BBC Proms (1947) : 65x49
Overview
The Chamber Orchestra of Europe's second pairing of Brahms masterworks opens with a work long central to Emanuel Ax's repertoire which he has recorded with tonight's conductor. Brahms's Second Piano Concerto is even bigger in scale than the First and just as technically demanding. After the interval, the composer's astonishing final symphony, where the balance between expressiveness and iron structural control is most perfectly maintained. It ends with an imposing set of variations, Brahms's late-Romantic take on the Baroque-style passacaglia, which uses material borrowed from J. S. Bach. Saturday 20 August 7.30pm – c. 9.40pm Royal Albert Hall Piano music Brahms Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major (50 mins) INTERVAL Brahms Symphony No. 4 in E minor (42 mins) Emanuel Ax piano Chamber Orchestra of Europe Bernard Haitink conductor
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65 - 1First Night of the Proms July 15, 2011 -
65 - 6Weber, Brahms & Stravinsky July 19, 2011
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65 - 9Sibelius, Bartók and Janáček July 21, 2011
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65 - 10Debussy, Ravel & Falla July 22, 2011
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65 - 11Human Planet Prom July 23, 2011
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65 - 13Verdi – Requiem July 24, 2011
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65 - 14Mahler – Symphony No. 9 July 25, 2011
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65 - 15Kodály, Bartók & Liszt July 26, 2011
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65 - 20Horrible Histories – Free Family Prom July 30, 2011
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65 - 21Strauss, Walton & Prokofiev July 30, 2011
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65 - 24Elgar, Grainger & Strauss August 02, 2011
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65 - 25Grainger August 02, 2011
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65 - 26Debussy, Dutilleux & Ravel August 03, 2011
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65 - 29Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra plays Mahler August 05, 2011
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65 - 30National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain August 06, 2011
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65 - 31Nigel Kennedy plays Bach August 06, 2011
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65 - 38Film Music Prom August 12, 2011
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65 - 39Spaghetti Western Orchestra August 12, 2011
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65 - 40Comedy Prom August 13, 2011
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65 - 47Brahms – Symphony No. 3 & Piano Concerto No. 1 August 19, 2011
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65 - 48Brahms & Schumann August 19, 2011
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65 - 49Brahms – Piano Concerto No. 2 & Symphony No. 4 August 20, 2011
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65 - 59Hooray for Hollywood August 29, 2011
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65 - 67Beethoven – Missa Solemnis September 04, 2011
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65 - 74Last Night of the Proms September 10, 2011