Gennady Rozhdestvensky & BBC Symphony Orchestra
The Archive – Gennady Rozhdestvensky
Artist: Gennady Rozhdestvensky & BBC Symphony Orchestra - Producer: Idéale Audience - Conductor: Gennady Rozhdestvensky - Featured Artist: BBC Symphony Orchestra & Gennady Rozhdestvensky - Composer: Dmitri Shostakovich - Orchestra: BBC Symphony Orchestra
The Archive – Gennady Rozhdestvensky
This episode of The Archive is devoted to Gennady Rozhdestvensky, one of the greatest performers of Russian contemporary music. But it is through a performance of Shostakovich that we discover his unquestionable talent when he conducts the BBC Symphony Orchestra. We are invited to appreciate this "Promenade Concert" recording, an event known for gathering each year the best performers of the moment. In this recording, during the 1971 "Proms", Rozhdestvensky superbly performs the 'Symphony No. 4' to a very enthusiastic audience.