Episodes
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Prom 15: Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra , 1 | 20190804 | Another chance to hear Yannick N退zet-S退guin and the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra performing symphonies by Beethoven and Shostakovich. Presented from the Royal Albert Hall by Ian Skelly Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No 2 in D major c. 4.30 Interval: Musicologists Marina Frolova-Walker and Pauline Fairclough discuss Shostakovich and his Fifth Symphony with presenter Flora Willson. c. 4.55 Dmitry Shostakovich: Symphony No 5 Yannick N退zet-S退guin, conductor One of Europe's greatest orchestras, the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, returns to the Proms under Yannick N退zet-S退guin. In the first of two concerts (see also Prom 17) they pair two contrasting symphonies in a programme that moves from sunshine to bitterness. This symphony is smiling throughout,' wrote Berlioz of Beethoven's Second Symphony - a work in which seemingly sunny moods conceal personal tragedy and loss. Shostakovich's Fifth Symphony was written under the cloud of intense scrutiny and artistic repression following the public criticism of the composer at the hands of Stalin. Another chance to hear the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra at the BBC Proms. The world's greatest classical music festival - stunning performances and collaborations. |
Prom 16: Late Night, Angelique Kidjo | 20191223 | Another chance to hear Ang退lique Kidjo from the BBC Proms Presented from the Royal Albert Hall, London by Lopa Kothari Described as the undisputed queen of African music', three-time Grammy Award-winner Ang退lique Kidjo makes her Proms debut with her nine-piece band in a late-night tribute to the celebrated salsa songstress Celia Cruz. Another chance to hear Angelique Kidjo's performance at the 2019 BBC Proms. The world's greatest classical music festival - stunning performances and collaborations. |
Prom 22: Rachmaninov And Shostakovich | 20190811 | Another chance to hear the BBC Philharmonic with Chief Guest Conductor John Storgards in Rachmaninov, Shostakovich's Symphony No.11 and the world premiere of Outi Tarkiainen's Midnight Sun Variations. Live from the Royal Albert Hall, London Presented by Sarah Walker Rachmaninov: The Isle of the Dead Outi Tarkiainen: Midnight Sun Variations (world premiere, BBC co-commission) Interval The myths and landscapes of the Nordic lands are discussed by Nicole Schmidt, creator of the podcast Mythos, which explores world folk lore and fairy tales, and New Generation Thinkers Leah Broad and Eleanor Rosamund Barraclough. Producer Jacqueline Smith Shostakovich: Symphony No.11 'The Year 1905 John Storgards (conductor) Death and darkness encounter light and new life in this Prom given by the BBC Philharmonic with its Chief Guest Conductor John Storgards. Two Russian classics brood on death and loss; Rachmaninov's atmospheric 'The Isle of the Dead' conjures an dark scene - a ghostly ferryman transport the souls of the dead to rest - while Shostakovich's bitterly passionate Eleventh Symphony takes inspiration from the 'Bloody Sunday' massacre of 1905. But light and hope appear in the world premiere of Outi Tarkiainen's Midnight Sun Variations, a celebration of rebirth in the perpetual day of an Arctic summer. The BBC Philharmonic with John Storgards in Rachmaninov, Outi Tarkiainen and Shostakovich. The world's greatest classical music festival - stunning performances and collaborations. |
