Proms 2017
Proms 2017 Calendar
By Date
Wed 2 Aug 2017
- 17:15Imperial College Union
The third in our series of talks looking at mood and emotion. Se谩n Williams and Rachel Hewitt explore the ideas of the German writer Friedrich Schiller whose essay On Na茂ve And Sentimental Poetry lies behind John Adams鈥� music in tonight鈥檚 Prom.
Also part ofProms Extra
- 19:00Royal Albert Hall
Moving from the glowing, multi-layered textures of John Adams to Ravel鈥檚 sensuous exoticism and Stravinsky鈥檚 intricate neo-Classical counterpoint, Esa-Pekka Salonen and the Philharmonia Orchestra showcase 20th- and 21st-century orchestral classics.
Moving from the glowing, multi-layered textures of John Adams to Ravel鈥檚 sensuous exoticism and Stravinsky鈥檚 intricate neo-Classical counterpoint, Esa-Pekka Salonen and the Philharmonia Orchestra showcase 20th- and 21st-century orchestral classics.
Programme
- Canonic Variations on 'Vom Himmel hoch, da komm, ich her' (arr. Stravinsky)(11 mins)
- 厂丑茅丑茅谤补锄补诲别(17 mins)
- interval
- Naive and Sentimental Music(49 mins)
Performers
- Marianne Crebassamezzo-soprano
- Esa鈥怭ekka Salonenconductor
- 22:15Royal Albert Hall
Sir John Eliot Gardiner, the Monteverdi Choir and the English Baroque Soloists mark the 500th anniversary of the Reformation. Bach鈥檚 austere and beautiful Lutheran cantatas stand in contrast to the lively rhythms and rich textures of Sch眉tz鈥檚 music.
Sir John Eliot Gardiner, the Monteverdi Choir and the English Baroque Soloists mark the 500th anniversary of the Reformation. Bach鈥檚 austere and beautiful Lutheran cantatas stand in contrast to the lively rhythms and rich textures of Sch眉tz鈥檚 music.
Programme
- Nun lob, mein Seel, den Herren, SWV 41(8 mins)
- Nicht uns, Herr, sondern deinem Namen, SWV 43(6 mins)
- Danket dem Herren, denn er ist freundlich, SWV 45(7 mins)
- Cantata No. 79, 'Gott der Herr ist Sonn und Schild'(15 mins)
- Cantata No. 80, 'Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott'(25 mins)
Performers
- Sir John Eliot Gardinerconductor
Composers
