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Richard Strauss’s Death and Transfiguration from the Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ Proms

Linton Stephens introduces highlights from the Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ Proms, including Strauss’ Death and Transfiguration; plus song from Nicky Spence and Julius Drake at the Aldeburgh Festival.

Linton Stephens introduces highlights from this year's Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ Proms, including Strauss’ tone-poem Death and Transfiguration and music by John Adams from the Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ National Orchestra of Wales and Ryan Bancroft. Also, song inspired by The Swan of Avon and other bards, from Nicky Spence and Julius Drake at the Aldeburgh Festival. And in today's programme a rare chance to catch a short choral work from French prodigy Lili Boulanger, a setting of a Buddhist 'prayer for the whole universe'.

Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ Proms:
Richard Strauss
Death and Transfiguration
Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ National Orchestra of Wales
Ryan Bancroft (conductor)

Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ Proms:
Shruthi Rajasekar
Sat on the shore
Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ Singers
Sofi Jeannin (conductor)

Aldeburgh Festival:
Sergei Prokofiev
3 Pensées for piano, Op. 62
Julius Asal (piano)

Aldeburgh Festival:
‘The Bards’
Franz Schubert
An Silvia, D. 891
Maurice Ravel
Chants populaire – No. 5 Chanson écossaise
Robert Schumann
Myrthen Op. 25 No. 13 - Hochländers Abschied
Benjamin Britten
O can ye sew cushions?
Fancy
Francis Poulenc
Fancie
John Dankworth
Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?
Dunsinane blues
Nicky Spence (tenor)
Julius Drake (piano)

Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ Proms:
John Adams
Harmonium
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Kazuki Yamada (conductor)

Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ Proms:
Lili Boulanger
Vieille prière bouddhique
James Way (tenor)
Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ National Chorus of Wales
London Philharmonic Choir
Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ National Orchestra of Wales
Ryan Bancroft (conductor)

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Music Played

  • Richard Strauss

    Death and Transfiguration, Op. 24

    Orchestra: Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Ryan Bancroft.
  • Shruthi Rajasekar

    Sat On The Shore

    Ensemble: Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ Singers. Conductor: Sofi Jeannin.
  • Franz Schubert

    An Silvia, D.891

    Performer: Julius Drake. Singer: Nicky Spence.
  • Maurice Ravel

    Chanson écossaise

    Performer: Julius Drake. Singer: Nicky Spence.
  • Robert Schumann

    Hochländers Abschied (Myrthen, Op. 25 No. 13)

    Performer: Julius Drake. Singer: Nicky Spence.
  • Trad.

    O can ye sew cushions?

    Composer: Benjamin Britten. Performer: Julius Drake. Singer: Nicky Spence.
  • Benjamin Britten

    Fancie

    Performer: Julius Drake. Singer: Nicky Spence.
  • Francis Poulenc

    Fancy

    Performer: Julius Drake. Singer: Nicky Spence.
  • John Dankworth

    Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?

    Performer: Julius Drake. Singer: Nicky Spence.
  • John Dankworth

    Dunsinane blues

    Performer: Julius Drake. Singer: Nicky Spence.
  • Sergey Prokofiev

    3 Pensees for piano, Op. 62

    Performer: Julius Asal.
  • John Adams

    Harmonium

    Choir: CBSO Chorus. Choir: Sydney Philharmonia Chorus. Conductor: Simon Halsey. Conductor: Brett Weymark. Orchestra: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Kazuki Yamada.
  • Johannes Brahms

    Allegretto, from 'Hungarian Dance No. 19 in B minor, WoO 1'

    Performer: Noah Bendix-Balgley. Performer: Bruno Delepelaire. Orchestra: Berlin Philharmonic. Conductor: Tugan Sokhiev.
  • Lili Boulanger

    Old Buddhist Prayer

    Singer: James Way. Choir: Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ National Chorus of Wales. Choir: London Philharmonic Choir. Orchestra: Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Ryan Bancroft.

Broadcast

  • Last Wednesday 13:00