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Beethoven's Four - a concerto and symphony

Live from the Royal Festival Hall, as part of Southbank Centre鈥檚 Inside Out season, the London Philharmonic play Beethoven's fourth piano concerto and symphony.

Live from the Royal Festival Hall - the London Philharmonic play Beethoven.
As part of Southbank Centre鈥檚 Inside Out season one of the centre's Resident Orchestras leaps into action with a fascinating rarity by the dashing Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges - violinist, composer and champion swordsman. And in a daring sleight of hand, Beethoven asks the pianist to steal in before the orchestra in Beethoven's Fourth Piano Concerto. The soloist Nicolas Namoradze promises to bring his poetic touch to that and also to the haunting slow movement, likened to Orpheus's journey to the Underworld. Also on the bill, Daniele Rustioni conducts a Beethoven symphony which is unjustly overlooked and soprano Sophie Bevan sings of the pains of betrayal in love.

Presented by Martin Handley.

Bologne: Overture L鈥檃mant anonyme
Beethoven: Piano Concerto no. 4 in G major, Op.58
Beethoven: Ah! Perfido, Op. 65
Beethoven: Symphony no. 4 in B flat Op. 60

Nicolas Namoradze (piano)
Sophie Bevan (soprano)
Daniele Rustioni (conductor)

Followed by music chosen by young people involved in the outreach programmes and artist development schemes run by Southbank鈥檚 Resident and Associate orchestras and Creative Learning Partners.

2 hours, 28 minutes

Music Played

  • Chevalier de Saint-Georges Joseph Bologne

    Overture L'amant anonyme

    Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Daniele Rustioni.
  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Piano Concerto No 4 in G major, Op 58

    Performer: Nicolas Namoradze. Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Daniele Rustioni.
  • Freya Waley-Cohen

    Permutations

    Performer: Tamsin Waley-Cohen.
    • Signum Classics SIGCD496.
    • Signum Classics.
    • 1.
  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Ah! Perfido, Op 65

    Performer: Sophie Bevan. Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Daniele Rustioni.
  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Symphony No 4 in B flat major, Op 60

    Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Daniele Rustioni.
  • Igor Stravinsky

    The Rite of Spring - Part One

    Orchestra: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Vasily Petrenko.
  • John Tavener

    The Lamb

    Choir: Choir of New College Oxford. Conductor: Edward Higginbottom.
  • Leonard Bernstein

    Dance Episodes from On the Town (Lonely Town, Pas de deux)

    Performer: Joshua Bell. Music Arranger: William David Brohn. Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra. Conductor: David Zinman.
    • Bernstein: West Side Story Suite: Joshua Bell.
    • Sony Classical.

Broadcast

  • Fri 23 Oct 2020 19:30