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Waltzing with Beethoven

From the Royal Festival Hall, Paul Lewis performs a sonata by Haydn, a trio of intermezzi by Brahms and Beethoven's epic Diabelli Variations.

Another chance to hear Paul Lewis conclude his three-year series dedicated to Haydn, Brahms and Beethoven at the Royal Festival Hall in London. He begins with a playful sonata by Haydn and continues with music by Brahms, whose Op 117 Intermezzi are three poignant lullabies expressing the quiet melancholy of his last years. The second half features the epic 'Diabelli' Variations. Beethoven poured a lifetime's experience into his final major piano work: it's at once playful and profound, an endlessly imaginative (and often funny) set of 33 variations based on an unpromising little waltz by his contemporary, Anton Diabelli.

Presented by Martin Handley.

Haydn: Sonata in E minor, Hob XVI/34
Brahms: 3 Intermezzi, Op 117

8.10
Interval

8.30
Beethoven: 33 Variations on a waltz by Diabelli, Op 120

Paul Lewis (piano)

2 hours, 28 minutes

Last on

Tue 5 May 2020 19:30

Music Played

  • Joseph Haydn

    Sonata in E minor H.16.34 for piano

    Performer: Paul Lewis.
  • Johannes Brahms

    3 Intermezzi Op.117 for piano

    Performer: Paul Lewis.
  • Franz Schubert

    Auf dem Strom, D 943

    Singer: Mark Padmore. Performer: Richard Watkins. Performer: Paul Lewis.
  • Franz Schubert

    Schwanengesang - Standchen; Abschied

    Performer: Paul Lewis. Singer: Mark Padmore.
  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Diabelli Variations

    Performer: Paul Lewis.
  • Daniel Kidane

    Veiled Light

    Performer: Molly Cockburn.
  • Sir George Benjamin

    Three Inventions for Chamber Orchestra

    Orchestra: London Sinfonietta. Conductor: Sir George Benjamin.
    • Nimbus.
  • Malcolm Arnold

    Concerto for two pianos (three hands) Op.104 (2nd mvt)

    Performer: Phyllis Sellick. Performer: Cyril Smith. Orchestra: 成人快手 Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Malcolm Arnold.
    • Sir Malcolm Arnold: The Composer/The Conductor - a 75th birthday tribute.
    • 成人快手 Radio Classics.
    • 002.

Broadcast

  • Tue 5 May 2020 19:30