Russian Masters
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This event took place on Sunday 16 October 2016.
- Sunday 16 October 2016
Russian Masters
Sun 16 Oct 2016
Need to know
Repertoire
- Borodin Prince Igor: Polovtsian Dances
- Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto
- Tchaikovsky 1812 Overture
- Mussorgsky Night on the Bare Mountain
- Rimsky-Korsakov Capriccio Espagnol
- Khachaturian Spartacus Suite No.2: Adagio
Features
- Grzegorz Nowak Conductor
- Benjamin Baker Violin
- Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
You’ll be riveted as Mussorgsky’s Night on the Bare Mountain swirls forth with the instantly recognisable nightmarish qualities that inspired Walt Disney to include it in Fantasia. Packed full of dark and dramatic themes, this piece contrasts with Rimsky-Korsakov’s Capriccio Espagnol which is inspired by Spanish folk tunes.
The concert opens with Borodin’s commanding Polovtsian Dances from Prince Igor, followed by Tchaikovsky’s sublime Violin Concerto performed by Benjamin Baker. With its unrelenting energy and use of Russian peasant dance rhythms, this piece is notably one of the most difficult violin concertos in the repertoire.
This quintessentially Russian concert draws to a close with Khachaturian’s Spartacus Suite No.2: Adagio that soars and swells with a Hollywood-esque style confidence and Tchaikovsky’s iconic 1812 Overture. The perfect way to spend an autumn’s evening!