Mahler's Seventh Symphony with the 91Èȱ¬ Philharmonic
Gianandrea Noseda leads the 91Èȱ¬ Philharmonic in a performance of Mahler’s mighty Seventh Symphony, as well as the Second Symphony by the late Oliver Knussen.
In 2020, 91Èȱ¬ Radio 3 is bringing together musical greats, from the past and the present, in one extraordinary Proms season. Radio 3 is broadcasting the best of four decades of unmissable Proms concerts.
After almost a decade at the helm of the 91Èȱ¬ Philharmonic, Gianandrea Noseda (who later became the orchestra’s Conductor Laureate) opened this 2012 Prom with Mozart’s famous overture to Don Giovanni – by turns solemn, impetuous and edgy. From dreaming sleep to a dawn awakening, Oliver Knussen’s Second Symphony then takes us through a landscape of iridescent colour, with a vocal line that soars to stratospheric heights.
One of British music’s great originals, Knussen found an individual voice while still in his teens. This performance – given on his 60th-birthday year – is a celebration of his unique contribution to UK music. Its nocturnal sequence finds a counterpart in the two ‘Night Music’ movements of Mahler’s Seventh Symphony – his own all-encompassing journey from darkness to light – which concludes the programme.
Presented by Petroc Trelawny
Mozart: Don Giovanni – overture
Knussen: Symphony No. 2
Mahler: Symphony No 7 in E minor
Gillian Keith (soprano)
91Èȱ¬ Philharmonic
Gianandrea Noseda (conductor)
(From the 91Èȱ¬ Proms 2012, 7 July)
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Overture Don Giovanni
Orchestra: 91Èȱ¬ Philharmonic. Conductor: Gianandrea Noseda. -
Oliver Knussen
Symphony no 2 op 7
Singer: Gillian Keith. Orchestra: 91Èȱ¬ Philharmonic. Conductor: Gianandrea Noseda. -
Gustav Mahler
Symphony no 7
Orchestra: 91Èȱ¬ Philharmonic. Conductor: Gianandrea Noseda. -
Johannes Brahms
Piano Quartet No 3 in C minor, Op 60
Performer: Christopher Gaugue. Ensemble: Trio Wanderer.- Harmonia Mundi HMC 90222.
- Harmonia Mundi.
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- Mon 17 Aug 2020 19:3091Èȱ¬ Radio 3
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