The London Philharmonic plays Symphonie Fantastique
The LPO, under Edward Gardner, play Sphinx, by David Sawer; Benjamin Britten's Violin Concerto, with soloist Augustin Hadelich; and the Symphonie Fantastique by Berlioz.
Martin Handley presents a concert by the London Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Edward Gardner, performing the world premiere of Sphinx, by David Sawer - an evocation in music of the mythical beast; that's followed by Benjamin Britten's Violin Concerto, a masterpiece from the 1930s played by violin virtuoso Augustin Hadelich; and the concert ends with the mighty Symphonie Fantastique by Hector Berlioz, a wild work which astonished listeners at its first performance in Paris in 1830. Berlioz claimed that his Symphonie depicted the opium dream of a love-tortured artist, from romantic delirium to death and damnation.
Recorded at the Royal Festival Hall on 26th February, and presented by Martin Handley.
Sawer: Sphinx (World Premiere)
Britten: Violin Concerto
Interval music
Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique
Augustin Hadelich (violin)
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Edward Gardner (conductor)
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David Sawer
Sphinx
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Benjamin Britten
Violin Concerto Op.15
Performer: Augustin Hadelich. Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Edward Gardner. -
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Robert Schumann
Andante And Variations In B Flat Major Op.46
Performer: Radovan Vlatkovi膰. Performer: Georg Donderer. Performer: Mathias Donderer. Performer: Vladimir Ashkenazy. Performer: Vovka Ashkenazy.- Decca : 4338502.
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Hector Berlioz
Symphonie Fantastique Op.14
Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Edward Gardner.
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