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By *heBirminghamWeekend OP   Man
over a year ago

here

Anyone got tickets for any/all of the concerts ?

Programme looks good, varied and featuring some great performers.

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By *heBirminghamWeekend OP   Man
over a year ago

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First night tonight

Anybody watching / listening ?

This years season celebrates the 150th birthday years of Carl Nielsen and Jean Sibelius - so the programme / season has a strong Scandinavian feel to it.

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By *aneandpaulCouple
over a year ago

cleveleys

Something the BBC still have but for how long

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By *icketysplitsWoman
over a year ago

Way over Yonder, that's where I'm bound

I've got it on. I haven't got any tickets this year so I will just watch on the TV and listen on the radio.

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By *heBirminghamWeekend OP   Man
over a year ago

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Tonight's prom is an interesting one that includes classics by Beethoven, Mozart, Britten, Mussorgsky and others - and some new compositions by school kids, that have been inspired from works by these composers.

Part of the Ten Pieces project, and includes Barney Harwood and Dick and Dom from CBBC

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By *icketysplitsWoman
over a year ago

Way over Yonder, that's where I'm bound


"Tonight's prom is an interesting one that includes classics by Beethoven, Mozart, Britten, Mussorgsky and others - and some new compositions by school kids, that have been inspired from works by these composers.

Part of the Ten Pieces project, and includes Barney Harwood and Dick and Dom from CBBC

"

We had our own concert here; the kids played Ode to Joy and their own composition for piano, trumpet and cello. It worked rather well.

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By *heBirminghamWeekend OP   Man
over a year ago

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CBSO at the proms tonight .

Beethoven symphony No.9

All proms concerts broadcast live on radio3

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By *heBirminghamWeekend OP   Man
over a year ago

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Tonight it is Haydn and Stravinsky with the world premier of the work by Gruber called 'into the open ...'

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By *icketysplitsWoman
over a year ago

Way over Yonder, that's where I'm bound


"Tonight it is Haydn and Stravinsky with the world premier of the work by Gruber called 'into the open ...'

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I'm not into Stravinsky. Keep us posted - you're much cheaper than buying the guide.

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By *heBirminghamWeekend OP   Man
over a year ago

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Mixed bag tonight, but with the common inspiration being the Baroque period.

Poulenc, Haydn, Mozart and (sadly for Lickety) Stravinsky!

BBC Welsh orchestra (and chorus)

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By *icketysplitsWoman
over a year ago

Way over Yonder, that's where I'm bound


"Mixed bag tonight, but with the common inspiration being the Baroque period.

Poulenc, Haydn, Mozart and (sadly for Lickety) Stravinsky!

BBC Welsh orchestra (and chorus)

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I like Haydn, Mozart and Poulenc though and who doesn't like a Welsh chorus?

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By *heBirminghamWeekend OP   Man
over a year ago

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Another mixed bag tonight....

Starting with the beautiful piece by Delius - In a Summer Garden.

Nielsen clarinet concerto and then world premier of a new work by British composer Hugh Wood (I wonder if any relation to Sir Henry)

Ravel Daphnis and Chloe Suite no.2 closes the night

BBC SO with Andrew Davis on the stick!

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By *icketysplitsWoman
over a year ago

Way over Yonder, that's where I'm bound


"Another mixed bag tonight....

Starting with the beautiful piece by Delius - In a Summer Garden.

Nielsen clarinet concerto and then world premier of a new work by British composer Hugh Wood (I wonder if any relation to Sir Henry)

Ravel Daphnis and Chloe Suite no.2 closes the night

BBC SO with Andrew Davis on the stick!"

I was offered a last minute ticket but boring work got in the way - I just couldn't make it across London in 15 minutes. Why don't we have teleportation yet?

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By *heBirminghamWeekend OP   Man
over a year ago

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Middle work tonight is Stravinsky again !

But either side are Beethoven Piano concerto no.1 and no.4

Norwegian Leif Ove Andsnes on the stick and the ivories

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By *heBirminghamWeekend OP   Man
over a year ago

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Stravinsky , Schoenberg and double helping of Beethoven tonight.

Same Norwegian guy as last night on stick and ivories.

Give the Stravinsky a chance - Dumbarton Oaks - it's a great piece, even if you don't like Stravinsky

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By *heBirminghamWeekend OP   Man
over a year ago

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Stravinsky , Schoenberg and double helping of Beethoven tonight.

