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Prom 56: Rattle conducts Mahler鈥檚 Ninth Symphony

大象传媒 Proms 2023

Live at the 大象传媒 Proms: Sir Simon Rattle鈥檚 final UK performance as music director of the London Symphony Orchestra: Mahler鈥檚 Ninth Symphony and Poulenc鈥檚 Figure humaine.

Live from the 大象传媒 Proms: Sir Simon Rattle鈥檚 final UK performance as Music Director of the London Symphony Orchestra: Mahler鈥檚 Ninth Symphony and Poulenc鈥檚 Figure humaine.

Presented by Kate Molleson, live from the Royal Albert Hall, London.

Poulenc: Figure humaine

c.7.50pm: Interval
In conversation with Kate Molleson, William Mival explores the background and genesis of Mahler's Symphony No. 9.

Mahler: Symphony No. 9
大象传媒 Singers
London Symphony Orchestra
Sir Simon Rattle, conductor

In Mahler鈥檚 Ninth Symphony, the composer 鈥� who would not live to hear its premiere 鈥� bid 鈥榝arewell to all whom he loved鈥�. The words 鈥楲eb鈥� wohl!鈥� (鈥榝arewell鈥�) are written onto the score itself, transformed into a theme that becomes the heartbeat of the whole work. It鈥檚 a poignant choice for Sir Simon Rattle鈥檚 final UK performance as music director of the London Symphony Orchestra. Death and life collide in a symphony haunted by loss but urgently clinging to dance and song. The finale, however, looks beyond, closing with a vision of distant hills where the sun is shining. Opening the Prom is Poulenc鈥檚 choral masterpiece Figure humaine, a hymn to freedom from occupied France, performed by the 大象传媒 Singers.

03:06 Poulenc: Figure humaine
23:30 Interval: Kate Molleson and William Mival on Mahler 9
47:13 Mahler: Symphony No 9

2 hours, 29 minutes

Last on

Sun 27 Aug 2023 19:30
大象传媒 Radio 3

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Music Played

  • Francis Poulenc

    Figure Humaine - Cantata

    Choir: 大象传媒 Singers. Conductor: Sir Simon Rattle.

  • Gustav Mahler

    Symphony No. 9

    Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Sir Simon Rattle.

  • Yann Tiersen

    On the Wire

    Performer: Yann Tiersen.
    • Am茅lie (Original Soundtrack).
    • Parlophone (France).
    • 17.

  • Yann Tiersen

    Banquet

    Performer: Yann Tiersen.
    • Am茅lie (Original Soundtrack).
    • Parlophone (France).
    • 18.

  • Yann Tiersen

    Comptine d'un autre 茅t茅, l'apr猫s-midi

    • Le Fabuleux destin d'Am茅lie Poulain (Bande originale du film).
    • UGC Images/ADA France.
    • 3.

  • Yann Tiersen

    La valse des monstres (Amelie)

    Performer: Yann Tiersen.
    • VIRGIN.

Broadcast

  • Sun 27 Aug 2023 19:30
    大象传媒 Radio 3

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