BBC Proms 2023 - Proms at Perth (320kbps .mp3)

Pianist Steven Osborne joins the Heath Quartet at Perth Concert Hall for a chamber concert of classical traditions and reinventions in music by Haydn, Tippett and Shostakovich. Haydn's first mature set of quartets was written for the brilliant young leader of the Esterházy orchestra, Luigi Tomasini and showcases his virtuosic panache in these concerto-style first violin parts. Steven Osborne, a leading champion of the music of Michael Tippett, performs his short second piano sonata which quotes from his opera King Priam and whose abrupt contrasts and biting harmonies reflect on the harsh realities of war. Steven Osborne and the Heath Quartet come together in Shostakovich's Piano Quintet in G minor, premiered in 1940 by the composer himself and the Beethoven Quartet. It harks back to classical forms and heralds the dark clouds of war which loomed large at the time.

01. Haydn - String Quartet in E flat major, Op 9 No 1
01a. Introduction to Haydn’s String Quartet in E flat major
01b. Discussion with Steven Osborne
02. Tippett - Piano Sonata No 2
02a. BBC Proms 2023 - Proms at Perth - Interval
Writing and Place: Scotland
Merryn Glover is the first Writer in Residence for the Cairngorms National Park. Amanda Thomson is an artist and writer who teaches at Glasgow School of Art. They discuss writing about Scottish nature with Kate Molleson.
03. Shostakovich - Piano Quintet in G minor
Steven Osborne, piano
Heath Quartet
 
Presented by Petroc Trelawny



Broadcast: 3 September 2023