Same Norwegian guy as last night on stick and ivories.

Give the Stravinsky a chance - Dumbarton Oaks - it's a great piece, even if you don't like Stravinsky

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By *iamondjoeMan
over a year ago

Glastonbury

I've not been going to the proms for decades!

Adagio from Spartacus ( Khachaturian )

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tWNrqsrd2PI

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By *icketysplitsWoman
over a year ago

Way over Yonder, that's where I'm bound


"Stravinsky , Schoenberg and double helping of Beethoven tonight.

Same Norwegian guy as last night on stick and ivories.

Give the Stravinsky a chance - Dumbarton Oaks - it's a great piece, even if you don't like Stravinsky

"

Do you think that's his cum face too?

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By *heBirminghamWeekend OP   Man
over a year ago

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"I've not been going to the proms for decades!

Adagio from Spartacus ( Khachaturian )

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tWNrqsrd2PI"

TV music

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By *heBirminghamWeekend OP   Man
over a year ago

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Tonight is Fiddler on the Roof at the Proms!

Semi-staged with Welsh mega star Bryn Terfel in the lead role of Tevye.

This will be a cracker.

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By *icketysplitsWoman
over a year ago

Way over Yonder, that's where I'm bound


"Tonight is Fiddler on the Roof at the Proms!

Semi-staged with Welsh mega star Bryn Terfel in the lead role of Tevye.

This will be a cracker.

"

This one is exciting but I can't decide whether to wait until it's televised.

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By *heBirminghamWeekend OP   Man
over a year ago

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"Tonight is Fiddler on the Roof at the Proms!

Semi-staged with Welsh mega star Bryn Terfel in the lead role of Tevye.

This will be a cracker.

This one is exciting but I can't decide whether to wait until it's televised.

"

Sadly it looks like this one is not televised

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By *icketysplitsWoman
over a year ago

Way over Yonder, that's where I'm bound


"Tonight is Fiddler on the Roof at the Proms!

Semi-staged with Welsh mega star Bryn Terfel in the lead role of Tevye.

This will be a cracker.

This one is exciting but I can't decide whether to wait until it's televised.

Sadly it looks like this one is not televised "

It's not tonight but I think it's scheduled to be shown later.

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By *heBirminghamWeekend OP   Man
over a year ago

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Norwegian pianist Leif Ove Andsnes completes the cycle of Beethoven piano concertos tonight with no. 2 and the mighty Emperor no.5.

Stravinsky Octet opens the programme.

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By *icketysplitsWoman
over a year ago

Way over Yonder, that's where I'm bound


"Norwegian pianist Leif Ove Andsnes completes the cycle of Beethoven piano concertos tonight with no. 2 and the mighty Emperor no.5.

Stravinsky Octet opens the programme.

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More Stravinsky?!

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By *heBirminghamWeekend OP   Man
over a year ago

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"Norwegian pianist Leif Ove Andsnes completes the cycle of Beethoven piano concertos tonight with no. 2 and the mighty Emperor no.5.

Stravinsky Octet opens the programme.

More Stravinsky?!"

yes, don't worry after tonight only 2 more proms that will include his work

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By *heBirminghamWeekend OP   Man
over a year ago

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Pierre Boulez Notations opens tonight's prom, followed by the UK premier of a new work by Francesconi.

After the interval - Holst The Planets

BBC symphony orchestra under the baton of Susanna Mãlkki

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By *heBirminghamWeekend OP   Man
over a year ago

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Tonight's an amazing one!

All 5 piano concerto by Prokofiev, performed in 1 concert.

3 soloists, the LSO and Valery Gergiev

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over a year ago

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I will be at the Last Night on Glasgow Green. Fiddler on the Roof can be heard but not seen on iPlayer - it is great.

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By *heBirminghamWeekend OP   Man
over a year ago

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After last nights Prokofiev Piano extravaganza the programme opens tonight with the rousing Symphony No1 "Classical" by Prokofiev.

Then East meets West with the London premier of the work Iris dévoilée by Chinese composer Qigang Chen (who was a pupil of Messiaen) - combining traditional chinese instruments with western harmonies.

After the interval it's a cracker - Rachmaninov Symphony No.2 - the master of the 'big tune' at his best!

