Brahms and Vaughan Williams
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Leonard Slatkin, conductor
Olga Kern, piano
Ralph Vaughan Williams Fantasia on Greensleeves
Ralph Vaughan Williams Symphony No. 6
Johannes Brahms Piano Concerto No. 1
Moving from whispered lyricism to heartfelt intensity, Olga Kern blazes through Brahms’ herculean Piano Concerto No. 1 in a thrilling performance with beloved SLSO Conductor Laureate Leonard Slatkin. This concerto demonstrates Brahms’ confidence in the endurance and power of the pianist, requiring everything from sweet tenderness to searing intensity. Slatkin also leads the SLSO in his specialty, the music of Ralph Vaughan Williams. For his Sixth Symphony, Vaughan Williams quoted Shakespeare as an inspiration: “We are such stuff as dreams are made on.”
Olga Kern, piano
Ralph Vaughan Williams Fantasia on Greensleeves
Ralph Vaughan Williams Symphony No. 6
Johannes Brahms Piano Concerto No. 1
Moving from whispered lyricism to heartfelt intensity, Olga Kern blazes through Brahms’ herculean Piano Concerto No. 1 in a thrilling performance with beloved SLSO Conductor Laureate Leonard Slatkin. This concerto demonstrates Brahms’ confidence in the endurance and power of the pianist, requiring everything from sweet tenderness to searing intensity. Slatkin also leads the SLSO in his specialty, the music of Ralph Vaughan Williams. For his Sixth Symphony, Vaughan Williams quoted Shakespeare as an inspiration: “We are such stuff as dreams are made on.”
