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Prom 33: Sir John Eliot Gardiner and the Orchestre Revolutionnaire et Romantique

Sir John Eliot Gardiner and the Orchestre Revolutionnaire et Romantique perform Beethoven's 5th Symphony and Berlioz's Symphonie fantastique.

Afternoon on 3 - with Penny Gore.

Another chance to hear Sir John Eliot Gardiner and the Orchestre Revolutionnaire et Romantique performing Beethoven's 5th Symphony and Berlioz's Symphonie fantastique.

Presented by Andrew McGregor from the Royal Albert Hall, London.

2pm:
Beethoven: Symphony No. 5 in C minor

2.35pm:
Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique

Orchestre Revolutionnaire et Romantique
John Eliot Gardiner (conductor)

Sir John Eliot Gardiner's second appearance of the season showcases the work of the conductor's other period-instrument ensemble - the Orchestre Revolutionnaire et Romantique, specialists in 19th- and 20th-century repertoire. Gardiner's brisk and brilliant take on Beethoven's Fifth Symphony promises to find fresh energy within a familiar work - a Classical curtain-raiser to Berlioz's extravagant Symphonie fantastique, the height of Romantic excess, with its quasi-cinematic storytelling and vivid, ghoulish soundscapes.

[First heard on 9th August]

Followed by a selection of recordings from this week's Proms Artists.

2 hours, 30 minutes

Music Played

  • J. G. Walther

    Concerto del Signor Taglietti

    Performer: Stephen Farr.
  • George Frideric Handel

    Gloria, HWV deest

    Singer: Sophie Bevan. Ensemble: London Early Opera. Conductor: Bridget Cunningham. Conductor: Bridget Cunningham.
  • Traditional Appalachian

    Appalachian fiddle tune 'Glory in the Meeting House'

    Music Arranger: Jeannette Sorrell. Ensemble: Apollo鈥檚 Fire. Director: Jeannette Sorrell.

Broadcast

  • Thu 20 Aug 2015 14:00