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By *heBirminghamWeekend OP   Man
over a year ago

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Debussy, Vaughan Williams and Elgar (symphony No2) tonight.

The fantastic Hallé under the baton of Sir Mark Elder

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By *icketysplitsWoman
over a year ago

Way over Yonder, that's where I'm bound


"Debussy, Vaughan Williams and Elgar (symphony No2) tonight.

The fantastic Hallé under the baton of Sir Mark Elder

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I'm out tonight. It's all catch up at the moment.

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over a year ago


"Debussy, Vaughan Williams and Elgar (symphony No2) tonight.

The fantastic Hallé under the baton of Sir Mark Elder

"
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Love Debussy and elgar. Sadly unless a lottery win happens I won't be going to any this year x

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By *heBirminghamWeekend OP   Man
over a year ago

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"Debussy, Vaughan Williams and Elgar (symphony No2) tonight.

The fantastic Hallé under the baton of Sir Mark Elder

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Love Debussy and elgar. Sadly unless a lottery win happens I won't be going to any this year x "

Radio 3, a nice armchair, glass of wine and overear headphones - next best thing

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By *heBirminghamWeekend OP   Man
over a year ago

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Tremendous prom tonight...

First off - subtle and sensitive Mozart concerto for 2 pianos with the superb Labèque sisters at the keyboards.

After the interval..... The epic Shostakovich symphony No 7 'Leningrad'

Very powerful and spine tingling, and one of the giants of the symphonic repertoire. this is seriously an amazing work to hear (hairs on the back of my neck are tingling just thinking about it!)

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By *icketysplitsWoman
over a year ago

Way over Yonder, that's where I'm bound

The Holst from earlier in the programme is on BBC4 at 7.30pm too.

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By *heBirminghamWeekend OP   Man
over a year ago

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Tonight's prom is with the BBC Philharmonic and includes Schubert 'Tragic' symphony, a new commission world premier by British composer Luke Bedford. After the interval its Bruckner Mass No3.

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By *heBirminghamWeekend OP   Man
over a year ago

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BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra are at the proms for the next two nights .

Tonight is Verdi Requiem

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By *heBirminghamWeekend OP   Man
over a year ago

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Second night of BBC Scottsih Symphony Orchestra at the Proms.

First half - world premier of Scottish composer Sir James MacMillan Symphony No.4

Second half - another giant in the orchestral repertoire - Mahler Symphony No.5.

(The Adagietto being the more well known part, mainly due to its use in the film "A Death in Venice")

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By *icketysplitsWoman
over a year ago

Way over Yonder, that's where I'm bound


"Second night of BBC Scottsih Symphony Orchestra at the Proms.

First half - world premier of Scottish composer Sir James MacMillan Symphony No.4

Second half - another giant in the orchestral repertoire - Mahler Symphony No.5.

(The Adagietto being the more well known part, mainly due to its use in the film "A Death in Venice")"

A thousand years ago I booked tickets to the Proms for this Mahler because my partner at the time loved Mahler. We split up that May and I went on my own. It's beautiful but always bittersweeet for me now.

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By *bbandflowCouple
over a year ago

South Devon


"Second night of BBC Scottsih Symphony Orchestra at the Proms.

First half - world premier of Scottish composer Sir James MacMillan Symphony No.4

Second half - another giant in the orchestral repertoire - Mahler Symphony No.5.

(The Adagietto being the more well known part, mainly due to its use in the film "A Death in Venice")

A thousand years ago I booked tickets to the Proms for this Mahler because my partner at the time loved Mahler. We split up that May and I went on my own. It's beautiful but always bittersweeet for me now.

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Bless.

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By *heBirminghamWeekend OP   Man
over a year ago

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"Second night of BBC Scottsih Symphony Orchestra at the Proms.

First half - world premier of Scottish composer Sir James MacMillan Symphony No.4

Second half - another giant in the orchestral repertoire - Mahler Symphony No.5.

(The Adagietto being the more well known part, mainly due to its use in the film "A Death in Venice")

A thousand years ago I booked tickets to the Proms for this Mahler because my partner at the time loved Mahler. We split up that May and I went on my own. It's beautiful but always bittersweeet for me now.

"

i also have a similar relationship with this work!

