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London Philharmonic - Szymanowski, Scriabin, Rachmaninov

The London Philharmonic under Vladimir Jurowski at the Royal Festival Hall. Szymanowski: Concert Overture. Scriabin: Piano Concerto (with Igor Levit). Rachmaninov: Symphony No 1.

Live from the Royal Festival Hall
Presented by Martin Handley

In their ongoing season of works by Rachmaninov and his contemporaries, Vladimir Jurowski conducts the London Philharmonic in Rachmaninov's Symphony no.1, plus Scriabin's Piano concerto with Igor Levit and Szymanowski's Concert Overture.

Szymanowski: Concert Overture
Scriabin: Piano Concerto

8.20pm:
Interval - Igor Levit plays Bach

8.40pm: Part 2
Rachmaninov Symphony No. 1

Igor Levit (piano)
London Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor Vladimir Jurowski

Among the crowd of self-serving music critics who queued up to dismiss Rachmaninov's First Symphony in 1897, there was one opposing voice. Nikolay Findeisen wrote of the Symphony's 'beauty, novelty and inspiration', recognising its huge emotional range and the highly alluring way in which Rachmaninov captures a sense of impending tragedy right from the first page. Rachmaninov's younger classmate at the Moscow Conservatory, Alexander Scriabin, had an equally rough ride with his Piano Concerto of 1896. Neither Rimsky-Korsakov or Prokofiev were impressed with the piece, but Scriabin performed it across Russia and Europe, and he received better reviews in London.

2 hours, 30 minutes

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Music Played

  • G Pierne

    Poeme symphonique in D minor Op 37

    Orchestra: ±«Óãtv Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Ronald Corp.

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Partita No. 1 in B-Flat Major

    Performer: Igor Levit.
    • Sony Classical.

  • Sergey Rachmaninov

    Symphony No. 1

    Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Vladimir Jurowski.

  • Alexander Scriabin

    Piano Concerto

    Performer: Igor Levit. Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra.

  • Karol Szymanowski

    Concert Overture

    Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Vladimir Jurowski.

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  • Wed 3 Dec 2014 19:30
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