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Thomas Dausgaard conducts the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Symphony Orchestra in a concert from the Barbican in London. Prokofiev: Scythian Suite. Bloch: Schelomo (with Jian Wang: cello).

Live from the Barbican Centre, London
Presented by Petroc Trelawny

Thomas Dausgaard conducts the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Symphony Orchestra in music by Prokofiev and Bloch, alongside Nielsen's Symphony No 4, known as 'The Inextinguishable'

Prokofiev: Scythian Suite
Bloch: Schelomo

ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Symphony Orchestra
Jian Wang (cello)
Thomas Dausgaard (conductor)

Thomas Dausgaard conducts the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Symphony Orchestra in music by Prokofiev and Bloch's Schelomo for cello and orchestra, alongside Nielsen's Symphony No 4, known as 'The Inextinguishable'.
An invigorating programme explodes into life with Prokofiev's wild Scythian Suite. Ernest Bloch's heart-rending appeal to peace, Schelomo, given voice here by the distinguished Chinese-born cellist Jian Wang, is answered by Carl Nielsen's thrilling Fourth Symphony, 'The Inextinguishable', in which the human spirit battles for a future. As he wrote after the outbreak of the First World War, 'I have an idea for a duel between two sets of timpani, it has to do with war.' It is one of the riveting moments in the symphony, bursting into the finale and developing into a reckless tour de force that resolves into radiant optimism. Danish conductor Thomas Dausgaard returns to the helm of the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Symphony Orchestra.

45 minutes

Last on

Fri 22 Feb 2013 19:30

Music Played

  • ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ S O

    • Sergey Prokofiev

      Scythian suite from "Ala i Lolly" Op.20

      Conductor: Thomas Dausgaard Performer: ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ S O.

    • Ernest Bloch

      Schelomo - Hebrew rhapsody for cello and orchestra

      Conductor: Thomas Dausgaard Performer: Jian Wang Performer: ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ S O.

Broadcast

  • Fri 22 Feb 2013 19:30

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