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By *heBirminghamWeekend OP   Man
over a year ago

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Baroque masterpiece tonight - Monteverdi 'Orfeo'.

Sir John Eliot Gardiner conducting the English Baroque Soloists and Monteverdi Choir

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By *icketysplitsWoman
over a year ago

Way over Yonder, that's where I'm bound


"Baroque masterpiece tonight - Monteverdi 'Orfeo'.

Sir John Eliot Gardiner conducting the English Baroque Soloists and Monteverdi Choir

"

I didn't think you were that keen on the Baroque works.

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By *heBirminghamWeekend OP   Man
over a year ago

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"Baroque masterpiece tonight - Monteverdi 'Orfeo'.

Sir John Eliot Gardiner conducting the English Baroque Soloists and Monteverdi Choir

I didn't think you were that keen on the Baroque works. "

I'm not ! ! But I will suffer it in the knowledge that tomorrow night is going to be an absolute belter

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By *icketysplitsWoman
over a year ago

Way over Yonder, that's where I'm bound


"Baroque masterpiece tonight - Monteverdi 'Orfeo'.

Sir John Eliot Gardiner conducting the English Baroque Soloists and Monteverdi Choir

I didn't think you were that keen on the Baroque works.

I'm not ! ! But I will suffer it in the knowledge that tomorrow night is going to be an absolute belter

"

You are a peculiar fish! There's no need to suffer anything - just don't listen tonight.

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By *heBirminghamWeekend OP   Man
over a year ago

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"Baroque masterpiece tonight - Monteverdi 'Orfeo'.

Sir John Eliot Gardiner conducting the English Baroque Soloists and Monteverdi Choir

I didn't think you were that keen on the Baroque works.

I'm not ! ! But I will suffer it in the knowledge that tomorrow night is going to be an absolute belter

You are a peculiar fish! There's no need to suffer anything - just don't listen tonight.

"

No pain, no gain

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By *heBirminghamWeekend OP   Man
over a year ago

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As I mentioned in yesterdays post, tonights Prom is a proper belter!

British Composers.

Entrée: Walton Spitfire Prelude and Fugue - marvellous (what a tune!)

Starter: Vaughan Williams Concerto accademico (rarely heard these days, but a wonderfully lyrical work featuring Chloe Hanslip on solo violin)

Fish course: Welsh composer Grace Williams work Fairest of Stars (featuring soprano Ailish Tynan)

After the interval a little amuse-bouche in the shape of Elgar Overture 'Froissart'

And then the main course: Walton Symphony No.2

A veritable feast of British music from the BBC National Orchestra of Wales... under the direction of Tadaaki Otaka. Tuck in and enjoy!

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By *heBirminghamWeekend OP   Man
over a year ago

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After the brilliance of British composers last night, tonight's Prom is a mixed bag of stuff!

Dukas Sorcerers Apprentice, works by Mark-Anthony Turnage and Gunther Schuller ( ). Concert ends with Scriabin The Poem of Ecstasy (a work which fuses poetry and music in pursuit of sexual bliss and spiritual transcendence )

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By *icketysplitsWoman
over a year ago

Way over Yonder, that's where I'm bound


"After the brilliance of British composers last night, tonight's Prom is a mixed bag of stuff!

Dukas Sorcerers Apprentice, works by Mark-Anthony Turnage and Gunther Schuller ( ). Concert ends with Scriabin The Poem of Ecstasy (a work which fuses poetry and music in pursuit of sexual bliss and spiritual transcendence )

"

I might need a helping hand to reach the sexual bliss part.

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By *heBirminghamWeekend OP   Man
over a year ago

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Mozart idomeneo music

Ravel piano concerto

Messiaen, ravel and Stravinsky

Very mixed bag!

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By *uke olovingmanMan
over a year ago

Gravesend

I've not had a mixed bag of Ravel's for ages

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By *reedy_for_funCouple
over a year ago

My House

My OH will watch every broadcasted prom concert this year like he does every year.

In saying that, he's a massive music lover and will watch most anything on the Tele or online and we go to concerts at least 6 times a year.

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By *icketysplitsWoman
over a year ago

Way over Yonder, that's where I'm bound


"I've not had a mixed bag of Ravel's for ages"

Someone had to.

