Prom 23: Grosvenor plays Busoni’s Piano Concerto
Live at the ´óÏó´«Ã½ Proms: Rachmaninov's Symphonic Dances and Busoni's Piano Concerto performed by pianist Benjamin Grosvenor and conductor Edward Gardner.
Live at the ´óÏó´«Ã½ Proms: Rachmaninov's Symphonic Dances and Busoni's Piano Concerto performed by the Rodolfus Choir and the London Philharmonic Choir & Orchestra with pianist Benjamin Grosvenor and conductor Edward Gardner
Presented by Penny Gore, live from the Royal Albert Hall, London
Rachmaninov: Symphonic Dances
c.8.05pm
INTERVAL: Pianist and Busoni expert Karl Lutchmayer paints a picture of who Busoni was and the influences that shaped his music. He also explores the story of the piano concerto, and Busoni's piano music, at the Proms, from John Ogdon to Peter Donohoe.
c.8.25pm
Busoni: Piano Concerto
Benjamin Grosvenor, piano
The Rodolfus Choir
London Philharmonic Choir
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Edward Gardner, conductor
Ready for something completely different? Marking the centenary of the composer’s death, Ferruccio Busoni’s gargantuan Piano Concerto is perhaps better described as a symphony in five movements, capped by a male chorus. Woven through Busoni’s bizarrely wonderful and utterly engrossing score is one of the most challenging piano parts ever committed to paper – tackled tonight by British star pianist Benjamin Grosvenor. Before it, Edward Gardner and his London Philharmonic forces whet the appetite with the snap, crackle and pop of Rachmaninov’s riveting Symphonic Dances.
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Music Played
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Sergey Rachmaninov
Symphonic Dances
Performer: Benjamin Grosvenor. Conductor: Edward Gardner. Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra. -
Ferruccio Busoni
Piano Concerto
Performer: Benjamin Grosvenor. Conductor: Edward Gardner. Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra. -
Johann Sebastian Bach
Prelude in B Minor
Music Arranger: Alexander Siloti. Performer: Benjamin Grosvenor. -
George Frideric Handel
Concerto Grosso in B flat major, Op.6 No.7
Ensemble: Les Arts Florissants. Conductor: William Christie.- HARMONIA MUNDI.
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Carlo Gesualdo
Dolce spirto d'amore
Lyricist: Giovanni Battista Guarini. Choir: Les Arts Florissants. Director: Paul Agnew.- Gesualdo: Madrigali, Libri terzo & quarto.
- harmonia mundi.
- 107.
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Carlo Gesualdo
Mentre Madonna il lasso fianco posa
Conductor: Paul Agnew. Choir: Les Arts Florissants.- Gesualdo: Madrigali, Libri primo & secondo.
- harmonia mundi.
- 6.
Broadcast
- Mon 5 Aug 2024 19:30´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 3
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