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Prom 58 (part 2): Sibelius - Kullervo

大象传媒 Proms 2015, Prom 58
Episode 2 of 2

Johanna Rusanen-Kartano (soprano), Waltteri Torikka (baritone), the Polytech Choir, men's voices of the 大象传媒 Symphony Chorus and the 大象传媒 SO under Sakari Oramo in Sibelius: Kullervo.

Sakari Oramo conducts the 大象传媒 Symphony Orchestra live at the 大象传媒 Proms in an all-Sibelius programme: the tone poem En Saga and the epic Kullervo, with male voice chorus and soloists.

Live from the Royal Albert Hall
Presented by Penny Gore

Sibelius: En Saga

7.50 pm Interval

8.10 pm
Sibelius: Kullervo

Johanna Rusanen-Kartano (soprano)
Waltteri Torikka (baritone)
Polytech Choir
大象传媒 Symphony Chorus (men's voices)
大象传媒 Symphony Orchestra
Sakari Oramo (conductor)

Finnish conductor Sakari Oramo pairs two of Sibelius's most engagingly descriptive works as we continue our 150th-anniversary celebrations of the composer. The folk hero Kullervo was the inspiration behind a powerful national statement for a country struggling to overthrow Russian rule. This massive musical hybrid - part cantata, part symphony, part suite - is a vivid and thrilling work, richly melodic but looking ahead to modernism in some striking musical gestures. En saga is a fairy tale without a plot, whose contrasting movements suggest many possible stories, but never commit to just one.

1 hour, 50 minutes

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Sat 29 Aug 2015 20:10
大象传媒 Radio 3

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Music Played

  • Jean Sibelius

    Kullervo Op.7

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

  • Rob Durnin

    Thrall(s)

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

  • Rob Durnin

    Thrall(s)

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

  • Veljo Tormis

    Three songs from the epic Kalev's Son

    Choir: Holst Singers, Stephen Layton (conductor).

Credits

Performer 大象传媒 Symphony Chorus
Performer 大象传媒 Symphony Orchestra

Broadcast

  • Sat 29 Aug 2015 20:10
    大象传媒 Radio 3

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