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First night tonight
Anybody watching / listening ?
This years season celebrates the 150th birthday years of Carl Nielsen and Jean Sibelius - so the programme / season has a strong Scandinavian feel to it.
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Tonight's prom is an interesting one that includes classics by Beethoven, Mozart, Britten, Mussorgsky and others - and some new compositions by school kids, that have been inspired from works by these composers.
Part of the Ten Pieces project, and includes Barney Harwood and Dick and Dom from CBBC  
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By *icketysplitsWoman
over a year ago
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"Tonight's prom is an interesting one that includes classics by Beethoven, Mozart, Britten, Mussorgsky and others - and some new compositions by school kids, that have been inspired from works by these composers.
Part of the Ten Pieces project, and includes Barney Harwood and Dick and Dom from CBBC
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We had our own concert here; the kids played Ode to Joy and their own composition for piano, trumpet and cello. It worked rather well.
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By *icketysplitsWoman
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"Tonight it is Haydn and Stravinsky with the world premier of the work by Gruber called 'into the open ...'
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I'm not into Stravinsky. Keep us posted - you're much cheaper than buying the guide.  |
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"Mixed bag tonight, but with the common inspiration being the Baroque period.
Poulenc, Haydn, Mozart and (sadly for Lickety) Stravinsky!
BBC Welsh orchestra (and chorus)
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I like Haydn, Mozart and Poulenc though and who doesn't like a Welsh chorus? |
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Another mixed bag tonight....
Starting with the beautiful piece by Delius - In a Summer Garden.
Nielsen clarinet concerto and then world premier of a new work by British composer Hugh Wood (I wonder if any relation to Sir Henry)
Ravel Daphnis and Chloe Suite no.2 closes the night
BBC SO with Andrew Davis on the stick! |
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By *icketysplitsWoman
over a year ago
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"Another mixed bag tonight....
Starting with the beautiful piece by Delius - In a Summer Garden.
Nielsen clarinet concerto and then world premier of a new work by British composer Hugh Wood (I wonder if any relation to Sir Henry)
Ravel Daphnis and Chloe Suite no.2 closes the night
BBC SO with Andrew Davis on the stick!"
I was offered a last minute ticket but boring work got in the way - I just couldn't make it across London in 15 minutes. Why don't we have teleportation yet?
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Stravinsky , Schoenberg and double helping of Beethoven tonight.
Same Norwegian guy as last night on stick and ivories.
Give the Stravinsky a chance - Dumbarton Oaks - it's a great piece, even if you don't like Stravinsky
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Stravinsky , Schoenberg and double helping of Beethoven tonight.
Same Norwegian guy as last night on stick and ivories.
Give the Stravinsky a chance - Dumbarton Oaks - it's a great piece, even if you don't like Stravinsky
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By *icketysplitsWoman
over a year ago
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"Stravinsky , Schoenberg and double helping of Beethoven tonight.
Same Norwegian guy as last night on stick and ivories.
Give the Stravinsky a chance - Dumbarton Oaks - it's a great piece, even if you don't like Stravinsky
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Do you think that's his cum face too? |
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By *icketysplitsWoman
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"Tonight is Fiddler on the Roof at the Proms!
Semi-staged with Welsh mega star Bryn Terfel in the lead role of Tevye.
This will be a cracker.
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This one is exciting but I can't decide whether to wait until it's televised.
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"Tonight is Fiddler on the Roof at the Proms!
Semi-staged with Welsh mega star Bryn Terfel in the lead role of Tevye.
This will be a cracker.
This one is exciting but I can't decide whether to wait until it's televised.
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Sadly it looks like this one is not televised  |
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By *icketysplitsWoman
over a year ago
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"Tonight is Fiddler on the Roof at the Proms!
Semi-staged with Welsh mega star Bryn Terfel in the lead role of Tevye.
This will be a cracker.
This one is exciting but I can't decide whether to wait until it's televised.
Sadly it looks like this one is not televised "
It's not tonight but I think it's scheduled to be shown later.
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over a year ago
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"Norwegian pianist Leif Ove Andsnes completes the cycle of Beethoven piano concertos tonight with no. 2 and the mighty Emperor no.5.
Stravinsky Octet opens the programme.
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More Stravinsky?! |
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"Norwegian pianist Leif Ove Andsnes completes the cycle of Beethoven piano concertos tonight with no. 2 and the mighty Emperor no.5.
Stravinsky Octet opens the programme.
More Stravinsky?!"
yes, don't worry after tonight only 2 more proms that will include his work
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Pierre Boulez Notations opens tonight's prom, followed by the UK premier of a new work by Francesconi.
