Prom 52: Iv谩n Fischer and the Budapest Festival Orchestra

25 Aug 2014, Royal Albert Hall

19:30 Mon 25 Aug 2014 Next Event

Proms 2014 Prom 52: Iv谩n Fischer and the Budapest Festival Orchestra

19:30 Mon 25 Aug 2014 Royal Albert Hall

The Bank Holiday weekend celebrations continue with Proms favourites the Budapest Festival Orchestra and a programme of orchestral showpieces from the Habsburg Empire. Viennese-style Strauss dances are matched by Brahms鈥檚 colourful Hungarian Dances and Kod谩ly鈥檚 sweeping Dances of Gal谩nta, balanced by the crisp Classical textures of a Mozart March. At the centre is Schubert鈥檚鈥楿nfinished鈥� Symphony.

Programme

- - Johannes Brahms
  - Hungarian Dance No. 14 in D minor (orch. I. Fischer)(3 mins)
  - Hungarian Dance No. 7 in A major (orch. I. Fischer)(2 mins)
  - Hungarian Dance No. 6 in D major (orch. I. Fischer)(3 mins)
- - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  - March in D major, K335/1(4 mins)
- - Franz Schubert
  - Symphony No. 8 in B minor, 'Unfinished'(30 mins)
- - interval
- - Josef Strauss
  - Sph盲ren-Kl盲nge 鈥� waltz(8 mins)
- - Johann Strauss II
  - Vergn眉gungszug - quick polka, Op 281(3 mins)
- - Anton铆n Dvo艡谩k
  - Legend in B flat minor, Op. 59 No. 10(4 mins)
- - Johann Strauss II
  - The Blue Danube(9 mins)
  - Bandits' Galop(3 mins)
- - Zolt谩n Kod谩ly
  - Dances of Gal谩nta(16 mins)

Performers

Budapest Festival Orchestra
Iv谩n Fischer
conductor
conductor

Composers

About this event

A programme of orchestral showpieces as we welcome back the Budapest Festival Orchestra. Sparkling Strauss dances are matched by a selection of Brahms鈥檚 colourful Hungarian Dances, and Kod谩ly鈥檚 sweeping Dances of Gal谩nta are balanced by the crisp Classical textures of Mozart鈥檚 March in D聽major. At the centre is Schubert鈥檚鈥楿nfinished鈥� Symphony, with its mood-swings and elusive harmonies.

Please note this event contains an update to the concert timing from that in 大象传媒 Proms 2014: The Official Guide.