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Prom 58: The Sound of an Orchestra

Live at the Â鶹Éç Proms: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra under Joshua Weilerstein with The Sound of an Orchestra

Live at the Â鶹Éç Proms: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra under Joshua Weilerstein with The Sound of an Orchestra

Live from the Royal Albert Hall, London
Presented by Andrew McGregor

7.30pm
Gerard McBurney: The Sound of an Orchestra

Interval

c.9.00pm
Elizabeth Ogonek: All These Lighted Things - 1st movement (UK premiere)
Bernstein: Wonderful Town - overture
Ligeti: ´¡³Ù³¾´Ç²õ±è³óè°ù±ð²õ
Debussy: La Mer - 3rd movement (Dialogue du vent et de la mer)
Wagner: Lohengrin - Prelude to Act 1
Beethoven: Egmont - overture

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Joshua Weilerstein (conductor)
Gerard McBurney (creative director)
Mike Tutaj (projection design)

What happens – on stage, in the air, in the listener’s mind – when an orchestra plays together? In a tribute to Leonard Bernstein’s televised presentations, which brought classical music to generations of new audiences, we pay homage to his pioneering work in this area.

The first half of our journey into ‘The Sound of an Orchestra’ presents a vivid tapestry of words, projections and music, leading us from the primal anarchy of tuning-up to the dynamic complexity of Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring.

In the second half we explore a kaleidoscope of works spanning almost 250 years – from the unsettling echo chamber of Ligeti’s ´¡³Ù³¾´Ç²õ±è³óè°ù±ð²õ, through Bernstein in Broadway mode, to Debussy’s shimmering seascape La mer and Beethoven’s resolute Egmont overture. A scintillating multi-sensory journey for novices and experts alike.

2 hours, 29 minutes

Last on

Sun 26 Aug 2018 19:30

Music Played

  • Gerard McBurney

    The Sound of an Orchestra

    Orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Joshua Weilerstein.

    An exploration of the sound of the orchestra through music, words and projections

  • Elizabeth Ogonek

    All These Lighted Things (1st movement) - UK premiere

    Orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Joshua Weilerstein.
  • Leonard Bernstein

    Wonderful Town (Overture)

    Orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Joshua Weilerstein.
  • György Ligeti

    ´¡³Ù³¾´Ç²õ±è³óè°ù±ð²õ

    Orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Joshua Weilerstein.
  • Claude Debussy

    La Mer - 3rd movement (Dialogue du vent et de la mer)

    Orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Joshua Weilerstein.
  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Overture 'Egmont'

    Orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Joshua Weilerstein.
  • Aaron Copland

    Buckaroo Holiday (Rodeo - 4 dance episodes)

    Orchestra: San Francisco Symphony. Conductor: Michael Tilson Thomas.
    • Copland the Populist: Michael Tilson Thomas, San Francisco Symphony.
    • RCA Red Seal.
    • 1.

Broadcast

  • Sun 26 Aug 2018 19:30

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