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Prom 75 (part 2): Elgar - The Dream of Gerontius

Live from the Royal Albert Hall, London, Part 2 of Elgar's great oratorio The Dream of Gerontius, with Simon Rattle conducting the Vienna Philharmonic.

Live from the Royal Albert Hall, London
Presented by Martin Handley

Elgar: The Dream of Gerontius, Op 38 (Part 1)

8.10 pm INTERVAL

8.30 pm
Elgar: The Dream of Gerontius, Op 38 (Part 2)

Magdalena Kožená (mezzo-soprano)
Toby Spence (tenor)
Roderick Williams (baritone)
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Proms Youth Choir
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Sir Simon Rattle (conductor)

Sir Simon Rattle conducts the second of two performances by the Vienna Philharmonic, completing a Proms triptych of Elgar's great oratorios, spread across recent seasons, with arguably the greatest of them all: The Dream of Gerontius. This is spiritual inquiry at its most musically intoxicating and ecstatic - a work that reaches after the same mystic transcendence as Wagner's Parsifal. The ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Proms Youth Choir returns for its fourth festival appearance, joining soloists Toby Spence and Roderick Williams, with Czech mezzo-soprano Magdalena Kožená as the Angel.

1 hour, 30 minutes

Last on

Fri 11 Sep 2015 20:30

Music Played

  • Edward Elgar

    The Dream of Gerontius part 2

    Conductor: Sir Simon. Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonic.
  • Jack Davies

    All the Night's Adventures

    Ensemble: Flea Circus.
  • Jack Davies

    Zapushalka

    Ensemble: Flea Circus.
  • Jack Davies

    La Puce

    Ensemble: Flea Circus.
  • Jack Davies

    Tresses

    Ensemble: Flea Circus.

Broadcast

  • Fri 11 Sep 2015 20:30

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