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Prom 56: The Bohemian Reformation

Live from the Royal Albert Hall, The ѿý Symphony Orchestra and ѿý Singers, conducted by Jakub Hrusa, perform a programme of Czech music.

Live at ѿý Proms: the ѿý Symphony Orchestra and ѿý Singers, conducted by Jakub Hrůša, perform a programme of Czech music by Smetana, Janáček, Dvořák, Suk, and Martinů.

Live from the Royal Albert Hall, London
Presented by Ian Skelly

Traditional: Hussite Chorale 'Ktož jsú Boži bojovníci' (You Who Are Warriors of God)
Smetana: Tábor; Blaník (Má vlast)
Martinů: Field Mass

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INTERVAL: Proms Extra: Musicologists Jan Smaczny and Gavin Plumley discuss Czech music. Highlights of the Proms Extra event recorded earlier this evening at Imperial College Union, hosted by Louise Fryer.

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Dvořák: Hussite Overture
Janáček: Song of the Hussites (The Excursions of Mr Brouček)
Josef Suk: Prague

Svatopluk Sem (baritone)
Men of the ѿý Singers
ѿý Symphony Orchestra
Jakub Hrůša (conductor)

Rising star conductor Jakub Hrůša presents an all-Czech concert with the ѿý SO and the ѿý Singers. Smetana's evocative tone-poem Ma vlast sits alongside Martinů's Field Mass - written in 1939 at the start of World War Two and written for outdoor performance - and Suk's Prague. This is music of protest, anger and national pride.

2 hours, 30 minutes

Last on

Sat 26 Aug 2017 19:30

Music Played

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    Hussite Chorale 'Ktož jsú Boži bojovníci' (You Who Are Warriors of God)

    Choir: ѿý Singers (men's voices). Orchestra: ѿý Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Jakub Hrůša.
  • Bedrich Smetana

    Má vlast – Tábor

    Orchestra: ѿý Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Jakub Hrůša.
  • Bedrich Smetana

    Má vlast – Blaník

    Orchestra: ѿý Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Jakub Hrůša.
  • Bohuslav Martinů

    Field Mass

    Singer: Svatopluk Sem. Choir: ѿý Singers (men's voices). Orchestra: ѿý Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Jakub Hrůša.
  • Antonín Dvořák

    Hussite Overture (Proms 2017)

    Orchestra: ѿý Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Jakub Hrůša.
  • Leos Janáček

    The Excursions of Mr Brouček – Song of the Hussites

    Choir: ѿý Singers (men's voices). Orchestra: ѿý Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Jakub Hrůša.
  • Josef Suk

    Prague (Proms 2017)

    Orchestra: ѿý Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Jakub Hrůša.
  • Post-concert

    • Cole Porter

      Always true to you in my fashion

      Music Arranger: Guy Barker. Singer: Clare Teal. Orchestra: Hallé. Conductor: Stephen Bell.
      • MUD RECORDS.

Credits

Role Contributor
Performer ѿý Symphony Orchestra
Performer ѿý Singers

Broadcast

  • Sat 26 Aug 2017 19:30

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