Prom 18 (part 2): Mahler, Ravel and Harrison Birtwistle
Live from the Royal Albert Hall in London, Juanjo Mena conducts the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Philharmonic in a performance of Mahler's Symphony No 5.
Live from the Royal Albert Hall, London
Presented by Petroc Trelawny
The ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Philharmonic and Juanjo Mena, live at the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Proms, perform works by Sir Harrison Birtwistle, Ravel and Mahler.
Harrison Birtwistle: Night's Black Bird
Ravel: Piano Concerto for the Left Hand
8.15pm Interval
8.35pm
Mahler: Symphony No 5
Alexandre Tharaud (piano)
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Philharmonic
Juanjo Mena (conductor)
The intense, contrasting moods of Mahler's Fifth Symphony make this one of the great orchestral showpieces, a journey from darkness to light. Before the interval, the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Philharmonic is joined by Alexandre Tharaud making his Proms debut in Ravel's virtuosic Left Hand Piano Concerto. The programme opens with the first of several works at this year's Proms celebrating Harrison Birtwistle's 80th birthday, his atmospheric Night's Black Bird.
This Prom will be repeated on Friday 1st August at 2pm.
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Music Played
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Gustav Mahler
Symphony No. 5 in C sharp minor (1st and 2nd movements)
Performer: ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Philharmonic Orchestra. Performer: Alexandre Tharaud. Conductor: Juanjo Mena. -
Gustav Mahler
Symphony No. 5 in C sharp minor (3rd movement)
Performer: ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Philharmonic Orchestra. Performer: Alexandre Tharaud. Conductor: Juanjo Mena. -
Gustav Mahler
Symphony No. 5 in C sharp minor (4th and 5th movements)
Performer: ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Philharmonic Orchestra. Performer: Alexandre Tharaud. Conductor: Juanjo Mena. Conductor: Juanjo Mena.
Credit
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Performer | ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Philharmonic Orchestra |
Broadcast
- Wed 30 Jul 2014 20:35ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 3
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