Leif Ove Andsnes plays Beethoven
Leif Ove Andsnes and the Mahler Chamber Orchestra perform Beethoven’s Second and Fifth Piano Concertos alongside Stravinsky’s Octet for wind instruments.
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This evening we've another chance to hear a Prom from 2015 - Norwegian pianist Leif Ove Andsnes and the Mahler Chamber Orchestra present Beethoven’s Second and Fifth piano concertos – the composer’s first and final experiments in the genre. In No 2, a spacious and gentle central adagio is framed with Mozartean grace in the outer movements, while the Fifth is the composer’s last word on the subject – a musical emancipation of the soloist that anticipates the Romantic concertos of Beethoven’s successors.
Opening tonight’s concert is Stravinsky’s Octet, written for wind ensemble. Looking to the musical past for inspiration once again, Stravinsky’s Neo-classical masterpiece pastiches the forms and textures of the 18th century, colouring them with a mood and mischief all his own.
Presented by Andrew McGregor, who chats to Leif Ove between the two piano concertos.
Stravinsky: Octet
c.7.55pm
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major
c.8.35pm
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major, ‘Emperor’
Mahler Chamber Orchestra
Leif Ove Andsnes (piano/conductor)
(From Â鶹¹ÙÍøÊ×Ò³Èë¿Ú Proms 2015, 26 July)
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Music Played
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Igor Stravinsky
Octet for wind instruments
Ensemble: Members of the Mahler Chamber Orchestra. -
Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano Concerto No.2 in B flat major, Op.19
Performer: Leif Ove Andsnes. Orchestra: Mahler Chamber Orchestra. -
Ludwig van Beethoven
Concerto no. 5 in E flat major Op.73 (Emperor) for piano and orchestra
Performer: Leif Ove Andsnes. Performer: Mahler Chamber Orchestra. -
Ludwig van Beethoven
Sonata no. 18 in E flat major Op.31`3: Menuetto
Performer: Leif Ove Andsnes. -
Ludwig van Beethoven
12 German Dances, nos 10 & 11
Orchestra: Mahler Chamber Orchestra. Director: Leif Ove Andsnes. -
Tunde Jegede
Breath of Life
Performer: Robert Plane. -
Franz Schubert
Arpeggione Sonata in A minor, D.821
Performer: Steven Isserlis. Performer: Dénes Várjon.- Steven Isserlis: Chopin Cello Sonata & Schubert Arpeggione Sonata.
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Broadcast
- Mon 20 Jul 2020 19:30Â鶹¹ÙÍøÊ×Ò³Èë¿Ú Radio 3
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