Prom 68 [BBC Proms]

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Bliss, Bax, Sibelius, Parry - Part 1

20100905

BBC PROMS 2010

Live from the Royal Albert Hall, London

Presented by Andrew McGregor

To complete Henry Wood day, the Ulster Orchestra and its Principal Guest Conductor Paul Watkins perform music either premiered by or closely associated with Sir Henry Wood, founder conductor of the Proms.

There is inevitably a strong English flavour to the programme with works by Arthur Bliss, Arnold Bax and Hubert Parry. An English composer forgotten now, but who gained recognition in her day, is Dorothy Howell, whose symphonic poem 'Lamia' was given its first performance at a Henry Wood Prom in 1919.

The other works from Russia and Finland were all given their UK premiere performances by Henry Wood - including Rachmaninov's expansive First Piano Concerto, played tonight by soloist Steven Osborne.

Bliss: Birthday Fanfare for Sir Henry Wood

Bax: London Pageant

Dorothy Howell: Lamia

Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 1 in F sharp minor (revised version)

Steven Osborne (piano)

Paul Watkins (conductor).

The Ulster Orchestra in music linked with Henry Wood by Bliss, Bax, Howell, Rachmaninov.

The world's greatest classical music festival - stunning performances and collaborations.

Braunfels, Beethoven

20110905

BBC PROMS 2011

Live from the Royal Albert Hall, London

Presented by Suzy Klein

The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra visits the Proms with its Music Director Manfred Honeck, bringing favourites by Beethoven and Tchaikovsky. First on the programme though is a concert rarity: a flamboyant orchestral work by Walther Braunfels, whose career was knocked off course in Nazi Germany. Although profoundly influenced by Wagner he was also a huge admirer of Berlioz, as is evident in this work. Beethoven's Fourth Piano concerto, played by H退l耀ne Grimaud, shows the intimate as well as the dramatic side of the composer. Tchaikovsky's triumphant symphony concludes the programme.

This is the first of two Proms with the Pittsburgh Orchestra.

Braunfels: Fantastic Appearances of a Theme of Hector Berlioz

Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major

H退l耀ne Grimaud (piano)

Manfred Honeck (conductor)

This Prom will be repeated on Thursday 8 September at 2.30pm.

Manfred Honeck conducts the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra in Braunfels and Beethoven.

The world's greatest classical music festival - stunning performances and collaborations.

Prom 68 (part 1): Cleveland Orchestra

20140907

Live from the Royal Albert Hall, London

Presented by Ian Skelly

The Cleveland Orchestra and Franz Welser-M怀st live at the BBC Proms with music by Brahms and the UK premiere of a work by J怀rg Widmann featuring flautist Joshua Smith .

Brahms: Academic Festival Overture

J怀rg Widmann: Flûte en suite (UK premiere)

8.15pm

Interval

8.35pm

Brahms: Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68

Joshua Smith (flute)

Franz Welser-M怀st (conductor)

The Cleveland Orchestra is one of America's great ensembles. After an absence of almost a decade it returns to the Proms under Music Director Franz Welser-M怀st for the first of two concerts.

If Brahms's stormy and intricately structured First Symphony sees the composer at his most serious and structurally ambitious, his Academic Festival Overture is a rare example of his levity - an elegantly constructed musical thank-you-letter to Breslau University, taking its themes from boisterous student songs.

At the centre of the programme is a concerto commissioned by the Cleveland Orchestra for its principal flautist Joshua Smith. Rejecting anything too grandiose, young German composer J怀rg Widmann has opted for a suite of dance movements - playful, referential and imaginatively disorienting.

Franz Welser-Most conducts the Cleveland Orchestra in music by Brahms and Jorg Widmann.

The world's greatest classical music festival - stunning performances and collaborations.

Prom 68 (part 1): Tchaikovsky, Szymanowski And Rachmaninov

20130902

The Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra and Vasily Petrenko, live at the BBC Proms, play Tchaikovsky's First Symphony, Szymanowski's First Violin Concerto (with Baiba Skride as soloist) and Rachmaninov's Symphonic Dances.

Live from the Royal Albert Hall, London

Presented by Andrew McGregor

Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 1 in G minor, 'Winter Daydreams

8.10 pm Interval

8.35

Szymanowski: Violin Concerto No.1

Rachmaninov: Symphonic Dances

Baiba Skride (violin)

Vasily Petrenko (conductor)

Proms debut violinist Baiba Skride joins the Oslo Philharmonic and its new Chief Conductor, Vasily Petrenko, to continue the Proms focus on Polish music in their performance of Szymanowski's Violin Concerto No. 1, an opulent nocturnal fantasy from a composer enchanted by the sound-worlds of North Africa and the southern Mediterranean, and inspired by the 'amorous conflagration' of Tadeusz Micinski's poem 'May Night'.