Prom 30: The Warner Brothers Story | 20191226 | The John Wilson Orchestra, the Maida Vale Singers and John Wilson in the Warner Brothers Story with works by Korngold, Warren, Romberg, Steiner, Tiomkin, Willson, Loewe, Arlen, Styne, among others. Presented by Petroc Trelawny from the Royal Albert Hall, London Erich Wolfgang Korngold: The Sea Hawk - overture Harry Warren: Gold Diggers of 1933 - We're in the money Sigmund Romberg: The Desert song - title song Max Steiner: The Treasure of the Sierra Madre - suite Dimitri Tiomkin: The Old Man and the Sea - suite, 1st mvt Meredith Willson: The Music Man - Seventy-Six Trombones Harold Arlen: Blues in the Night - title song Bronislav Kaper: Auntie Mame - main title Harold Arlen: A Star is Born - Gotta Have Me Go With You Harold Arlen: A Star is Born - The Man That Got Away Frederick Loewe: My Fair Lady - Get Me to the Church on Time c. 20.25 INTERVAL: Proms Plus Talk: a discussion of some of the great film scores being played tonight, with Matthew Sweet, David Benedict and Pamela Hutchinson c. 20:50 Jule Styne: Gypsy - overture Max Steiner: Now, Voyager - suite Sammy Fain: Calamity Jane - The Deadwood Stage (Doris Day tribute) Jule Styne: Romance in the High Seas - It's Magic Alex North: A Streetcar Named Desire- main title Frederick Loewe: Camelot - if Ever I Would Leave You Henry Mancini: The Days of Wine and Roses Erich Wolfgang Korngold: The Constant Nymph - Tomorrow Mikaela Bennett (singer) Louise Dearman (singer) Kate Lindsey (singer) Matt Ford (singer) Maida Vale Singers John Wilson Orchestra John Wilson (conductor) Ten years since their first Proms appearance together, John Wilson and the John Wilson Orchestra present an evening of sumptuous technicoloured scores from the Golden Age of Hollywood cinema. With music from films including The Sea Hawk, The Constant Nymph, Calamity Jane, A Streetcar Named Desire and Harry Potter. From the Royal Albert Hall with the John Wilson Orchestra and Maida Vale Singers. The world's greatest classical music festival - stunning performances and collaborations. |
Prom 32 Repeat: An Alpine Symphony | 20190818 | Another chance to hear the National Youth Orchestra of the USA with Sir Antonio Pappano and mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato: Berlioz's Les nuits d'退t退 and Strauss's Alpine Symphony Presented by Andrew McGregor from the Royal Albert Hall, London Benjamin Beckman Occidentalis Hector Berlioz Les nuits d'退t退, Op 7 interval: Andrew McGregor looks at the work of the NYO USA and meets some of its players. Richard Strauss An Alpine Symphony Joyce DiDonato (mezzo-soprano) Brass of the National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain The National Youth Orchestra of the United States of America Sir Antonio Pappano (conductor) Celebrated American mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato is reunited with regular collaborator Sir Antonio Pappano to mark the 150th anniversary of Berlioz's death with a performance of the composer's sumptuous orchestral song-cycle Les nuits d'退t退 - a musical journey from springtime love to cruellest loss. The National Youth Orchestra of the USA undertakes a journey of quite a different kind in Strauss's monumental An Alpine Symphony, whose vast orchestral forces and massive soundscapes conjure up the craggy drama of the Bavarian Alps. The concert opens with 'Occidentalis' a new work, by Benjamin Beckman, one of the NYO-USA's two Apprentice Composers. Another chance to hear the National Youth Orchestra of the USA with Sir Antonio Pappano. The world's greatest classical music festival - stunning performances and collaborations. |
Prom 36: Late-night Mixtape | 20191224 | From the BBC Proms, another chance to hear music to calm the mind and nourish the soul, with radiant choral sounds and heavenly strings from Tenebrae, 12 Ensemble, Martin James Bartlett, Soumik Datta and Cormac Byrne. Presented from the Royal Albert Hall, London by Andrew McGregor Eriks Esenvalds: Stars Max Richter: Vladimir's Blues Arvo P䀀rt: Fratres Peteris Vasks: The Fruits of Silence Johann Sebastian Bach: Keyboard Concerto in F minor, BWV 1056 (2nd movement) Ola Gjeilo: The Spheres Franz Schubert: String Quartet No 14 in D minor, 'Death and the Maiden' (1st movement) Soumik Datta: Morning Song Alonso Lobo: Versa est in luctum cithara mea Fr退d退ric Chopin: Nocturne in D flat major, Op 27 No 2 Soumik Datta: Clouds (arr. Iain Farrington) (world premiere) Max Richter: On the Nature of Daylight John Tavener: The Lamb Tenebrae (director, Nigel Short) Martin James Bartlett (piano) Soumik Datta (sarod) Cormac Byrne (bodhrကn) In the spirit of Radio 3's popular In Tune Mixtape - joining together an eclectic range of classical and contemporary sounds - we present a live, late-night wind-down, exploring the fringes of Minimalism and meditative listening. With radiant choral sounds and heavenly strings plus guest soloists, the Royal Albert Hall transforms into a vast ambient resonator. Pieces by the godfathers of Holy Minimalism', Arvo P䀀rt and P?teris Vasks, emerge out of the sublime classicism of JS Bach and Schubert, in a Prom to calm the mind and nourish the soul. Super-chilled heavenly radiance to calm the mind and nourish the soul. The world's greatest classical music festival - stunning performances and collaborations. |
Prom 39: Elgar, Errollyn Wallen, Mendelssohn And Mussorgsky | 20190825 | Another chance to hear the BBC National Orchestra of Wales with Elim Chan and Catriona Morison perform Elgar Sea Pictures and a world premiere by Errollyn Wallen. Presented from the Royal Albert Hall by Nicola Heywood-Thomas Mendelssohn: Overture 'The Hebrides' (Fingal's Cave) Elgar: Sea Pictures, Op. 37 Interval: Proms Plus Talk: Composer Errolyn Warren talks to Hannah Conway about her inspiration and ideas. Errollyn Wallen: This Frame Is Part of the Painting Mussorgsky, orch. Ravel: Pictures at an Exhibition Cartiona Morison (mezzo) BBC National Chorus of Wales Winner of Cardiff Singer of the World 2017, Scottish mezzo-soprano Catriona Morison makes her Proms debut in Elgar's sumptuous Sea Pictures, a vivid musical portrait of the sea in its many moods. Also hanging in this musical gallery are Mussorgsky's colourful Pictures at an Exhibition, Mendelssohn's much-loved overture The Hebrides and the world premiere of Errollyn Wallen's homage to artist Howard Hodgkin, This Frame Is Part of the Painting. BBC National Orchestra of Wales with Elim Chan and mezzo-soprano Catriona Morison. The world's greatest classical music festival - stunning performances and collaborations. |
Prom 44: Belshazzar's Feast | 20190901 | Another chance to hear the London Symphony Orchestra and Chorus with Sir Simon Rattle and Gerald Finley in Koechlin's Les bandar-log, Varese's Am退riques and Walton's Belshazzar's Feast. Presented from the Royal Albert Hall by Petroc Trelawny Koechlin: Les bandar-log Varese: Am退riques (original version, 1921) Interval Proms Plus Since its publication in 1894, Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book has remained loved by children, but its attitudes have been questioned by some parents and critics, who see it as a relic of colonial English literature. Koechlin's Les Bandar-Log is part of his nearly life long effort to set The Jungle Book to music. Costa Book Prize winning novelist Frances Hardinge and Sue Walsh from Reading University explore the book's popularity and controversies with New Generation Thinker Anindya Raychaudhuri. Produced by Luke Mulhall. Walton: Belshazzar's Feast Gerald Finley baritone Orfeo Catala Orfeo Catala Youth Choir London Symphony Chorus Sir Simon Rattle conductor Sir Simon Rattle conducts a concert of sonic spectacle, bringing one of the great English oratorios together with an American orchestral classic. Walton's choral masterpiece Belshazzar's Feast gets the Proms treatment with a 300-strong choir and Canadian baritone Gerald Finley as soloist. More than 10 percussionists are needed to bring Varese's Am退riques - a celebration of the modern city in sound - to life, while Charles Koechlin's Jungle Book inspired Les bandar-log transports listeners to the primeval forest, where all the noise comes from the monkeys. The London Symphony Orchestra and Chorus with Sir Simon Rattle and Gerald Finley. The world's greatest classical music festival - stunning performances and collaborations. |
