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Prom 24: BBC Symphony Orchestra
- Date Sunday 2 August 2009
- Time 7.30pm - c9.45pm
After conducting the Philharmonia Orchestra at last year's Proms, Susanna Mälkki returns for Berlioz's thunderous Te Deum. One of his most gargantuan as well as dramatic works, it involved almost 1,000 performers at its 1855 Paris premiere. Simon Preston returns after his solo recital in last year's Proms Bach Day to play the vital organ part, alongside massed choirs of adults and children.
A new work by the young Paris-based British composer Ben Foskett prefaces the symphony in which, after the great leap forward of the 'Eroica' (Prom 25), Berlioz's idol, Beethoven, took a last look back at the more serene Classical style of Haydn. Tomorrow evening's Prom brings another Beethoven/Berlioz pairing.
- Ben Foskett new work (BBC commission; world premiere) (c12 mins)
- Beethoven Symphony No.4 in B-flat major (34 mins)
- interval
- Berlioz Te Deum (50 mins)
- Simon Preston organ
- Jörg Schneider tenor
- Bach Choir
- BBC Symphony Chorus
- Crouch End Festival Chorus
- Choristers of St Paul's Cathedral
- Trinity Boys Choir
- BBC Symphony Orchestra
- Susanna Mälkki conductor
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See also
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- Guardian: Classical Music
- Proms reviews at musicOMH.com
- Proms reviews at Classical Source
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