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Radio 3 in Concert: Dresden Staatskapelle

Dresden Staatskapelle

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Christian Thielemann conducts the Staatskapelle Dresden in Faure, Ravel and Schoenberg.

Christian Thielemann and the Staatskapelle Dresden in Faure’s Pelleas and Melisande Prelude, Ravel’s Piano Concerto, with Daniil Trifonov, and Schoenberg’s Pelleas and Melisande.

Fiona Talkington presents a concert given by Staatskapelle Dresden and conductor Christian Thielemann, recorded in Dresden in 2017.

The concert begins with the Prelude from Faure’s incidental music to Maurice Maeterlinck’s play “Pelleas et Melisande”. It was commissioned by Mrs Patrick Campbell for a London production in 1898, and reused material from earlier works to meet the tight deadline, also enlisting help from his pupil Charles Koechlin to complete the orchestration.

The orchestra is then joined by Russian pianist Daniil Trifonov for a performance of Ravel’s Piano Concerto in G, completed in 1931. Steeped in jazz, it’s considered one of the most impressive and influential concertos of the 20th Century.

During the interval we'll hear two chamber works by composers from the Second Viennese School – Alban Berg and Anton Webern.

In the second half of the concert, the orchestra continues the Maeterlinck theme, with a performance of Schoenberg’s symphonic poem “Pelleas und Melisande”, written in 1903. This is one of Schoenberg’s early tonal works, and has connections to scenes from the play. 

To end the programme, we'll hear Dutch bassoon virtuoso Bram van Sambeek in recordings of Vivaldi, Astor Piazzolla and Chick Corea. 

19:30
Faure: Prelude from “Pelleas et Melisande”, Op.5
Ravel: Piano Concerto in G
Daniil Trifonov (piano)
Staatskapelle Dresden
Christian Thielemann (conductor)


20:20
Alban Berg: 4 Pieces for clarinet & piano, Op.5
Sabine Meyer (clarinet)
Oleg Maisenberg (piano)

Anton Webern: Quintet for strings & piano
Stefan Litwin (piano)
LaSalle Quartet

20:40
Schoenberg – Pelleas & Melisande, Op.80
Staatskapelle Dresden
Christian Thielemann (conductor)


21:30
Vivaldi: Concerto for bassoon & strings in E minor, RV.484
Bram van Sambeek (bassoon)
Sinfonia Rotterdam
Conrad van Alphen (conductor)

Piazzolla – Café 1930 [L’Histoire du Tango]
Bram van Sambeek (bassoon)
Izhar Elias (guitar)

Chick Corea – Trio for flute, bassoon & piano
Bram van Sambeek (bassoon) 
Marieke Schneemann (flute) 
Ellen Corver (piano

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