Prom 45: Mississippi Goddam: A Homage To Nina Simone | 20191230 | From the BBC Proms: another chance to hear Metropole Orkest conducted by Jules Buckley, with singers Ledisi and Lisa Fischer in a celebration of Nina Simone. Presented by Andrew McGregor from the Royal Albert Hall, London Nina Simone/Trad. arr. Jochen Neuffer: African Mailman/Sinnerman Jack Hammer arr. Rob Taggart: Plain Gold Ring Richard Rodgers arr. Evan Jolly: Little Girl Blue Walter Donaldson arr. Jochen Neuffer: My Baby Just Cares Jalacy Hawkins arr. Jeremy Levy: I Put A Spell On You Bennie Benjamin/Horace Ott/Sol Marcus arr. Jeremy Levy: Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood Jacques Brel arr. Sebastian Koolhoven: Ne Me Quitte Pas George Gershwin arr. Chris Walden: I Loves You Porgy Henry Purcell arr. Chris Walden: Dido's Lament Rudy Stevenson arr. Tim Davies: I'm Going Back Home c. 22:50 Interval Proms Plus The life, work and legacy of great African-American singer-songwriter Nina Simone discussed by poet Zena Edwards and singer-musician Ayanna Witter-Johnson. Hosted by Kevin LeGendre. Produced by Zahid Warley c. 23:10 Nat Adderly arr. Willem Friede: Work Song Trad. arr. Damiano Pascarelli: See-Line Woman Andy Stroud arr. Jules Buckley: Be my Husband Randy Newman arr. Vladimir Nikolov: Baltimore Exuma arr. Jules Buckley: Dambala Nina Simone arr. Vladimir Nikolov: Mississippi Goddam Nina Simone, arr. Tim Davies: Four Women Trad./Billy Taylor/Dick Dallas. arr. Ilja Reijngoud: Take My Hand, Precious Lord / I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free Ledisi (singer) Lisa Fischer (singer) Jules Buckley (conductor) Singer, songwriter, arranger and political activist - Nina Simone is a giant of jazz history. She's celebrated here in all her guises in a concert led by Jules Buckley and the Metropole Orkest, featuring titles including Feeling Good' and I Put a Spell on You'. From the BBC Proms, Jules Buckley and the Metropole Orkest with Ledisi and Lisa Fischer. The world's greatest classical music festival - stunning performances and collaborations. |
Prom 53: Elgar's The Music Makers | 20190908 | Another chance to hear Sir Andrew Davis with the BBC Symphony Orchestra, Symphony Chorus and Dame Sarah Connolly. Plus Vaughan Williams's Tallis Fantasia and Hugh Wood's Comus. Presented from the Royal Albert Hall by Martin Handley Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis Hugh Wood: Scenes from Comus, Op.6 + Interval - Proms Plus Talk: Musicologist Kate Kennedy discusses aspects of Elgar's The Music Makers Elgar: The Music Makers, Op.69* Stacey Tappan (soprano) + Dame Sarah Connolly (mezzo-soprano)* Anthony Gregory (tenor) + BBC Symphony Chorus* Sir Andrew Davis (conductor) Sir Andrew Davis conducts the BBC Symphony Orchestra and Chorus and mezzo-soprano Dame Sarah Connolly in Elgar's last great choral work. The Music Makers is the musical culmination of a career, drawing together quotations from many of the composer's best-loved pieces, including the Enigma' Variations and Sea Pictures, and weaving them into a musical manifesto for the power of art. The concert also includes Vaughan Williams's luminous Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis for double string orchestra and Hugh Wood's lyrical setting of scenes from Milton's pastoral masque Comus. Sir Andrew Davis with the BBC Symphony Orchestra and Chorus at the BBC Proms. The world's greatest classical music festival - stunning performances and collaborations. |
Prom 54: Duke Ellington's Sacred Music | 20191225 | From the BBC Proms, another chance to hear The BBC Singers, Nu Civilisation Orchestra, conducted by Peter Edwards premiere a brand-new Sacred Concert with music from Duke Ellington. Presented from the Royal Albert Hall, London by Georgia Mann. Sacred Music by Duke Ellington Monty Alexander - piano Annette Walker - tap dancer Carleen Anderson and the UK Vocal Assembly Peter Edwards - conductor Jazz, showbiz swagger and spirituality come together as never before in Duke Ellington's spectacular Sacred Concerts. Described by Ellington himself as the most important thing I have ever done', these sacred revues, blending big-band jazz, gospel and Broadway-style melodies, bring all the legendary musician's originality and energy to Christian subjects, and generated three critically acclaimed, boundary-crossing albums. Drawing on these, the Proms premieres a brand-new Sacred Concert - an exhilarating evening of dance, song and spectacle. From the 2019 BBC Proms, the BBC Singers and Nu Civilisation Orchestra with Peter Edwards. The world's greatest classical music festival - stunning performances and collaborations. |
