Performance on 3 - Nielsen Symphony Cycle - Episode 1

Presented by Martin Handley. Part of a cycle of Danish composer Carl Nielsen's six symphonies performed by the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra and Manchester's Halle. Guest conductor Dmitri Slobodeniouk, making his UK debut, takes the baton in the Fourth Symphony, known as The Inextinguishable, because, dating from the early years of World War One, it reflects Nielsen's own belief in life and music's capacity to triumph over adversity. The symphony is preceded by Nielsen's rhapsodic overture, A Fantasy Trip to the Faroes as well as a performance of Rachmaninov's Second Piano Concerto with Russian pianist Nikolai Lugansky. Nikolai Lugansky (piano) City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra Dmitri Slobodeniouk (conductor) Nielsen: A Fantasy Trip to the Faroes Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No 2 Nielsen: Symphony No 4 (The Inextinguishable) Followed by a Nielsen chamber music focus, including recordings from the BBC archives.