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The London Philharmonic performs Shostakovich, Vasks and Rachmaninov

The London Philharmonic are conducted by Andres Orozco-Estrada in works by Peteris Vasks and Rachmaninov, and are joined by Istvan Vardai in Shostakovich's First Cello Concerto.

The London Philharmonic are conducted by Andres Orozco-Estrada in works by Peteris Vasks and Rachmaninov, and joined by Istvan Vardai in Shostakovich's First Cello Concerto.

Presented at the Royal Festival Hall in London by Martin Handley as part of Radio 3's season 'Breaking Free: A Century of Russian Culture'.

Shostakovich: Cello Concerto No 1
Peteris Vasks: Dona nobis pacem

8.15pm Interval

Gregorian Chant: Dies irae
Rachmaninov: Symphonic Dances

Istvan Vardai (cello)
The Lay Vicars of Westminster Abbey
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Andres Orozco-Estrada (conductor)

Dispatches from a dark century: Shostakovich's powerful First Cello Concerto speaks both in whispers and warnings, in a USSR in which Stalin's death was still all too recent. Rachmaninov, exiled from Russia, celebrates all the colours of a virtuoso orchestra - but still sounds a note of sadness and loss. The link is faith. The ancient chants that echo through Rachmaninoff's music form the emotional core of the music of P膿teris Vasks: a priest's son from Latvia, born under Soviet oppression, whose Dona nobis pacem speaks with a quiet but fierce sincerity.

Concert recorded on 25 October 2017.

2 hours, 30 minutes

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Mon 6 Nov 2017 19:30
大象传媒 Radio 3

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Music Played

  • Dmitry Shostakovich

    Cello Concerto No.1 in E flat, Op.107

    Performer: Istv谩n V谩rdai. Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Andr茅s Orozco鈥怑strada.

  • Peteris Vasks

    Dona nobis pacem

    Choir: London Philharmonic Choir. Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Andr茅s Orozco鈥怑strada.

  • Sergey Rachmaninov

    The Dream, Op.8 No.5

    Performer: Oleg Boshniakovich. Singer: Dmitri Hvorostovsky.

  • Sergey Rachmaninov

    She is as fair as day, Op.14 No.9

    Performer: Oleg Boshniakovich. Singer: Dmitri Hvorostovsky.

  • Sergey Rachmaninov

    Let me not hear you sing, Op.4 No.4

    Performer: Oleg Boshniakovich. Singer: Dmitri Hvorostovsky.

  • Sergey Rachmaninov

    Oh, no, I beseech you, do not leave, Op.4 No.1

    Performer: Oleg Boshniakovich. Singer: Dmitri Hvorostovsky.

  • Gregorian chant

    Dies Irae

    Choir: Lay Vicars of Westminster Abbey.

  • Sergey Rachmaninov

    Symphonic Dances, Op.45

    Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Andr茅s Orozco鈥怑strada.

  • Dmitry Shostakovich

    String Quartet No 6 in G major, Op 101

    Ensemble: Jerusalem Quartet.
    • HARMONIA MUNDI.

Broadcast

  • Mon 6 Nov 2017 19:30
    大象传媒 Radio 3