MSO: Sir Andrew Davis conducts 20th-Century Classics

Synopsis

Conducted by Sir Andrew Davis with Australia’s violin master Richard Tognetti, this concert features Vaughan Williams’ The Lark Ascending which was placed No. 1 in the ABC’s Swoon Classic 100 countdown in 2015. The work itself remains a glorious evocation of English pastoral life — the solo violin being the evocation of George Meredith’s soaring verse. Benjamin Britten’s Four Sea Interludes from Peter Grimes convey all the scrunchy saltiness of the coast of his beloved East Anglia. The program also includes the Partita for Violin and Orchestra by Witold Lutosławski, and Sergei Rachmaninoff’s vibrant Symphonic Dances.

Additional Info

• No: A175500160000
• Composer: Benjamin Britten, Ralph Vaughan Williams, Witold Lutosławski, Sergei Rachmaninoff
• Conductor: Sir Andrew Davis
• Orchestra: Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
• Artists: Richard Tognetti
• Production year: 2018
• Run time: 01:28:00
• Producers: Bluedog Productions, distributed by Unitel
• Format: 4K