Composed while the Napoleonic Wars raged outside his door, Beethoven's heroic piano concerto receives a powerhouse performance from the world-renowned Yefim Bronfman, who brings "fire and poetry" (Seattle Post-Intelligencer) to each epic moment. And Duke Ellington connects past and present in the jazzy dreamscapes of Three Black Kings, his soulful tribute to Martin Luther King, Jr.
Joan Tower: Sixth Fanfare for the Uncommon Woman
Ellington: Three Black Kings (Ballet for Orchestra)
Beethoven: King Stephen Overture
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 5, “Emperor”
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David Danzmayr, Conductor
Yefim Bronfman, Piano
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