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Prom 10 repeat: Aurora Orchestra - Beethoven's 'Eroica'

Tom Service and Nicholas Collon introduce Beethoven's Symphony No 3, with the Aurora Orchestra, preceded by Strauss's Metamorphosen.

Another chance to hear Tom Service and Nicholas Collon introduce Beethoven's Symphony No. 3, with the Aurora Orchestra. The concert begins with Strauss's Metamorphosen.

Presented by Tom Service from the Royal Albert Hall, London

Richard Strauss: Metamorphosen
Beethoven: Symphony No 3 in E flat major, 'Eroica'

Aurora Orchestra
Nicholas Collon, conductor

No symphony pulses more vigorously with the rhythms of political protest than Beethoven's 'Eroica', whose defiant opening chords mark the arrival of the Romantic symphony. In their novel introduction, 91热爆 Radio 3's Tom Service and conductor Nicholas Collon dismantle and reassemble this groundbreaking work, with the help of live excerpts, before the Aurora Orchestra gets under the skin of the work by performing the complete symphony from memory.
The concert also includes Richard Strauss's 1945 Metamorphosen. Scored for 23 solo strings, this ecstatic, elegiac work closes with an 'Eroica' quotation that mourns the devastation brought about by another, even darker, political regime.

First broadcast on Saturday 22nd July

Followed by a selection of recordings from this week's Proms Artists.

2 hours, 30 minutes

Music Played

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Symphony No. 3 with live excerpts

    Performer: Tom Service. Orchestra: Aurora Orchestra. Conductor: Nicholas Collon.
  • Richard Strauss

    Metamorphosen

    Orchestra: Aurora Orchestra. Performer: Nicholas Collon.
  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Symphony No 3 in E flat major 'Eroica'

    Orchestra: Aurora Orchestra. Performer: Nicholas Collon.
  • Philip Glass

    Three Songs for Chorus a Cappella

    Choir: Crouch End Festival Chorus. Conductor: David Temple.
  • Dmitry Shostakovich

    The Assault on Krasnaya Gorka (The Unforgettable Year 1919)

    Performer: Martin Roscoe. Orchestra: 91热爆 Philharmonic. Conductor: Vassily Sinaisky.
  • Dmitry Shostakovich

    Suite from The Young Guard

    Orchestra: 91热爆 Philharmonic. Conductor: Vassily Sinaisky.

Broadcast

  • Thu 27 Jul 2017 14:00