Grieg’s Piano Concerto with Zee Zee
Featuring three pieces of music with a magical and mythical air, conjured up by conductor Lionel Bringuier and the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ National Orchestra of Wales.
Three pieces of music with a magical and mythical air are conjured up by conductor Lionel Bringuier and the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ National Orchestra of Wales.
Made famous by Disney’s film Fantasia, Paul Dukas's Sorcerer’s Apprentice tells the story of a broom that magically comes to life and causes chaos in the sorcerer’s workshop.
Then Edvard Grieg’s Piano Concerto, a dazzling Norwegian enchantment that was the only concerto Grieg completed in his lifetime, played here by the pianist Zee Zee.
And Rimsky-Korsakov’s Scheherazade, inspired by a collection of Middle Eastern folk tales known as One Thousand and One Nights. The music’s savage beauty tells the story of a woman whose life is in the hands of her husband, the murderous Sultan.
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Credits
Role | Contributor |
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Conductor | Lionel Bringuier |
Series Producer | Martyn Stevens |
Executive Producer | Paul Bullock |
Production Manager | Sue Perry-Grech |
Director | Sian Parry |
Broadcasts
- Sun 17 Mar 2024 20:00
- Mon 18 Mar 2024 01:40
- Sat 13 Apr 2024 19:00ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Two Wales & Wales HD only
- Sun 11 Aug 2024 17:25ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Two Wales HD & Wales only
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