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By *hyllyphyllyMan
over a year ago

Bradford

I saw the Ibiza Prom on iplayer and thought I'd have a nosey. I'm loving it so far, I grew up on 90's dance music.

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By *heBirminghamWeekend OP   Man
over a year ago

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National Youth orchestra of GB at the proms tonight - with conductor Sir Mark Elder.

World premier of new work by Tansy Davies followed by Mahler Symphony No. 9 .

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By *ony5Man
over a year ago

somewhere

That reminds me must listen the Ibiza20 prom. Which is something I thought I never write

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By *icketysplitsWoman
over a year ago

Way over Yonder, that's where I'm bound


"National Youth orchestra of GB at the proms tonight - with conductor Sir Mark Elder.

World premier of new work by Tansy Davies followed by Mahler Symphony No. 9 .

"

Mahler 9 is up there for me just for the ending!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Enjoyed the stravinsky the other night (petroushka), but I've missed some stuff, just not got my head around the programme really. I guess I should take a look at iplayer...

I loved the radio 1 ibiza prom, but let's face it, it was more of a gig! (didn't stop me from dancing though)

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By *heBirminghamWeekend OP   Man
over a year ago

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John Eliot Gardiner conducting Beethoven symphony 5 (du du du day)

And Berlioz symphonie fantastique

A very solid programme !

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Love the berlioz, not keen on the Beethoven 5th... Prefer 6th or 7th.

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By *heBirminghamWeekend OP   Man
over a year ago

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Britten four sea interludes (nice)

Prokofiev symphony no.5 (great)

But the real star of tonight's programme is Korngold Violin Concerto with Nicola Benedetti on violin - superb concerto - tremendous tunes and harmonies

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Thank god for BBC iplayer - just caught up with Haydon symphony 85 (nice) and mozart piano concerto no 26...

Both go great with gin and tonic...

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By *heBirminghamWeekend OP   Man
over a year ago

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The Korngold was fantastic last night!

So on to tonight, and quite interestingly tonights Prom is entitled "The story of Swing"!

this prom features the best of the current UK jazz and big band scene, with the vocalist Clare Teal presenting.

Guy Barker Big Band and Winston Rollins Big Band with tributes to Benny Goodman and Tommy Dorsey.

I do like these Proms (watch out for the Prom later in the season from John Wilson and his orchestra)

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I go to the last night every year. Love it. Like Royal Ascot. One of the highlights of my year.

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By *heBirminghamWeekend OP   Man
over a year ago

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Lickety will like this one tonight!

Pierre Boulez Figures-Doubles-Prismes to start followed by Ravel (arr. Boulez) Frontispiece

Ravel Piano Concerto for the Left Hand and the Prom closes with Stravinsky The Firebird (which is a magnificent work!)

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By *icketysplitsWoman
over a year ago

Way over Yonder, that's where I'm bound


"Lickety will like this one tonight!

Pierre Boulez Figures-Doubles-Prismes to start followed by Ravel (arr. Boulez) Frontispiece

Ravel Piano Concerto for the Left Hand and the Prom closes with Stravinsky The Firebird (which is a magnificent work!)

"

Lickety watched Bake Off instead.

Front Row featured the Grime Prom on later, mentioning the Stravinsky.

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By *icketysplitsWoman
over a year ago

Way over Yonder, that's where I'm bound


"The Korngold was fantastic last night!

So on to tonight, and quite interestingly tonights Prom is entitled "The story of Swing"!

this prom features the best of the current UK jazz and big band scene, with the vocalist Clare Teal presenting.

Guy Barker Big Band and Winston Rollins Big Band with tributes to Benny Goodman and Tommy Dorsey.

I do like these Proms (watch out for the Prom later in the season from John Wilson and his orchestra)"

I'm going to have to get this one of catch up. I sat next to Guy Barker in the restaurant last year before going in to a performance at the Albert Hall.

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By *heBirminghamWeekend OP   Man
over a year ago

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Tonight's programme includes Foulds work Three Mantras and the epic Messiaen Turangalîla Symphony

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By *icketysplitsWoman
over a year ago

Way over Yonder, that's where I'm bound


"Tonight's programme includes Foulds work Three Mantras and the epic Messiaen Turangalîla Symphony

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I don't know those at all.

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By *heBirminghamWeekend OP   Man
over a year ago

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"Tonight's programme includes Foulds work Three Mantras and the epic Messiaen Turangalîla Symphony

I don't know those at all.