Tchaikovsky's youthful Symphony No. 1, 'Winter Daydreams', and Rachmaninov's nostalgic final work, the Symphonic Dances of 1940, frame the concerto in a programme rich with dreams.

Vasily Petrenko conducts the Oslo Philharmonic in Tchaikovsky's Symphony No 1 in G minor.

The world's greatest classical music festival - stunning performances and collaborations.

Bliss, Bax, Sibelius, Parry - Part 2

20100905

BBC PROMS 2010

Live from the Royal Albert Hall, London

Presented by Andrew McGregor

The other works from Russia and Finland were all given their UK premiere performances by Henry Wood - including Rachmaninov's expansive First Piano Concerto, played tonight by soloist Steven Osborne.

Sibelius: Karelia Suite

Parry: Symphonic Variations

Tchaikovsky: Eugene Onegin - Waltz and Polonaise

Steven Osborne (piano)

Paul Watkins (conductor).

Concluding a celebration of Henry Wood, with music by Sibelius, Parry and Tchaikovsky.

The world's greatest classical music festival - stunning performances and collaborations.

Prom 68 (part 2): Cleveland Orchestra

20140907

Live from the Royal Albert Hall, London

Presented by Ian Skelly

The Cleveland Orchestra and Franz Welser-M怀st live at the BBC Proms with music by Brahms and the UK premiere of a work by J怀rg Widmann featuring flautist Joshua Smith .

Brahms: Academic Festival Overture

J怀rg Widmann: Flûte en suite (UK premiere)

8.15pm

Interval

8.35pm

Brahms: Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68

Joshua Smith (flute)

Franz Welser-M怀st (conductor)

The Cleveland Orchestra is one of America's great ensembles. After an absence of almost a decade it returns to the Proms under Music Director Franz Welser-M怀st for the first of two concerts.

Franz Welser-Most conducts the Cleveland Orchestra in Brahms's Symphony No 1 in C minor.

The world's greatest classical music festival - stunning performances and collaborations.

Prom 68 (part 2): Tchaikovsky, Szymanowski And Rachmaninov

20130902

Live from the Royal Albert Hall, London

Presented by Andrew McGregor

Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 1 in G minor, 'Winter Daydreams

8.10 pm Interval

8.35

Szymanowski: Violin Concerto No.1

Rachmaninov: Symphonic Dances

Baiba Skride (violin)

Vasily Petrenko (conductor)

Tchaikovsky's youthful Symphony No. 1, 'Winter Daydreams', and Rachmaninov's nostalgic final work, the Symphonic Dances of 1940, frame the concerto in a programme rich with dreams.

Vasily Petrenko conducts the Oslo Philharmonic in music by Szymanowski and Rachmaninov.

The world's greatest classical music festival - stunning performances and collaborations.

Tchaikovsky

20110905

BBC PROMS 2011

Live from the Royal Albert Hall, London

Presented by Suzy Klein

This is the first of two Proms with the Pittsburgh Orchestra.

Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5 in E minor

H退l耀ne Grimaud (piano)

Manfred Honeck (conductor)

This Prom will be repeated on Thursday 8 September at 2.30pm.

Manfred Honeck conducts the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra in Tchaikovsky's Symphony No 5.

The world's greatest classical music festival - stunning performances and collaborations.