Prom 55: Handel's Jephtha | 20200103 | BBC Proms: Richard Egarr conducts the Scottish Chamber Orchestra and Chorus in Handel's oratorio Jephtha, with tenor Allan Clayton in the title role. From the Royal Albert Hall, London Presented by Martin Handley George Frideric Handel: Jephtha (Act I) c. 20:35 Interval Proms Plus The concept of sacrifice in the Old Testament is discussed by the Reverend Richard Coles and Dr Deborah Rooke hosted by New Generation Thinker John Gallagher. Produced by Torquil MacLeod. c. 20:55 George Frideric Handel: Jephtha (Acts II & III) Allan Clayton (Jephtha) Jeanine De Bique (Iphis) Hilary Summers (Storg耀) Tim Mead (Hamor) Cody Quattlebaum (Zebul) Rowan Pierce (Angel) Scottish Chamber Orchestra Chorus Richard Egarr (conductor) Following on from the success of last year's Theodora, the multi-year Proms Handel cycle continues with the composer's last, and perhaps greatest, oratorio - Jephtha. Period-performance specialist Richard Egarr conducts the Scottish Chamber Orchestra and SCO Chorus in the devastating story of the warrior Jephtha commanded by God to sacrifice his daughter Iphis. Tenor Allan Clayton is the conflicted Jephtha, with Trinidadian soprano Jeanine De Bique as Iphis. Richard Egarr conducts the SCO in Handel's Jephtha at the 2019 BBC Proms. The world's greatest classical music festival - stunning performances and collaborations. |
Prom 59: Benvenuto Cellini | 20200101 | BBC Proms 2019: John Eliot Gardiner conducts the Orchestre R退volutionnaire et Romantique, the Monteverdi Choir and tenor Michael Spyres in Berlioz's Benvenuto Cellini. From the Royal Albert Hall, London. Presented by Tom Service. Berlioz: Benvenuto Cellini Benvenuto Cellini - Michael Spyres Teresa - Sophia Burgos Balducci - Maurizio Muraro Pope Clement VII - Tareq Nazmi Francesco - Krystian Adam Fieramosca - Lionel Lhote Ascanio - Ad耀le Charvet Bernardino - Ashley Riches Sir John Eliot Gardiner (conductor) Interval at approx 8.55pm: Andrew McgGegor talks to historian and broadcaster Sarah Lenton and music historian Flora Willson about Berlioz's Benvenuto Cellini. Sir John Eliot Gardiner brings his five-year series of Berlioz performances to a triumphant close, and this year's 150th-anniversary celebrations to a spectacular climax, with the composer's rarely performed opera Benvenuto Cellini, based on the life and loves of the Renaissance sculptor - culminating in the forging of a vast masterwork. With its sprawling storytelling and vastly demanding score, this is a piece built for the scope of the Royal Albert Hall. American tenor Michael Spyres sings the title-role. John Eliot Gardiner conducts Berlioz's Benvenuto Cellini at the 2019 BBC Proms. The world's greatest classical music festival - stunning performances and collaborations. |
Prom 60: Vienna Philharmonic And Bernard Haitink | 20191224 | Another chance to hear The Vienna Philharmonic with conductor Bernard Haitink and pianist Emanuel Ax in Beethoven's 4th Piano Concerto and Bruckner's 7th Symphony Presented from the Royal Albert Hall, London by Martin Handley Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major 8.05pm - interval - Martin Handley talks to tonight's conductor Bernard Haitink about his life and career. Symphony No. 7 in E major (ed. Nowak) Emanuel Ax piano Bernard Haitink conductor In a year that marks both his 90th birthday and the 65th anniversary of his conducting debut, Bernard Haitink conducts the first of the Vienna Philharmonic's two concerts this season. Emanuel Ax is the soloist in Beethoven's revolutionary Piano Concerto No. 4 - written by the composer as his own farewell to the performing stage. A farewell of a different kind runs through Bruckner's Symphony No. 7. Completed shortly after Wagner's death, the work's heartfelt slow movement, with its poignant closing elegy, pays homage to the man and mentor Bruckner described as his dearly beloved Master'. The Vienna Philharmonic with Bernard Haitink and Emanuel Ax at the 2019 BBC Proms. The world's greatest classical music festival - stunning performances and collaborations. |
