
Prom 72 (part 1): English Music
Live from the Royal Albert Hall, London, Andrew Litton conducts the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Symphony Orchestra. Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on Greensleeves. Harrison Birtwistle: Exody.
Live from the Royal Albert Hall, London
Presented by Christopher Cook
The ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Symphony Orchestra & Andrew Litton live at the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Proms in 20th century English music.: Vaughan Williams, Birtwistle & Walton's Viola Concerto with Lise Berthaud.
Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on 'Greensleeves'
Sir Harrison Birtwistle: Exody
8.10pm Interval
8:35pm
Walton: Viola Concerto
Vaughan Williams: Symphony No. 4 in F minor
Lise Berthaud (viola)
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Symphony Orchestra
Andrew Litton (conductor)
The idyll of Vaughan Williams's Fantasia on 'Greensleeves' is soon abandoned in the composer's dark and questioning Symphony No. 4 and Birtwistle's Exody, an overwhelming musical labyrinth of sound.
This year's composer focus on William Walton continues with his much-loved Viola Concerto - a work that had its premiere at the Proms, conducted by the composer and featuring composer and violist Paul Hindemith as soloist. Powerful, often dark music that looks far beyond the pastoral stereotypes. Tonight it is performed by ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 3 New Generation Artist Lise Berthaud.
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Music Played
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Harrison Birtwistle
Exody
Orchestra: ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Andrew Litton. -
Ralph Vaughan Williams
Fantasia on Greensleeves
Orchestra: ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Andrew Litton.
Credit
Role | Contributor |
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Performer | ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Symphony Orchestra |
Broadcast
- Wed 10 Sep 2014 19:30ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 3
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