Live at the BBC Proms: the BBC SSO and conductor Ben Palmer bring to life music from some of the BBC Natural History Unit's much-loved documentaries.
Live at the BBC Proms: the BBC SSO and conductor Ben Palmer bring to life music from some of the BBC Natural History Unit's much-loved documentaries.
Presented by Petroc Trelawny, with Chris Packham and Megan McCubbin live on stage at the Royal Albert Hall, London
Murray Gold/Jeremy Holland-Smith: Life Story, Overture
Sarah Class/Elizabeth Purnell: Africa, Giraffe Fight
Ben Salisbury/Elizabeth Purnell: The Life of Mammals
George Fenton: The Blue Planet, