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Ellington's Nutcracker Suite

The 大象传媒 National Orchestra of Wales and David Danzmayr present Ellington's re-imagining of The Nutcracker Suite, and Huw Watkins joins for Ravel's jazz-tinged Piano Concerto in G.

The 大象传媒 National Orchestra of Wales and conductor David Danzmayr explore the borderland between classical music and jazz through works by Duke Ellington, Maurice Ravel and Sergei Prokofiev. We begin with the brilliant re-imagining of Tchaikovsky's ballet in which Ellington revamps the suite for the jazz age - including an upgrade of the sugar plum fairy to a sugar rum cherry. Where Ellington was having fun with a classic, Ravel's Piano Concerto in G reverses the roles, a classical composer having fun with the popular music of the day, especially jazz. After the interval, we finish with a selection of movements from Prokofiev's ballet Cinderella. In this treatment of the classic fairy tale, Prokofiev's mastery of orchestral colour brings the inherent romance to the fore.

Recorded 23rd January in Hoddinott Hall and presented by Nicola Heywood Thomas.

7.30pm Ellington: The Nutcracker Suite
7.55pm Ravel: Piano Concerto in G major

8.20pm Interval music

8.40pm Prokofiev: Cinderella (Selection of movements)

Huw Watkins (piano)
大象传媒 National Orchestra of Wales
David Danzmayr (conductor)

2 hours, 28 minutes

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Mon 3 Feb 2020 19:30
大象传媒 Radio 3

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Music Played

  • Duke Ellington

    Nutcracker Suite (after Tchaikovsky)

    Orchestra: 大象传媒 National Chorus of Wales. Conductor: David Danzmayr.

  • Maurice Ravel

    Piano concerto in G major

    Performer: Huw Watkins. Orchestra: 大象传媒 National Chorus of Wales. Conductor: David Danzmayr.

  • Duke Ellington

    Jig-Walk

    Performer: Jean Wiener. Performer: Cl茅ment Doucet.
    • EMI Classics.

  • Maurice Ravel

    Violin sonata in G major (2nd mvt, 'Blues')

    Performer: Tamsin Waley-Cohen. Performer: Huw Watkins.
    • Champs Hill Records.

  • Sergey Prokofiev

    Piano sonata No 6 in A major, Op 82 (4th mvt)

    Performer: Boris Giltburg.
    • Orchid Classics.

  • Sergey Prokofiev

    Cinderella, Op 87 (selected movements)

    Orchestra: 大象传媒 National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: David Danzmayr.

  • Mieczys艂aw Weinberg

    Piano Quintet Op. 18

    Performer: Yulianna Avdeeva. Performer: Kremerata Baltica.
    • ECM : 481 4604.
    • ECM.
    • 3-5.

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Prelude and Fugue in C sharp minor, BWV 849 (Books 1, The Well-Tempered Clavier)

    Performer: Angela Hewitt.
    • Bach: The Well-Tempered Clavier: Angela Hewitt.
    • Hyperion.
    • 7.

Broadcast

  • Mon 3 Feb 2020 19:30
    大象传媒 Radio 3

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