
Live from the Royal Albert Hall, the ѿý Philharmonic conducted by Juanjo Mena in the London premiere of Mark Simpson's oratorio The Immortal and Tchaikovsky's Sixth Symphony.
Live from the Royal Albert Hall: The ѿý Philharmonic conducted by Juanjo Mena in the London premiere of Mark Simpson's 'The Immortal' and Tchaikovsky's 'Pathétique' Symphony.
Presented by Petroc Trelawny
Mark Simpson: The Immortal
8.10 INTERVAL - Proms Extra
Composer Mark Simpson talks to presenter Kate Molleson. Highlights of a discussion recorded at the Imperial College Union earlier this evening.
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Tchaikovsky: Symphony No 6, 'Pathétique'
Christopher Purves (baritone)
London Voices
Crouch End Festival Chorus
ѿý Philharmonic
Juanjo Mena (conductor)
Life and death collide in a concert that explores what lies beyond the limits of human existence. In his passionate Sixth Symphony, which Tchaikovsky described as 'the best thing I ever composed or shall compose', he re-imagined what the symphony could be, daring to face death with uncertainty. The ѿý Philharmonic's Composer in Association, a former ѿý Young Musician winner and ѿý Radio 3 New Generation Artist, Mark Simpson, also looks to the afterlife in his critically acclaimed oratorio 'The Immortal'. Inspired by Victorian seances, he conjures up eerie visions of a world beyond.
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Tchaikovsky: Symphony No 6 in B minor, 'Pathétique' (2017)
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Mark Simpson
The Immortal
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Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Symphony No 6 in B minor, 'Pathétique' (Proms 2017)
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James McMillan
Miserere
Choir: Platinum Consort. Singer: Emma Walshe. Singer: Zoe Brown. Singer: Raffaele Pé. Singer: Simon Ponsford. Singer: Oliver Jones. Singer: Michael Solomon Williams. Singer: Timothy Murphy. Singer: Nick Ashby. Conductor: Scott Inglis-Kidger.- In The Dark: Platinum Consort, Scott Inglis-Kidger.
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Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Theme and Variations in F major, Op.19 No.6
Performer: Sir András Schiff.- MELODIYA.
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Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Cherubic Hymn no.1 (9 Sacred pieces)
Choir: St. Petersburg Chamber Choir. Conductor: Николай Корнев.- DG.
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Anders Hillborg
Oh those eyes
Singer: Hannah Holgersson. Orchestra: Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Sakari Oramo. -
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Liquid Marble
Orchestra: Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Esa‐Pekka Salonen.- ONDINE.
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Broadcast
- Thu 27 Jul 2017 19:30ѿý Radio 3
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