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Prom 26 (part 2): British Composers

Conclusion of a Prom in which Tadaaki Otaka conducts the ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ National Orchestra of Wales. Elgar: Overture (Froissart, Op 19). Walton: Symphony No 2.

ChloΓ« Hanslip, the ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ National Orchestra of Wales and Tadaaki Otaka live at the ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Proms in an all-British programme including music by Walton, Elgar and Grace Williams

Live from the Royal Albert Hall, London

Presented by Christopher Cook

Walton: Spitfire Prelude and Fugue
Vaughan Williams: Concerto accademico
Grace Williams: Fairest of Stars

7.25 pm
INTERVAL

7.45 pm
Elgar: Overture 'Froissart', Op 19
Walton: Symphony No. 2

ChloΓ« Hanslip (violin)
Ailish Tynan (soprano)
ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ National Orchestra of Wales
Tadaaki Otaka (conductor)

Elgar's Froissart overture throbs with national pride and swagger, while Walton's Second Symphony sustains an altogether darker, more contemplative mood. British violinist ChloΓ« Hanslip is the soloist in Vaughan Williams's rarely heard Concerto accademico - a work whose lyrical slow movement and dancing finale are anything but 'academic'. The concert also features Welsh composer Grace Williams's ecstatic, neo-Straussian Fairest of Stars for soprano and orchestra, a musical celebration of Milton's poetry.

[This Prom will be repeated on Tuesday 11th August at 2pm].

1 hour, 15 minutes

Last on

Wed 5 Aug 2015 19:45

Music Played

  • Edward Elgar

    Overture β€˜Froissart’

  • William Walton

    Symphony No. 2

Credit

Role Contributor
Performer ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ National Orchestra of Wales

Broadcast

  • Wed 5 Aug 2015 19:45

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