Beethoven鈥檚 Emperor from the Ulster Hall
Pianist Barry Douglas joins the Ulster Orchestra for a performance of Beethoven鈥檚 luscious Piano Concerto No 5, 'Emperor', conducted by Jamie Phillips.
John Toal introduces the Ulster Orchestra in concert from the Ulster Hall, Belfast, in a rich programme of Beethoven, Shostakovich and George Walker. The conductor is Jamie Phillips.
The first half is devoted to Beethoven鈥檚 Piano Concerto No. 5, The Emperor, with Barry Douglas at the keyboard. It鈥檚 one of the monumental masterpieces of the repertoire, sitting between his Leonore Overture No. 2 and Symphony No. 7. and one which particularly resonates with this evening鈥檚 soloist.
During the interval John Toal hears from Barry Douglas about this and the 2022 Clandeboye Festival in Co. Down, of which he鈥檚 Artistic Director.
Two works make up the second half, beginning with George Walker's Lyric for Strings. It started life as the second movement of a string quartet, before he extracted it, named it Lament and dedicated to his grandmother: a remarkable woman who lost her first husband to the slave trade and endured slavery herself. It later took the title Lyric for Strings, but remained an elegy in his grandmother鈥檚 honour.
Shostakovich wrote his Ninth Symphony in 1945 and it was originally intended to commemorate the Soviet victory over Germany in the Second World War. Large forces including orchestra, soloists and chorus, had been promised with the idea of celebrating the Russian people and the Red Army's liberation of their homeland. However, when it finally appeared, neither soloists or chorus featured, and the work's "light" style surprised many. Shortly after its premiere, the work was censored and banned from performance by the Soviet authorities.
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano Concerto No. 5 In E Flat Major Op.73 (Emperor)
Performer: Barry Douglas. Orchestra: Ulster Orchestra. Conductor: Jamie Phillips. -
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Franz Liszt
Nuages Gris S.199
Performer: Barry Douglas.- Liszt Favourite Pieces.
- Sony Classical.
- 11.
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Phyllis Tate
The Lark In The Clear Air
Performer: Barry Douglas.- Celtic Airs: Barry Douglas.
- CHANDOS.
- 14.
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Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
6 Pieces, Op. 51, TH 143 - 2. Polka peu dansante
Performer: Barry Douglas.- Tchaikovsky Plus One, Vol.3.
- Chandos.
- 5.
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George Walker
Lyric For Strings
Orchestra: Ulster Orchestra. Conductor: Jamie Phillips. -
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Dmitry Shostakovich
Symphony No. 9 In E Flat Major Op.70
Orchestra: Ulster Orchestra. Conductor: Jamie Phillips. -
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Ralph Vaughan Williams
On Wenlock Edge
Performer: Howard Shelley. Singer: Philip Langridge. Ensemble: Britten Quartet.- EMI.
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Maurice Ravel
Gaspard de la nuit
Performer: Martha Argerich.- 111 Years Of Deutsche Grammophon The Collector's Edition Vol.2.
- Deutsche Grammophon.
Broadcast
- Thu 7 Jul 2022 19:30成人快手 Radio 3