Radio 3 in Concert: The Enigma Variations from Frankfurt

Fiona Talkington presents Alain Altinoglu conducting the Frankfurt RSO in Elgar's Enigma Variations and a work by pianist Fazil Say, who also joins them in Bach's Concerto for Two Pianos. Elgar's orchestration of Bach's famous Organ Fantasy and Fugue in C minor presents it in a late-Romantic, sumptuous sound, while his Enigma Variations are subtle puzzle pieces, pointed character drawings of his friends and always with a refreshing tonal sophistication. Bach: Concerto for Two Pianos, BWV 106. Fazil Say: Concerto for Two Trumpets. Bach, orch. Elgar: Fantasy and Fugue in C minor, BWV 537. Elgar: Enigma Varitaions, Op 36. Gabor Boldoczki (trumpet), Sergei Nakariakov (trumpet), Fazil Say (piano), Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra, Alain Altinoglu (conductor/piano)