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Prom 26: British Composers

A Prom with the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ NOW under Tadaaki Otaka. Walton: Spitfire Prelude and Fugue; Symphony No 2. Vaughan Williams: Concerto accademico. Grace Williams: Fairest of Stars.

Afternoon on 3 - with Jonathan Swain

Another chance to hear Chloë Hanslip, the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ National Orchestra of Wales and Tadaaki Otaka at the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Proms in an all-British programme including music by Walton, Elgar and Grace Williams.

Presented from the Royal Albert Hall by Christopher Cook

2pm:
Walton: Spitfire Prelude and Fugue

2:05pm:
Vaughan Williams: Concerto accademico

2:25pm:
Grace Williams: Fairest of Stars

2:40pm:
Elgar: Overture 'Froissart', Op 19

2:55pm:
Walton: Symphony No. 2

Chloë Hanslip (violin)
Ailish Tynan (soprano)
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ National Orchestra of Wales
Tadaaki Otaka (conductor)

Elgar's Froissart overture throbs with national pride and swagger, while Walton's Second Symphony sustains an altogether darker, more contemplative mood. British violinist Chloë Hanslip is the soloist in Vaughan Williams's rarely heard Concerto accademico - a work whose lyrical slow movement and dancing finale are anything but 'academic'. The concert also features Welsh composer Grace Williams's ecstatic, neo-Straussian Fairest of Stars for soprano and orchestra, a musical celebration of Milton's poetry.

[First heard on 5th August]

Followed by:

Pierné: Symphonic Poem for piano and orchestra
Jean Efflam-Bavouzet, piano
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Philharmonic
Juanjo Mena, conductor

Poulenc: Aubade, choreographic poem for piano and 18 instruments
Louis Lortie, piano
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Philharmonic
Edward Gardner, conductor.

2 hours, 30 minutes

Music Played

  • William Walton

    Spitfire Prelude & Fugue

    Orchestra: ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Tadaaki Otaka.
  • Ralph Vaughan Williams

    Violin Concerto "Concerto Accademico"

    Performer: Chloë Hanslip. Orchestra: ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Tadaaki Otaka.
  • Edward Elgar

    Salut d'Amour

    Performer: Chloë Hanslip. Orchestra: ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Tadaaki Otaka.
  • Grace Williams

    Fairest of Stars

    Singer: Ailish Tynan. Orchestra: ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Tadaaki Otaka.
  • Edward Elgar

    Overture 'Froissart'

    Orchestra: ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Tadaaki Otaka.
  • William Walton

    Symphony No.2

    Orchestra: ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Tadaaki Otaka.
  • Gabriel Pierné

    Symphonic poem for piano and orchestra

    Performer: Jean-Efflam Bavouzet. Orchestra: ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Juanjo Mena.
  • Francis Poulenc

    Aubade - choreographic poem for piano and 18 instruments

    Performer: Louis Lortie. Orchestra: ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Edward Gardner.

Credit

Role Contributor
Performer ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ National Orchestra of Wales

Broadcast

  • Tue 11 Aug 2015 14:00