Prom 47: Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra

23 Aug 2019, Royal Albert Hall

19:30 Fri 23 Aug 2019 Next Event

Proms 2019 Prom 47: Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra

19:30 Fri 23 Aug 2019 Royal Albert Hall

The Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra and Andris Nelsons explore scale in a programme that sets Bruckner鈥檚 vast Symphony No. 8 against the meticulous detail of Bach鈥檚 organ works, including the popular chorale 鈥榃achet auf鈥�.

Programme

- - Johann Sebastian Bach
  - Fantasia in G minor, BWV 542(4 mins)
  - Cantata No. 147 'Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben', BWV 147 鈥� Chorale 'Jesus bleibet meine Freude' (transcr. Schmidt-Mannheim)(3 mins)
  - Prelude in E flat major, BWV 552(7 mins)
  - Chorale Prelude 'Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme', BWV 645(3 mins)
  - Fugue in E flat major, BWV 552(7 mins)
- - interval
- - Anton Bruckner
  - Symphony No. 8 in C minor (1890 version, ed. Nowak)(80 mins)

Performers

Composers

About This Event

The Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra returns to the Proms for the first time under new Music Director Andris Nelsons.

At the heart of their programme is Bruckner鈥檚 Symphony No. 8 鈥� a work as vast in scope as size, a mighty orchestral monologue whose monumental finale the composer considered 鈥榯he most significant movement of my life鈥�.

Before the broad unfolding of Bruckner, Michael Schonheit presents the meticulous detail of Bach in a series of solo organ works including the lovely chorale 鈥榃achet auf鈥�.

Approx. end time: 21:30

Image: Andris Nelsons 漏 Gert Mothes