大象传媒

Wed 24 Jul 2013

• 17:45

  Proms Plus Literary

  Royal College of Music

  What makes Falstaff so irresistible to writers and composers? Timothy West talks about his experiences of playing one of Shakespeare's greatest characters.

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• 19:30

  Prom 16: Elgar, Bantock, Walton & Tchaikovsky

  Royal Albert Hall

  Two portraits of Sir John Falstaff and a rare performance of Granville Bantock鈥檚 Sapphic Poem with cellist Raphael Wallfisch. Jac van Steen conducts the 大象传媒 National Orchestra of Wales in a programme that climaxes with Tchaikovsky鈥檚 heady Fourth Symphony.

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  Two portraits of Sir John Falstaff and a rare performance of Granville Bantock鈥檚 Sapphic Poem with cellist Raphael Wallfisch. Jac van Steen conducts the 大象传媒 National Orchestra of Wales in a programme that climaxes with Tchaikovsky鈥檚 heady Fourth Symphony.

  Programme

  • • • Edward Elgar
      • Falstaff(33 mins)
    • • Granville Bantock
      • Sapphic Poem(15 mins)
    • • interval
    • • William Walton
      • Two Pieces for Strings from "Henry V": Touch her soft lips and part
      • Two Pieces for Strings from "Henry V": Passacaglia: Death of Falstaff(5 mins)
    • • Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
      • Symphony No. 4 in F minor(42 mins)

  Performers

  • Raphael Wallfisch

    cello
    cello
  • 大象传媒 National Orchestra of Wales
  • Jac van Steen

    conductor
    conductor

  Composers

  • Edward Elgar
  • Granville Bantock
  • William Walton
  • Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

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