
Prom 09 (part 1): Leif Ove Andsnes and the Mahler Chamber Orchestra
From the Royal Albert Hall, pianist Leif Ove Andsnes and the Mahler Chamber Orchestra begin a cycle of Beethoven piano concertos with No 1 in C. Plus Stravinsky's Apollon musagete.
Leif Ove Andsnes and the Mahler Chamber Orchestra live at the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Proms embark on the Beethoven piano concerto cycle, and Stravinsky's classically inspired ballet Apollon musagète
Live from the Royal Albert Hall, London
Presented by Sara Mohr-Pietsch
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No.1 in C major
Stravinsky: Apollon musagète
8.40 Interval
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Beethoven: Piano Concerto No.4 in G major
Mahler Chamber Orchestra Leif Ove Andsnes piano/director
Norwegian pianist Leif Ove Andsnes embarks on his Proms cycle of Beethoven piano concertos, directing the dynamic Mahler Chamber Orchestra. Each concert features a work by Stravinsky (in this case the composer's classically inspired ballet Apollon musagète ('Apollo, Leader of the Muses') - music, the impresario Diaghilev claimed, 'not of this world, but of somewhere above.'
[This Prom will be repeated on Sunday 26th July at 4pm].
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Music Played
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano Concerto No 1 in C major
Performer: Leif Ove Andsnes. Orchestra: Mahler Chamber Orchestra. -
Igor Stravinsky
Apollon musagete 1947 version
Conductor: Leif Ove Andsnes. Orchestra: Mahler Chamber Orchestra.
Broadcast
- Thu 23 Jul 2015 19:30ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 3
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