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BBC Proms · S44 E4

Omnibus at the Proms

1990-08-10

Shostakovich's First Cello Concerto and Ravel's Valses nobles et sentimentales The first cello concerto by Shostakovich is one of those rare modern works which has gained immediate popularity. First performed in 1959 by Mstislav Rostropovich, the concerto demands virtuoso playing from soloist and orchestra alike. Tonight's soloist, Heinrich Schiff, talks to pianist Howard Shelley about the challenges of this demanding work. Originally written for piano then transcribed for large orchestra, Ravel's suite of eight waltzes is a tribute to Schubert's work of the same name. Esa-Pekka Salonen conducts the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra.

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Season 44 Episodes

  • E1First Night of the Proms: Mahler's Resurrection Symphony (No 2 in C minor)
  • E2Omnibus at the Proms: Liszt's Piano Concerto No 2 and Cesar Franck's Symphony in D Minor
  • E3Omnibus at the Proms
  • E4Omnibus at the Proms
  • E5Omnibus at the Proms
  • E6Omnibus at the Proms: Brahms's First Symphony
  • E7Omnibus at the Proms: Sibelius's Violin Concerto and James MacMillan's The Confession of Isobel Gowdie
  • E8Live from the Proms
  • E9Live from the Proms
  • E10Last Night of the Proms
  • E11Last Night of the Proms