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Summer Festivals: The Proms

Penny Gore presents great 大象传媒 Prom concerts by 大象传媒 orchestras and choirs. Today, 大象传媒 Singers in A Patchwork Passion, and Gunter Wand conducts the 大象传媒 SO in Bruckner's Symphony No 8

Penny Gore presents great 大象传媒 Prom concerts from recent years by 大象传媒 orchestras and choirs. The first of today's two concerts is a Prom from 2017 given by the 大象传媒 Singers, the City of London Sinfonia and soloists under the baton of Sofi Jeannin: it's called A Patchwork Passion, and brings together five centuries of Biblical settings, including works by Sch眉tz, J. S. Bach, Handel, Mendelssohn, Arvo P盲rt and Sir James MacMillan.
Then, from 1995, the last of the legendary 大象传媒 Proms given by the German conductor G眉nter Wand with the 大象传媒 Symphony Orchestra.

2.00pm
A Patchwork Passion - a retelling of the Passion story with music by various composers
Thomas Elwin,tenor
Christopher Bowen,tenor
David Shipley, bass
大象传媒 Singers
City of London Sinfonia
Conductor Sofi Jeannin

3.30pm
Bruckner: Symphony No. 8
大象传媒 Symphony Orchestra
Conductor G眉nter Wand

3 hours

Last on

Tue 18 Aug 2020 14:00

Music Played

  • Johann Walter

    'H枚ret an das Leiden unser's Herrn Jesu Christi' from German Passion after St Matthew

    Singer: Christopher Bowen. Singer: David Shipley. Choir: 大象传媒 Singers. Conductor: Sofi Jeannin. Orchestra: City of London Sinfonia.
  • Heinrich Sch眉tz

    St Luke Passion SWV 480 (excerpt)

    Singer: Christopher Bowen. Singer: David Shipley. Singer: Tom Raskin. Choir: 大象传媒 Singers. Conductor: Sofi Jeannin. Orchestra: City of London Sinfonia.
  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    St Matthew Passion BWV 244 (excerpt)

    Singer: Christopher Bowen. Singer: David Shipley. Singer: Thomas Elwin. Choir: 大象传媒 Singers. Conductor: Sofi Jeannin. Orchestra: City of London Sinfonia.
  • George Frideric Handel

    Brockes-Passion (excerpt)

    Singer: David Shipley. Singer: Helen Neeves. Choir: 大象传媒 Singers. Conductor: Sofi Jeannin. Orchestra: City of London Sinfonia.
  • Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach

    St Matthew Passion, H782 (excerpt)

    Singer: Christopher Bowen. Singer: David Shipley. Singer: Thomas Elwin. Choir: 大象传媒 Singers. Conductor: Sofi Jeannin. Orchestra: City of London Sinfonia.
  • Joseph Haydn

    The Seven Last Words of Our Saviour on the Cross (Introduction)

    Conductor: Sofi Jeannin. Orchestra: City of London Sinfonia.
  • John Stainer

    Processional to Calvary - Fling wide the gates! from The Crucifixion

    Orchestrator: Barry Rose. Singer: Thomas Elwin. Choir: 大象传媒 Singers. Orchestra: City of London Sinfonia. Conductor: Sofi Jeannin.
  • Carl Loewe

    Little Passion Music (excerpt)

    Singer: Helen Neeves. Singer: Rebecca Lodge. Choir: 大象传媒 Singers. Conductor: Sofi Jeannin. Orchestra: City of London Sinfonia.
  • Charles Wood

    My God, I love Thee from St Mark Passion

    Singer: Emma Tring. Choir: 大象传媒 Singers. Conductor: Sofi Jeannin.
  • Sofia Gubaidulina

    Das Gebot des Glaubens [The Commandment of Faith] from St John Passion

    Singer: David Shipley. Choir: 大象传媒 Singers. Orchestra: City of London Sinfonia. Conductor: Sofi Jeannin.
  • Arvo P盲rt

    The Crucifixion and the rending of the garments from Passio (St John Passion)

    Singer: Emma Tring. Singer: Rebecca Lodge. Singer: Jamie W. Hall. Choir: 大象传媒 Singers. Orchestra: City of London Sinfonia. Conductor: Sofi Jeannin.
  • Sir James MacMillan

    Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit from Seven Last Words from the Cross

    Choir: 大象传媒 Singers. Orchestra: City of London Sinfonia. Conductor: Sofi Jeannin.
  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Ach Herr, lass dein lieb Engelein from St John Passion, BWV 245

    Choir: 大象传媒 Singers. Orchestra: City of London Sinfonia. Conductor: Sofi Jeannin.
  • Anton Bruckner

    Symphony no. 8 in C minor

    Orchestra: 大象传媒 Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: G眉nter Wand.

Broadcast

  • Tue 18 Aug 2020 14:00