After the interval - Holst The Planets
BBC symphony orchestra under the baton of Susanna Mãlkki
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After last nights Prokofiev Piano extravaganza the programme opens tonight with the rousing Symphony No1 "Classical" by Prokofiev.
Then East meets West with the London premier of the work Iris dévoilée by Chinese composer Qigang Chen (who was a pupil of Messiaen) - combining traditional chinese instruments with western harmonies.
After the interval it's a cracker - Rachmaninov Symphony No.2 - the master of the 'big tune' at his best!
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"Debussy, Vaughan Williams and Elgar (symphony No2) tonight.
The fantastic Hallé under the baton of Sir Mark Elder
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Love Debussy and elgar. Sadly unless a lottery win happens I won't be going to any this year x |
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"Debussy, Vaughan Williams and Elgar (symphony No2) tonight.
The fantastic Hallé under the baton of Sir Mark Elder
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Love Debussy and elgar. Sadly unless a lottery win happens I won't be going to any this year x "
Radio 3, a nice armchair, glass of wine and overear headphones - next best thing |
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Tremendous prom tonight...
First off - subtle and sensitive Mozart concerto for 2 pianos with the superb Labèque sisters at the keyboards.
After the interval..... The epic Shostakovich symphony No 7 'Leningrad'
Very powerful and spine tingling, and one of the giants of the symphonic repertoire. this is seriously an amazing work to hear (hairs on the back of my neck are tingling just thinking about it!)
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Second night of BBC Scottsih Symphony Orchestra at the Proms.
First half - world premier of Scottish composer Sir James MacMillan Symphony No.4
Second half - another giant in the orchestral repertoire - Mahler Symphony No.5.
(The Adagietto being the more well known part, mainly due to its use in the film "A Death in Venice") |
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By *icketysplitsWoman
over a year ago
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"Second night of BBC Scottsih Symphony Orchestra at the Proms.
First half - world premier of Scottish composer Sir James MacMillan Symphony No.4
Second half - another giant in the orchestral repertoire - Mahler Symphony No.5.
(The Adagietto being the more well known part, mainly due to its use in the film "A Death in Venice")"
A thousand years ago I booked tickets to the Proms for this Mahler because my partner at the time loved Mahler. We split up that May and I went on my own. It's beautiful but always bittersweeet for me now.
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"Second night of BBC Scottsih Symphony Orchestra at the Proms.
First half - world premier of Scottish composer Sir James MacMillan Symphony No.4
Second half - another giant in the orchestral repertoire - Mahler Symphony No.5.
(The Adagietto being the more well known part, mainly due to its use in the film "A Death in Venice")
A thousand years ago I booked tickets to the Proms for this Mahler because my partner at the time loved Mahler. We split up that May and I went on my own. It's beautiful but always bittersweeet for me now.
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"Second night of BBC Scottsih Symphony Orchestra at the Proms.
First half - world premier of Scottish composer Sir James MacMillan Symphony No.4
Second half - another giant in the orchestral repertoire - Mahler Symphony No.5.
(The Adagietto being the more well known part, mainly due to its use in the film "A Death in Venice")
A thousand years ago I booked tickets to the Proms for this Mahler because my partner at the time loved Mahler. We split up that May and I went on my own. It's beautiful but always bittersweeet for me now.
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i also have a similar relationship with this work! |
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"Baroque masterpiece tonight - Monteverdi 'Orfeo'.
Sir John Eliot Gardiner conducting the English Baroque Soloists and Monteverdi Choir
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I didn't think you were that keen on the Baroque works.  |
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"Baroque masterpiece tonight - Monteverdi 'Orfeo'.
Sir John Eliot Gardiner conducting the English Baroque Soloists and Monteverdi Choir
I didn't think you were that keen on the Baroque works. "
I'm not ! ! But I will suffer it in the knowledge that tomorrow night is going to be an absolute belter
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By *icketysplitsWoman
over a year ago
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"Baroque masterpiece tonight - Monteverdi 'Orfeo'.
Sir John Eliot Gardiner conducting the English Baroque Soloists and Monteverdi Choir
I didn't think you were that keen on the Baroque works.
I'm not ! ! But I will suffer it in the knowledge that tomorrow night is going to be an absolute belter
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You are a peculiar fish! There's no need to suffer anything - just don't listen tonight.
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"Baroque masterpiece tonight - Monteverdi 'Orfeo'.
Sir John Eliot Gardiner conducting the English Baroque Soloists and Monteverdi Choir
I didn't think you were that keen on the Baroque works.
I'm not ! ! But I will suffer it in the knowledge that tomorrow night is going to be an absolute belter
You are a peculiar fish! There's no need to suffer anything - just don't listen tonight.
