Prom 58 (part 2): Sibelius - Kullervo
Johanna Rusanen-Kartano (soprano), Waltteri Torikka (baritone), the Polytech Choir, men's voices of the Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ Symphony Chorus and the Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ SO under Sakari Oramo in Sibelius: Kullervo.
Sakari Oramo conducts the Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ Symphony Orchestra live at the Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ Proms in an all-Sibelius programme: the tone poem En Saga and the epic Kullervo, with male voice chorus and soloists.
Live from the Royal Albert Hall
Presented by Penny Gore
Sibelius: En Saga
7.50 pm Interval
8.10 pm
Sibelius: Kullervo
Johanna Rusanen-Kartano (soprano)
Waltteri Torikka (baritone)
Polytech Choir
Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ Symphony Chorus (men's voices)
Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ Symphony Orchestra
Sakari Oramo (conductor)
Finnish conductor Sakari Oramo pairs two of Sibelius's most engagingly descriptive works as we continue our 150th-anniversary celebrations of the composer. The folk hero Kullervo was the inspiration behind a powerful national statement for a country struggling to overthrow Russian rule. This massive musical hybrid - part cantata, part symphony, part suite - is a vivid and thrilling work, richly melodic but looking ahead to modernism in some striking musical gestures. En saga is a fairy tale without a plot, whose contrasting movements suggest many possible stories, but never commit to just one.
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Music Played
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Jean Sibelius
Kullervo Op.7
Orchestra: Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Sakari Oramo. -
Rob Durnin
Thrall(s)
Orchestra: Members of the NBC Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Rumon Gamba. -
Rob Durnin
Thrall(s)
Orchestra: Members of the NBC Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Rumon Gamba. -
Veljo Tormis
Three songs from the epic Kalev's Son
Choir: Holst Singers, Stephen Layton (conductor).
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Performer | Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ Symphony Chorus |
| Performer | Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ Symphony Orchestra |
Broadcast
- Sat 29 Aug 2015 20:10Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ Radio 3