Episodes
| Episode | Title | First Broadcast | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Prom 20 - Part 1 | 20080802 | Introduced by Sarah Walker, from the Royal Albert Hall, London. A Prom exploring the music of the radical, controversial and influential German composer Stockhausen, who would have celebrated his 80th birthday in 2008. The programme features two classic pieces alongside works from his recent 'Klang' (Sound) sequence, on which he was working at the time of his death in December 2007 and of which he completed 21 of the projected 24 hours. Plus a performance of Gruppen (Groups) for three spatially separated ensembles. Marco Blaauw (trumpet) Nicolas Hodges (piano) Colin Currie (percussion) Kathinka Pasveer, Igor Kavulek, Bryan Wolf (sound projection) Sound by Design BBC Symphony Orchestra David Robertson, Martyn Brabbyns, Pascal Rophe (conductors) Stockhausen: Gruppen; Klang, Cosmic Pulses for electronics (13th Hour) (UK premiere); Harmonies for solo trumpet (Klang, 5th hour) (BBC commission: world premiere). A Prom focusing on the work of Stockhausen. With Gruppen; Cosmic Pulses (Klang, 13th Hour) |
| 02 | Prom 20 - Part 2 | 20080802 | From the Royal Albert Hall, London, Sarah Walker introduces the conclusion of this Prom exploring the work of the German composer Stockhausen, who would have celebrated his 80th birthday this year. The programme includes Gruppen (Groups) for three spatially separated ensembles and Kontakte for piano and percussion - referring to contact between instrumental and electronic sounds, which was written in the late 1950s. Marco Blaauw (trumpet) Nicolas Hodges (piano) Colin Currie (percussion) Kathinka Pasveer, Igor Kavulek, Bryan Wolf (sound projection) Sound by Design BBC Symphony Orchestra David Robertson, Martyn Brabbins, Pascal Rophe (conductors) Stockhausen: Kontakte; Gruppen (repeat performance). This Stockhausen Prom concludes with Kontakte and a repeat performance of Gruppen. |