
Prom 17: The Apotheosis of the Dance
The ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Philharmonic and Juanjo Mena perform John McCabe's Joybox, Beethoven's Symphony No 7, Falla's The Three-Cornered Hat and Ravel's Bolero at the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Proms.
with Penny Gore - and another chance to hear the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Philharmonic and Juanjo Mena at the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Proms in a joyful programme where the spirit of dance is never far off.
John McCabe: Joybox (ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ commission: world premiere)
Beethoven: Symphony No. 7 in A major
at approx 2.50
Falla: The Three-Cornered Hat (complete)
Ravel: Boléro
Clara Mouriz (mezzo-soprano)
CompañÃa Antonio Márquez (dance company)
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Philharmonic
Juanjo Mena (conductor)
The world premiere of John McCabe's 'Joybox' opened a concert of music inspired by or written for dance, from the Bohemian stamp and whirl of Beethoven's Seventh Symphony to the slow-burn crescendo of Ravel's 'Boléro'. Mezzo-soprano Clara Mouriz and the CompañÃa Antonio Márquez join conductor Juanjo Mena and the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Philharmonic in Falla's colourful Ballets Russes commission 'The Three-Cornered Hat', a tale of intrigue and jealousy shot through with the spirit of Spanish folk dances.
followed by highlights from the 2012 Cheltenham Festival.
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Music Played
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Benjamin Britten
Master Kilby from Folksong arrangements for voice and guitar
Broadcast
- Mon 29 Jul 2013 14:00ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 3