Prom 27 - Robin Holloway, Strauss, Brahms
Hillevi Martinpelto (soprano), 大象传媒 Scottish SO conducted by Donald Runnicles. Robin Holloway: Fifth Concerto for Orchestra. Strauss: Four Last Songs. Brahms: Symphony No 2 in D.
With Jonathan Swain
Proms Repeat: the 大象传媒 Scottish Symphony Orchestra performs the world premiere of Robin Holloway's fifth concerto. Renowned Strauss conductor Donald Runnicles is joined by international soprano Hillevi Martinpelto for the beautifully reflective Four Last Songs.
Robin Holloway's Fifth Concerto for Orchestra challenges him to write on a smaller scale than previously, and this 大象传媒 commission contains some of his most opaque counterpoint and most varied orchestral textures. He describes the piece as like Manhattan, "when Sprawl is impossible, you must build upwards instead". The premiere of Richard Strauss's Four Last Songs was given in the Royal Albert Hall in 1950, just after the composer's death. They were his last completed works, and are full of calmness and acceptance. Brahms then journeys away from contemplation to revel in triumph and joy by the end of his masterful Second Symphony.
Presented by Martin Handley
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Robin Holloway
Fifth Concerto for Orchestra (大象传媒 Commission: world premiere)
Performer: 大象传媒 Scottish Symphony Orchestra Conductor: Donald Runnicles
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Johann Strauss II - Four Last Songs
Performer: Hillevi Martinpelto (soprano) Performer: 大象传媒 Scottish Symphony Orchestra Conductor: Donald Runnicles
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Johannes Brahms
Symphony No.2 in D major
Performer: 大象传媒 Scottish Symphony Orchestra Conductor: Donald Runnicles
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Lutoslawski
Silesian Triptych
Performer: Lucy Crowe (soprano) Performer: 大象传媒 Symphony Orchestra Conductor: Edward Gardner (conductor)
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Franz Schubert
String Quartet in G minor
Performer: Elias String Quartet
Broadcast
- Mon 8 Aug 2011 14:00大象传媒 Radio 3