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Shostakovich Symphony No 5

Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra and Domingo Hindoyan play Shostakovich's Fifth Symphony, Roussel's Bacchus and Ariadne Suite and the new Piano Concerto by Eleanor Alberga.

"A Soviet Artist's Response to Just Criticism" was the title Shostakovich appended to his make-or-break Fifth Symphony. After Stalin walked out of a performance of the composer's opera Lady Macbeth in 1936, Shostakovich desperately needed to be seen to toe the line. The Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra and Domingo Hindoyan explore the seemingly scornful parodies and hidden messages that movingly convey "the suffering of man, and all-conquering optimism". There's also the world premiere of Eleanor Alberga's sumptuous Piano Concerto, starring 2021 Leeds International Piano Competition winner Alim Beisembayev. And before that, one of Domingo Hindoyan's signature works: Roussel's lightning Bacchus and Ariane.

Recorded at Liverpool Philharmonic Hall on 25th April.
Presented by Penny Gore.

Roussel: Bacchus and Ariane (suite no.2)
Eleanor Alberga: Piano Concerto no.1
Shostakovich: Symphony no.5 in D minor, Op.47

Alim Beisembayev, piano
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
Domingo Hindoyan, conductor

2 hours, 14 minutes

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Tue 14 May 2024 19:30
大象传媒 Radio 3

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Music Played

  • Albert Roussel

    Bacchus et Ariane - suite no.2

    Orchestra: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Domingo Hindoyan.

  • Eleanor Alberga

    Piano Concerto no.1

    Performer: Alim Beisembayev. Orchestra: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Domingo Hindoyan.

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Musical Offering, BWV.1079: Thema Regium - Traverso Solo

    Orchestra: Le Concert des Nations. Director: Jordi Savall.
    • ALIA VOX.

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Musical Offering, BWV.1079: Ricercar a 6

    Performer: Barthold Kuijken. Performer: Sigiswald Kuijken. Performer: Wieland Kuijken. Performer: Robert Kohnen.
    • DEUTSCHE HARMONIA MUNDI.

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Musical Offering, BWV.1079 - Sonata Sopr'll Soggetto Reale - Allegro

    Orchestra: Le Concert des Nations. Director: Jordi Savall.
    • ALIA VOX.

  • Dmitry Shostakovich

    Prelude and fugue for piano no.7 in A major, Op.87`7

    Performer: Tatiana Nikolayeva.
    • HYPERION.

  • Dmitry Shostakovich

    Symphony no.5 in D minor, Op.47

    Orchestra: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Domingo Hindoyan.

  • George Frideric Handel

    Coronation Anthem - Let Thy Hand Be Strengthened: Let thy hand be strengthened

    Choir: The Sixteen. Conductor: Harry Christophers.
    • Handel: Coronation Anthems.
    • Coro.
    • 16.

  • George Frideric Handel

    Coronation Anthem - Let Thy Hand Be Strengthened: Let justice and judgement

    Choir: The Sixteen. Conductor: Harry Christophers.
    • Handel: Coronation Anthems.
    • Coro.
    • 17.

  • George Frideric Handel

    Coronation Anthems, 'Let they Hand be Strengthened' (i)

    Ensemble: The Sixteen. Conductor: Harry Christophers.
    • Handel: Coronation Anthems.
    • Coro.
    • 18.

Broadcast

  • Tue 14 May 2024 19:30
    大象传媒 Radio 3