Prom 61
Tuesday 30 August 2005 22:00-23:30 (Radio 3)
Live from the Royal Albert Hall, London.
A late night celebration of Pierre Boulez's 80th birthday. His atmospheric work based on texts by American poet e. e cummings is framed by Stravinsky's memorial to Debussy and four sacred choral works, and ecstatic music by Boulez's teacher Messiaen.
Presented by Petroc Trelawny.
Duration:
1 hour 30 minutes
Playlist:
Stravinsky: Symphonies of Wind Instruments, 1920 version
Pierre Boulez: e e cummings ist der Dichter
Stravinsky: The Dove Descending; Pater noster; Ave Maria; Credo
Messiaen: Trois petites liturgies de la Présence Divine
Nicolas Hodges (piano)
Cynthia Millar (ondes martenot)
BBC Singers
BBC Symphony Orchestra
David Robertson (conductor)
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