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Wed 9 Aug 2017

• 17:15

  Proms Extra: Reading

  Imperial College Union

  Readings by acclaimed actor Christopher Eccleston reflecting the heroism of the British volunteers of The International Brigades during The Spanish Civil War relating to Britten’s impassioned choral piece ‘Ballad of Heroes’.

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  Proms Extra

  
• 19:00

  Prom 32: Britten, Brian Elias, Purcell and Elgar

  Royal Albert Hall

  Four centuries of British musical history are packed into a Prom that stretches from the 17th century to a world premiere. At the heart of the concert are Elgar’s beloved ‘Enigma’ 'Variations and Britten’s powerful, politically charged Ballad of Heroes.

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  Four centuries of British musical history are packed into a Prom that stretches from the 17th century to a world premiere. At the heart of the concert are Elgar’s beloved ‘Enigma’ 'Variations and Britten’s powerful, politically charged Ballad of Heroes.

  Programme

  • • • Benjamin Britten
      • Ballad of Heroes(17 mins)
    • • Brian Elias
      • Cello Concerto(25 mins)Â鶹ԼÅÄ commission: world premiere
    • • interval
    • • Henry Purcell
      • Jehova, quam multi sunt hostes mei, arr. Elgar(7 mins)
    • • Edward Elgar
      • ‘Enigma’ Variations(30 mins)

  Performers

  • Leonard Elschenbroich

    cello
    cello
  • Toby Spence

    tenor
    tenor
  • Henry Waddington

    bass
    bass
  • Â鶹ԼÅÄ National Chorus of Wales
  • Â鶹ԼÅÄ National Orchestra of Wales
  • Ryan Wigglesworth

    conductor
    conductor

  Composers

  • Benjamin Britten
  • Brian Elias
  • Henry Purcell
  • Edward Elgar

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  Revolutionary Music