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As I mentioned in yesterdays post, tonights Prom is a proper belter!
British Composers.
Entrée: Walton Spitfire Prelude and Fugue - marvellous (what a tune!)
Starter: Vaughan Williams Concerto accademico (rarely heard these days, but a wonderfully lyrical work featuring Chloe Hanslip on solo violin)
Fish course: Welsh composer Grace Williams work Fairest of Stars (featuring soprano Ailish Tynan)
After the interval a little amuse-bouche in the shape of Elgar Overture 'Froissart'
And then the main course: Walton Symphony No.2
A veritable feast of British music from the BBC National Orchestra of Wales... under the direction of Tadaaki Otaka. Tuck in and enjoy!
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After the brilliance of British composers last night, tonight's Prom is a mixed bag of stuff!
Dukas Sorcerers Apprentice, works by Mark-Anthony Turnage and Gunther Schuller (  ). Concert ends with Scriabin The Poem of Ecstasy (a work which fuses poetry and music in pursuit of sexual bliss and spiritual transcendence )
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By *icketysplitsWoman
over a year ago
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"After the brilliance of British composers last night, tonight's Prom is a mixed bag of stuff!
Dukas Sorcerers Apprentice, works by Mark-Anthony Turnage and Gunther Schuller ( ). Concert ends with Scriabin The Poem of Ecstasy (a work which fuses poetry and music in pursuit of sexual bliss and spiritual transcendence )
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I might need a helping hand to reach the sexual bliss part.
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My OH will watch every broadcasted prom concert this year like he does every year.
In saying that, he's a massive music lover and will watch most anything on the Tele or online and we go to concerts at least 6 times a year. |
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"National Youth orchestra of GB at the proms tonight - with conductor Sir Mark Elder.
World premier of new work by Tansy Davies followed by Mahler Symphony No. 9 .
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Mahler 9 is up there for me just for the ending! |
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Enjoyed the stravinsky the other night (petroushka), but I've missed some stuff, just not got my head around the programme really. I guess I should take a look at iplayer...
I loved the radio 1 ibiza prom, but let's face it, it was more of a gig! (didn't stop me from dancing though)
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Britten four sea interludes (nice)
Prokofiev symphony no.5 (great)
But the real star of tonight's programme is Korngold Violin Concerto with Nicola Benedetti on violin - superb concerto - tremendous tunes and harmonies |
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The Korngold was fantastic last night!
So on to tonight, and quite interestingly tonights Prom is entitled "The story of Swing"!
this prom features the best of the current UK jazz and big band scene, with the vocalist Clare Teal presenting.
Guy Barker Big Band and Winston Rollins Big Band with tributes to Benny Goodman and Tommy Dorsey.
I do like these Proms (watch out for the Prom later in the season from John Wilson and his orchestra) |
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Lickety will like this one tonight!
Pierre Boulez Figures-Doubles-Prismes to start followed by Ravel (arr. Boulez) Frontispiece
Ravel Piano Concerto for the Left Hand and the Prom closes with Stravinsky The Firebird (which is a magnificent work!)
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By *icketysplitsWoman
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"Lickety will like this one tonight!
Pierre Boulez Figures-Doubles-Prismes to start followed by Ravel (arr. Boulez) Frontispiece
Ravel Piano Concerto for the Left Hand and the Prom closes with Stravinsky The Firebird (which is a magnificent work!)
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Lickety watched Bake Off instead.
Front Row featured the Grime Prom on later, mentioning the Stravinsky.
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By *icketysplitsWoman
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"The Korngold was fantastic last night!
So on to tonight, and quite interestingly tonights Prom is entitled "The story of Swing"!
this prom features the best of the current UK jazz and big band scene, with the vocalist Clare Teal presenting.
Guy Barker Big Band and Winston Rollins Big Band with tributes to Benny Goodman and Tommy Dorsey.
I do like these Proms (watch out for the Prom later in the season from John Wilson and his orchestra)"
I'm going to have to get this one of catch up. I sat next to Guy Barker in the restaurant last year before going in to a performance at the Albert Hall.
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"Nielsen flavoured Prom tonight featuring the 'Helios' Overture, Three Motets, Hymnus amoris and Symphony No.2
Brahms Violin Concerto wedged in between!
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Thank you for the reminder. I have been recording some and listening later.
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Some interesting stuff tonight!
Sibelius "Tapiola"
Organ Concerto by Leifs
UK premier of the work Beast Sampler by Anders Hillborg
Ending with some proper 'bread and butter' repertoire - Beethoven Symphony No.7 |
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Trumpet Concerto by Brett Dean called Dramatis personae featuring the brilliant trumpeter Hakan Hardenberger
And followed by Mahler 6
Also tonight look out for the late night prom - Sir Andras Schiff playing Bach Goldberg Variations. Schiff is one of the greats !
