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London Symphony Orchestra - Bartok and Stravinsky

Valery Gergiev conducts the London Symphony Orchestra at the Barbican. Stravinsky: Symphony. Bartok: Piano Concerto No 3 (soloist: Yefim Bronfman). Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring.

Presented by Sara Mohr-Pietsch
Recorded earlier this week at the Barbican Hall, London

In one of his final concerts as Principal Conductor, Valery Gergiev leads the LSO in Bartok and Stravinsky, including his Rite of Spring. Yefim Bronfman joins them for Bartok's Third Piano Concerto.

Stravinsky: Symphony in C Major
Bart贸k: Piano Concerto No 3

Interval - An interview with Valery Gergiev, plus more from Yefim Bronfman on CD.

Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring

Yefim Bronfman (piano)
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor Valery Gergiev

In one of a series of concerts this October marking the end of his tenure as Principal Conductor of the LSO, Valery Gergiev draws on his theatrical roots, placing the spotlight on Stravinsky's iconic ballet The Rite of Spring.

In exploring Bart贸k and Stravinsky side-by-side in this concert, Gergiev brings together some of the repertoire he excels in. These three works have diverse inspirations: folk music and chirruping birds in Bart贸k's Third Piano Concerto, the Classical period in Stravinsky's Symphony in C, and a depiction of a pagan rite in The Rite of Spring.

2 hours, 30 minutes

Music Played

  • Igor Stravinsky

    Symphony in C

    Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Valery Gergiev.
  • B茅la Bart贸k

    Piano Concerto No.3

    Performer: Yefim Bronfman. Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Valery Gergiev.
  • Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

    October & November from The Seasons, Op.37b

    Performer: Yefim Bronfman.
  • Igor Stravinsky

    The Rite of Spring

    Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Valery Gergiev.
  • Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

    September 'The Hunt' (The Seasons)

    Performer: Pavel Kolesnikov.
    • Hyperion.

Broadcast

  • Thu 15 Oct 2015 19:30