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Prom 49 (part 2): Russian Fairy Tales

Episode 2 of 2

Live from the Royal Albert Hall, the 大象传媒 Symphony Orchestra under Sakari Oramo. Szymanowski: Songs of a Fairytale Princess (with Anu Komsi: soprano). Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade.

Live from the Royal Albert Hall, London

Presented by Penny Gore

The 大象传媒 Symphony Orchestra & Chief Conductor Sakari Oramo live at the 大象传媒 Proms. Rimsky-Korsakov's Scheherazade, atmospheric Szymanowski songs & Ravel's Mother Goose Suite.

Princes, princesses, sailors, a sultan, Tom Thumb and the Sleeping Beauty form some of the cast of this concert based around story-telling. The 大象传媒 Symphony Orchestra is joined by soprano Anu Komsi for Szymanowski's Songs of a Fairytale Princess, and Jukka Tiensuu's Voice Verser, a virtuosic challenge for its singer. In Ravel's Mother Goose and Rimsky-Korsakov's Scheherazade it's the orchestra that turns storyteller.

Ravel: Mother Goose - Suite
Jukka Tiensuu: Voice verser (UK premiere)

20.20pm Interval

8.40pm
Szymanowski: Songs of a Fairytale Princess (with three additional songs orchestrated by Sakari Oramo - UK premiere)
Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade

Anu Komsi (soprano)
大象传媒 Symphony Orchestra
Sakari Oramo (conductor)

This Prom will be repeated on Friday 5th September at 2pm.

1 hour, 35 minutes

Last on

Sat 23 Aug 2014 20:40

Music Played

  • Karol Szymanowski

    Songs of a Fairy Princess

    Orchestra: 大象传媒 Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Sakari Oramo.
  • Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

    Scheherazade

    Orchestra: 大象传媒 Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Sakari Oramo.
  • Extra

    • Leos Jan谩膷ek

      The Cunning Little Vixen Suite (2nd mvt)

      Orchestrator: V谩clav Talich. Music Arranger: V谩clav Smet谩膷ek. Orchestra: Czech Philharmonic. Conductor: Ji艡铆 B臎lohl谩vek.
      • Janacek: Various.
      • Chandos.
      • 3-4.

Credit

Role Contributor
Performer 大象传媒 Symphony Orchestra

Broadcast

  • Sat 23 Aug 2014 20:40

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