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The Enigma Variations from Frankfurt

The Frankfurt RSO, conducted by Alain Altinoglu, play Elgar’s Enigma Variations and a work by Fazil Say, who also joins them in Bach’s Concerto for Two Pianos BWV 1062.

One of the highlights of the current European music season, presented by Fiona Talkington.

The Frankfurt RSO, conducted by Alain Altinoglu, play Elgar’s Enigma Variations and a work by Fazil Say, who also joins them in Bach’s Concerto for Two Pianos BWV 1062.

Bach: Concerto for Two Pianos BWV 1062
Fazil Say: Concerto for Two Trumpets
Bach, orch. Elgar: Fantasy and Fugue in C minor, BWV 537
Elgar: Enigma Variations, op. 36

GΓ‘bor Boldoczki, trumpet
Sergei Nakariakov, trumpet
Fazil Say, piano
Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra
Alain Altinoglu, conductor and piano

A concerto for two trumpets - and for two trumpeters who belong to the best of their kind. "I geared the concert entirely to their virtuoso abilities," says Fazil Say, who will also be performing as a pianist himself, along with the orchestra’s chief conductor. Together, they play the Bach concerto BWV 1062.

Edward Elgar's orchestration of Bach's famous Organ Fantasy and Fugue in C minor presents it in a late-Romantic, sumptuous sound. His "Enigma Variations" are subtle puzzle pieces, pointed character drawings of his friends and always with a refreshing tonal sophistication.

2 hours, 28 minutes

Last on

Mon 12 Feb 2024 19:30
ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 3

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Music Played

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Concerto in C minor, BWV 1062

    Performer: Alain Altinoglu. Performer: Fazil Say. Orchestra: Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Alain Altinoglu.

  • Fazil Say

    Concerto for Two Trumpets

    Performer: GΓ‘bor Boldoczki. Performer: Sergei Nakariakov. Orchestra: Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Alain Altinoglu.

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Duet No. 5 for Two Trumpets, K. 487

    Performer: GΓ‘bor Boldoczki. Performer: Sergei Nakariakov.

  • Claude Debussy

    Sonata for Cello and Piano

    Performer: Nicolas Altstaedt. Performer: Fazil Say.
    • Fazil Say, Nicolas Altstaedt - Four Cities.
    • Warner Classics.
    • 5.

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Fantasy and Fugue in C minor, BWV 537

    Orchestrator: Edward Elgar. Orchestra: Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Alain Altinoglu.

  • Edward Elgar

    Enigma Variations, Op. 36

    Orchestra: Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Alain Altinoglu.

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Sonata in C major K521 for piano duet

    Performer: Kirill Gerstein. Performer: Ferenc Rados.
    • Myrios.

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Suite in C minor, BWV 997

    Performer: Maxence Larrieu. Performer: Robert Veyron‐Lacroix.
    • Concert Royal.
    • Denon.
    • 3.

Broadcast

  • Mon 12 Feb 2024 19:30
    ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 3