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Prom 09: Leif Ove Andsnes and the Mahler Chamber Orchestra

A Prom in which Ove Andsnes directs the Mahler Chamber Orchestra from the piano. Beethoven: Piano Concertos Nos 1 in C and No 4 in G. Stravinsky: Apollon musagete.

Leif Ove Andsnes and the Mahler Chamber Orchestra embark on their Beethoven piano concerto cycle, and Stravinsky's classically inspired ballet Apollon musag猫te.

Presented by Sara Mohr-Pietsch at the Royal Albert Hall, London

Beethoven: Piano Concerto No.1 in C major
Stravinsky: Apollon musag猫te
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No.4 in G major

Mahler Chamber Orchestra
Leif Ove Andsnes, piano/director

Norwegian pianist Leif Ove Andsnes embarks on his Proms cycle of Beethoven piano concertos, directing the dynamic Mahler Chamber Orchestra. Each concert features a work by Stravinsky (in this case the composer's classically inspired ballet Apollon musag猫te ('Apollo, Leader of the Muses') - music, the impresario Diaghilev claimed, 'not of this world, but of somewhere above

Recorded on 23rd July

Followed by great recordings from some of this week's Proms Artists.

2 hours, 15 minutes

Music Played

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Piano Concerto No.1 in C Op.15

    Performer: Leif Ove Andsnes. Orchestra: Mahler Chamber Orchestra.
  • Igor Stravinsky

    Apollon musagete (1947 version)

    Conductor: Leif Ove Andsnes. Orchestra: Mahler Chamber Orchestra.
  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Piano Concerto No.4 in G Major Op.58

    Performer: Leif Ove Andsnes. Orchestra: Mahler Chamber Orchestra.
  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Bagatelle Op.119 No.8 in C

    Performer: Leif Ove Andsnes.
  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Bagatelle op.33 no.7 in A Flat

    Performer: Leif Ove Andsnes.

Broadcast

  • Sun 26 Jul 2015 16:00