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Stasevska conducts Ravel

The ѿý Symphony Orchestra and Chorus with Dalia Stasevska in Bartok's Cantata Profana. Plus Janacek's Sinfonietta, and Ravel's Left-hand Piano Concerto with Jean-Efflam Bavouzet.

The ѿý Symphony Orchestra and Chorus with Dalia Stasevska in Bartok's Cantata Profana. Plus Janacek's Sinfonietta, and Ravel's Left-hand Piano Concerto with Jean-Efflam Bavouzet.

Recorded at the Barbican on 12th March 2025. Presented by Martin Handley.

Béla Bartók: Cantata profana, Sz 94
Maurice Ravel: Piano Concerto for the Left Hand

Interval

Leos Janáček: Sinfonietta

Robin Tritschler (tenor)
Miklós Sebestyén (bass-baritone)
Jean-Efflam Bavouzet (piano)
ѿý Symphony Chorus
ѿý Symphony Orchestra
Dalia Stasevska (conductor)

With some pieces, you really need to feel the floor shake. Experience Janáček’s jubilant Sinfonietta, as 12 trumpets line up across the stage and Janáček’s salute to his hometown of Brno goes supernova in a blaze of glory. It takes a lot to follow Bartók’s Cantata Profana and Ravel’s astonishing Piano Concerto for the Left Hand - but if anyone can do it, it’s Janáček.

Well, there’s no point holding back – and after all, ѿý SO principal guest Dalia Stasevska is known for her dynamism and emotional commitment. The same can be said for the French pianist Jean-Efflam Bavouzet; there are few greater living interpreters of Ravel’s dark and dazzling concerto. Add the ѿý Symphony Chorus in Bartók’s powerful folk-inspired cantata, and it won’t just be the volume that astounds you.

2 hours, 14 minutes

Music Played

  • Béla Bartók

    Cantata Profana

    Singer: Robin Tritschler. Singer: Miklós Sebestyén. Choir: ѿý Symphony Chorus. Orchestra: ѿý Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Dalia Stasevska.
  • Maurice Ravel

    Piano Concerto in D for the Left-Hand

    Performer: Jean-Efflam Bavouzet. Orchestra: ѿý Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Dalia Stasevska.
  • Maurice Ravel

    Prelude in A Minor

    Performer: Jean-Efflam Bavouzet.
  • Maurice Ravel

    Toccata from Le Tombeau de Couperin

    Performer: Jean-Efflam Bavouzet.
  • Bohuslav Martinů

    Nonet for Wind Quintet, String Trio & Double Bass

    Ensemble: České noneto.
  • Leos Janáček

    Sinfonietta

    Orchestra: ѿý Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Dalia Stasevska.
  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    String Quartet No 1 in F Major, Op 18 No 1

    Ensemble: Chiaroscuro Quartet.
    • Beethoven: String Quartets, Op. 18 Nos. 1-3.
    • BIS.
    • 101.
  • Francis Poulenc

    Trio for oboe, bassoon and piano (2nd mvt)

    Performer: Alexandre Tharaud. Performer: Olivier Doise. Performer: Laurent Lefèvre.
    • Poulenc: Complete Chamber Music Vol. 1.
    • Naxos.
    • 8.

Broadcast

  • Tue 29 Apr 2025 19:30