Episodes

Episode	Title	First Broadcast	Comments
01	Bliss, Bax, Sibelius, Parry - Part 1	20100905	BBC PROMS 2010 Live from the Royal Albert Hall, London Presented by Andrew McGregor To complete Henry Wood day, the Ulster Orchestra and its Principal Guest Conductor Paul Watkins perform music either premiered by or closely associated with Sir Henry Wood, founder conductor of the Proms. There is inevitably a strong English flavour to the programme with works by Arthur Bliss, Arnold Bax and Hubert Parry. An English composer forgotten now, but who gained recognition in her day, is Dorothy Howell, whose symphonic poem 'Lamia' was given its first performance at a Henry Wood Prom in 1919. The other works from Russia and Finland were all given their UK premiere performances by Henry Wood - including Rachmaninov's expansive First Piano Concerto, played tonight by soloist Steven Osborne. Bliss: Birthday Fanfare for Sir Henry Wood Bax: London Pageant Dorothy Howell: Lamia Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 1 in F sharp minor (revised version) Steven Osborne (piano) Paul Watkins (conductor). The Ulster Orchestra in music linked with Henry Wood by Bliss, Bax, Howell, Rachmaninov. The world's greatest classical music festival - stunning performances and collaborations.
01	Braunfels, Beethoven	20110905	BBC PROMS 2011 Live from the Royal Albert Hall, London Presented by Suzy Klein The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra visits the Proms with its Music Director Manfred Honeck, bringing favourites by Beethoven and Tchaikovsky. First on the programme though is a concert rarity: a flamboyant orchestral work by Walther Braunfels, whose career was knocked off course in Nazi Germany. Although profoundly influenced by Wagner he was also a huge admirer of Berlioz, as is evident in this work. Beethoven's Fourth Piano concerto, played by H退l耀ne Grimaud, shows the intimate as well as the dramatic side of the composer. Tchaikovsky's triumphant symphony concludes the programme. This is the first of two Proms with the Pittsburgh Orchestra. Braunfels: Fantastic Appearances of a Theme of Hector Berlioz Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major H退l耀ne Grimaud (piano) Manfred Honeck (conductor) This Prom will be repeated on Thursday 8 September at 2.30pm. Manfred Honeck conducts the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra in Braunfels and Beethoven. The world's greatest classical music festival - stunning performances and collaborations.
01	Prom 68 (part 1): Cleveland Orchestra	20140907	Live from the Royal Albert Hall, London Presented by Ian Skelly The Cleveland Orchestra and Franz Welser-M怀st live at the BBC Proms with music by Brahms and the UK premiere of a work by J怀rg Widmann featuring flautist Joshua Smith . Brahms: Academic Festival Overture J怀rg Widmann: Flûte en suite (UK premiere) 8.15pm Interval 8.35pm Brahms: Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68 Joshua Smith (flute) Franz Welser-M怀st (conductor) The Cleveland Orchestra is one of America's great ensembles. After an absence of almost a decade it returns to the Proms under Music Director Franz Welser-M怀st for the first of two concerts. If Brahms's stormy and intricately structured First Symphony sees the composer at his most serious and structurally ambitious, his Academic Festival Overture is a rare example of his levity - an elegantly constructed musical thank-you-letter to Breslau University, taking its themes from boisterous student songs. At the centre of the programme is a concerto commissioned by the Cleveland Orchestra for its principal flautist Joshua Smith. Rejecting anything too grandiose, young German composer J怀rg Widmann has opted for a suite of dance movements - playful, referential and imaginatively disorienting. Franz Welser-Most conducts the Cleveland Orchestra in music by Brahms and Jorg Widmann. The world's greatest classical music festival - stunning performances and collaborations.
01	Prom 68 (part 1): Tchaikovsky, Szymanowski And Rachmaninov	20130902	The Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra and Vasily Petrenko, live at the BBC Proms, play Tchaikovsky's First Symphony, Szymanowski's First Violin Concerto (with Baiba Skride as soloist) and Rachmaninov's Symphonic Dances. Live from the Royal Albert Hall, London Presented by Andrew McGregor Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 1 in G minor, 'Winter Daydreams 8.10 pm Interval 8.35 Szymanowski: Violin Concerto No.1 Rachmaninov: Symphonic Dances Baiba Skride (violin) Vasily Petrenko (conductor) Proms debut violinist Baiba Skride joins the Oslo Philharmonic and its new Chief Conductor, Vasily Petrenko, to continue the Proms focus on Polish music in their performance of Szymanowski's Violin Concerto No. 1, an opulent nocturnal fantasy from a composer enchanted by the sound-worlds of North Africa and the southern Mediterranean, and inspired by the 'amorous conflagration' of Tadeusz Micinski's poem 'May Night'. Tchaikovsky's youthful Symphony No. 1, 'Winter Daydreams', and Rachmaninov's nostalgic final work, the Symphonic Dances of 1940, frame the concerto in a programme rich with dreams. Vasily Petrenko conducts the Oslo Philharmonic in Tchaikovsky's Symphony No 1 in G minor. The world's greatest classical music festival - stunning performances and collaborations.
