Part of the BBC Proms. Ibert's riotous 1956 Bacchanale was commissioned for the 10th anniversary of the BBC's Third Programme, forerunner of today's Radio 3. Tennis is only one of the 'games' played in Debussy's 1913 ballet, premiered by the Ballets Russes just two weeks before Stravinsky's Rite of Spring (Prom 38). Our multiple pianos focus continues with works by Mozart and Zimmermann - the latter of which quotes from both Jeux and Mozart's C major Concerto, K467. And the LPO, under its brilliant Principal Conductor, concludes with Brahms's hard-won First Symphony, composed under the burdensome shadow of Beethoven. Approx finish time: 19:00. Broadcast at 19:30 on BBC Four and live on BBC Radio 3. There will be an interval.| 3 Sep 09 | Royal Albert Hall Inner London, Greater London Performance Details => Venue archive |
