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Prom 61: Rattle conducts Bruckner’s Fourth

Live at the ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Proms: The Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra under their new Chief Conductor Simon Rattle performs Ades Aquifer and Bruckner Symphony no.4.

Live at the ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Proms: The Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra under their new Chief Conductor Simon Rattle performs Ades Aquifer and Bruckner Symphony no.4.

Presented by Petroc Trelawny, live from the Royal Albert Hall, London

Thomas Adès: Aquifer (UK premiere)

c.7.50pm
INTERVAL: The Listening Service
Bruckner and the Symphonic Boa Constrictors
When Brahms compared Anton Bruckner's epic symphonies to being caught in the inescapable, suffocating coils of a giant snake, had he misunderstood Bruckner's bold originality? Tom Service makes the case for Bruckner, defending his music against both detractors and admirers.

c.8.05pm
Anton Bruckner: Symphony No. 4 in E flat major, ‘Romantic’

Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
Sir Simon Rattle (conductor)

Sir Simon Rattle makes his first Proms appearance as the new Chief Conductor of one of Germany’s leading ensembles, the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra. After a highly anticipated new work written for the orchestra by long-time Rattle collaborator Thomas Adès, we conclude our Bruckner 200th-anniversary celebrations. Few scores convey Anton Bruckner’s distinctive combination of mystery and warmth like his Symphony No. 4, the so-called ‘Romantic’ symphony that has proved his most enduringly popular.

2 hours, 29 minutes

Music Played

  • Thomas Adès

    Aquifer

    Orchestra: Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Sir Simon Rattle.
  • Anton Bruckner

    Symphony No. 4 In E Flat Major (Romantic)

    Orchestra: Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Sir Simon Rattle.
  • Joseph Haydn

    String quartet in in G major Op.77 no.1

    Ensemble: Amsterdam String Quartet.
    • Haydn - String Quartets vol.2.
    • CHANNEL CLASSICS.
    • 5.
  • Alma Mahler-Werfel

    5 Songs for voice and piano [1910]: no. 2; In meines Vaters Garten

    Performer: Simon Lepper. Lyricist: Otto Erich Hartleben. Singer: Karen Cargill.
    • Alma & Gustav Mahler: Lieder.
    • Linn Records.
    • 2.
  • Alma Mahler-Werfel

    Laue Sommernacht (Five Songs, 1910)

    Performer: Simon Lepper. Singer: Karen Cargill.
    • Alma and Gustav Mahler - Lieder.
    • Linn Records.
    • 3.

Broadcast

  • Thu 5 Sep 2024 19:30

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