
Prom 66 - Part 1
From the Royal Albert Hall, London. Louise Fryer presents the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ National Orchestra of Wales under Tadaaki Otaka in Grace Williams's Sea Sketches and Elgar's Sea Pictures.
From the Royal Albert Hall, London. Presented by Louise Fryer.
A Prom that begins with a nautical theme as the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ National Orchestra of Wales perform music by Welsh composer Grace Williams. A pupil of Vaughan Williams and a friend of Britten, her Sea Sketches catch the different moods of the Bristol Channel, as seen from her hometown of Barry. This is followed by Former Radio 3 New Generation Artist Christine Rice singing Elgar's ever-popular Sea Pictures.
Christine Rice (mezzo-soprano)
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ National Orchestra of Wales
Tadaaki Otaka (conductor)
Grace Williams: Sea Sketches
Elgar: Sea Pictures.
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- Thu 4 Sep 2008 19:00ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 3
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