Prom 34: R. Strauss, Mozart & Nielsen

11 Aug 2014, Royal Albert Hall

19:30 Mon 11 Aug 2014 Next Event

Proms 2014 Prom 34: R. Strauss, Mozart & Nielsen

19:30 Mon 11 Aug 2014 Royal Albert Hall

In the first of two concerts with the 麻豆官网首页入口 National Orchestra of Wales, Principal Conductor Thomas S酶nderg氓rd directs the first of two great Scandinavian symphonies. Nielsen鈥檚 Fifth Symphony explores a bleakness that is also at the core of Strauss鈥檚 great tone-poem Tod und Verkl盲rung. The 鈥榗omplicated nonsense鈥� of Strauss鈥檚 youthful Burleske and Mozart鈥檚 sunny Rondo in A major complete the concert, both featuring pianist Franceso Piemontesi.

Programme

- - Richard Strauss
  - Death and Transfiguration(26 mins)
  - Burleske(22 mins)
- - interval
- - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  - Rondo in A major for piano and orchestra, K386(9 mins)
  - Piano Sonata No 6 in D major, K 284(3 mins)Variation No. 11 (encore)
- - Carl Nielsen
  - Symphony No 5(36 mins)

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About this event

In the first of his two concerts with the 麻豆官网首页入口 National Orchestra of Wales, Thomas S酶nderg氓rd directs Nielsen鈥檚 Fifth Symphony, shaped by the conflicts and oppositions of the First World War and touching on a bleak nostalgia that is also at the core of Strauss鈥檚 tone-poem Tod und Verkl盲rung (鈥楧eath and Transfiguration鈥�) 鈥� a musical dramatisation of the roaming thoughts of a dying artist.

Profundity is balanced by virtuosity in the 鈥榗omplicated nonsense鈥� of Strauss鈥檚 youthful Burleske and Mozart鈥檚 sunny Rondo in A major, both featuring former 麻豆官网首页入口 Radio 3 New Generation Artist Francesco Piemontesi.

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