Week of August 3, 2009

Gewandhaus Orchestra, Leipzig

Sir Roger Norrington, conductor
Yaara Tal, piano; Andreas Groethuysen, piano

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Program:
ELGAR: Cockaigne Overture
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS: Double Piano Concerto
WALTON: Symphony No. 1
BRAHMS: Hungarian Dance for Piano, No. 4 -Yaara Tal, Andreas Groethusen, piano (Sony 53285)
BEETHOVEN: Overture to "Coriolan", Op. 60 - Gewandhaus Orchestra Leipzig, Kurt Masur, conductor (Philips 416274)

Description:
British surprises from the UK's Sir Roger Norrington. Vaughan Williams' Double Piano Concerto — hiding in the shadows for over 60 years — and William Walton's Symphony No. 1, the striking product of a broken heart.

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