Prom 7: Shostakovich, Bartok and Tavener
A Prom featuring the 成人快手 Symphony Orchestra under Jiri Belohlavek. Tavener: Gnosis. Bartok: Violin Concerto No 2 (soloist: Isabelle Faust). Shostakovich: Symphony No 10.
Afternoon on 3 with Verity Sharp
The 成人快手 Symphony Orchestra and Jir铆 Belohl谩vek at last night's 成人快手 Proms. Shostakovich's 10th Symphony, Isabelle Faust in Bartok's 2nd Violin Concerto and a John Tavener premiere.
Presented by Penny Gore at the Royal Albert Hall, London.
Tavener: Gnosis (成人快手 commission; world premiere)
Bart贸k: Violin Concerto No. 2
Shostakovich: Symphony No. 10 in E minor, Op. 93
Sarah Connolly (mezzo-soprano)
Michael Cox (alto flute)
Isabelle Faust (violin)
成人快手 Symphony Orchestra
Jir铆 Belohl谩vek (conductor)
Isabelle Faust's association with Bart贸k extends back to her very first recording. Now, fresh from an acclaimed disc of both the composer's violin concertos, she joins the 成人快手 SO and Conductor Laureate Jir铆 Belohl谩vek for Bart贸k's Second Violin Concerto. Written under the threat of Fascism, it's a passionate national statement, lively with folk rhythms.
By the early 1950s and Shostakovich's 10th Symphony, threat had become reality. This violent, despairing work paints a vivid portrait of the horrors of Stalin's Russia. The evening opened with the first of two posthumous premieres this season from the late John Tavener - some of the last works from England's great musical mystic. Gnosis, written for mezzo-soprano Sarah Connolly with solo alto flute, strings and percussion.
First broadcast 23rd July 2014.
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Music Played
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John Tavener
Gnosis for mezzo-soprano, alto flute, percussion and strings
Conductor: Ji艡铆 B臎lohl谩vek. Performer: Michael Cox. Singer: Dame Sarah Connolly. Orchestra: 成人快手 Symphony Orchestra. -
B茅la Bart贸k
Concerto no. 2 Sz.112 for violin and orchestra
Performer: Isabelle Faust. Conductor: Ji艡铆 B臎lohl谩vek. Orchestra: 成人快手 Symphony Orchestra. -
Dmitry Shostakovich
Symphony no. 10 in E minor Op.93
Conductor: Ji艡铆 B臎lohl谩vek. Orchestra: 成人快手 S O.. -
Claude Debussy
Jeux
Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Valery Gergiev.- LSO Live.
Credit
Role | Contributor |
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Performer | 成人快手 Symphony Orchestra |
Broadcast
- Thu 24 Jul 2014 14:00成人快手 Radio 3