WNO Orchestra and BBC National Orchestra & Chorus of Wales Beethoven
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The re-creation of an iconic concert from 1808 as part of Beethoven 250
This unmissable performance will reconstruct the historic Beethoven Benefit Concert given in Vienna in December 1808. Over the course of four hours on a freezing night at the Theatre an der Wien all but his dramatic aria Ah Perfido received first performances. This wonderful retrospective brings a wealth of international talent to present some of Beethoven’s most iconic music, including the most famous symphonic opening ever written.
WNO Orchestra
BBC National Chorus of Wales
Conductor Carlo Rizzi
Piano Soloist Steven Osborne
Beethoven: Symphony No 6 Op 68
Beethoven: Ah, Perfido Op 65
Beethoven: Gloria from Mass in C Major Op 86
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No 4
Supper Interval
BBC National Orchestra of Wales
BBC National Chorus of Wales
Conductor Jaime Martín
Piano Soloist Llŷr Williams
Beethoven: Symphony No 5
Beethoven: Sanctus from Mass in C Major Op 86
Beethoven: Extemporised Fantasia
Beethoven: Fantasia (Choral Fantasy)
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Part 1: 4pm-6pm
Supper break: 6pm-7.30pm
Part 2: 7.30pm-9pm
(approximate timings)