Sir George Benjamin conducts the Mahler Chamber Orchestra
Another chance to hear Sir George Benjamin conduct the Mahler Chamber Orchestra in the premiere of his Concerto for Orchestra at the 2021 大象传媒 Proms.
From the 大象传媒 Proms 2021: Sir George Benjamin conducts the Mahler Chamber Orchestra in the premiere of his Concerto for Orchestra and Pierre-Laurent Aimard plays Ravel's Piano Concerto.
Presented by Penny Gore, from the Royal Albert Hall, London
Oliver Knussen: The Way to Castle Yonder
Henry Purcell: Three Consorts (1680) transcr. Benjamin; world premiere
Maurice Ravel: Piano Concerto in G major
George Benjamin: Concerto for Orchestra (World Premiere - 大象传媒 co-commission with Mahler Chamber Orchestra)
Pierre鈥怢aurent Aimard (piano)
Mahler Chamber Orchestra, Sir George Benjamin (conductor)
When the 20-year-old George Benjamin鈥檚 Ringed by the Flat Horizon was performed at the Proms in 1980, it marked an arrival for a precociously talented young composer. Now established as one of the greats of his generation, he returns to conduct regular collaborators, the Mahler Chamber Orchestra and pianist Pierre-Laurent Aimard, in a concert featuring Ravel鈥檚 jazz-infused Piano Concerto, an operatic 鈥榩ot-pourri鈥� by his friend, the late Oliver Knussen, the world premiere of his own Concerto for Orchestra and his new reworkings of Fantasias by Purcell, the 鈥楨nglish Orpheus鈥�.
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Oliver Knussen
The Way To Castle Yonder [interlude from 'Higglety Pigglety Pop!']
Orchestra: Mahler Chamber Orchestra. Conductor: Sir George Benjamin. -
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Sir George Benjamin
3 Consorts by Henry Purcell, arr. George Benjamin for chamber orchestra
Orchestra: Mahler Chamber Orchestra. Conductor: Sir George Benjamin. -
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Maurice Ravel
Concerto in G major for piano and orchestra
Performer: Pierre鈥怢aurent Aimard. Orchestra: Mahler Chamber Orchestra. Conductor: Sir George Benjamin. -
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Sir George Benjamin
Relativity rag
Performer: Pierre鈥怢aurent Aimard. -
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Sir George Benjamin
Concerto for orchestra
Orchestra: Mahler Chamber Orchestra. Conductor: Sir George Benjamin. -
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Ludwig van Beethoven
String Quartet in B flat major, Op 130 (5th mvt)
Ensemble: Elias String Quartet.- Beethoven: The Complete String Quartets Volume 1.
- WIGMORE HALL LIVE.
- 5.
Broadcast
- Tue 21 Dec 2021 21:15大象传媒 Radio 3
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