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Visiting the UK: Mariss Jansons conducts the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra

In our International Orchestras series a 2011 recording of Mariss Jansons and the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra in Beethoven's Piano Concerto 3 and Strauss's Ein Heldenleben.

The first of a 12-part series featuring some of the world's top orchestras and conductors on tour in the UK, recorded in the last decade by Radio 3.

Tonight, the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra and Mariss Jansons are at the Royal Festival Hall in 2011. They are joined in Beethoven's Piano Concerto No 3 by Mitsuko Uchida, praised by the New York Times for her ability to play 'the kind of fluid phrasing that creates the impression... of being improvised on the spot'. Also, a work by Richard Strauss, a composer with whom conductor and orchestra seemed to have a special affinity. Ein Heldenleben is a buccaneering, rollicking depiction of 'a hero's life' (the hero being Strauss himself), an orchestral tour de force where woodwind, brass and strings all have a chance shine, individually and collectively: the perfect end to this memorable concert.

Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37

Interval at 8.10pm - Hannah French talks to music critic Edward Seckerson, who was there on the night.

c.8.20pm
Richard Strauss: Ein Heldenleben

Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
Mitsuko Uchida (piano)
Mariss Jansons (conductor)

c.9.10pm
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op. 64

Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
Mariss Jansons (conductor)

Photo by Hiroyuki Ito

2 hours, 28 minutes

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Fri 16 Jul 2021 19:30
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Music Played

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Piano Concerto No 3 in C minor, Op 37

    Performer: Mitsuko Uchida. Orchestra: Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Mariss Jansons.

  • Richard Strauss

    Ein Heldenleben, Op 40

    Orchestra: Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Mariss Jansons.

  • Richard Strauss

    Der Rosenkavalier: Final part of the Orchestral Suite

    Orchestra: Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Mariss Jansons.

  • Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

    Symphony No. 5 in E Minor, Op. 64, TH 29: I. Andante - Allegro con anima (Live)

    Conductor: Mariss Jansons. Orchestra: Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra.
    • Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5 in E Minor, Op. 64, TH 29 (Live).
    • BR-Klassik.
    • 101.

  • Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

    Symphony No. 5 in E Minor, Op. 64, TH 29: II. Andante cantabile con alcuna licen

    Orchestra: Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Mariss Jansons.
    • Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5 in E Minor, Op. 64, TH 29 (Live).
    • BR-Klassik.
    • 102.

  • Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

    Symphony no.5 in E minor Op.64 (3rd mvt)

    Orchestra: Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Mariss Jansons.

  • Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

    Symphony No. 5 in E Minor, Op. 64, TH 29: IV. Finale. Andante maestoso - Allegro

    Conductor: Mariss Jansons. Orchestra: Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra.
    • Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5 in E Minor, Op. 64, TH 29 (Live).
    • BR-Klassik.
    • 104.

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Jesu, meine Freude (Weicht, ihr Trauergeister (Chorale))

    Ensemble: Bach Collegium Japan. Director: Masaaki Suzuki.
    • J.S. Bach: Motets.
    • BIS.
    • 16.

Broadcast

  • Fri 16 Jul 2021 19:30
    大象传媒 Radio 3