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Prom 75 (part 2): Elgar - The Dream of Gerontius

Episode 2 of 2

Live from the Royal Albert Hall, London, Part 2 of Elgar's great oratorio The Dream of Gerontius, with Simon Rattle conducting the Vienna Philharmonic.

Live from the Royal Albert Hall, London
Presented by Martin Handley

Elgar: The Dream of Gerontius, Op 38 (Part 1)

8.10 pm INTERVAL

8.30 pm
Elgar: The Dream of Gerontius, Op 38 (Part 2)

Magdalena Ko啪en谩 (mezzo-soprano)
Toby Spence (tenor)
Roderick Williams (baritone)
大象传媒 Proms Youth Choir
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Sir Simon Rattle (conductor)

Sir Simon Rattle conducts the second of two performances by the Vienna Philharmonic, completing a Proms triptych of Elgar's great oratorios, spread across recent seasons, with arguably the greatest of them all: The Dream of Gerontius. This is spiritual inquiry at its most musically intoxicating and ecstatic - a work that reaches after the same mystic transcendence as Wagner's Parsifal. The 大象传媒 Proms Youth Choir returns for its fourth festival appearance, joining soloists Toby Spence and Roderick Williams, with Czech mezzo-soprano Magdalena Ko啪en谩 as the Angel.

1 hour, 30 minutes

Last on

Fri 11 Sep 2015 20:30

Music Played

  • Edward Elgar

    The Dream of Gerontius part 2

    Conductor: Sir Simon. Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonic.
  • Jack Davies

    All the Night's Adventures

    Ensemble: Flea Circus.
  • Jack Davies

    Zapushalka

    Ensemble: Flea Circus.
  • Jack Davies

    La Puce

    Ensemble: Flea Circus.
  • Jack Davies

    Tresses

    Ensemble: Flea Circus.

Broadcast

  • Fri 11 Sep 2015 20:30

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