Rachmaninov and Saint-Saëns 'Organ' Symphony

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Barbican HallSilk Street, London, Greater London, EC2Y 8DS, United Kingdom

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Programme

Berlioz, Hector (1803-1869)	Le Carnaval romain, Op.9
Rachmaninov, Sergei (1873-1943)	Piano Concerto no. 1 in F sharp minor, Op.1
Mendelssohn, Felix (1809-1847)	Song without words in F sharp minor, Op.67 no.2
Saint-Saëns, Camille (1835-1921)	Symphony no. 3 in C minor "Organ Symphony", Op.78

Performers

Sir Antonio Pappano	Conductor
London Symphony Orchestra
Yuja Wang	Piano
Anna Lapwood	Organ

Berlioz is on dashing form in his Roman Carnival Overture, a sparkling concert piece that was originally intended for an opera.

Rachmaninov’s Piano Concerto no. 4 is packed with some of the composer’s most gorgeous tunes. Composed in the US, rhythms from the roaring 1920s and inspiration from George Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue bring a hint of jazz to the piece.

The organ has to wait a while for its big moment in Saint-Saëns’ Symphony no. 3, but it is well worth it. In the build-up are typically sumptuous melodies and some high drama for the orchestra.

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Indefatigable high spirits in LSO programme of Romantic giants

Eleanor Knight, 17th September

For the third concert in the series opening his LSO tenure, Antonio Pappano heads to classics from the Romantic repertoire, aided by Yuja Wang and Anna Lapwood.

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