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"I'm looking forward to Fridays prom.X "
After quite a few nights of plinky plonk repertoire tonights prom is great
Schubert Overture in C major "in the Italian style"
Mozart Piano Concerto No23
Schubert Symphony No9 "Great"
Solid classical repertoire - nice! |
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Schienberg theme and variations stars tonight's prom
The piano concerto by Henry Cowell (which requires the soloist to thump the piano with fists and forearm)
Ending with Mahler Symphony no.1
San Fransisco symphony orchestra and the great Michael Tilson Thomas |
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"Schienberg theme and variations stars tonight's prom
The piano concerto by Henry Cowell (which requires the soloist to thump the piano with fists and forearm)
Ending with Mahler Symphony no.1
San Fransisco symphony orchestra and the great Michael Tilson Thomas"
Thanks for the update.
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"BBC 4, Andras Schiff playing the Goldberg Variations.
Unbeatable.
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Agreed, although I would say the Glenn Gould interpretations are fascinating - comparing the 1981 recording to the original 1955 one.
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Tonight is a cracker!
John Wilson and his orchestra at the Proms has become one of the anticipated concerts of the season.
This year he is devoting the entire night to Leonard Bernstein - Stage and Screen.
On the Town, on the waterfront, candide and of course west side story are among the delights to be heard tonight.
If you are missing it tonight, watch out for it when it is broadcast (this one is normally shown on bbc 1 or 2) |
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By *icketysplitsWoman
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"Tonight is a cracker!
John Wilson and his orchestra at the Proms has become one of the anticipated concerts of the season.
This year he is devoting the entire night to Leonard Bernstein - Stage and Screen.
On the Town, on the waterfront, candide and of course west side story are among the delights to be heard tonight.
If you are missing it tonight, watch out for it when it is broadcast (this one is normally shown on bbc 1 or 2)"
I'm recording this one. It clashes with Strictly.
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In to the final week of Prom's. Tonight's programme :
Saint-Saens Danse Macabre
World premier of a new work by Guy Barker - The Lanterne of light (a trumpet concerto with soloist Alison Balsom )
After the interval Carl Orff Carmina Burana
(Listen out for the totally sublime and beautiful 'In Trutina') |
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What an absolute belter tonight!!!
St Petersburg Philharmonic with Yuri Temirkanov in an all Russian programme.
Tchaikovsky 'Francesca da Rimini'
Rachmaninov Piano Concerto No.2
After the interval the epic Rimsky-Korsakov 'Scheherazade'
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Tonight the St Petersburg Philharmonic is still in town at the Proms.
Rimsky Korsakov - the symphonic pictures - 'The Legend of the Invisible City of Kitezh'
Tchaikovsky Violin concerto
after the interval a nice bit of British...
Elgar 'Enigma' Variations
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Quite a mix tonight at the Proms
Two work by Neilsen
Springtime on Funen
Violin Concerto
After the interval...
Webster "In the Sweet By and By"
Zeuner "Ye Christian Heralds"
Marsh "Jesus, Lover of My Soul"
Mason "Nearer, My God, to Thee"
Ives Symphony No. 4
I don't know the first 4 works of the second half - so they will be interesting to hear for the first time. |
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By *icketysplitsWoman
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"Quite a mix tonight at the Proms
Two work by Neilsen
Springtime on Funen
Violin Concerto
After the interval...
Webster "In the Sweet By and By"
Zeuner "Ye Christian Heralds"
Marsh "Jesus, Lover of My Soul"
Mason "Nearer, My God, to Thee"
Ives Symphony No. 4
I don't know the first 4 works of the second half - so they will be interesting to hear for the first time."
What did you think? Should I get it on the listen again thingy?
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"Quite a mix tonight at the Proms
Two work by Neilsen
Springtime on Funen
Violin Concerto
After the interval...
Webster "In the Sweet By and By"
Zeuner "Ye Christian Heralds"
Marsh "Jesus, Lover of My Soul"
Mason "Nearer, My God, to Thee"
Ives Symphony No. 4
I don't know the first 4 works of the second half - so they will be interesting to hear for the first time.
What did you think? Should I get it on the listen again thingy?
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I missed a lot of it..... but the Ives Symphony No.4 is an interesting work if you haven't heard it before |
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Well it's here!
Last night
Expect all the usual favourites. My favourite part - Britten arrangement of the National Anthem
After keeping you updated on the Proms each day for the last 2 months - I'm leaving.
Have a great night watching and listening.
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