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Daniel Barenboim and his West–Eastern Divan Orchestra

Legendary pianist Martha Argerich joins the West–Eastern Divan Orchestra for Liszt’s First Piano Concerto in E flat, before an all-Wagner second half.

In 2020, Â鶹¹ÙÍøÊ×Ò³Èë¿Ú Radio 3 is bringing together musical greats, from the past and the present, in one extraordinary Proms season. Radio 3 is broadcasting the best of four decades of unmissable Proms concerts. Tonight, a memorable concert from the 2016 season, when Daniel Barenboim paired his orchestra of young Arabs and Israelis with the iconic pianist Martha Argerich in a thundering performance of Liszt’s First Piano Concerto. The concert begins with a work by Jörg Widmann. Entitled Con brio, it harnesses the energy of Beethoven’s fast movements in an ‘exercise in fury and rhythmic insistence’. Barenboim – who conducted Wagner’s Ring cycle at the Proms in 2013 – concludes with powerful excerpts from three of the composer’s most popular works.

Presented by Petroc Trelawny

Jörg Widmann: Con brio
Liszt: Piano Concerto No. 1 in E flat major

c. 8.10pm
Interval

c.8.25pm
Wagner: Tannhäuser – Overture
Wagner: Götterdämmerung – Dawn and Siegfried’s Rhine Journey
Wagner: Götterdämmerung – Siegfried's Death and Funeral March
Wagner: The Mastersingers of Nuremberg – Overture

Martha Argerich (piano)
West–Eastern Divan Orchestra
Daniel Barenboim (conductor)

(From the Â鶹¹ÙÍøÊ×Ò³Èë¿Ú Proms 2016, 17 August)

2 hours, 28 minutes

Last on

Mon 3 Aug 2020 19:30

Music Played

  • Jörg Widmann

    Con brio

    Orchestra: West–Eastern Divan Orchestra. Conductor: Daniel Barenboim.
  • Franz Liszt

    Piano Concerto No.1 in E flat major, S.124

    Performer: Martha Argerich. Orchestra: West–Eastern Divan Orchestra. Conductor: Daniel Barenboim.
  • Franz Schubert

    Rondo in A major for piano duet, D.951

    Performer: Martha Argerich. Performer: Daniel Barenboim.
  • Richard Wagner

    Tannhauser - Overture

    Orchestra: West–Eastern Divan Orchestra. Conductor: Daniel Barenboim.
  • Richard Wagner

    Gotterdammerung - Dawn Music and Siegfried's Rhine Journey

    Orchestra: West–Eastern Divan Orchestra. Conductor: Daniel Barenboim.
  • Richard Wagner

    Gotterdammerung - Siegfried's Funeral March

    Orchestra: West–Eastern Divan Orchestra. Conductor: Daniel Barenboim.
  • Richard Wagner

    Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg - Prelude

    Orchestra: West–Eastern Divan Orchestra. Conductor: Daniel Barenboim.
  • Richard Wagner

    Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg - Prelude to Act 3

    Orchestra: West–Eastern Divan Orchestra. Conductor: Daniel Barenboim.
  • Richard Wagner

    Lohengrin - Prelude to Act 3

    Orchestra: West–Eastern Divan Orchestra. Conductor: Daniel Barenboim.
  • Dmitry Shostakovich

    Violin Concerto No 1 (3rd mvt)

    Performer: James Ehnes. Orchestra: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Kirill Karabits.
    • ONYX.

Broadcast

  • Mon 3 Aug 2020 19:30

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