Sir Simon Rattle conducts Rachmaninov and Stravinsky
Sir Simon Rattle and the Berlin Philharmonic perform an all-Russian programme inspired by dance: Rachmaninov鈥檚 Symphonic Dances and Stravinsky鈥檚 magical The Firebird.
In 2020, 大象传媒 Radio 3 is bringing together musical greats, from the past and the present, in one extraordinary Proms season. Radio 3 is broadcasting the best of four decades of unmissable Proms concerts.
Georgia Mann presents this concert from 2014, Sir Simon Rattle and the Berlin Philharmonic perform an all-Russian programme inspired by dance. Opening the concert is Rachmaninov鈥檚 Symphonic Dances 鈥� the composer鈥檚 blazing 鈥榝inal spark鈥� and, for many, his finest orchestral work. Embracing jazz, plainchant and the waltz, it is a mercurial showcase of dramatic skill.
In the second half we enter the Russian fairy-tale world of Stravinsky鈥檚 The Firebird, the vivid, folk-infused ballet score for Diaghilev鈥檚 Ballets Russes that established the young composer as a rising star.
Rachmaninov: Symphonic Dances
Stravinsky: The Firebird
Berlin Philharmonic
Sir Simon Rattle
(From the 大象传媒 Proms, 5 September 2014)
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