Name: Symphonic Dances
Start: 2023-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
End: 2023-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
Location: Brangwyn Hall

Admin

BBC Welsh National Orchestra

Conductor

Ryan Bancroft

Orchestra

Instrumentalist

Daniel Ciobanu

Piano

Symphonic Dances

Swansea

United Kingdom

Brangwyn Hall

Cardiff

St David's Hall

Public

Concert

Masquerade

Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat minor, Op. 23

Symphonic Dances, Op. 45

Saurav Kumar

Approved

Accordionist

Archlutenist

Baroque Flutist

Baroque Oboist

Baroque Trumpetist

Bassist

Bassoonist

Cellist

Clarinetist

Contrabassist

Cornettist

Flutist

Guitarist

Harper

Harpsichordist

Hornist

Lutenist

Mandoline Player

Musette de cour Player

Oboist

Organist

Percussionist

Pianist

Recorder Player

Saxophonist

Tenor Violinist

Theorbist

Timpani

Trombonist

Trumpeter

Tuba Player

Vibraphonist

Viola Pomposa Player

Viola da gamba

Viola d’amore Player

Violinist

Violino Piccolo Player

Violist

Actor

Broadcasting

Choir

Choreographer

Chorus Director

Chorus master

Composer

Costume designer

Dancer

Dramaturge

Executive producer

Extra

Hairstylist

Illustrator

Librettist

Lighting designer

Makeup artist

Orchestra Operations

Other

Photographer

Poet

Repetiteur

Set designer

Sound designer

Stage Manager

Stage director

Teacher

Translator

Video designer

Vocal coach

Wig & Makeup Designer

Writer

Writing and performance

Baritone

Singer

Contralto

Countertenor

Bass

Tenor

Bass-baritone

Mezzo-soprano

Soprano

Alto

Child vocalist

Continuo

Silent

Spoken

Anna Clyne’s Masquerade draws inspiration from the original mid-18th century promenade concerts held in London’s pleasure gardens, where people from all walks of life mingled to enjoy a wide array of entertainment; from music to acrobats, dancing, fireworks and masquerades. The work evokes the sense of occasion and celebration, melding original themes with old English country dancing melodies.

Stirring a similar sense of occasion is Tchaikovsky’s majestic and passionate First Piano Concerto. With its fabulous flourishes, thundering bravura, dazzling passagework and flamboyant and soaring tunes, it was a triumphant success at its premiere, and remains equally popular today. Returning to BBC NOW by popular demand, the prodigiously talented pianist Daniel Ciobanu is poised to guide us through the works stormy developments, meltingly beautiful melodies and fiery finale.

With luscious shifting harmonies and the rhythmic vitality characteristic of his later style, Rachmaninov’s final complete composition, his Symphonic Dances, uses motifs derived from Russian Church music alongside quotes from his own first symphony, creating a stirring mix of nostalgia versus the big city bustle and driving energy of ‘Modern America’.

English

Symphonic Dances by Clyne, Tchaikovsky, P. I., Rachmaninoff, From (2023/2023), Conductor Ryan Bancroft, Brangwyn Hall, Swansea, United Kingdom

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Ensemble

Programme, About & Synopsis

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Further reading

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