
Prom 12/Calefax Ensemble at Cheltenham
Presented by Penny Gore. ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Proms 2009: A Prom celebrating the music of Elgar, Delius and Holst. 4.15pm Cheltenham Festival highlights: Calefax ensemble.
Presented by Penny Gore.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Proms 2009
A Prom by the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Philharmonic celebrating the music of three great British composers who died in 1934 - Edward Elgar, Frederick Delius and Gustav Holst.
Elgar's overture Cockaigne is a lively and colourful musical portrait of Edwardian London, with snapshots of cockneys, courting couples, church bells and a brass band playing in the park. Delius captures the sense of peace of the high Norwegian mountains, while Holst explores the peace (and war) of worlds much further afield in The Planets, with its mystical ending.
Elgar: Cockaigne (In London Town)
Delius: The Song of the High Hills
Holst: The Planets
Rebecca Evans (soprano)
Toby Spence (tenor)
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Singers
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Philharmonic
Charles Mackerras (conductor)
4.15pm
Highlights from a concert given by virtuoso Dutch wind ensemble Calefax at the 2008 Cheltenham Festival.
Including:
Anon., arr. Boekhoorn: Libre Vermell
Boccherini, arr. Berix: Fandango (String Quintet No 77)
Ravel, arr. Hekkema: Alborada del gracioso (Miroirs).
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- Thu 30 Jul 2009 14:00ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 3