Prom 72: English Music

10 Sep 2014, Royal Albert Hall

19:30 Wed 10 Sep 2014 Next Event

Proms 2014 Prom 72: English Music

19:30 Wed 10 Sep 2014 Royal Albert Hall

An evening of 20th-century English music that looks beyond pastoral stereotypes. The nostalgic idyll of Vaughan Williams鈥檚 Fantasia on 鈥楪reensleeves鈥� is soon abandoned for the brutality of his Symphony No. 4 and Birtwistle鈥檚 Exody 鈥� a terrifying musical labyrinth. Walton鈥檚 much-loved Viola Concerto is played here by rising star and 大象传媒 Radio 3 New Generation Artist Lise Berthaud.

Programme

- - Ralph Vaughan Williams
  - Fantasia on 'Greensleeves'(5 mins)
- - Harrison Birtwistle
  - Exody(31 mins)
- - interval
- - William Walton
  - Viola Concerto(24 mins)
- - Ralph Vaughan Williams
  - Symphony No. 4 in F minor(35 mins)

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About this event

Andrew Litton joins the 大象传媒 Symphony Orchestra for an evening of 20th-century British music that looks beyond the pastoral stereotypes.

The idyll of Vaughan Williams鈥檚 Fantasia on 鈥楪reensleeves鈥� is soon abandoned in the composer鈥檚 dark and questioning Symphony No. 4 and Birtwistle鈥檚 Exody, an overwhelming musical labyrinth of sound.

This year鈥檚 composer focus on William Walton continues with his much-loved Viola Concerto 鈥� a work that had its premiere at the Proms, conducted by the composer and featuring composer and violist Paul Hindemith as soloist.

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