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Elgar and Schumann

Edward Gardner conducts the London Philharmonic Orchestra in Schumann's Symphony No. 2, and they're joined by Frank Peter Zimmermann for Elgar's Violin Concerto.

The London Philharmonic Orchestra and their Principal Conductor Edward Gardner are joined by internationally renowned violinist Frank Peter Zimmermann for a concert recorded earlier this month at the Royal Festival Hall.

Ever since its 1910 premiere with Fritz Kreisler, Elgar's Violin Concerto has become established in the international repertoire, championed by many of the world's leading players. Fond of the enigmatic, Elgar headed the score with a deliberately teasing quote in Spanish: 鈥楢qui est谩 encerrada el alma de . . . . .鈥� (Herein is enshrined the soul of . . . . .鈥�) where the five dots stand for a woman's name. Conceived on a grand scale, the concerto is by turns rhapsodic and intimate, majestic and assertive, often featuring that favourite Elgarian marking 'nobilmente'.

Schumann wrote his Second Symphony at the tail end of a deep and deeply unproductive depression. Hope, obsessive repetition and restless energy characterise the music before the lyrical melancholy and desolation of the slow movement and the symphony's final triumphant affirmation.

Presented by Georgia Mann.

Elgar: Violin Concerto in B minor, Op 61
Schumann: Symphony No. 2 in C major, Op. 61

Frank Peter Zimmermann (violin)
London Philharmonic orchestra
Edward Gardner (conductor)

2 hours, 28 minutes

Last on

Tue 27 Feb 2024 19:30
麻豆约拍 Radio 3

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Music Played

  • Edward Elgar

    Violin Concerto In B Minor Op.61

    Performer: Frank Peter Zimmermann. Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Edward Gardner.

  • Clara Schumann

    Variations On A Theme Of Robert Schumann In F Sharp Minor Op.20 for Piano

    Performer: Benjamin Grosvenor.
    • Schumann & Brahms - Piano Works.
    • Decca.
    • 17.

  • Robert Schumann

    Symphony No. 2 In C Major Op.61

    Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Edward Gardner.

  • Sadyk Muhamedzhanov

    Her Brow Is Like Silver

    Performer: L. Gladysheva. Singer: Bibigul Akhmetkyzy Tulegenova.
    • Bibigul Tulegenova.
    • Lobanov.
    • 6.

  • Tattimbet Qazangapuly

    Kos Basar (Arr. A. Zhaiym for String Quartet)

    Ensemble: 覛邪蟹邪覜褋褌邪薪薪褘遥 覓邪蟹懈蟹邪 袞冶斜邪薪芯胁邪 邪褌褘薪写邪覔褘 袦械屑谢械泻械褌褌褨泻 褕械泻褌褨 邪褋锌邪锌褌邪褉 泻胁邪褉褌械褌褨.
    • Great Steppe Melodies from Kazakh.
    • Naxos Music UK Ltd.

  • Antonio Vivaldi

    Gloria, RV.588

    Performer: Guido Campana. Singer: Sara Mingardo. Singer: Alena Dantcheva. Singer: Monica Piccinini. Singer: Lia Serafini. Singer: Luca Dordolo. Ensemble: Concerto Italiano. Director: Rinaldo Alessandrini.
    • NAIVE.

Broadcast

  • Tue 27 Feb 2024 19:30
    麻豆约拍 Radio 3