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Prom 54 (part 2): Britten, Raymond Yiu, Nielsen and Janacek

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Conclusion of a Prom in which Edward Gardner conducts the 大象传媒 Symphony Orchestra. With Nielsen's Flute Concerto, featuring soloist Emily Beynon, and Janacek's Sinfonietta.

大象传媒 Symphony Orchestra conducted by Edward Gardner, live at the 大象传媒 Proms. Britten, Janacek, Nielsen's Flute Concerto with Emily Beynon and a world premiere - Raymond Yiu's Symphony.

Live from the Royal Albert Hall, London
Presented by Tom Service

Britten: Sinfonia da Requiem
Raymond Yiu: Symphony (大象传媒 commission: world premiere)

8.25 pm INTERVAL

8.45 pm
Nielsen: Flute Concerto
Jan谩cek: Sinfonietta

Andrew Watts (countertenor)
Emily Beynon (flute)
大象传媒 Symphony Orchestra
Edward Gardner (conductor)

Proms regular Edward Gardner continues this year's Nielsen anniversary celebrations with the Flute Concerto - a work that expresses what Nielsen perceived as the instrument's 'Arcadian' quality. This gentle, pastoral quality battles, however, with darker forces, characterfully symbolised by the bass trombone. Both Jan谩cek's Sinfonietta and Britten's Sinfonia da Requiem are also vivid expressions of contrast - in mood, texture and colour. The five movements of the Sinfonietta are all scored for a different - and sometimes unlikely - combination of instruments, while the three episodes in Britten's elegiac Sinfonia da Requiem paint different stages of mourning, from grief to anger and finally an uneasy acceptance. Raymond Yiu's 大象传媒 commission is a symphony which features the amazing countertenor voice of Andrew Watts, singing texts by Walt Whitman, Constantine Cavafy,Thom Gunn and John Donne on memories of love and loss.

This Prom will be repeated on Thursday 10th September at 2pm.

1 hour, 15 minutes

Last on

Tue 25 Aug 2015 20:45

Music Played

  • Carl Nielsen

    Flute Concerto FS.119

  • Leos Jan谩膷ek

    Sinfonietta

    Conductor: Sir Simon Rattle. Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra.
  • Nathaniel Coxon

    Meditation for Six Musicians

    Orchestra: Members of the NBC Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Rumon Gamba.

Credit

Role Contributor
Performer 大象传媒 Symphony Orchestra

Broadcast

  • Tue 25 Aug 2015 20:45

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