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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.

1 hour, 50 minutes

Last on

Sat 29 Aug 2015 20:10

Music Played

  • 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 20:10