
Summer Festivals: The Proms
Penny Gore presents great ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Prom concerts by ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ orchestras and choirs. Today, ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Singers in A Patchwork Passion, and Gunter Wand conducts the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ SO in Bruckner's Symphony No 8
Penny Gore presents great ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Prom concerts from recent years by ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ orchestras and choirs. The first of today's two concerts is a Prom from 2017 given by the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Singers, the City of London Sinfonia and soloists under the baton of Sofi Jeannin: it's called A Patchwork Passion, and brings together five centuries of Biblical settings, including works by Schütz, J. S. Bach, Handel, Mendelssohn, Arvo Pärt and Sir James MacMillan.
Then, from 1995, the last of the legendary ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Proms given by the German conductor Günter Wand with the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Symphony Orchestra.
2.00pm
A Patchwork Passion - a retelling of the Passion story with music by various composers
Thomas Elwin,tenor
Christopher Bowen,tenor
David Shipley, bass
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Singers
City of London Sinfonia
Conductor Sofi Jeannin
3.30pm
Bruckner: Symphony No. 8
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Symphony Orchestra
Conductor Günter Wand
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Johann Walter
'Höret an das Leiden unser's Herrn Jesu Christi' from German Passion after St Matthew
Singer: Christopher Bowen. Singer: David Shipley. Choir: ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Singers. Conductor: Sofi Jeannin. Orchestra: City of London Sinfonia. -
Heinrich Schütz
St Luke Passion SWV 480 (excerpt)
Singer: Christopher Bowen. Singer: David Shipley. Singer: Tom Raskin. Choir: ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Singers. Conductor: Sofi Jeannin. Orchestra: City of London Sinfonia. -
Johann Sebastian Bach
St Matthew Passion BWV 244 (excerpt)
Singer: Christopher Bowen. Singer: David Shipley. Singer: Thomas Elwin. Choir: ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Singers. Conductor: Sofi Jeannin. Orchestra: City of London Sinfonia. -
George Frideric Handel
Brockes-Passion (excerpt)
Singer: David Shipley. Singer: Helen Neeves. Choir: ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Singers. Conductor: Sofi Jeannin. Orchestra: City of London Sinfonia. -
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach
St Matthew Passion, H782 (excerpt)
Singer: Christopher Bowen. Singer: David Shipley. Singer: Thomas Elwin. Choir: ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Singers. Conductor: Sofi Jeannin. Orchestra: City of London Sinfonia. -
Joseph Haydn
The Seven Last Words of Our Saviour on the Cross (Introduction)
Conductor: Sofi Jeannin. Orchestra: City of London Sinfonia. -
John Stainer
Processional to Calvary - Fling wide the gates! from The Crucifixion
Orchestrator: Barry Rose. Singer: Thomas Elwin. Choir: ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Singers. Orchestra: City of London Sinfonia. Conductor: Sofi Jeannin. -
Carl Loewe
Little Passion Music (excerpt)
Singer: Helen Neeves. Singer: Rebecca Lodge. Choir: ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Singers. Conductor: Sofi Jeannin. Orchestra: City of London Sinfonia. -
Charles Wood
My God, I love Thee from St Mark Passion
Singer: Emma Tring. Choir: ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Singers. Conductor: Sofi Jeannin. -
Sofia Gubaidulina
Das Gebot des Glaubens [The Commandment of Faith] from St John Passion
Singer: David Shipley. Choir: ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Singers. Orchestra: City of London Sinfonia. Conductor: Sofi Jeannin. -
Arvo Pärt
The Crucifixion and the rending of the garments from Passio (St John Passion)
Singer: Emma Tring. Singer: Rebecca Lodge. Singer: Jamie W. Hall. Choir: ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Singers. Orchestra: City of London Sinfonia. Conductor: Sofi Jeannin. -
Sir James MacMillan
Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit from Seven Last Words from the Cross
Choir: ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Singers. Orchestra: City of London Sinfonia. Conductor: Sofi Jeannin. -
Johann Sebastian Bach
Ach Herr, lass dein lieb Engelein from St John Passion, BWV 245
Choir: ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Singers. Orchestra: City of London Sinfonia. Conductor: Sofi Jeannin. -
Anton Bruckner
Symphony no. 8 in C minor
Orchestra: ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Günter Wand.
Broadcast
- Tue 18 Aug 2020 14:00ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 3