radio 3 New Generation Artist, she has established her reputation as an interpreter of both Chopin and Beethoven. The sublime lyricism of this concerto suits her wonderfully, and the fact that Beethoven opens with the soloist - rather than an orchestral exposition - thrusts her into the spotlight right from the first bar.