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Prom 47: Brahms's A German Requiem

Prom in which Marin Alsop leads the OAE. Brahms: Tragic Overture. Schumann: Symphony No 4. Brahms: A German Requiem. Plus the Mahler Chamber Orchestra in Sibelius: Symphony No 7.

with Louise Fryer and another chance to hear Rachel Harnisch and Henk Neven joining the OAE and Marin Alsop at the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Proms with one of the greats of the choral repertoire - Brahms's German Requiem - and orchestral works by Brahms and Schumann.
Presented by Clemency Burton-Hill at the Royal Albert Hall, London
and that's followed at approx 3.55pm by the Mahler Chamber Orchestra's recent ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Proms performance of Sibelius's Seventh Symphony conducted by Daniel Harding.

Brahms: Tragic Overture (op. 81)
Schumann: Symphony No. 4 in D minor

at c. 2.50pm

Brahms: A German Requiem

Rachel Harnisch (soprano)
Henk Neven (baritone)
Choir of the Enlightenment
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
Marin Alsop (conductor)

at c. 3.55pm A second chance to hear the concluding work in the Mahler Chamber Orchestra's Prom given at the RAH on 31 July.

Sibelius Symphony no 7 in C major
The Mahler Chamber Orchestra, Daniel Harding (conductor).

2 hours, 30 minutes

Music Played

  • Johannes Brahms

    Tragic overture Op.81

  • Robert Schumann

    Symphony no. 4 in D minor Op.120

  • Johannes Brahms

    Ein Deutsches Requiem Op.45

  • Bohuslav Martinů

    Variations on a Slovak theme for cello and piano

Broadcast

  • Fri 23 Aug 2013 14:00