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Prom 49 (part 2): Russian Fairy Tales

ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Proms 2014, Prom 49
Episode 2 of 2

Live from the Royal Albert Hall, the ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Symphony Orchestra under Sakari Oramo. Szymanowski: Songs of a Fairytale Princess (with Anu Komsi: soprano). Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade.

Live from the Royal Albert Hall, London

Presented by Penny Gore

The ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Symphony Orchestra & Chief Conductor Sakari Oramo live at the ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Proms. Rimsky-Korsakov's Scheherazade, atmospheric Szymanowski songs & Ravel's Mother Goose Suite.

Princes, princesses, sailors, a sultan, Tom Thumb and the Sleeping Beauty form some of the cast of this concert based around story-telling. The ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Symphony Orchestra is joined by soprano Anu Komsi for Szymanowski's Songs of a Fairytale Princess, and Jukka Tiensuu's Voice Verser, a virtuosic challenge for its singer. In Ravel's Mother Goose and Rimsky-Korsakov's Scheherazade it's the orchestra that turns storyteller.

Ravel: Mother Goose - Suite
Jukka Tiensuu: Voice verser (UK premiere)

20.20pm Interval

8.40pm
Szymanowski: Songs of a Fairytale Princess (with three additional songs orchestrated by Sakari Oramo - UK premiere)
Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade

Anu Komsi (soprano)
ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Symphony Orchestra
Sakari Oramo (conductor)

This Prom will be repeated on Friday 5th September at 2pm.

1 hour, 35 minutes

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Sat 23 Aug 2014 20:40
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  • Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherezade

    Catherine Bott explores of Scheherazade, a work inspired by Tales of the Arabian Nights.

Music Played

  • Karol Szymanowski

    Songs of a Fairy Princess

    Orchestra: ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Sakari Oramo.

  • Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

    Scheherazade

    Orchestra: ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Sakari Oramo.

  • Extra

    • Leos JanÑček

      The Cunning Little Vixen Suite (2nd mvt)

      Orchestrator: VΓ‘clav Talich. Music Arranger: VΓ‘clav SmetÑček. Orchestra: Czech Philharmonic. Conductor: JiΕ™Γ­ BΔ›lohlΓ‘vek.
      • Janacek: Various.
      • Chandos.
      • 3-4.

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Performer ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Symphony Orchestra

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  • Sat 23 Aug 2014 20:40
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