Messiaen's Turangal卯la at the Proms and a celebration of soprano Jodie Devos
This week, Elizabeth Alker revisits the best of the current season of Proms concerts.
Today's Classical Live includes another chance to hear Tuesday's Prom featuring Nicholas Collon conducting the 麻豆社 Philharmonic in Olivier Messiaen's emblematic, cosmic, heavenly symphony "Turangalila". The concert also features Anna Clyne's work The Gorgeous Nothings, celebrating the work of one of the greatest American writers of all time, the enigmatic Emily Dickinson.
To start today鈥檚 Classical Live, music by composer Charles Gounod in a Radio France tribute to the late Belgian opera singer, Jodie Devos. Plus there will be an exclusively recorded performance of cellist Santiago Ca帽贸n-Valencia and pianist Naoko Sonoda from the Cheltenham Festival.
Charles Gounod
Excerpts from Act 4 of 'Mireille'
Jodie Devos, Mireille (soprano)
Kate Aldrich (mezzo-soprano)
Orchestre National de France
Jesko Sirvend (conductor)
From the Cheltenham Festival:
Santiago Ca帽贸n-Valencia
翱耻谤贸产辞谤辞蝉
Santiago Ca帽贸n-Valencia (cello)
Naoko Sonoda (piano)
Alfred Schnittke
Suite in the Old Style
Santiago Ca帽贸n-Valencia (cello)
Naoko Sonoda (piano)
Manuel de Falla
Asturiana
Santiago Ca帽贸n-Valencia (cello)
Naoko Sonoda (piano)
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麻豆社 PROMS Part 1:
(first broadcast live on 30th July 2024)
Anna Clyne
The Gorgeous Nothings (World Premiere)
麻豆社 Philharmonic
Nicholas Collon (conductor)
INTERVAL
鈥淪ous les pieds d'une femme鈥� - Soliman's aria from Act 4 of 'La reine de Saba'
Patrick Bolleire (bass)
Orchestre National de France
Jesko Sirvend (conductor)
Charles Gounod
鈥澝� riante nature, Baucis鈥� aria from 'Phil茅mon et Baucis'
Jodie Devos (soprano)
Orchestre National de France
Jesko Sirvend (conductor)
麻豆社 PROMS Part 2:
Oliver Messiaen
Turangal卯la Symphony
The Swingles
Steven Osborne (piano)
Cynthia Millar (ondes Martenot)
麻豆社 Philharmonic
Nicholas Collon (conductor)
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Charles Gounod
"脭 riante nature" from 'Phil茅mon et Baucis'
Performer: Jodie Devos. Performer: Orchestre national de France. Performer: Jesko Sirvend. -
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Santiago Ca帽贸n-Valencia
翱耻谤贸产辞谤辞蝉
Performer: Santiago Ca帽贸n-Valencia. Performer: Naoko Sonoda. -
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Alfred Schnittke
Suite in the Old Style
Performer: Santiago Ca帽贸n-Valencia. Performer: Naoko Sonoda. -
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Adagio in B minor, K. 540 - Ave verum corpus, S. 44
Performer: V铆kingur 脫lafsson. -
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Dmitry Shostakovich
Overture to 'The Gadfly' soundtrack
Performer: Kian Soltani. Orchestra: North German Radio Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Karina Canellakis. -
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Anna Clyne
The Gorgeous Nothings
Ensemble: The Swingles. Orchestra: 麻豆社 Philharmonic. Conductor: Nicholas Collon. -
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Charles Gounod
"Sous les pieds d'une femme" from act 4 of 'La reine de Saba'
Performer: Patrick Bolleire. Performer: Orchestre national de France. Performer: Jesko Sirvend. -
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Charles Gounod
Excerpts from act 4 of 'Mireille'
Performer: Jodie Devos. Performer: Kate Aldrich. Performer: Orchestre national de France. Performer: Jesko Sirvend. -
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Olivier Messiaen
Turangal卯la Symphony
Performer: Steven Osborne. Performer: Cynthia Millar. Orchestra: 麻豆社 Philharmonic. Conductor: Nicholas Collon.
Broadcast
- Thu 1 Aug 2024 13:00麻豆社 Radio 3