Artist in Focus: Stephen Kovacevich
The acclaimed piano virtuoso talks about the rewards and pitfalls of performing chamber music in a programme which includes BBC Archive recordings
Kovacevich made during his electrifying partnership with Jacqueline DuPre during the sixties. He also talks about how he set out to learn new repertoire by Bartok and Stravinsky, and the problems of playing at the Proms with the piano sliding along the platform. Introduced by Petroc Trelawny .
Britten Scherzo; March (Cello Sonata in C) (1965)
Beethoven Cello Sonata in G minor, Op 5 No 2 (mvts 1 and 2) With Jacqueline Du Pre (1965) Mozart Piano Quartet in E flat, K493
With members of the Petersen Quartet (1996)
Bartok Suite: Out of Doors (1985)
Stravinsky Concerto for piano and wind instruments (1980)