The Boston Symphony Orchestra's Prom under Andris Nelsons concludes with a performance of Mahler's Symphony No 6 in A minor.
H氓kan Hardenberger, The Boston Symphony Orchestra and Andris Nelsons, live at the 麻豆社 Proms
Live from the Royal Albert Hall, London
Presented by Clemency Burton-Hill
Brett Dean: Dramatis personae
7.05 pm INTERVAL
7.25 pm
Mahler: Symphony No. 6 in A minor
H氓kan Hardenberger (trumpet)
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Andris Nelsons (conductor)
Two contrasting heroes share the limelight in this evening of musical drama from the Boston Symphony Orchestra and its new Chief Conductor, Andris Nelsons. Brett Dean's trumpet concerto Dramatis personae, composed for tonight's Swedish virtuoso H氓kan Hardenberger, assigns all roles to the trumpet, casting him by turns as fallen superhero and accidental revolutionary. Mahler's Sixth Symphony sees the composer himself as cursed hero - one, he explained, 'on whom fall three blows of fate, the last of which fells him as a tree is felled'. The conclusion may be a tragic one but there are also scenes of beauty and joy in a work that includes a glowing theme associated with Mahler's wife Alma.
This Prom will be repeated on Monday 7th September at 2pm.
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Gustav Mahler
Symphony No. 6 in A minor
Orchestra: Boston Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Andris Nelsons.
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- Sat 22 Aug 2015 19:25麻豆社 Radio 3
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