"

Neither do I. But I will force myself to listen

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By *icketysplitsWoman
over a year ago

Way over Yonder, that's where I'm bound

BBC4 has the Mahler Ninth on Sunday at 7.30pm but I'm very excited about the Eric Whitacre's American Choral tomorrow night.

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By *heBirminghamWeekend OP   Man
over a year ago

here

Mozart tonight

Semi staged

That's it

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By *rinking-in-laCouple
over a year ago

Bristol


"Something the BBC still have but for how long"

Quite a long time. They organise it.

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By *icketysplitsWoman
over a year ago

Way over Yonder, that's where I'm bound

Rhapsody in Blue was sublime.

The choral piece next on BBC4.

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By *heBirminghamWeekend OP   Man
over a year ago

here

A night of Sibelius with the BBC Scottish SO.

Finlandia followed by symphony no.1 and 2.

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By *heBirminghamWeekend OP   Man
over a year ago

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Tonight's prom is Sibelius symphony 3 & 4 and his violin concerto

Also world premier of a new work by Michael Finnissy

BBC Scottish Symphony

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By *heBirminghamWeekend OP   Man
over a year ago

here

Really going to town on Sibelius !!

Tonight is symphonies 5,6 and 7.

Hope you like Sibelius!

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By *icketysplitsWoman
over a year ago

Way over Yonder, that's where I'm bound


"Really going to town on Sibelius !!

Tonight is symphonies 5,6 and 7.

Hope you like Sibelius!

"

I listened the other day and they said they are doing them all.

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By *heBirminghamWeekend OP   Man
over a year ago

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Daniel Barenboim and the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra at the Proms tonight.

Schoenberg Chamber Symphony No.1, Beethoven Triple Concerto and Tchaikovsky Symphony No.4

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By *heBirminghamWeekend OP   Man
over a year ago

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Royal Philharmonic Orchestra tonight with the great Charles Dutoit

Debussy (arr. Busser) - Petite Suite

Mozart Piano Concerto No22

Shostakovich Symphony No15

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By *heBirminghamWeekend OP   Man
over a year ago

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Nielsen flavoured Prom tonight featuring the 'Helios' Overture, Three Motets, Hymnus amoris and Symphony No.2

Brahms Violin Concerto wedged in between!

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By *icketysplitsWoman
over a year ago

Way over Yonder, that's where I'm bound


"Nielsen flavoured Prom tonight featuring the 'Helios' Overture, Three Motets, Hymnus amoris and Symphony No.2

Brahms Violin Concerto wedged in between!

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Thank you for the reminder. I have been recording some and listening later.

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By *heBirminghamWeekend OP   Man
over a year ago

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Some interesting stuff tonight!

Sibelius "Tapiola"

Organ Concerto by Leifs

UK premier of the work Beast Sampler by Anders Hillborg

Ending with some proper 'bread and butter' repertoire - Beethoven Symphony No.7

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By *icketysplitsWoman
over a year ago

Way over Yonder, that's where I'm bound

Watching Daniel Barenboim conduct always makes me think he's bored or too tired and then all of sudden he wakes up again.

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By *heBirminghamWeekend OP   Man
over a year ago

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Trumpet Concerto by Brett Dean called Dramatis personae featuring the brilliant trumpeter Hakan Hardenberger

And followed by Mahler 6

Also tonight look out for the late night prom - Sir Andras Schiff playing Bach Goldberg Variations. Schiff is one of the greats !

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By *icketysplitsWoman
over a year ago

Way over Yonder, that's where I'm bound

Sondheim cabaret on now.

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By *heBirminghamWeekend OP   Man
over a year ago

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Tonight is Bach organ works

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By *heBirminghamWeekend OP   Man
over a year ago

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Bartok, Mozart and Shostakovich tonight

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By *heBirminghamWeekend OP   Man
over a year ago

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Britten - SInfonia da Requiem

World premier of BBC commission - Symphony by Raymond Yiu

Nielsen Flute Concerto

Janacek SInfonietta

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I'm looking forward to Fridays prom.X

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By *heBirminghamWeekend OP   Man
over a year ago

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Hmmmm difficult one tonight!

Boulez - '...explosante-fixe...'

