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Britten, Rachmaninov and Smyth from Manchester

Ben Glassberg conducts the 大象传媒 Philharmonic in Rachmaninov's Symphonic Dances. They are joined by pianist Steven Osborne for Britten's Piano Concerto.

From the Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Presented by Miriam Skinner

Conductor Ben Glassberg joins the 大象传媒 Philharmonic for Sergei Rachmaninov's orchestral swansong, his Symphonic Dances. Written in America in 1940, confident melody and his trademark rich orchestral colours combine in this exhilarating music. With immediate appeal to his American audiences, the music also has touching references to his Russian homeland, a country he was exiled from after the 1917 Revolution. and to which he never returned. The programme opens with music by Ethyl Smyth, the Prelude to the second act of her opera "The Wreckers", a seascape set against the backdrop of Cornish cliffs. Inspired by walks there on the coast, the music echoes the sounds of the sea, as well as hinting at the emotional turmoil of the lovers in her opera. Benjamin Britten (who was also in New York as Rachmaninov was writing his Symphonic Dances) penned his Piano Concerto to play himself at the 1938 Henry Wood Proms: pianist Steven Osborne brings to life for us this quirky, virtuosic and utterly unique work.

Smyth: On the Cliffs of Cornwall ('The Wreckers', Prelude to Act II)
Britten: Piano Concerto

8.15pm
Britten: Four Cabaret Songs
Della Jones (mezzo-soprano)
Steuart Bedford (piano)

Rachmaninov: Symphonic Dances

Steven Osborne (piano)
大象传媒 Philharmonic
Ben Glassberg (conductor)

2 hours, 28 minutes

Last on

Fri 23 Jun 2023 19:30
大象传媒 Radio 3

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Music Played

  • Ethel Smyth

    On the Cliffs of Cornwall - Prelude to Act 2 "The Wreckers"

    Orchestra: 大象传媒 Philharmonic. Conductor: Ben Glassberg.

  • Benjamin Britten

    Piano Concerto

    Performer: Steven Osborne. Orchestra: 大象传媒 Philharmonic. Conductor: Ben Glassberg.

  • Steven Osborne

    Inprovisation on a theme by Keith Jarrett

    Performer: Steven Osborne.

  • Benjamin Britten

    Five Caberet Songs

    Performer: Stuart Bedford. Singer: Della Jones.

  • Sergey Rachmaninov

    Symphonic Dances

    Orchestra: 大象传媒 Philharmonic. Conductor: Ben Glassberg.

  • Amit Tiefenbrunn

    La Ma帽ana de San Juan (trad.)

    Composer: Eyal Leber. Composer: Marvin Dillmann. Composer: Erez Mounk. Composer: Murat Cakmaz. Composer: Nadav Ovadia. Composer: Bari Moscovitz. Ensemble: Ensemble NAYA.
    • Exaltation.
    • Naxos.
    • 13.

  • Michael Tippett

    The Air in Spring; Fire in Summer (Ritual Dances from The Midsummer Marriage)

    Orchestra: 大象传媒 National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Richard Hickox.
    • Tippett: The Rose Lake/Ritual Dances.
    • Chandos.
    • 22-24.

  • Hugo Alfv茅n

    Midsommarvaka (Midsummer Vigil), Op. 19, "Swedish Rhapsody No. 1" (version for piano duet)

    Ensemble: Goldstone and Clemmow.
    • Magical Places (Evocative Symphonic Poems for Piano Duet).
    • Divine Art.
    • 201.

  • Felix Mendelssohn

    A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op.61 (Nocturne)

    Orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Enrique B谩tiz.
    • Orchestral Lollipops: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra/Enrique Batiz.
    • RPO.
    • 4.

  • Felix Mendelssohn

    String Quartet No 4 in E minor, Op 44 No 2 (2nd mvt)

    Ensemble: Escher String Quartet.
    • Bis.

Broadcast

  • Fri 23 Jun 2023 19:30
    大象传媒 Radio 3