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Prom 51 - Glinka, Emily Howard, Shostakovich

Another chance to hear a Prom with the CBSO under Andris Nelsons. Glinka: Overture (Ruslan and Lyudmila). Emily Howard: Calculus of the Nervous System. Shostakovich: Symphony No 7.

With Jonathan Swain

Glinka's exuberant overture to Ruslan and Lyudmila heads a programme which also included a fasinating new work by Emily Howard and a monumental, barnstorming symphony by Shostakovich.

Presented by Andrew McGregor

Glinka: Ruslan and Lyudmila - Overture
Emily Howard: Calculus of the Nervous System (UK premiere)
Shostakovich: Symphony No. 7, 'Leningrad'

City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Andris Nelsons (conductor).

2 hours, 30 minutes

Music Played

  • Mikhail Ivanovich Glinka

    Ruslan and Ludmila (Overture)

    Orchestra: Chicago Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Fritz Reiner.
  • Emily Howard

    Calculus of the Nervous System

  • Dmitry Shostakovich

    Symphony No.7 in C 'Leningrad'

Broadcast

  • Mon 3 Sep 2012 14:00