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Prom 63 (part 1): Mahler and John Adams

Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Proms 2014, Prom 63
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Live from the Royal Albert Hall, the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Symphony Orchestra under Marin Alsop. John Adams: Short Ride in a Fast Machine; Saxophone Concerto (Timothy McAllister: alto saxophone).

Live from the Royal Albert Hall, London

Presented by Ian Skelly

Marin Alsop returns to the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Proms with the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Symphony Orchestra. Music by John Adams - the UK premiere of his Saxophone Concerto - and Mahler, his colourful First Symphony.

John Adams: Short Ride in a Fast Machine
John Adams: Saxophone Concerto (UK Premiere)

8:16pm Interval

8:36pm
Mahler: Symphony No. 1 in D major

Timothy McAllister (Alto Saxophone)
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Symphony Orchestra
Marin Alsop (Conductor)

Marin Alsop makes a welcome return following her triumph at last year's Last Night, to conduct the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Symphony Orchestra in Mahler's First Symphony. Originally designated a 'symphonic poem', the work retains all the programmatic colour this suggests. A young hero travels through life, marvelling at nature and growing to maturity, but encountering the sorrows and conflicts of Fate at every turn.

Mahler's long-limbed lyricism meets its match in the muscular drive of John Adams's Saxophone Concerto, written for virtuoso soloist Timothy McAllister, and his iconic orchestral miniature Short Ride in a Fast Machine, which pulses with anarchic life.

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Thu 4 Sep 2014 19:30
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  • John Adams

    Short Ride in a Fast Machine

    Performer: Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Marin Alsop.

  • John Adams

    Saxophone Concerto (UK Premiere)

    Performer: Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Symphony Orchestra. Performer: Timothy McAllister. Conductor: Marin Alsop.

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