Prom 63: Yuja Wang Plays Rachmaninov | 20191231 | BBC Proms 2019: The Staatskapelle Dresden with Myung-Whun Chung and Yuja Wang in works by Rachmaninov and Brahms. Presented by Ian Skelly from the Royal Albert Hall, London Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor c.7.45pm Brahms: Symphony No. 2 in D major Yuja Wang (piano) Myung-Whun Chung (conductor) Explosively virtuosic and a thrilling live performer, Yuja Wang is the soloist in Rachmaninov's emotionally expansive and technically demanding Third Piano Concerto - one of the most challenging in the repertoire. She joins conductor Myung-Whun Chung and the Staatskapelle Dresden - the second of this week's visiting European orchestras - for a concert that also includes Brahms's genial Symphony No. 2, whose freshness and spontaneity have drawn comparisons with Beethoven's Pastoral' Symphony. From the Royal Albert Hall with the Staatskapelle Dresden, Myung-Whun Chung and Yuja Wang. The world's greatest classical music festival - stunning performances and collaborations. |
Prom 65: Mozart, Beethoven And Richard Strauss | 20191230 | From the BBC Proms: another chance to hear Constantinos Carydis conducts the Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen and soprano Danae Kontora in Mozart and Strauss, plus Beethoven Symphony No. 7. Presented at the Royal Albert Hall by Ian Skelly. Mozart: The Abduction from the Seraglio - overture; Aria: 'Popoli di Tessaglia! - lo non chiedo, eterni dei'; Cassation No. 1 in G major - Andante; Aria: 'No, no, che non sei capace'; Symphony No. 35 in D major, 'Haffner c.8.25 Interval: Georgia Mann introduces an exploration of the connections between the music of Strauss and Mozart, with musicologists Barbara Eichner and William Mival. c.8.45 Richard Strauss: Capriccio - sextet; Ariadne auf Naxos - 'Grossm䀀chtige Prinzessin! Beethoven: Symphony No 7 in A major Danae Kontora (soprano) Constantinos Carydis (conductor) Greek coloratura soprano Danae Kontora makes her Proms debut with a sequence of Mozart and Strauss arias, while Mozart's Haffner' Symphony is filled with operatic ornamentation and dramatic effects. The vitality of Beethoven's Symphony No. 7 led to its being famously described by Wagner as the apotheosis of the dance'. From the BBC Proms, Constantinos Carydis conducts the Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen. The world's greatest classical music festival - stunning performances and collaborations. |
Prom 67: Sakari Oramo Conducts Sibelius | 20191229 | From the BBC Proms, another chance to hear the BBC Symphony Orchestra in the final version of Sibelius's 5th Symphony. Plus works by Mussorgsky, Weir and Louis Andriessen - The Only One (UK premiere). Presented from the Royal Albert Hall, London by Penny Gore Modest Mussorgsky (orch. Rimsky-Korsakov): A Night on the Bare Mountain Louis Andriessen: The Only One (UK premiere) BBC co-commission with the Los Angeles Philharmonic and NTR ZaterdagMatinee 08.00 Interval Proms Plus Witchcraft, witch-trials and the image of the witch are explored by historian Professor Suzannah Lipscomb and Dr Thomas Waters. Hosted by New Generation Thinker Fern Riddell. Dr Thomas Waters is the author of Cursed Britain: A History of Witchcraft and Black Magic in Modern Times. Suzannah Lipscomb has presented a Channel 5 TV programme on witchcraft and written a Ladybird Expert Book on the topic. Produced by Luke Mulhall 08.20 Judith Weir: Forest Jean Sibelius: Symphony No 5 in E flat major (final version, 1919) Nora Fischer (singer) Sakari Oramo (conductor) A Prom celebrating Nature in all her moods. A flight of 16 swans was the catalyst for Sibelius's stirring Fifth Symphony, with its ambiguous, mysterious ending. We hear the composer's final 1919 version - after the thrilling UK premiere of the original 1915 version performed at the BBC Proms earlier this season by the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. While for Judith Weir it was nature's process - forests sprouting outwards from a single seed, endlessly growing and multiplying - that offered inspiration. Nature turns menacing in Mussorgsky's vivid tone-poem A Night on the Bare Mountain. Boundary-breaking singer Nora Fischer is the soloist in the UK premiere of The Only One by Dutch composer Louis Andriessen, who turned 80 this year, setting texts by the Flemish poet Delphine Lecompte. The BBC Symphony Orchestra perform the final version of Sibelius's Symphony No 5. The world's greatest classical music festival - stunning performances and collaborations. |
