Alicia De Larrocha With Sixten Ehrling And The Cleveland Orchestra Play Music of Weber, Beethoven And Nielsen – 1978 – Past Daily Mid-Week Concert
. . . or click on the link here for Audio Player – Cleveland Orch. Ehrling/DeLarrocha – Feb. 23, 1978 – Part 1
. . . or click on the link here for Audio Player – Cleveland Orch, Ehrling/DeLarrocha – Feb. 23, 1978 – Part 2
Another historic concert this week. The Cleveland Orchestra, guest conducted by Sixten Ehrling and featuring the legendary Alicia DeLarrocha playing the Beethoven Piano concerto Number 5 “Emperor”. The concert opens with Sixten Ehrling leading the Cleveland Orchestra in the overture to Euryanthe by Carl Maria von Weber and ending the concert with Carl Nielsen‘s Symphony Number 6 (Sinfonia Semplice). The concert was broadcast on February 23, 1978.
Here’s what’s on the players this week:
Cleveland Orch.
Sixten Ehrling, Cond.
Alicia De Larrocha, PianoPart 1 (Top Player):
1.Weber: Euryanthe Overture
2.Beethoven: Piano Concerto Number 5 “Emperor” – w/ DeLarrochaPart 2 (Bottom Player)
Nielsen: Symphony Number 6 (Sinfonia Semplice)
Enjoy and come back next week for another installment in our Anti-Road Rage Wednesday.
Much looking forward to listening to this concert: Larrocha was a real musician and Nielsen 6 is seldom performed…..this last symphony is totally different from the 5 previous ones….its shape is so mysterious !!! Thanks Gordon.
nice wandering stereo image