
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ NOW - Tchaikovsky, Bartok
Francois-Xavier Roth conducts the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ NOW. Tchaikovsky: Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture. Bartok: Piano Concerto No 2 (with Jean-Frederic Neubuger). Tchaikovsky: Symphony No 4.
From Brangwyn Hall, Swansea
Presented by Nicola Heywood Thomas
François-Xavier Roth conducts the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ National Orchestra of Wales in Tchaikovsky's Romeo and Juliet and 4th Symphony. Jean-Frédéric Neubuger performs Bartók's 2nd Piano Concerto.
Tchaikovsky: Romeo and Juliet - Fantasy Overture
Bartók: Piano Concerto No.2
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No.4 in F minor
Jean-Frédéric Neubuger (piano)
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ National Orchestra of Wales
François-Xavier Roth (conductor)
Fate lies at the heart of this concert: the fate of Shakespeare's star-crossed lovers in Romeo and Juliet and in Tchaikovsky's gripping and dramatic Fourth Symphony where "fate hangs above your head like the sword of Damocles." Bright and celebratory, Bartók's Second Piano Concerto has at its centre one of his most mysterious evocations of night.
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- Sun 24 Feb 2013 14:00ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 3