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00:00 studio Ludwig van Beethoven, Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat Major, Op. 73, “Emperor“ 10:26 1. Allegro 31:03 2. Adagio un poco mosso 38:17 3. Rondo: Allegro ma non troppo 50:51 Johann Sebastian Bach/Wilhelm Kempff, Sonata No.2 in E-Flat Major, BWV 1031 - Siciliano 56:26 studio Anton Bruckner, Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, WAB 109 1:21:53 1. Feierlich, Misterioso 1:45:27 2. Scherzo (Bewegt lebhaft) - Trio (Schnell) 1:56:31 3. Adagio. Langsam, feierlich (excerpt) 2:22:28 studio Cast Yunchan Lim — Pianist Verbier Festival Orchestra Sir Antonio Pappano — Conductor Program notes Yunchan Lim—the youngest pianist in history to win the gold medal at the prestigious Van Cliburn International Competition in 2022—joins Sir Antonio Pappano and the Verbier Festival Orchestra in an extravagant program devoted to Bruckner and Beethoven. The pianist performs Beethoven’s famed Emperor Piano Concerto No. 5, composed during the Napoleonic Wars and notable for its juxtaposition of extremes: the raw energy of the ensemble subsides at times into a mysterious, haunting calm that requires total control on the part of the ensemble and the pianist. Beethoven is followed by Bruckner’s Ninth Symphony, the Austrian composer’s last unfinished masterpiece dedicated to God, which brims with dramatic tension throughout. Venue: Salle des Combins (Verbier, Switzerland) Broadcast date: Friday, July 26, 2024 at
