BBC Proms Season 43 Episode 4

Overview:
Prokofiev's 'Classical'

Symphony and Schnittke 's Viola Concerto

Tonight's programme features two works by two major 20th-century Russian composers, performed by conductor Valery Gergiev and viola soloist

Yuri Bashmet both from the USSR. Prokofiev's popular Symphony No 1 in D

(Classical), written in 1917, is followed by a new work the Viola Concerto by Alfred Schnittke. Premiered in 1986 by Bashmet and Gergiev, the concerto is a highly charged personal work that communicates directly with the audience.

With the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra led by Dennis Simons.

Narrator: Christopher Cook

Release Date : 1989-08-11

Genre : Documentary

Duration : 180 menit

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