Prom 56 (part 1): Holst - The Planets
Live from the Royal Albert Hall, London, Vladimir Jurowski conducts the London Philharmonic Orchestra in a performance of Holst's The Planets.
Live from the Royal Albert Hall, London
Presented by Martin Handley
The London Philharmonic Orchestra and Vladimir Jurowski live at the 大象传媒 Proms in music by Schoenberg, Scriabin and Holst's the Planets
Holst: The Planets
8.20pm Interval
8.40pm
Schoenberg: Five Orchestral Pieces
Scriabin: Prometheus - The Poem of Fire
Alexander Toradze (piano)
London Philharmonic Choir
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Vladimir Jurowski (conductor)
20th-century music takes three contrasting paths here in masterpieces by Holst, Schoenberg and Scriabin.
Tuneful good humour and vivid characterisation see the century at its most approachable in Holst's well-loved The Planets. Scriabin's Prometheus is more eccentric - scored for piano, 'colour organ' and orchestra. This performance of it includes the optional part for choir and responds to the composer's imaginative ideas on colour.
Premiered at the Proms in 1912, Schoenberg's Five Orchestral Pieces take tonality to the limit, anticipating the composer's later development of serialism.
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Holst: The Planets
In this Proms Music Guide, Stephen Johnson talks about The Planets, by Gustav Holst.
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Gustav Holst
The Planets
Orchestra: Women's chorus of the London Philharmonic Orchestra and the LPO. Conductor: Vladimir Jurowski.
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- Thu 28 Aug 2014 19:30大象传媒 Radio 3
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