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Prom 76: Last Night of the Proms 2015

Live from the Royal Albert Hall in London, the Last Night of the Proms, with conductor Marin Alsop, the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Singers and soloists.

The Last Night of the Proms live from the Royal Albert Hall. Marin Alsop conducts the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Symphony Orchestra, ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Singers and Chorus, and soloists.

Live from the Royal Albert Hall, London
Presented by Sean Rafferty and Clemency Burton-Hill

Eleanor Alberga: Arise, Athena! (ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ commission: world premiere)
Shostakovich: Piano Concerto No. 2 in F major
Arvo Pärt: Credo
Richard Strauss: Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche
Puccini: Recondita armonia from Tosca
Puccini: Donna non vidi mai from Manon Lescaut
Puccini: Nessun dorma from Turandot

20:35 Live Interval - Sean and Clemency chat to a variety of guests in the hall, and Georgia Mann talks to some Prommers in the arena.

Johnson: Victory Stride
Copland: 'I bought me a cat' (Old American Songs)
Gershwin arr P. Grainger: Love Walked In
Gould: Boogie Woogie Etude
Lehár: Dein ist mein ganzes Herz from The Land of Smiles
Grieg: Morning (Peer Gynt, Op 23)
Delibes: Les filles de Cadix
Rodgers & Hammerstein arr. Chris Hazell: The Sound of Music - medley
Elgar: Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1 in D major ('Land of Hope and Glory')
Wood: Fantasia on British Sea-Songs - Jack's the Lad (Hornpipe) & ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½, Sweet ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½
Arne: Rule, Britannia! (arr. Sargent)
Parry: Jerusalem (orch. Elgar)
Traditional arr Britten: The National Anthem
Traditional arr. Cedric Thorpe Davie: Auld Lang Syne

Benjamin Grosvenor (piano)
Jonas Kaufmann (tenor)
Danielle de Niese (soprano)
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Singers
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Symphony Chorus
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Symphony Orchestra
Marin Alsop (conductor)

Marin Alsop, who triumphed at 2013's Last Night, presides over a finale that opens with the new and ends with the Last Night favourites.

3 hours, 45 minutes

Music Played

  • Eleanor Alberga

    Arise, Athena!

  • Dmitry Shostakovich

    Piano Concerto no. 2 in F major Op.102

  • Arvo Pärt

    Credo

  • Richard Strauss

    Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche Op.28

  • Giacomo Puccini

    'Recondita armonia' from Tosca

  • Giacomo Puccini

    'Donna non vidi mai' from Manon Lescaut

  • Giacomo Puccini

    Humming Chorus (from Madam Butterfly)

  • Giacomo Puccini

    'Nessun Dorma' from Turandot

  • James P. Johnson

    Victory Stride

    Conductor: Marin Alsop.
  • Gershwin/Grainger

    I bought me a cat (Children's song) from Old American songs

  • Gershwin/Grainger

    Love walked in (arr. for piano)

  • Gould

    Boogie Woogie Etude (arr. For piano)

  • Franz Lehár

    The Land of Smiles

  • Edvard Grieg

    'Morning' from Peer Gynt - suite no. 1 Op.46

  • Léo Delibes

    Le Filles de Cadix

  • Richard Rodgers

    Sound of Music Medley

    Music Arranger: Chris Hazell.
  • Edward Elgar

    Pomp and circumstance marches Op.39, no.1 in D major

  • Henry Wood

    Jack's the lad (Sailors' hornpipe) from Fantasia on British sea songs

  • Thomas Arne

    Rule, Britannia!

    Music Arranger: Malcolm Sargent.
  • Hubert Parry

    Jerusalem

    Orchestrator: Edward Elgar.
  • Trad.

    National Anthem

    Music Arranger: Benjamin Britten.
  • Trad.

    Auld Lang Syne

    Music Arranger: Cedric Thorpe Davie.

Credits

Role Contributor
Performer ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Singers
Performer ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Symphony Chorus
Performer ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Symphony Orchestra

Broadcast

  • Sat 12 Sep 2015 19:15

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