Wagner, Liszt, Volans
Thomas Dausgaard leads the ±«Óãtv Symphony Orchestra. Wagner: Overture (The Mastersingers of Nuremberg). Liszt: La notte. Kevin Volans: Piano Concerto No 3 (soloist: Barry Douglas).
±«Óãtv PROMS 2011
Live from the Royal Albert Hall, London
Presented by Penny Gore
Wagner, Liszt and Brahms's First Symphony from Thomas Dausgaard and the ±«Óãtv Symphony Orchestra, plus the world premiere of Kevin Volans's Piano Concerto for soloist Barry Douglas.
After the familiar strains of Wagner's rousing overture there's a real rarity: Liszt's La notte is an extended version of a piano piece from the Années de pèlerinage to which the composer added a middle section recalling his Hungarian roots. A late work that he wanted played at his own funeral, it is new to the Proms. So too is Kevin Volans's concerto, hot off the press and written for tonight's soloist. Expect the unexpected from a creative figure born in South Africa but now resident in Ireland whose output resists compartmentalisation.
The long shadow of Ludwig van Beethoven inhibited Brahms's early attempts at symphonic writing but he surpassed all expectations with the magnificence of his First Symphony.
Wagner: The Mastersingers of Nuremberg - Overture
Liszt: La Notte
Kevin Volans: Piano Concerto No. 3 (±«Óãtv Commission; World premiere)
Barry Douglas (piano)
±«Óãtv Symphony Orchestra
Thomas Dausgaard (conductor)
This Prom will be repeated on Thursday 25th August at 2.30pm.
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Richard Wagner - Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg - opera in 3 acts
Conductor: Jiri Belohlavek Performer: ±«Óãtv Symphony Orchestra
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Franz Liszt
3 Odes funebres S.112 for orchestra
Conductor: Jiri Belohlavek Performer: ±«Óãtv Symphony Orchestra
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Kevin Volans
Concerto no. 3 for piano and orchestra
Conductor: Jiri Belohlavek Performer: Barry Douglas - Piano Performer: ±«Óãtv Symphony Orchestra
Broadcast
- Mon 22 Aug 2011 19:30±«Óãtv Radio 3
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