Prom 6: The Rite of Spring
Live at the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Proms. The Orchestra of the Royal Academy of Music, the Juilliard School, Edward Gardner and James Ehnes perform Stravinsky, Britten and Anna Thorvaldsdottir.
Live at Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Proms: Orchestra of the Royal Academy of Music and the Juilliard School with Edward Gardner and James Ehnes in works by Stravinsky, Britten and Anna Thorvaldsdottir.
Live from the Royal Albert Hall, London
Presented by Ian Skelly
Anna Thorvaldsdottir: Metacosmos
(UK premiere)
Benjamin Britten: Violin Concerto
c. 20:25 Interval
Proms Plus Talk: In the first of a series of talks focusing on Proms founder-conductor Henry Wood, musicologist and broadcaster Hannah French explores his relationship with the Royal Academy of Music, in discussion with Professor Tim Jones from the Academy, and presenter Petroc Trelawny.
c. 20:50
Igor Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring
James Ehnes (violin)
Orchestra of the Royal Academy of Music and the Juilliard School
Edward Gardner (conductor)
Earthy, pagan dances meet the Music of the Spheres in this concert of 20th- and 21st-century orchestral works. Stravinsky’s infamous ballet score The Rite of Spring pulses with rhythmic energy and urgency, while Icelandic composer Anna Thorvaldsdottir’s luminous and intricately textured Metacosmos travels deep into space. At the centre of the programme is Britten’s elegiac Violin Concerto, written on the cusp of the Second World War. Violinist James Ehnes joins Edward Gardner and musicians from both London’s Royal Academy of Music and New York’s Juilliard School.
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Anna Thorvaldsdottir
Metacosmos
Orchestra: Orchestra of the Royal Academy of Music and the Juilliard School. Conductor: Edward Gardner. -
Benjamin Britten
Violin Concerto
Performer: James Ehnes. Orchestra: Orchestra of the Royal Academy of Music and the Juilliard School. -
Johann Sebastian Bach
Sonata no. 2 in A major BWV.1015 3rd movement; Andante un poco
Performer: James Ehnes. -
Igor Stravinsky
The Rite of Spring
Orchestra: Orchestra of the Royal Academy of Music and the Juilliard School. Conductor: Edward Gardner. -
Oliver Knussen
Flourish with fireworks Op.22 for orchestra
Orchestra: Juilliard Orchestra. Orchestra: Orchestra of the Royal Academy. Conductor: Edward Gardner. -
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Sonata No 10 in C K330
Performer: Yeol Eum Son.
Broadcast
- Mon 22 Jul 2019 19:30Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 3
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