Bernstein SeasonSerenade after Plato's Symposium (1954)
Saturday 28 May 2005 14:00-15:00 (Radio 3)
Leonard Bernstein's five movement concerto for violin, strings and percussion is one of his most personal compositions. It was inspired by Plato's Symposium, a discourse on love in all its aspects, and was presented in the form of a series of statements by celebrated guests at a banquet.
In this workshop session Charles Hazlewood explores the relationship between Bernstein's music and the source of his inspiration.
Bernstein Season Serenade after Plato's Symposium (1954).The online audio of this programme is truncated for rights reasons. Dur. 30 mins.
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Playlist Discovering music 28/05/2005
Antje Weithaas (violin)
BBC Concert Orchestra
Charles Hazlewood (conductor)
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