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Nina Stemme sings Berlioz's Les nuits d'ete with the Swedish Chamber Orchestra under Thomas Dausgaard. Plus symphonies by Schumann and a new work by Albert Schnelzer.

With Penny Gore.

Swedish soprano Nina Stemme sings Berlioz's tender songs of love sought, found and lost with the Swedish Chamber Orchestra, Orebro, conducted by Thomas Dausgaard. Also in the programme, romantic symphonies by Schumann and a new work by Albert Schnelzer. Eight years before he began his First Symphony in 1841, Schumann began an earlier one. Thomas Dausgaard - who has recorded a complete Schumann cycle with his agile Swedish Chamber Orchestra - opens with its sprightly first movement and ends the Proms' Schumann bicentenary symphony cycle with the biggest and most stirring of the set. Swedish composer Albert Schnelzer pays tribute both to Haydn's playful character and to film director Tim Burton, born in the Californian city of Burbank. Presented by Martin Handley.

Schumann: Symphony in G minor, 'Zwickau' (incomplete)
Berlioz: Les nuits d'ete
Albert Schnelzer: A Freak in Burbank (UK premiere)
Schumann: Symphony No. 2 in C major

Nina Stemme, soprano
Swedish Chamber Orchestra, 脰rebro
Thomas Dausgaard, conductor

Followed by highlights of last year's City of London Festival, including:

Tchaikovsky: Trio for Piano and Strings, Op. 50
Jennifer Pike, violin
Andreas Brantelid, cello
Shai Wosner, piano.

3 hours

Last on

Mon 30 Aug 2010 14:00

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  • Mon 30 Aug 2010 14:00