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Vintage Years: the Philharmonia: 6: Crisis and Rebirth

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The last in the series in which Humphrey Burton traces the history of the Philharmonia Orchestra.

This programme charts the ups and downs of the orchestra through the seventies and eighties, its struggles for survival and attempts to regain its pre-eminence among London orchestras. The programme includes contributions from Riccardo Muti, Vladimir Ashkenazy, Esa-Pekka Salonen, Simon Rattle and members of the orchestra, with excerpts from:

Mendelssohn Symphony No 4 in A (Italian)
Tchaikovsky Symphony No 1 in G minor (Winter Daydreams) (1st mvt)
Verdi Aida, conductor Riccardo Muti
Mozart Piano Concerto No 21 in C, K467
Director Vladimir Ashkenazy (piano)
Sibelius Symphony No 5 (1st mvt) conductor Simon Rattle
Puccini Manon Lescaut (Intermezzo)
Mahler Symphony No 7 (3rd mvt) conductor Giuseppe Sinopoli
Messiaen Turangalila Symphony (5th mvt) conductor Esa-Pekka Salonen
Offenbach Overture: La Vie Parisienne conductor Herbert von Karajan

Contributors

Presenter:
Humphrey Burton
Interviewee:
Riccardo Muti
Interviewee:
Vladimir Ashkenazy
Interviewee:
Esa-Pekka Salonen
Interviewee:
Simon Rattle
Producer:
Adam Gatehouse
Source: Radio Times

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