:00:31. > :00:40.APPLAUSE Tonight one of the world's greatest
:00:41. > :00:43.conductors returns to the Proms to his celebrated Orchestra of young
:00:44. > :00:53.Arabs and Israelis. Hell low. The hall is packed as we await the
:00:54. > :01:02.arrival of Daniel barn boil to con-- Barenboim to conduct West West we. A
:01:03. > :01:08.unique emaccept bell that have become quite a... It is it will be
:01:09. > :01:13.one of the most anticipated performances of the season, from
:01:14. > :01:19.Martha Argerich and following his performs of the in 2013, they'll end
:01:20. > :01:24.from music from three of Wagner's Orchestras. We start with Con Brio
:01:25. > :01:31.by Jorg Widmann. It's inspired by the fast movement of Beethoven's 7th
:01:32. > :01:35.and 8th symphonies but full of instrumental technique from a sound
:01:36. > :01:44.world unimaginable when Beethoven was writing. Which hadman has called
:01:45. > :01:48.it - Widmann has called it an exercise in fewer quli and rythmic
:01:49. > :01:51.insistence. Here comes Daniel Barenboim to open the Proms with Con
:01:52. > :14:10.Brio by Jorg Widmann. Jorg Widmann's Con Brio performed by
:14:11. > :14:22.West-Eastern Divan Orchestra, conducted by Daniel Barenboim.
:14:23. > :14:29.And Con Brio means "with liveliness." Widmann's shows it
:14:30. > :14:34.because as well as reflecting the music, it is used by Beethoven as a
:14:35. > :14:43.tempo independencation of his 7th and 8th symphonies, win spired this
:14:44. > :14:50.work. -- tempo indication. Which inspired this work.
:14:51. > :15:18.Next tonight, an unbeatable combination, one of the world's
:15:19. > :15:22.greatest pianists, Martha Argerich, joining the West-Eastern Divan
:15:23. > :15:26.Orchestra in the dazzling Liszt's Piano Concerto No 1. They are
:15:27. > :15:31.long-standing friends and musical colleagues. Amongst them any musical
:15:32. > :15:37.collaborations, they recorded an album of you know Dureaus together
:15:38. > :15:42.recently. Martha Argerich started playing the piano at the age of
:15:43. > :15:45.three and gave her debut concert at eight. But it was in her 20s that
:15:46. > :15:55.her phenomenal talent was wicked night. In 1960s New York, the young
:15:56. > :16:00.Martha Argerich was described by tonight's conductor is like a
:16:01. > :16:04.beautiful painting without a frame. But after coming through a period of
:16:05. > :16:11.depression, she was to become one of the world's most renowned and
:16:12. > :16:14.enduring performance. Ladies and gentlemen, will you please welcome
:16:15. > :16:25.one of the world's truly great pianists, Martha Argerich...
:16:26. > :16:34.Playing here with Andre Previn in 1977 Prokofiev's piano concerto
:16:35. > :16:38.number three, which has become one of her most admired interpretations.
:16:39. > :16:43.But her repertoire is wide and varied, especially her chamber
:16:44. > :16:52.performances. And she will put her hands to need solar recital and
:16:53. > :16:57.concerto. Virtuosic on stage, she shuns the limelight offstage,
:16:58. > :17:01.granting very few interviews. But she has spoken of her loneliness is
:17:02. > :17:08.so low performer. It is almost at sea travelling. And when one is
:17:09. > :17:12.playing with orchestras, the relationship you have is very
:17:13. > :17:23.superficial, and with conductors as well.
