
Prom 50 (part 2): Dvorak, Beethoven and Janacek
Live from the Royal Albert Hall, London, the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra's Prom under Jiri Belohlavek concludes with a performance of Beethoven's Symphony No 7 in A.
Live from the Royal Albert Hall, London
Presented by Ian Skelly
The Czech Philharmonic Orchestra and Jirà Belohlávek live at the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Proms with music by Janacek, Beethoven and Dvorak.
Janacek: From the House of the Dead - overture
Dvorák: Cello Concerto in B minor
8.30pm Interval
8.50pm
Beethoven: Symphony No. 7 in A major
Alisa Weilerstein (cello)
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra
Jirà Belohlávek (conductor)
The evening opens with the authentic Czech soundscape of Janácek, in the overture from his final opera From the House of the Dead. Recent recordings of the Elgar and Dvorák cello concertos have propelled young American cellist Alisa Weilerstein into a fully fledged musical star. She makes her second visit to the Proms with the Dvorák - one of the great Romantic concertos. The composer sets his soloist against an unusually prominent orchestra, here the forces of the Czech Philharmonic, returning under Chief Conductor Jirà Belohlávek. After the interval Belohlávek directs Beethoven's 'apotheosis of the dance' - Wagner's expression referring to the rhythmic verve of the Seventh Symphony.
This Prom will be repeated on Monday 8th September at 2pm.
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Beethoven: Symphony No. 7
Harmonieband and Charles Hazlewood delve into Beethoven's 7th Symphony.
Music Played
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No. 7 in A major
Orchestra: Czech Philharmonic. Conductor: Jiřà Bělohlávek. -
Encores
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AntonÃn Dvořák
Slavonic Dance No 3
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Bedrich Smetana
Skocna (The Bartered Bride)
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Oskar Nedbal
Valse Triste
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Extra
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Bedrich Smetana
Polka
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Broadcast
- Sun 24 Aug 2014 20:50ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 3
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