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Prom 39: Members of West-Eastern Divan Orchestra

Daniel Barenboim and West-Eastern Divan Orchestra in their second 2008 Proms concert. Pierre Boulez: Mémoriale (... explosante-fixe ... Originel). Stravinsky: L'histoire du soldat.

Live from the Royal Albert Hall, London. Presented by Martin Handley.

Daniel Barenboim and his West-Eastern Divan Orchestra in their second concert for the 2008 ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Proms. Boulez's Memoriale, written to commemorate the death of Stravinsky, is followed by Stravinsky's L'histoire du soldat, the mesmerising tale of a soldier who is tricked by the Devil.

Patrice Chereau (narrator)
Members of West-Eastern Divan Orchestra
Daniel Barenboim (conductor)

Pierre Boulez: Mémoriale (... explosante-fixe ... Originel)
Stravinsky: L'histoire du soldat.

1 hour, 15 minutes

Broadcast

  • Thu 14 Aug 2008 22:15

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