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Prom 71: Gorecki, Vaughan Williams, Tchaikovsky

Prom featuring the 大象传媒 Symphony Orchestra conducted by Osmo Vanska. Gorecki: Symphony No 3. Vaughan Williams, orch A Payne: Four Last Songs. Tchaikovsky: Symphony No 6 (Pathetique).

The 大象传媒 Symphony Orchestra and Osmo V盲nsk盲 at this summer's 大象传媒 Proms. Gorecki's famous 3rd Symphony, Vaughan Williams's Four Last Songs and Tchaikovsky's great, final 6th Symphony.

Presented by Suzy Klein
Recorded at the Royal Albert Hall, London

G贸recki: Symphony No 3, 'Symphony of Sorrowful Songs'
Vaughan Williams (orch. Anthony Payne): Four Last Songs (大象传媒 commission: world premiere)
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No 6 in B minor, 'Path茅tique'

Ruby Hughes (soprano)
Jennifer Johnston (mezzo)
大象传媒 Symphony Orchestra
Osmo V盲nsk盲 (conductor)

Osmo V盲nsk盲 conducts the 大象传媒 Symphony Orchestra in a programme which concluded the season's focus on Polish music and premiering Anthony Payne's orchestration of Vaughan Williams's Four Last Songs. 大象传媒 Radio 3 New Generation Artists Ruby Hughes and Jennifer Johnston are the soloists, Hughes singing the three Polish texts of Henryk G贸recki's 'Symphony of Sorrowful Songs', Johnston singing Procris, Menelaus, Tired, and Hands, Eyes and Heart in the Vaughan Williams. Tchaikovsky's 'Path茅tique' was the penultimate instalment of the summer's cycle of his symphonies.

2 hours, 30 minutes

Last on

Sun 29 Dec 2013 19:30

Music Played

  • Henryk Miko艂aj G贸recki

    Symphony No 3 "Symphony of Sorrowful Songs"

    Orchestra: 大象传媒 Symphony Orchestra.
  • Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

    Symphony No 6 in B minor "Pathetique"

    Orchestra: 大象传媒 Symphony Orchestra.
  • Ralph Vaughan Williams

    Four Last Songs

    Orchestra: 大象传媒 Symphony Orchestra. Orchestrator: Anthony Payne.

Broadcast

  • Sun 29 Dec 2013 19:30