Prom 48: Brahms / Schumann

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Royal Albert HallKensington Gore, London, Greater London, SW7 2AP, United Kingdom

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Programme

Brahms, Johannes (1833-1897)	Intermezzo in E flat major, Op.117 no.1
Brahms, Johannes (1833-1897)	Intermezzo in B flat minor, Op.117 no.2
Schumann, Robert (1810-1856)	Introduction and Allegro in D minor for piano and orchestra, Op.134
Brahms, Johannes (1833-1897)	Piano Quartet no. 1, arr. for orchestra by Schoenberg

Performers

Angela Hewitt	Piano
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Andrew Manze	Conductor

Angela Hewitt picks up the Brahms thread and launches this Late Night Prom that takes in an unjustly neglected score by Brahms’s mentor, Robert Schumann, before observing the composer through the prism of an admirer, Arnold Schoenberg. Andrew Manze, conducting his first Prom as Associate Guest Conductor of the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, sees Brahms as a misunderstood figure, full of warmth.

He will bring his own insights to an increasingly popular arrangement in which Schoenberg incorporates some surprising 20th-century effects. Don’t miss the Gypsy-style finale!

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Late Night Brahms with a Twist

Nahoko Gotoh, 22nd August

For Friday’s late night prom, Andrew Manze and the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra brought a decidedly quirky programme. The Brahms thread continued on from the early evening concert by Haitink and the Chamber Orchestra of Europe, but this was Brahms with a strong twist. The only authentic Brahms in the programme were the two Intermezzi from op.

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