Performance on 3 - Murray Perahia

Presented by Catherine Bott. In a concert given at the Barbican Hall, London, Murray Perahia, considered one of the world's finest pianists, performs works by four of the great masters of the piano repertoire. The programme opens with a work by Bach, followed by Beethoven's Appassionata sonata from 1803, which clearly reflects the emotional turmoil from his deafness that he felt during its composition. The evening ends with Brahms' much-celebrated Handel Variations. Murray Perahia (piano) Bach: Partita No 1 in B flat Mozart: Sonata in F, K332 Beethoven: Appassionata Sonata, Op 57 Brahms: Handel Variations Schubert: Impromptu Op. 90 No.4 Schubert: Impromptu Op. 90 No.2 Followed by a celebration of the work of the late conductor Richard Hickox: Dyson: Woodland Suite BBC Symphony Orchestra Richard Hickox (conductor) Bach: Kyrie from B minor Mass BWV.232 Nancy Argenta (soprano) Catherine Denley (alto) Mark Tucker (tenor) Stephen Varcoe (baritone) Collegium Musicum 90 Richard Hickox (conductor) Dyson: Confortare BBC Symphony Chorus BBC Symphony Orchestra Richard Hickox (conductor).