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Concerto for Orchestra

The 大象传媒 National Orchestra of Wales perform Caroline Shaw's The Observatory, Bartok's Concerto for Orchestra, and Ravel's Piano Concerto with soloist Sergio Tiempo.

The 大象传媒 National Orchestra of Wales are joined by Nicaraguan conductor, Giancarlo Guerrero, for a programme which blends two iconic American-tinged 20th-century works, and the UK premiere of a work by the fabulous American composer, Caroline Shaw. Shaw wrote The Observatory in 2019, after being inspired by a stargazing visit to an observatory on the Hollywood Hills overlooking Los Angeles, creating a work which she feels embraces both clarity and chaos. From gazing into the American sky, we move to Ravel who took some inspiration from seeing American jazz for his enduring Piano Concerto. The Argentinian pianist Sergio Tiempo will guide us through that work as soloist. The concert concludes with Bartok's folk-flecked masterpiece, his Concerto for Orchestra, which was the first major piece he wrote after moving to the United States due to the start of the Second World War.

Caroline Shaw: The Observatory
Ravel: Piano Concerto in G major, M 83
Bart贸k: Concerto for Orchestra, BB 123

Presented by Ian Skelly in 大象传媒 Hoddinott Hall, Cardiff. Recorded on the 9th of May.

Sergio Tiempo (piano)
大象传媒 National Orchestra of Wales
Giancarlo Guerrero (conductor)

2 hours, 14 minutes

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Wed 29 May 2024 19:30
大象传媒 Radio 3

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Music Played

  • Caroline Shaw

    The Observatory

    Orchestra: 大象传媒 National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Giancarlo Guerrero.

  • Maurice Ravel

    Piano Concerto in G major

    Performer: Sergio Tiempo. Orchestra: 大象传媒 National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Giancarlo Guerrero.

  • Caroline Shaw

    Valencia

    Ensemble: Attacca Quartet.
    • Caroline Shaw Attaca Quartet.
    • Nonesuch Record.
    • 2.

  • Carlos Guastavino

    Bailecito

    Performer: Sergio Tiempo.
    • Hommage.
    • Avanti.
    • 9.

  • Mikl贸s R贸zsa

    Quartet No 1, Op 22 (4th mvt, 'allegro feroce')

    Ensemble: Tippett Quartet.
    • Mikl贸s R贸zsa: String Quartets Nos. 1 & 2..
    • Naxos.
    • 12.

  • B茅la Bart贸k

    Concerto for Orchestra

    Orchestra: 大象传媒 National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Giancarlo Guerrero.

  • Samuel Coleridge-Taylor

    Ballade, Op. 73

    Performer: Elena Urioste. Performer: Tom Poster.
    • From Brighton to Brooklyn.
    • Chandos.
    • 10.

  • Lili Boulanger

    颁辞谤迟猫驳别

    Performer: Elena Urioste. Performer: Tom Poster.
    • The Jukebox Album.
    • Orchid Classics.
    • 201.

Broadcast

  • Wed 29 May 2024 19:30
    大象传媒 Radio 3