BBC Philharmonic - Pictures at an Exhibition

Ludovic Morlot conductor
Betrand Chamayou piano

Boulez Notations
Ravel Mother Goose
Ravel Piano Concerto for the left hand
Modest Mussorgsky arr. Ravel Pictures at an Exhibition

Fantasy and folklore lead the way in our continuing birthday celebrations of French musical royalty, Maurice Ravel and Pierre Boulez.

Notations finds Boulez at his most bold and brilliant, reimagining a series of jewelled piano miniatures for orchestra.

Pianist Betrand Chamayou joins the orchestra for Ravel’s left hand Piano Concerto, whilst Mother Goose carries us off to an enchanting world of make believe. Tom Thumb, Beauty and the Beast and Sleeping Beauty find Ravel at his most sumptuous.

A giant hut on legs, an ancient castle and a ballet of unhatched chicks are only some of the images brought to life in Pictures at an Exhibition. From the depths of the catacombs to glory of the Great Gate of Kiev, the might of Mussorgsky’s piano epic is met with the deft colours of Ravel’s orchestral palette.