Prom 68: Wagner Night | 20200102 | BBC Proms: Marc Albrecht conducts the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, with soloists Christine Goerke and Stephen Gould, in music by Wagner, Franck and Weber. From the Royal Albert Hall, London Presented by Ian Skelly Carl Maria von Weber: Der Freischütz - Overture Richard Wagner: Siegfried - Forest Murmurs C退sar Franck: Le chasseur maudit c. 20:15 Interval In the third of our series on Henry Wood, Hannah French explores the Proms founder-conductor's relationship with Wagner's music. c. 20:40 Richard Wagner: G怀tterd䀀mmerung - Dawn and Siegfried's Rhine Journey; Duet 'Zu neuen Taten, teurer Helde'; Siegfried's Death and Funeral March; Brünnhilde's Immolation Scene Christine Goerke (soprano) Stephen Gould (tenor) Marc Albrecht (conductor) Composer-themed evenings were a distinctive and popular feature of Henry Wood's early Proms seasons: if it was Monday, it was Wagner Night. We revive this tradition with a concert whose first half explores the enchanted forest (both beguiling and darkly supernatural) - a key symbol of the German Romantic movement. The second half presents pivotal scenes from G怀tterd䀀mmerung, the climax of Wagner's four-opera magnum opus The Ring of the Nibelung - including Siegfried's Death and Funeral Music and the vocal tour de force of Brünnhilde's Immolation Scene. Marc Albrecht conducts the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra at the 2019 BBC Proms. The world's greatest classical music festival - stunning performances and collaborations. |
Prom 69: Smetana, Shostakovich And Tchaikovsky | 20191227 | From the BBC Proms, another chance to hear Semyon Bychkov conducting the Czech Philharmonic in excerpts from Tchaikovsky and Smetana operas and Shostakovich's wartime 8th Symphony. Presented at the Royal Albert Hall by Martin Handley. Smetana: The Bartered Bride - overture; Three Dances Tchaikovsky: Eugene Onegin - Letter Scene 8.10pm Interval Proms Plus A verbal correspondence about the function of letters in literature and life. PS - the speakers are best-selling crime novelist Ruth Ware and Shaun Usher, editor of the popular website Letters Of Note. Hosted by New Generation Thinker Sophie Coulombeau. Produced by Zahid Warley. Shostakovich: Symphony No 8 in C minor Elena Stikhina (soprano) Semyon Bychkov (conductor) The dancing rhythms and swirling colours of Smetana's opera The Bartered Bride launch a concert of big musical gestures and even bigger emotions. First love blazes hot in the Letter Scene from Tchaikovsky's opera Eugene Onegin, as Tatyana (sung here by soprano Elena Stikhina) pours out her heart in music as romantic as anything the composer ever wrote. War, not love, drives the pulsing heartbeat of Shostakovich's Eighth Symphony - the most personal and direct of the composer's many attempts to express the terrible tragedy of war'. Semyon Bychkov conducts the Czech Philharmonic at the 2019 BBC Proms. The world's greatest classical music festival - stunning performances and collaborations. |
