大象传媒

Live from City Halls, Glasgow

Presented by Tom Redmond

Matthias Pintscher conducts the 大象传媒 Scottish Symphony Orchestra in an all French programme, including Faur茅 and Berlioz and Saint-Sa毛ns's Concerto No 5 with pianist Javier Perianes.

Faur茅: Pell茅as et M茅lisande: Suite
Saint-Sa毛ns: Piano Concerto No. 5 (Egyptian)

8.20 Interval

8.40
Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique

Javier Perianes (piano)
大象传媒 Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Matthias Pintscher (conductor)

Matthias Pintscher is German-born, but steeped in French culture from his time working in Paris as a composer and conductor with, amongst others, the Ensemble Intercontemporain. Tonight he conducts the 大象传媒 Scottish Symphony Orchestra in an all-French programme which reflects the many facets of that country's musical output in the latter part of the 19th century.
The four movements of Faur茅's 'Suite: Pell茅as et M茅lisande' draw on scenes from Maeterlink's symbolist play, which would go on to inspire Debussy and Schoenberg. Their evocation is atmospheric and full of delicate romanticism.
Javier Perianes is a Spanish pianist with an international reputation: he joins the orchestra to perform Saint-Sa毛ns's 'Egyptian' Piano Concerto No. 5. And the concert concludes with a pioneering example of musical story-telling: the striking drama of Berlioz's 'Symphonie Fantastique'.