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Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ SO - Schumann, Colin Matthews, Beethoven

Sakari Oramo conducts the Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ 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 Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ Symphony Orchestra in music by Schumann, Colin Matthews, and Beethoven's great 3rd Symphony, Eroica.
Schumann: Konzertstück for four horns and orchestra
Colin Matthews: Traces Remain (Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ commission: world premiere)

20.20 Interval: Choral works by Brahms and his friends, recorded earlier this evening at the "Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ Singers at Six" concert at St. Giles, Cripplegate, in the Barbican Centre.

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

Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ Symphony Orchestra
Sakari Oramo (conductor)
Horn players of the Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ SO

For his second programme in the Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ 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 Konzertstück for four horns, showcasing soloists from the Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ 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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