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Prom 8: Impressions of Spain (Part 1)

Live at the ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Proms: Josep Pons conducts the ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Symphony Orchestra in Debussy, Ravel and Falla. They are joined by violinist MarΓ­a DueΓ±as for Lalo's Symphonie espagnole.

Live at the ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Proms: Josep Pons conducts the ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Symphony Orchestra in Debussy, Ravel, and Falla, and are joined by violinist MarΓ­a DueΓ±as in Lalo's Symphonie espagnole.

Presented by Ian Skelly, live from the Royal Albert Hall, London

Manuel de Falla: La vida breve – Interlude and Dance
Γ‰douard Lalo: Symphonie espagnole, Op. 21

c. 8.25
INTERVAL: Tasmin Little meets soloist Maria DueΓ±as, and in a candid conversation they share experiences about their respective music careers.

c. 8.45 Part 2
Claude Debussy: Images – IbΓ©ria
Maurice Ravel: BolΓ©ro

MarΓ­a DueΓ±as (violin)
ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Symphony Orchestra
Josep Pons (conductor)

Josep Pons and the ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Symphony Orchestra present a Spanish-themed Prom with a French accent. Debussy and Ravel paint Spain in their own distinctive colours: Ravel with the raw heat and insistent thrum of his BolΓ©ro and Debussy in the vivid musical vignettes of IbΓ©ria. Meanwhile Spanish violinist MarΓ­a DueΓ±as – a ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 3 New Generation Artist and winner of the 2021 Yehudi Menuhin International Violin Competition – is the soloist in Γ‰douard Lalo’s most famous work, the Symphonie espagnole, which marks the French Romantic composer’s 200th anniversary. The concert opens in Andalusia, with music from Falla’s tragic opera La vida breve, set in sun-soaked Granada.

57 minutes

Music Played

  • Manuel de Falla

    La Vida Breve - Lyric Drama In 2 Acts

    Orchestra: ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Josep Pons.
  • Γ‰douard Lalo

    Symphonie Espagnole Op.21

    Performer: MarΓ­a DueΓ±as. Orchestra: ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Josep Pons.
  • Gabriel FaurΓ©

    Apres Un Reve Op.7 No.1

    Performer: MarΓ­a DueΓ±as. Orchestra: ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Josep Pons.
  • Claude Debussy

    Iberia

    Orchestra: ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Josep Pons.
  • Maurice Ravel

    Bolero

    Orchestra: ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Josep Pons.
  • Maurice Ravel

    Piano Trio in A minor

    Performer: Joshua Bell. Performer: Steven Isserlis. Performer: Jean‐Yves Thibaudet.
    • DECCA.

Broadcast

  • Thu 20 Jul 2023 19:30

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