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Prom 72: Mozart, Farrenc and Beethoven’s 'Eroica' Symphony

ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Proms 2024

Live at the ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Proms: the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, with Antonello Manacorda conducting, in symphonies by Mozart, Louise Farrenc and Beethoven - his 'Eroica'.

Live at the ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Proms: the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, with Antonello Manacorda conducting, in symphonies by Mozart, Louise Farrenc and Beethoven - his 'Eroica'.

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

Mozart: Symphony No. 1 in E flat major, K16
Louise Farrenc: Symphony No. 3 in G minor

c. 8.25pm
INTERVAL: Join Tom Service as he delves into the ground-breaking significance of Beethoven’s Symphony No. 3, β€œEroica”. Discover how this symphony transformed the course of music history with its bold innovations and powerful emotional depth, marking a turning point in Beethoven’s career and in the evolution of classical music.

c. 8.45pm
Beethoven: Symphony No. 3 in E flat major, 'Eroica'

Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
Conductor Antonello Manacorda

Longer, louder and more arresting than any music that had gone before it, Beethoven’s 'Eroica' Symphony left audiences dumbfounded at its first performance in 1805. Over two centuries later, its ideals of liberty, endurance and fortitude remain undimmed. Played on the period instruments of the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Beethoven’s pivotal symphony will appear fresh-minted under Antonello Manacorda. He begins with a perky little number by the 8-year-old Mozart and continues with the intensity, power and momentum of the Symphony No. 3 by 19th-century France’s compositional trailblazer, Louise Farrenc.

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Music Played

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Symphony No. 1 In E Flat Major K.16

    Orchestra: Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment. Conductor: Antonello Manacorda.

  • Jeanne Louise Dumont Farrenc

    Symphony No. 3 In G Minor Op.36

    Orchestra: Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment. Conductor: Antonello Manacorda.

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Symphony No. 3 In E Flat Major Op.55 (Eroica)

    Orchestra: Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment. Conductor: Antonello Manacorda.

  • FrΓ©dΓ©ric Chopin

    Polonaise-fantasy in A flat major, Op 61

    Performer: Sir Stephen Hough.
    • Chopin: Late Masterpieces, Stephen Hough.
    • Hyperion.
    • 6.

  • George Gershwin

    Summertime (Porgy & Bess)

    Performer: Iain Burnside. Singer: Angel Blue.
    • OPUS ARTE.

  • Sergey Rachmaninov

    Vocalise, Op. 34 No. 14

    Performer: Iain Burnside. Singer: Angel Blue.
    • Opus Arte.

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