Ligeti - Lontano

Bartok - Concerto for Orchestra

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By *icketysplitsWoman
over a year ago

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"Hmmmm difficult one tonight!

Boulez - '...explosante-fixe...'

Ligeti - Lontano

Bartok - Concerto for Orchestra

"

It's Bake Off tonight.

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By *heBirminghamWeekend OP   Man
over a year ago

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Bergen Philharmonic tonight

Orjan Matre - preSage

mendelssohn violin concerto

Alissa Firsoven- Bergens Bonfire

Stravinsky Rite of spring

Tough going repertoire!!

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By *heBirminghamWeekend OP   Man
over a year ago

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"I'm looking forward to Fridays prom.X "

After quite a few nights of plinky plonk repertoire tonights prom is great

Schubert Overture in C major "in the Italian style"

Mozart Piano Concerto No23

Schubert Symphony No9 "Great"

Solid classical repertoire - nice!

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By *icketysplitsWoman
over a year ago

Way over Yonder, that's where I'm bound

I'll be watching the Swings Prom on BBC4.

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By *heBirminghamWeekend OP   Man
over a year ago

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Tonight's prom continues the celebration of the music of sibelius

En Saga before the interval followed by Kullervo.

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By *heBirminghamWeekend OP   Man
over a year ago

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Schienberg theme and variations stars tonight's prom

The piano concerto by Henry Cowell (which requires the soloist to thump the piano with fists and forearm)

Ending with Mahler Symphony no.1

San Fransisco symphony orchestra and the great Michael Tilson Thomas

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By *icketysplitsWoman
over a year ago

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"Schienberg theme and variations stars tonight's prom

The piano concerto by Henry Cowell (which requires the soloist to thump the piano with fists and forearm)

Ending with Mahler Symphony no.1

San Fransisco symphony orchestra and the great Michael Tilson Thomas"

Thanks for the update.

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By *he-Hosiery-GentMan
over a year ago

Older Hot Bearded Guy

Anyone catch the Ibiza/Prom anniversary? Was brilliant.

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By *icketysplitsWoman
over a year ago

Way over Yonder, that's where I'm bound

The Life Story natural history Prom is on now. The stories are great! Radio 3 if you like a bit of David Attenborough.

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By *heBirminghamWeekend OP   Man
over a year ago

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San Fransisco Symphony Orchestra and Michael Tilson Thomas at the Proms tonight

Charles Ives - Symphony: New England Holiday

Bartok Piano Concerto No.2

Beethoven Symphony No. 3 'Eroica'

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By *heBirminghamWeekend OP   Man
over a year ago

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Marin Alsop conducts tonights Prom (she will also be conducting the last night)

Tonights programme is Brahms

Academic Overture

Alto Rhapsody

Triumphlied

Symphony No.1

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By *heBirminghamWeekend OP   Man
over a year ago

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rsno at the Proms tonight

Messiaen, Mozart and the star of the show tonight - Bruckner Symphony No 7

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By *heBirminghamWeekend OP   Man
over a year ago

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BBC Welsh Orchestra tonight at the Proms

Nielsen - "Aladdin"

B Tommy Anderrson - "Pan" (world premier)

Mahler Symphony No.4

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

BBC 4, Andras Schiff playing the Goldberg Variations.

Unbeatable.

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By *heBirminghamWeekend OP   Man
over a year ago

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"BBC 4, Andras Schiff playing the Goldberg Variations.

Unbeatable.

"

Agreed, although I would say the Glenn Gould interpretations are fascinating - comparing the 1981 recording to the original 1955 one.

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By *heBirminghamWeekend OP   Man
over a year ago

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London Philharmonic at the Proms tonight

Beethoven Fidelio overture

Schoenberg Piano Concerto (with the wonderful Mitsuko Uchida)

Shostakovich Symphony No.8

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By *unskiss99Couple
over a year ago

where ever you like

Is there anything on tonight do you know saw a little bit last night and really enjoyed it. We are going to proms in the pram next weekend can't wait

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By *heBirminghamWeekend OP   Man
over a year ago

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Tonight is a cracker!

John Wilson and his orchestra at the Proms has become one of the anticipated concerts of the season.

This year he is devoting the entire night to Leonard Bernstein - Stage and Screen.

On the Town, on the waterfront, candide and of course west side story are among the delights to be heard tonight.

