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BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra: Rachmaninov's First
Thursday 15th April 2010, 7.00pm
City Halls : Grand Hall
The least well-known of Rachmaninov’s symphonies, the First is an incredibly powerful work, bursting with youthful energy. Its premiere, when Rachmaninov was only 24, was famously a disaster and was never again performed in his lifetime. Listeners who remember the 1970s theme tune of BBC TV’s Panorama will recognise the magnificent opening of the finale. Miklos Rosza is best known for his Hollywood movie scores, especially blockbusters like Ben-Hur and El Cid. He wrote a good deal of fine concert music, too, including several concertos. Leading violist Lawrence Power returns to the BBC SSO with Rosza’s Viola Concerto of 1979.
6.15pm Pre-Concert Prelude (in the Recital Room): Writer and Russian music specialist Geoffrey Baskerville introduces Rachmaninov’s symphonic adventure.
Post-Concert Coda (approximately 10 minutes after the end of the main concert): Lawrence Power plays an arrangement for viola of excerpts from Prokofiev’s ballet Romeo and Juliet.
This concert is part of the BBC SSO’s North by North-East series.
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People with a disability and a companion - 50% discount
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