Prom 66 (part 2): Beethoven, Schoenberg and Shostakovich
A Prom featuring the London Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Vladimir Jurowski concludes with a performance of Shostakovich's Symphony No 8 in C minor.
Beethoven, Schoenberg and Shostakovich, with Mitsuko Uchida, London Philharmonic Orchestra and Vladimir Jurowski, live at the 大象传媒 Proms.
Live from the Royal Albert Hall, London
Presented by Donald Macleod
Beethoven: Fidelio - Overture
Schoenberg: Piano Concerto
8.10 pm INTERVAL
8.30 pm
Shostakovich: Symphony No. 8 in C minor
Mitsuko Uchida (piano)
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Vladimir Jurowski (conductor)
Mitsuko Uchida makes a welcome return to the Proms for Schoenberg's rarely heard Piano Concerto. It's a work whose 12-tone abstraction is tempered by intriguing autobiographical suggestions - 'Life was so easy', 'Suddenly hatred broke out' - scribbled on the original manuscript. Autobiography is also at the fore in Shostakovich's Eighth Symphony. Composed in 1943, at a particularly dark moment for Russia in the war, the work is a fragile statement of hope that the composer himself summarised as: 'All that is dark and oppressive will disappear; all that is beautiful will triumph.'.
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Dmitry Shostakovich
Symphony No. 8 in C minor
Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Vladimir Jurowski. -
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Orchestral Suite No 1 in C major, BWV 1066 (Overture)
Orchestra: Le Concert des Nations. Director: Jordi Savall.- J.S.Bach: Les Quatre Ouvertures: Le Concert Des Nations, Jordi Savall.
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