大象传媒

Live from City Halls, Glasgow

Presented by Jamie MacDougall

John Wilson and the 大象传媒 Scottish Symphony Orchestra perform Elgar's reconstructed Third Symphony and are joined by Ian Bostridge for Britten's Serenade for Tenor, Horn and Strings.

Britten: Serenade for Tenor, Horn and Strings

7.55 Interval

8.15
Elgar/Payne: Symphony No 3

Ian Bostridge (tenor)
John Wilson (conductor)
大象传媒 Scottish Symphony Orchestra

Anthony Payne elaborated Elgar's Third Symphony from the composer's extensive sketches - and the result is an intriguing mixture of pure Elgar, and Payne's thoughtful elaborations. This evening the 大象传媒 Scottish Symphony Orchestra, and their Associate Guest Conductor John Wilson, perform the work as the climax of their explorations of Elgar's symphonies throughout their current City Halls concert season.
It is preceded by Benjamin Britten's portmanteau song cycle, gathering texts from Tennyson, Keats and Blake. His Serenade was written during the Second World War for soloists Peter Pears and Dennis Brain. This evening those roles are recreated by horn player Christopher Parkes and tenor Ian Bostridge.