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Prom 12: Leif Ove Andsnes and the Mahler Chamber Orchestra
Part of the Proms 2015 Series
Add to my Calendar 26-07-2015 19:30 26-07-2015 21:30 36 Prom 12: Leif Ove Andsnes and the Mahler Chamber Orchestra Leif Ove Andsnes and the Mahler Chamber Orchestra complete their cycle of Beethoven Piano Concertos with Nos. 2 and 5 - the composer’s first and final experiments in the genre. In No. 2 a spacious and lovely central Adagio is framed with Mozartean grace in the outer movements, while the Fifth is the composer’s last word on the subject - a musical emancipation of the soloist that anticipates the Romantic concertos of Beethoven’s successors. Looking to the musical past for inspiration once again, Stravinsky’s Octet pastiches the forms and textures of the 18th century, colouring them with a mood and mischief all his own. Royal Albert Hall, London DD/MM/YYYYDetails
Royal Albert Hall
Kensington Gore
Kensington
London
SW7 2AP
England
Programme
Igor Stravinsky – Octet
Ludwig van Beethoven – Piano Concerto no.2 in B flat major, Op.19
~ Interval ~
Ludwig van Beethoven – Piano Concerto no.5 in E flat major 'Emperor', Op.73 (arr. Lachner)
Performers
Leif Ove Andsnes – piano / Director
Mahler Chamber Orchestra
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Programme Note
Leif Ove Andsnes and the Mahler Chamber Orchestra complete their cycle of Beethoven Piano Concertos with Nos. 2 and 5 - the composer’s first and final experiments in the genre.
In No. 2 a spacious and lovely central Adagio is framed with Mozartean grace in the outer movements, while the Fifth is the composer’s last word on the subject - a musical emancipation of the soloist that anticipates the Romantic concertos of Beethoven’s successors. Looking to the musical past for inspiration once again, Stravinsky’s Octet pastiches the forms and textures of the 18th century, colouring them with a mood and mischief all his own.