Unsung Composers

The Music => Composers & Music => Topic started by: alberto on Thursday 25 June 2015, 10:43

Title: Elgar in Germany
Post by: alberto on Thursday 25 June 2015, 10:43
Maybe someone will be interested to know that Kirill Petrenko (designated as Principal of the BPO starting from 2018) in one of his just three appearances on the podium of the Berliner conducted (10/5/09) Elgar's Second Symphony.
If one looks at K.Petrenko very scarce discography will find three Suk records for CPO and Pfitzner's Palestrina (and,if I am right, nothing else).
Will we expect from the BPO also recordings of not-standard repertoire? I have no idea.
Title: Re: Elgar in Germany
Post by: Ilja on Thursday 25 June 2015, 15:14
There is quite a bit of Petrenko on Youtube, mind you: https://www.youtube.com/results?lclk=long&search_query=kirill+petrenko&filters=long (https://www.youtube.com/results?lclk=long&search_query=kirill+petrenko&filters=long), which indicates a healthy alternation between sung and unsung pieces. The 2nd Elgar can also be seen here.
Title: Re: Elgar in Germany
Post by: Alan Howe on Thursday 25 June 2015, 15:54
We can certainly hope for more Elgar from him in Berlin. Beyond that, who knows? A lot of Russian stuff, I assume. 
Title: Re: Elgar in Germany
Post by: alberto on Friday 26 June 2015, 09:40
If I am  right on You Tube may be seen Elgar's Second conducted by Vassily Petrenko, not by Kirill P.
Title: Re: Elgar in Germany
Post by: Alan Howe on Friday 26 June 2015, 13:17
You are right, of course, Alberto. It's Vasily, not Kirill (no relation!), who has conducted and recorded Elgar, so we can't expect any Elgar from Kirill in Berlin.
Title: Re: Elgar in Germany
Post by: Alan Howe on Friday 03 July 2015, 21:54
Well, I was 100% wrong. Kirill conducted Elgar 2 in Berlin in May 2009:
https://www.digitalconcerthall.com/en/concert/14 (https://www.digitalconcerthall.com/en/concert/14)
A recording with this combination of conductor and orchestra would be a real event.