Prom 28: Rachmaninov, Borodin and Huw Watkins
Live at the 大象传媒 Proms. The 大象传媒 National Orchestra and Chorus of Wales and the Philharmonia Chorus conducted by Tadaaki Otaka with Natalya Romanov, Oleg Dolgov and Iurii Samoilov.
Live at 大象传媒 Proms: The 大象传媒 National Orchestra and Chorus of Wales and the Philharmonia Chorus conducted by Tadaaki Otaka with Natalya Romanov, Oleg Dolgov and Iurii Samoilov.
Live from the Royal Albert Hall, London
Presented by Nicola Heywood-Thomas
Takemitsu:
Twill by Twilight
Huw Watkins:
The Moon
c. 7.35pm
Interval:
Proms Plus
The American writer Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849) was a pioneer of Gothic and horror fiction and verse, including 鈥楾he Raven鈥�. His poem The Bells inspired the Rachmaninov piece in tonight鈥檚 concert. Laura Purcell, author of The Corset and The Silent Companions and Iain Sinclair, whose books include Downriver, join presenter Matthew Sweet. Produced by Torquil MacLeod.
c.7.55pm
Rachmaninov:
The Bells, Op. 35
Borodin:
Prince Igor: Polovtsian Dances
Natalya Romanov
Oleg Dolgov
Iurii Samoilov
大象传媒 National Chorus of Wales
Philharmonia Chorus
大象传媒 National Orchestra of Wales
Tadaaki Otaka
Sleigh bells, wedding bells, warning bells and mourning bells all peal through Rachmaninov鈥檚 choral symphony The Bells 鈥� which sets a text by Edgar Allan Poe with broad brushstrokes and bright colours.
Borodin鈥檚 exotically seductive Polovtsian Dances also features, alongside a world premiere by Huw Watkins inspired by the 50th anniversary of the first manned mission to the Moon.
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Toru Takemitsu
Twill by Twilight
Orchestra: 大象传媒 National Orchestra of Wales. Performer: Tadaaki Otaka. -
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Huw Watkins
The Moon
Choir: 大象传媒 National Chorus of Wales. Orchestra: 大象传媒 National Orchestra of Wales. -
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Sergey Rachmaninov
The Bells
Choir: Philharmonia Chorus. Orchestra: 大象传媒 National Orchestra of Wales. -
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Alexander Borodin
Prince Igor - Polovtsian Dances
Choir: Philharmonia Chorus. Orchestra: 大象传媒 National Orchestra of Wales. -
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Harold Arlen
Get Happy (Summer Stock)
Composer: Ted Koehler. Singer: Kim Criswell. Orchestra: John Wilson Orchestra. Conductor: John Wilson.- The Best Of The John Wilson Orchestra.
- Warner Classics.
- 4.
Broadcast
- Thu 8 Aug 2019 19:00大象传媒 Radio 3
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