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Presented by Martin Handley, from Bridgewater Hall, Manchester. Vassily Sinaisky's concert leading the 成人快手 Philharmonic concludes with a performance of Janacek's Taras Bulba.

Live from The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester

Presented by Martin Handley

Two works by Czech composers surround a work by a composer often influenced by Slavic music. Dvorak's Slavonic Dances took Brahms's similarly titled set as their inspiration, but whereas Brahms used actual folk melodies Dvo艡ak's pieces took the character of folk dances but the melodies are entirely his own.

Brahms's epic 1st Piano Concerto is performed by the Croatian pianist Dejan Lazic who has Brahms in his blood - he recently made his own piano and orchestra transcription of Brahms's Violin Concerto. Jan谩cek's Taras Bulba is an orchestral fantasy that takes three key moments from a novel by Gogol which recounts the death of the protagonist and his sons.

Jan谩cek: Taras Bulba

Dejan Lazic (piano)
成人快手 Philharmonic
Vassily Sinaisky (conductor).

1 hour, 10 minutes

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Fri 28 Jan 2011 20:05

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  • Fri 28 Jan 2011 20:05