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Prom 14 repeat: The Creation

Another chance to hear Prom 14: the BBC Proms Youth Choir joins the BBC Philharmonic and Omer Meir Wellber for Haydn's oratorio, The Creation.

Afternoon Concert with Penny Gore

Another chance to hear Haydn's Creation with the BBC Proms Youth Choir, BBC Philharmonic and Omer Meir Wellber.

Presented by Sarah Walker at the Royal Albert Hall, London.

Haydn: The Creation (sung in German): Part 1

c.2.40pm
Interval: Proms Plus Talk: Rev. Lucy Winkett discusses Haydn's setting of the Bible in The Creation

Haydn: The Creation: Parts 2 and 3

Sarah-Jane Brandon, soprano
Benjamin Hulett, tenor
Christoph Pohl, baritone
BBC Proms Youth Choir
BBC Philharmonic
Omer Meir Wellber, conductor

The BBC Philharmonic is joined by the BBC Proms Youth Choir to perform Haydn's late masterpiece. From its opening Representation of Chaos, through the creation of stars, seas and storms, a magnificent musical sunrise and of course every animal from whales to eagles and even a worm, the Creation is one of the great musical dramas, teeming with life and energy.

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

2 hours, 31 minutes

Music Played

  • Joseph Haydn

    The Creation - Part One

    Choir: BBC Proms Youth Choir. Orchestra: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Omer Meir Wellber. Singer: Sarah-Jane Brandon. Singer: Benjamin Hulett. Singer: Christoph Pohl.
  • Joseph Haydn

    The Creation - Part Two

    Choir: BBC Proms Youth Choir. Orchestra: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Omer Meir Wellber. Singer: Sarah-Jane Brandon. Singer: Benjamin Hulett. Singer: Christoph Pohl.
  • Joseph Haydn

    The Creation - Part Three

    Choir: BBC Proms Youth Choir. Orchestra: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Omer Meir Wellber. Singer: Sarah-Jane Brandon. Singer: Benjamin Hulett. Singer: Christoph Pohl. Singer: Lucy Farrimond.
  • Edvard Grieg

    3 Orchestral Pieces from Sigurd Jorsalfar, Op.56

    Orchestra: BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Jerzy Maksymiuk.
  • Dmitry Shostakovich

    Prelude and Fugue No 23 in F

    Performer: Alexander Melnikov.

Broadcast

  • Fri 2 Aug 2019 14:00