02	Bliss, Bax, Sibelius, Parry - Part 2	20100905	BBC PROMS 2010 Live from the Royal Albert Hall, London Presented by Andrew McGregor To complete Henry Wood day, the Ulster Orchestra and its Principal Guest Conductor Paul Watkins perform music either premiered by or closely associated with Sir Henry Wood, founder conductor of the Proms. There is inevitably a strong English flavour to the programme with works by Arthur Bliss, Arnold Bax and Hubert Parry. An English composer forgotten now, but who gained recognition in her day, is Dorothy Howell, whose symphonic poem 'Lamia' was given its first performance at a Henry Wood Prom in 1919. The other works from Russia and Finland were all given their UK premiere performances by Henry Wood - including Rachmaninov's expansive First Piano Concerto, played tonight by soloist Steven Osborne. Sibelius: Karelia Suite Parry: Symphonic Variations Tchaikovsky: Eugene Onegin - Waltz and Polonaise Steven Osborne (piano) Paul Watkins (conductor). Concluding a celebration of Henry Wood, with music by Sibelius, Parry and Tchaikovsky. The world's greatest classical music festival - stunning performances and collaborations.
02	Prom 68 (part 2): Cleveland Orchestra	20140907	Live from the Royal Albert Hall, London Presented by Ian Skelly The Cleveland Orchestra and Franz Welser-M怀st live at the BBC Proms with music by Brahms and the UK premiere of a work by J怀rg Widmann featuring flautist Joshua Smith . Brahms: Academic Festival Overture J怀rg Widmann: Flûte en suite (UK premiere) 8.15pm Interval 8.35pm Brahms: Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68 Joshua Smith (flute) Franz Welser-M怀st (conductor) The Cleveland Orchestra is one of America's great ensembles. After an absence of almost a decade it returns to the Proms under Music Director Franz Welser-M怀st for the first of two concerts. If Brahms's stormy and intricately structured First Symphony sees the composer at his most serious and structurally ambitious, his Academic Festival Overture is a rare example of his levity - an elegantly constructed musical thank-you-letter to Breslau University, taking its themes from boisterous student songs. At the centre of the programme is a concerto commissioned by the Cleveland Orchestra for its principal flautist Joshua Smith. Rejecting anything too grandiose, young German composer J怀rg Widmann has opted for a suite of dance movements - playful, referential and imaginatively disorienting. Franz Welser-Most conducts the Cleveland Orchestra in Brahms's Symphony No 1 in C minor. The world's greatest classical music festival - stunning performances and collaborations.
02	Prom 68 (part 2): Tchaikovsky, Szymanowski And Rachmaninov	20130902	The Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra and Vasily Petrenko, live at the BBC Proms, play Tchaikovsky's First Symphony, Szymanowski's First Violin Concerto (with Baiba Skride as soloist) and Rachmaninov's Symphonic Dances. Live from the Royal Albert Hall, London Presented by Andrew McGregor Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 1 in G minor, 'Winter Daydreams 8.10 pm Interval 8.35 Szymanowski: Violin Concerto No.1 Rachmaninov: Symphonic Dances Baiba Skride (violin) Vasily Petrenko (conductor) Proms debut violinist Baiba Skride joins the Oslo Philharmonic and its new Chief Conductor, Vasily Petrenko, to continue the Proms focus on Polish music in their performance of Szymanowski's Violin Concerto No. 1, an opulent nocturnal fantasy from a composer enchanted by the sound-worlds of North Africa and the southern Mediterranean, and inspired by the 'amorous conflagration' of Tadeusz Micinski's poem 'May Night'. Tchaikovsky's youthful Symphony No. 1, 'Winter Daydreams', and Rachmaninov's nostalgic final work, the Symphonic Dances of 1940, frame the concerto in a programme rich with dreams. Vasily Petrenko conducts the Oslo Philharmonic in music by Szymanowski and Rachmaninov. The world's greatest classical music festival - stunning performances and collaborations.
02	Tchaikovsky	20110905	BBC PROMS 2011 Live from the Royal Albert Hall, London Presented by Suzy Klein The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra visits the Proms with its Music Director Manfred Honeck, bringing favourites by Beethoven and Tchaikovsky. First on the programme though is a concert rarity: a flamboyant orchestral work by Walther Braunfels, whose career was knocked off course in Nazi Germany. Although profoundly influenced by Wagner he was also a huge admirer of Berlioz, as is evident in this work. Beethoven's Fourth Piano concerto, played by H退l耀ne Grimaud, shows the intimate as well as the dramatic side of the composer. Tchaikovsky's triumphant symphony concludes the programme. This is the first of two Proms with the Pittsburgh Orchestra. Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5 in E minor H退l耀ne Grimaud (piano) Manfred Honeck (conductor) This Prom will be repeated on Thursday 8 September at 2.30pm. Manfred Honeck conducts the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra in Tchaikovsky's Symphony No 5. The world's greatest classical music festival - stunning performances and collaborations.