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Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ SO - Schumann, Colin Matthews, Beethoven

Sakari Oramo conducts the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Symphony Orchestra at the Barbican. Schumann: Konzertstuck for four horns and orchestra. Colin Matthews: Traces Remain. Beethoven: Symphony No 3.

Live from the Barbican Centre, London

Presented by Martin Handley

Sakari Oramo conducts the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Symphony Orchestra in music by Schumann, Colin Matthews, and Beethoven's great 3rd Symphony, Eroica.
Schumann: KonzertstΓΌck for four horns and orchestra
Colin Matthews: Traces Remain (Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ commission: world premiere)

20.20 Interval: Choral works by Brahms and his friends, recorded earlier this evening at the "Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Singers at Six" concert at St. Giles, Cripplegate, in the Barbican Centre.

Beethoven: Symphony No.3 in E flat major, 'Eroica'

Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Symphony Orchestra
Sakari Oramo (conductor)
Horn players of the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ SO

For his second programme in the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Symphony Orchestra's season, Chief Conductor Sakari Oramo offers an exhilarating menu of Beethoven, Schumann and Colin Matthews. Beethoven's 'Eroica' Symphony was, and remains, a revolutionary statement of genius. The blazing 'hunting' horns in the symphony's trio, perfectly echoes Schumann's glorious KonzertstΓΌck for four horns, showcasing soloists from the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ SO, and the heroic, romantic and soulful qualities of the instrument. Traces Remain, a new commission from Colin Matthews, takes its name and inspiration from a book of essays by Charles Nicholl: 'the sudden presence, the glimpse behind the curtain, the episode measured in minutes and preserved across the centuries'.

Followed by a Music on the Brink Modernist Moment, introduced by Tom Service.
Busoni: 2 Klavierstucke, Op.30a.

2 hours, 30 minutes

Broadcast

  • Wed 8 Jan 2014 19:30

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