If you are missing it tonight, watch out for it when it is broadcast (this one is normally shown on bbc 1 or 2)

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By *icketysplitsWoman
over a year ago

Way over Yonder, that's where I'm bound


"Tonight is a cracker!

John Wilson and his orchestra at the Proms has become one of the anticipated concerts of the season.

This year he is devoting the entire night to Leonard Bernstein - Stage and Screen.

On the Town, on the waterfront, candide and of course west side story are among the delights to be heard tonight.

If you are missing it tonight, watch out for it when it is broadcast (this one is normally shown on bbc 1 or 2)"

I'm recording this one. It clashes with Strictly.

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By *heBirminghamWeekend OP   Man
over a year ago

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In to the final week of Prom's. Tonight's programme :

Saint-Saens Danse Macabre

World premier of a new work by Guy Barker - The Lanterne of light (a trumpet concerto with soloist Alison Balsom )

After the interval Carl Orff Carmina Burana

(Listen out for the totally sublime and beautiful 'In Trutina')

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By *heBirminghamWeekend OP   Man
over a year ago

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What an absolute belter tonight!!!

St Petersburg Philharmonic with Yuri Temirkanov in an all Russian programme.

Tchaikovsky 'Francesca da Rimini'

Rachmaninov Piano Concerto No.2

After the interval the epic Rimsky-Korsakov 'Scheherazade'

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By *heBirminghamWeekend OP   Man
over a year ago

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Tonight the St Petersburg Philharmonic is still in town at the Proms.

Rimsky Korsakov - the symphonic pictures - 'The Legend of the Invisible City of Kitezh'

Tchaikovsky Violin concerto

after the interval a nice bit of British...

Elgar 'Enigma' Variations

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By *heBirminghamWeekend OP   Man
over a year ago

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Quite a mix tonight at the Proms

Two work by Neilsen

Springtime on Funen

Violin Concerto

After the interval...

Webster "In the Sweet By and By"

Zeuner "Ye Christian Heralds"

Marsh "Jesus, Lover of My Soul"

Mason "Nearer, My God, to Thee"

Ives Symphony No. 4

I don't know the first 4 works of the second half - so they will be interesting to hear for the first time.

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By *heBirminghamWeekend OP   Man
over a year ago

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Tonight at the Proms is the first of 2 concerts by the Vienna Philharmonic, under the baton of Semyon Bychkov.

Brahms Symphony No.3 and after the interval the Symphony No.2 by Franz Schmidt

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By *icketysplitsWoman
over a year ago

Way over Yonder, that's where I'm bound


"Quite a mix tonight at the Proms

Two work by Neilsen

Springtime on Funen

Violin Concerto

After the interval...

Webster "In the Sweet By and By"

Zeuner "Ye Christian Heralds"

Marsh "Jesus, Lover of My Soul"

Mason "Nearer, My God, to Thee"

Ives Symphony No. 4

I don't know the first 4 works of the second half - so they will be interesting to hear for the first time."

What did you think? Should I get it on the listen again thingy?

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By *heBirminghamWeekend OP   Man
over a year ago

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"Quite a mix tonight at the Proms

Two work by Neilsen

Springtime on Funen

Violin Concerto

After the interval...

Webster "In the Sweet By and By"

Zeuner "Ye Christian Heralds"

Marsh "Jesus, Lover of My Soul"

Mason "Nearer, My God, to Thee"

Ives Symphony No. 4

I don't know the first 4 works of the second half - so they will be interesting to hear for the first time.

What did you think? Should I get it on the listen again thingy?

"

I missed a lot of it..... but the Ives Symphony No.4 is an interesting work if you haven't heard it before

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By *heBirminghamWeekend OP   Man
over a year ago

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Penultimate night of the Proms, and it is a special one.

Vienna Philharmonic with Sir Simon Rattle conducting Elgar The Dream of Gerontius

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By *alcon43Woman
over a year ago

Paisley

I'm off to proms in the park in Glasgow tomorrow

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By *heBirminghamWeekend OP   Man
over a year ago

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Well it's here!

Last night

Expect all the usual favourites. My favourite part - Britten arrangement of the National Anthem

After keeping you updated on the Proms each day for the last 2 months - I'm leaving.

Have a great night watching and listening.

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