Ravel composed two piano concertos: the one for Left Hand Alone and tonight's gem: the Concerto in G. In fact, he composed both in the same time period 1929- 1931, with the Left Hand Concerto's debut a mere 9 days preceding the Concerto in G.
The "Serenade for Tenor, Horn and Strings, Op. 31", is a song cycle written in 1943 by English composer Benjamin Britten. It is a setting of a selection of six poems by British poets on the subject of night, including both its calm and its sinister aspects.
It's a piano-concerto-lover's week on the "Evening Concert".
We know the exact date of completion of the "Bassoon Concerto" of Mozart: 4 Jun 1774. He was 18 years old! Hear the work tonight on the Evening Concert.
Where did the "Don Juan" legend start? Quick research indicates it comes from a play written in Spain in the early 1600s, the era of Cervantes and "Don Quixote", and was originally titled (in English translation) "The Trickster of Seville and the Stone Guest." Tonight you'll hear Richard Strauss' 'take' on the legend....
