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Known for his insightful interpretations, German master-pianist Christian Zacharias returns to work with the ECO as both soloist and conductor in works that perfectly showcase his artistry. He performs Beethoven's Third Piano Concerto, a work that expresses the composer's turbulent feelings towards his uncertain future through dramatic and melancholy melodies. Zacharias conducts a selection of movements from Beethoven's enchanting ballet score The Creatures of Prometheus and Schoenberg's innovative tone poem Verklarte Nacht (Transfigured Night), performed here in its orchestral version. This work is a favourite of the ECO, the orchestra having recorded it three times previously. English Chamber Orchestra website.

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Music(s): Beethoven (Movements from The Creatures of Prometheus Op.43), Schoenberg (Orchestral version)), Beethoven (Piano Concerto No.3 in C minor Op.37)
Conductor: Christian Zacharias (piano)