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Dresden Staatskapelle

Christian Thielemann and the Staatskapelle Dresden in Faure’s Pelleas and Melisande Prelude, Ravel’s Piano Concerto, with Daniil Trifonov, and Schoenberg’s Pelleas and Melisande.

Fiona Talkington presents a concert given by Staatskapelle Dresden and conductor Christian Thielemann, recorded in Dresden in 2017.

The concert begins with the Prelude from Faure’s incidental music to Maurice Maeterlinck’s play “Pelleas et Melisande”. It was commissioned by Mrs Patrick Campbell for a London production in 1898, and reused material from earlier works to meet the tight deadline, also enlisting help from his pupil Charles Koechlin to complete the orchestration.

The orchestra is then joined by Russian pianist Daniil Trifonov for a performance of Ravel’s Piano Concerto in G, completed in 1931. Steeped in jazz, it’s considered one of the most impressive and influential concertos of the 20th Century.

During the interval we'll hear two chamber works by composers from the Second Viennese School – Alban Berg and Anton Webern.

In the second half of the concert, the orchestra continues the Maeterlinck theme, with a performance of Schoenberg’s symphonic poem “Pelleas und Melisande”, written in 1903. This is one of Schoenberg’s early tonal works, and has connections to scenes from the play.

To end the programme, we'll hear Dutch bassoon virtuoso Bram van Sambeek in recordings of Vivaldi, Astor Piazzolla and Chick Corea.

19:30
Faure: Prelude from “Pelleas et Melisande”, Op.5
Ravel: Piano Concerto in G
Daniil Trifonov (piano)
Staatskapelle Dresden
Christian Thielemann (conductor)

20:20
Alban Berg: 4 Pieces for clarinet & piano, Op.5
Sabine Meyer (clarinet)
Oleg Maisenberg (piano)

Anton Webern: Quintet for strings & piano
Stefan Litwin (piano)
LaSalle Quartet

20:40
Schoenberg – Pelleas & Melisande, Op.80
Staatskapelle Dresden
Christian Thielemann (conductor)

21:30
Vivaldi: Concerto for bassoon & strings in E minor, RV.484
Bram van Sambeek (bassoon)
Sinfonia Rotterdam
Conrad van Alphen (conductor)

Piazzolla – Café 1930 [L’Histoire du Tango]
Bram van Sambeek (bassoon)
Izhar Elias (guitar)

Chick Corea – Trio for flute, bassoon & piano
Bram van Sambeek (bassoon)
Marieke Schneemann (flute)
Ellen Corver (piano

2 hours, 28 minutes

Last on

Mon 8 Jun 2020 19:30

Music Played

  • Gabriel Fauré

    Prelude from Pelléas et Mélisande, Op.5

    Orchestra: Staatskapelle Dresden. Conductor: Christian Thielemann.
  • Maurice Ravel

    Piano Concerto in G

    Performer: Daniil Trifonov. Ensemble: Staatskapelle Dresden. Conductor: Christian Thielemann.
  • Igor Stravinsky

    Excerpts from Petrushka

    Performer: Daniil Trifonov.
  • Claude Debussy

    Reflets dans l'eau [Images]

    Performer: Daniil Trifonov.
  • Alban Berg

    4 Pieces for clarinet & piano, Op.5

    Performer: Sabine Meyer. Performer: Oleg Maisenberg.
    • DG.
  • Anton Webern

    Quintet for strings & piano

    Performer: Stefan Litwin. Ensemble: LaSalle Quartet.
    • DG.
  • Arnold Schoenberg

    Pelléas & Mélisande, Op.80

    Orchestra: Staatskapelle Dresden. Conductor: Christian Thielemann.
  • Antonio Vivaldi

    Concerto for bassoon & strings in E minor, RV.484

    Performer: Bram van Sambeek. Orchestra: Sinfonia Rotterdam. Conductor: Conrad van Alphen.
    • BRILLIANT CLASSICS.
  • Astor Piazzolla

    Café 1930 [L'Histoire du Tango]

    Performer: Bram van Sambeek. Performer: Izhar Elias.
    • BRILLIANT CLASSICS.
  • Chick Corea

    Trio for flute, bassoon & piano

    Performer: Marieke Schneemann. Performer: Bram van Sambeek. Performer: Ellen Corver.
    • BRILLIANT CLASSICS.
  • Anoushka Shankar

    Boy Meets Girl

    Performer: Pepe Habichuela. Performer: Anoushka Shankar.
    • Traveller.
    • Deutsche Grammophon.
    • 6.

Broadcast

  • Mon 8 Jun 2020 19:30