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Afternoon on 3 - with Penny Gore

Another chance to hear Leif Ove Andsnes and the Mahler Chamber Orchestra as they continue their Beethoven Piano Concerto cycle at the 大象传媒 Proms, alongside music by Stravinsky and Schoenberg.

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

Stravinsky: Concerto in E flat major 'Dumbarton Oaks'
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor
Schoenberg: Friede auf Erden Friede auf Erden, Op 13 (a cappella version)
Beethoven: Fantasia in C minor for piano, chorus and orchestra, Op 80, 'Choral Fantasy'

大象传媒 Singers
Mahler Chamber Orchestra
Leif Ove Andsnes piano/director
David Hill, conductor

In his Third Piano Concerto Beethoven opened up a new dramatic and physical scope, pushing the instrument to new expressive lengths. The same maverick energy pulses through the 'Choral Fantasy', anticipating the Ninth Symphony in its unexpected resort to words in its finale. In Schoenberg's tour de force Friede auf Erden ('Peace on Earth') the composer takes tonality to its limits. Stravinsky's 'Dumbarton Oaks' Concerto is a delightful neo-Classical romp, an elegant homage to the 18th century.

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