Prom 70: Jonny Greenwood | 20191227 | From the BBC Proms, another chance to hear composer Jonny Greenwood who joins Proms Youth Ensemble, BBC NOW, Daniel Pioro, Katherine Tinker and conductor Hugh Brunt to perform works by Greenwood and others. Presented from the Royal Albert Hall, London by Elizabeth Alker Biber: Mystery (Rosary) Sonatas No.16 - Passacaglia in G minor Penderecki: Vivace (Sinfonietta for Strings) Greenwood: Three Miniatures from Water (No. 3); 88 (No. 1) Reich: Pulse Greenwood: Horror vacui Daniel Pioro (violin) Katherine Tinker (piano) Jonny Greenwood (bass guitar/tanpura) BBC Proms Youth Ensemble BBC National Orchestra of Wales Hugh Brunt (conductor) Jonny Greenwood's talents range from being lead guitarist of Radiohead to writing award-winning film scores. Here he curates a Late Night Prom culminating in the world premiere of his Horror vacui, which explores characteristics of electronically created music and transfers them into the acoustic arena. The programme includes Biber's almost Bachian Passacaglia for solo violin and Minimalist master Steve Reich's radiantly throbbing Pulse. From the 2019 BBC Proms, the Proms Youth Ensemble, BBC NOW and conductor Hugh Brunt. The world's greatest classical music festival - stunning performances and collaborations. |
Prom 71: Bach Night | 20191225 | From the BBC Proms, another chance to hear the Dunedin Consort are directed by John Butt in Bach's Orchestral Suites. Presented from the Royal Albert Hall by Sara Mohr-Pietsch. Bach: Orchestral Suite No. 4 in D major, BWV 1069 Bach: Orchestral Suite No. 1 in C major, BWV 1066 c. 8.25pm Interval. Sara Mohr-Pietsch explores the pivotal role that Henry Wood played in the revival of J.S. Bach's music at the turn of the 20th century, with guest musicologist Hannah French. Bach: Orchestral Suite No. 2 in B minor, BWV 1067 Bach: Orchestral Suite No 3 in D major, BWV 1068 Bach specialist John Butt and his period-instrument Dunedin Consort continue our series of composer themed nights as a tribute to Proms founder conductor Henry Wood. They pair Bach's four Orchestral Suites with four newly commissioned works taking inspiration from the suites' dance movements - providing both companions and contrasts. Bach's suites are interspersed with four new works from Stuart MacRae, Nico Muhly, Ailie Robertson and Stevie Wishart (BBC co-commissions with the Dunedin Consort: world premieres). From the 2019 BBC Proms, John Butt directs the Dunedin Consort in Bach's Orchestral Suites The world's greatest classical music festival - stunning performances and collaborations. |
Prom 74: Beethoven Night | 20200102 | BBC Proms: the NDR Radio Philharmonic is conducted by Andrew Manze in Beethoven's Fifth Symphony and Handel's Music for the Royal Fireworks. From the Royal Albert Hall, London. Presented by Martin Handley. Handel: Music for the Royal Fireworks Beethoven: Aria 'Ah! perfido Bach (orch Elgar): Fantasia and Fugue in C minor, BWV 537 Beethoven: Fidelio - overture Beethoven: Fidelio - 'Abscheulicher! - Komm, Hoffnung, lass den letzten Stern Symphony No 5 in C minor, Op. 67 Elizabeth Watts (soprano) NDR Radio Philharmonic Orchestra Andrew Manze (conductor) Proms founder-conductor Henry Wood's tradition of composer-themed nights continues here with Beethoven. The composer's revolutionary Fifth Symphony provides the climax of a programme that also includes music from his dramatic rescue' opera Fidelio. Bach's music was a passion shared by Beethoven and Wood, and is represented here by Elgar's orchestration of the Fantasia and Fugue in C minor for organ. From the 2019 BBC Proms, NDR Radio Philharmonic conducted by Andrew Manze play Beethoven. The world's greatest classical music festival - stunning performances and collaborations. |
Prom 75: Last Night Of The Proms | 20191231 | The Last Night of the Proms from the Royal Albert Hall. Sakari Oramo conducts the BBC Symphony Orchestra, BBC Singers & Chorus, plus star mezzo-soprano soloist Jamie Barton. From the Royal Albert Hall, London Presented by Petroc Trelawny and Georgia Mann Daniel Kidane: Woke (BBC Commission: world premiere) Falla: Three Cornered Hat - Suite No.2 Laura Mvula: Sing to the Moon Maconchy: Proud Thames Elgar: Sospiri Bizet: Carmen - L'amour est un oiseau rebelle (Habanera) Saint-Sa뀀ns: Samson and Delilah - Mon cur s'ouvre |
Prom 8: Invitation To The Dance | 20190728 | Another chance to hear the BBC SO conducted by P退ter E怀tv怀s in Stravinsky's Firebird, and works by Debussy and Bart k. Violinist Isabelle Faust joins for E怀tv怀s's Alhambra Concerto. Presented by Martin Handley from the Royal Albert Hall, London Pr退lude |