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Prom 43: Sibelius - Symphonies Nos 5, 6 and 7

Afternoon Concert Proms 2015 Repeats

An all-Sibelius Prom featuring the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Symphony Orchestra under Osmo Vanska. Sibelius: Symphony No 5 in E flat; Symphony No 6 in D minor; Symphony No 7 in C.

Afternoon on 3 - with Penny Gore.

Another chance to hear the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Symphony Orchestra with Finnish conductor Osmo Vänskä, at the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Proms. Sibelius's final Symphonies Nos. 5, 6 and 7.

Presented by Sara Mohr-Pietsch at the Royal Albert Hall

2pm
Sibelius: Symphony No. 5 in E flat major

2.35pm
Sibelius: Symphony No. 6 in D minor

3pm
Sibelius: Symphony No. 7 in C major

ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Symphony Orchestra
Osmo Vänskä (conductor)

Who better to bring this year's cycle of Sibelius symphonies to a close than fellow countryman Osmo Vänskä, with one exceptional cycle already completed on disc and another currently under way. 'These symphonies of mine are more confessions of faith than are my other works,' wrote Sibelius, but the later symphonies were hard-won confessions in which the composer's creativity struggled with self-doubt and hostile critics. The results, however, are exceptional, from the soaring horn-led 'swan hymn' of the Fifth to the innocent beauty of the Sixth and the single-movement Seventh, with its total symphonic unity and an ending that has been called 'the grandest celebration of C major there ever was'.

[First broadcast on Monday 17th August]

Followed by a selection of recording from this week's Proms Artists.

2 hours, 30 minutes

Last on

Mon 31 Aug 2015 14:00
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 3

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Music Played

  • Jean [1865-1957] Sibelius

    Symphony No 5 in E Flat Major

    Orchestra: ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Osmo Vänskä.

  • Jean [1865-1957] Sibelius

    Symphony No. 6 in D Minor

    Orchestra: ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Osmo Vänskä.

  • Jean [1865-1957] Sibelius

    Symphony No. 7 in C Major

    Orchestra: ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Osmo Vänskä.

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Toccata, Adagio and Fugue in C Major, BWV 564

    Performer: David Goode.
    • SIGNUM.

  • Sergey Rachmaninov

    Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini Op.43

    Performer: Yuja Wang. Performer: Mahler Chamber Orchestra. Conductor: Claudio Abbado.
    • Deutsche Grammophon.

Credit

Performer ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Symphony Orchestra

Broadcast

  • Mon 31 Aug 2015 14:00
    ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 3