London Philharmonic Orchestra: Rachmaninov: Inside Out at Royal Festival Hall, London on Friday 28th November 2014

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London Philharmonic Orchestra

Rachmaninov: Inside Out

Add to my Calendar 28-11-2014 19:30 28-11-2014 21:30 36 London Philharmonic Orchestra The Orchestra continues its Rachmaninoff exploration alongside works by Tchaikovsky and Wagner. When Serge Rachmaninoff heard the famous Caprice in A minor by the mysterious 'devil's violinist' Paganini, he fell under the spell of its tonal to-and-fro and swaggering rhythmic shape. In 1934, Rachmaninoff set about examining, twisting, refracting and elaborating the tune into his spectacular Rhapsody that, once finished, proved diabolical in the truest sense of the word. Some 50 years earlier Tchaikovsky had felt some strange external presence, too - the weighty hand of fate upon his shoulder. Tchaikovsky's response was a symphony completely unlike anything he had created before - the most gripping and fevered symphonic tussle with fate since Beethoven's Fifth. Royal Festival Hall, London DD/MM/YYYY

Details

Royal Festival Hall
Southbank Centre
Belvedere Rd
South Bank
London
SE1 8XX
England

Friday 28th November 2014
7:30 PM

Programme

Richard Wagner – Tannhäuser: Overture
Sergei Rachmaninov – Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op.43
Pyotr Tchaikovsky – Symphony no.4, Op.36

Performers

David Zinman – Conductor
Behzod Abduraimov – piano

London Philharmonic Orchestra

Programme Note

The Orchestra continues its Rachmaninoff exploration alongside works by Tchaikovsky and Wagner.

When Serge Rachmaninoff heard the famous Caprice in A minor by the mysterious 'devil's violinist' Paganini, he fell under the spell of its tonal to-and-fro and swaggering rhythmic shape.

In 1934, Rachmaninoff set about examining, twisting, refracting and elaborating the tune into his spectacular Rhapsody that, once finished, proved diabolical in the truest sense of the word.

Some 50 years earlier Tchaikovsky had felt some strange external presence, too - the weighty hand of fate upon his shoulder. Tchaikovsky's response was a symphony completely unlike anything he had created before - the most gripping and fevered symphonic tussle with fate since Beethoven's Fifth.

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