:17:24. > :17:35.The fact that one is vulnerable appeals to the audience, because one
:17:36. > :17:42.wants to see the soloist as someone you can identify with. I like to see
:17:43. > :17:50.vulnerability are that does not mean always disaster, on the contrary. At
:17:51. > :18:05.of course, whilst her worldwide appeal continues, one remarkable
:18:06. > :18:09.thing is in her longevity. She was last filmed at the BBC Proms in
:18:10. > :18:19.2001. Now, she makes a welcome return. Martha Argerich - and what a
:18:20. > :18:26.piece she is returning with, Liszt's Piano Concerto No 1. It was
:18:27. > :18:30.premiered by the composer himself in 1855, with none other than Hector
:18:31. > :18:36.Berlioz conducting. Franz Liszt's own ability as a pianist was
:18:37. > :18:44.astounding. He would hold audiences captivated, and his breathtaking
:18:45. > :18:47.skill was such that he is still considered to be the founder of
:18:48. > :18:51.modern technique. Perhaps it is a surprise that the concerto we're
:18:52. > :19:03.about to hear was only published when he was 46, after years of
:19:04. > :19:07.drafts. So, now, here comes Martha Argerich and conduct a Daniel
:19:08. > :19:10.Barenboim to perform Liszt's Piano Concerto No 1 with the West-Eastern
:19:11. > :37:58.Divan Orchestra. Not surprisingly, rapturous applause
:37:59. > :38:14.and a hug and a kiss for Martha Argerich, the soloist in the Piano
:38:15. > :38:15.Concerto No 1, E flat major, Frans Liszt, conducted by Daniel
:38:16. > :38:32.Barenboim. CHEERING AND
:38:33. > :38:35.APPLAUSE And that's the first triangle player
:38:36. > :39:04.taking a special bow, too. APPLAUSE Well, Barenboim and and
:39:05. > :39:11.Martha Argerich's friendship must now from the fact that they come
:39:12. > :39:13.from families where musicians used to meet every Friday evening
:39:14. > :39:21.together for recitals. CHEERING AND
:39:22. > :39:45.APPLAUSE In December this year, she'll be
:39:46. > :39:50.receiving the prestigious Kennedy Centre honours from President Obama,
:39:51. > :39:53.which celebrates outstanding artistic and cultural achievement.
:39:54. > :40:01.Receiving awards with her will be the Eagles. Al Pacino, and mafs
:40:02. > :40:27.Staples and the singer-songwriter, James Taylor. -- Mavis Staples.
:40:28. > :40:35.APPLAUSE CONTINUES And it looks as if an
:40:36. > :40:38.additional music stool is coming on for the piano. So, I think we can
:40:39. > :53:16.expect an encore. CHEERING AND
:53:17. > :53:45.Martha Argerich and Daniel Barenboim playing Rondo in A, by Franz
:53:46. > :53:48.Schubert. And what a wonderful celebration of a profound and
:53:49. > :54:11.enduring musical friendship. Well, three years ago, Daniel
:54:12. > :54:16.Barenboim conducts the Richard Wagner's complete ring cycle here.
:54:17. > :54:21.Tonight, with the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra, he is back with more
:54:22. > :54:31.Richard Wagner, conducting music free of the composers operas,
:54:32. > :54:36.Tannhauser, The Mastersingers of Nuremberg and excerpts from
:54:37. > :54:38.Gotterdammerung. It might surprise you if you know which composer has
:54:39. > :54:52.been the biggest presence at the Proms. Well, over the festival award
:54:53. > :54:58.in 122 year history, it may not be who you would expect. I would get
:54:59. > :55:04.Beethoven's. Elgar. I would have to say Beethoven's. One man has had
:55:05. > :55:13.almost twice as many performances of his works as his closest rival. He
:55:14. > :55:24.clearly takes the crown. Or should that be the Ring? Wagner was given
:55:25. > :55:31.pride of place in the calendar by Sir Henry would. For decades, the
:55:32. > :55:36.Wagner Monday was a pillar of the programme. I1914, there was a
:55:37. > :55:43.fashion for abr concert versions of larger works, and Wagner had amassed
:55:44. > :55:47.more than 2500 performances of his works. With the First World War,
:55:48. > :55:52.there was a public dislike of all things German, Wagner included. It
:55:53. > :55:57.was Hitler's championing of Wagner which has made his works in
:55:58. > :56:03.revocable controversial, especially for Jewish musicians. The Monday
:56:04. > :56:08.Wagner nights were banned. But it was not long before he had people
:56:09. > :56:13.queueing to see his works more regularly. Gradually, Wagner's
:56:14. > :56:30.position among the giants of the Proms has grown once again.
:56:31. > :56:42.In 2013, Daniel Barenboim conducted the Ring Cycle over four evenings at
:56:43. > :56:47.the Proms - quite a departure from those abr performances a century
:56:48. > :56:53.earlier. Barenboim returns tonight with a reprise of Wagner, proving
:56:54. > :57:00.that the old sorcerer will continue to conjure up the crowds. The music
:57:01. > :57:03.of Wagner at the Proms. And tonight we will be adding to that history.
:57:04. > :57:07.Here comes Daniel Barenboim to conduct the West-Eastern Divan
:57:08. > :57:15.Orchestra in the overture or two Tannhauser. After that, the Funeral
:57:16. > :57:18.March from Gotterdammerung. And finally, the overture or two The
:57:19. > :13:11.Mastersingers of Nuremberg. Wagner's overture, performed by the
:13:12. > :13:21.West-Eastern Divan Orchestra, conducted by Daniel Barenboim.
:13:22. > :13:21.APPLAUSE CHEERING AND
:13:22. > :13:39.APPLAUSE And next dawn and Seigfried's Rhine
:13:40. > :37:22.journey. And before that you heard
:37:23. > :37:28.Gotterdammerung Dawn and Siegfried's Rhine Journe.
:37:29. > :37:46.And they are going to continue with the extracts from Wagner.
:37:47. > :48:09.The overture to The Mastersingers Of Nuremberg, crowning that powerful
:48:10. > :48:11.selection of music from Wagner's operas, performed by the
:48:12. > :48:17.West-Eastern Divan Orchestra, conduct this by Daniel Barenboim,
:48:18. > :48:32.which was conducted entirely from memory. You will have noticed no
:48:33. > :48:36.music score in front of him. Wagner himself sanctioned the performance
:48:37. > :48:44.of selected highlights from his operas. In the case of the Ring
:48:45. > :49:07.Cycle, this was when fully staged performances were not possible.
:49:08. > :49:18.Barenboim is one of the world's leading interpreters of Wagner's
:49:19. > :49:32.music. He first conducted in 1981 and return to to the same venue
:49:33. > :49:33.every summer for 18 years. And Daniel Barenboim is returning to the
:49:34. > :49:44.stage. Encouraging his young musicians to
:49:45. > :50:11.take another bowl. Thank you very much, ladies and
:50:12. > :50:17.gentlemen. From this wonderful applause, I can tell that you know
:50:18. > :50:21.the overture, The Mastersingers Of Nuremberg, very well. So we are not
:50:22. > :50:28.going to play the rest of the first act! Or so we are not going to play
:50:29. > :50:29.the second act! But we will go directly to the preview to the third
:50:30. > :57:45.act. Thank you. The Prelude to Act 3 of The
:57:46. > :57:53.Mastersingers Of Nuremberg, performed as an encore. That was
:57:54. > :58:05.Daniel Barenboim with the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra.
:58:06. > :58:13.Well, tonight according from is part of a six concert tour across Europe
:58:14. > :58:22.for the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra. They have been in
:58:23. > :58:25.Salzburg and Berlin, among other venues, and they will finish in
:58:26. > :59:09.Seville The audience still won't let Daniel
:59:10. > :59:15.Barenboim go. And he IS coming back on stage now. I think we can extract
:59:16. > :02:06.a little more Wagner perhaps. CHEERING AND
:02:07. > :02:18.APPLAUSE. Well, appropriately a jubilant
:02:19. > :02:27.finish to the Proms. The Prelude to Act 3.
:02:28. > :02:32.It was first performed in 1850. It makes an interesting link, this
:02:33. > :02:38.evening to the spell-binding performance of Liszt's first piano
:02:39. > :02:42.Concerto we heard marg marg marg play earlier -- Martha Argerich play
:02:43. > :02:50.earlier. That is it for tonight. Make sure you tune in to BBC Four on
:02:51. > :02:58.Friday, when we'll hear the 7th symphony. But for now, from me,
:02:59. > :03:03.Samira Ahmed and from Daniel Barenboim and the West-Eastern Divan
:03:04. > :03:09.Orchestra and all of us at the Royal Albert Hall. Good night.