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Prom 42: Sibelius, Beethoven and Nielsen (Part 2)

±«Óãtv Proms 2022

Live at the ±«Óãtv Proms: Thomas Dausgaard conducts the ±«Óãtv Scottish Symphony Orchestra in Nielsen's Fourth Symphony, 'The Inextinguishable'.

Live at the ±«Óãtv Proms: in the second half of this evening's concert, the ±«Óãtv Scottish Symphony Orchestra and conductor Thomas Dausgaard perform Nielsen's Fourth Symphony, 'The Inextinguishable'.

Presented by Martin Handley, live from the Royal Albert Hall, London

Part 2
Nielsen: Symphony No. 4, ‘The Inextinguishable’

±«Óãtv Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Thomas Dausgaard (conductor)

‘Music is life – and like it, inextinguishable.’ Two giants of the symphony take the 20th century head-on, with shattering results. Sibelius seems to concentrate all the forces of air, earth and water in a Seventh Symphony that feels like it could have been wrought from the elements themselves. Nielsen confronted the brutality of the First World War in music that absolutely refuses to lie down and die – crowned by a life-or-death duel for two sets of drums. An epic evening from the ±«Óãtv Scottish Symphony Orchestra under its Danish-born Chief Conductor Thomas Dausgaard: Beethoven’s lyrical Fourth Piano Concerto will form the eye of the storm, with Jan Lisiecki as soloist.

1 hour, 19 minutes

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Thu 18 Aug 2022 21:05
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Music Played

  • Carl Nielsen

    Symphony no. 4 Op.29 (The Inextinguishable)

    Orchestra: ±«Óãtv Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Thomas Dausgaard.

  • Dieterich Buxtehude

    Klag-Lied, BuxW 76b

    Singer: Iestyn Davies. Ensemble: Arcangelo. Conductor: Jonathan Cohen.
    • Hyperion.

  • Judith Weir

    All the Ends of the Earth

    Choir: ±«Óãtv Singers. Ensemble: Endymion Ensemble. Conductor: David Hill.
    • SIGNUM.

  • George Frideric Handel

    Chaconne in G major HWV 435

    Performer: Trevor Pinnock.
    • Linn.

Broadcast

  • Thu 18 Aug 2022 21:05
    ±«Óãtv Radio 3

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