BaL 2.11.24 - Prokofiev: Piano concerto 2

[Nick Armstrong]

Maybe not but she's a very fine artist and well worth searching out.

[jch48]

The second is a gap for me but the universe has been aligning itself to give me a chance. I didn't enjoy it when Lauren Zhang won BBC young musician with it in 2018. Number one is a favourite and the third I enjoy if I stumble across it but don't seek it out. However meeting someone about to perform it and it being on BAL have given me the nudge to try it and it's now live on Radio 3. I suspect for me it will be like the third

[pastoralguy]

According to the current Radio Times, today’s BaL is the Prokofiev 2nd piano concerto. Is this a repeat, a mistake or have I simply missed something?

[Pulcinella]

According to the current Radio Times, today’s BaL is the Prokofiev 2nd piano concerto. Is this a repeat, a mistake or have I simply missed something?

If you look at this thread (or maybe today's) you'll see that there was confusion on the website, which presumably found its way to RT.

Today's programme (16 November 2024) is on Berlioz' Nuits d'été.

[pastoralguy]

If you look at this thread (or maybe today's) you'll see that there was confusion on the website, which presumably found its way to RT.

Today's programme (16 November 2024) is on Berlioz' Nuits d'été.

Thanks!

[visualnickmos]

Kun Woo Paik, Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, Antoni Wit (Naxos)
and
Michel Béroff, Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra, Kurt Masur (EMI/Warner)
on the shelves here.

There is no BBC MM CD (of any of the piano concertos, in fact!).

Both superb recordings. As for the winner; great playing - as one woud expect, but for me I felt it was a tinge overly-showy....