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The Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Philharmonic - with Strings Attached

Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Proms Proms 2020

John Storgards and the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Philharmonic in a Prom partly inspired by puppet theatre with music by Haydn and Tchaikovsky. Tenor Allan Clayton sings Britten's haunting Nocturne.

John Storgards, the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Philharmonic's chief guest conductor, joins the orchestra for a programme which begins with a Haydn rarity; the overture to his puppet opera, Philemon und Baucis written for entertainment at Esterhazy. Britten's Nocturne - one of the treasured song-cycles he wrote for his partner, Peter Pears - explores a rich world of night-time images and dreams, drawing on an anthology of poems including words by Shakespeare, Tennyson and Keats. The soloist this evening is leading British tenor and former Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 3 New Generation Artist Allan Clayton. The spotlight falls on the strings of the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Philharmonic for Tchaikovsky's jewelled Serenade for Strings and another short gem by Tchaikovsky, the Entr'acte from his incidental music to 'Hamlet' in which the King and Queen express bewilderment at their son's descent into madness.

Presented by Tom McKinney from MediaCityUK, Salford

Haydn: Overture, Philemon und Baucis
Britten: Nocturne
Tchaikovsky: Hamlet - Entr'acte (Act IV)
Tchaikovsky Serenade for Strings

Allan Clayton (tenor)
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Philharmonic
John Storgards (conductor)

1 hour, 28 minutes

Last on

Tue 29 Dec 2020 19:30
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 3

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Music Played

  • Joseph Haydn

    Overture, Philemon and Baucis

    Orchestra: Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Philharmonic. Conductor: John StorgΓ¥rds.

  • Benjamin Britten

    Nocturne

    Singer: Allan Clayton. Orchestra: Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Philharmonic. Conductor: John StorgΓ¥rds.

  • Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

    Hamlet: Act IV Entr'acte - Elegy

    Performer: Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Philharmonic. Conductor: John StorgΓ¥rds.

  • Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

    Serenade for Strings

    Orchestra: Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Philharmonic. Conductor: John StorgΓ¥rds.

  • Maurice Ravel

    Prelude (Le tombeau de Couperin)

    Performer: Steven Osborne.
    • Ravel: The Complete Solo Piano Music: Steven Osborne, Piano.
    • Hyperion.
    • 1.

Broadcast

  • Tue 29 Dec 2020 19:30
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 3

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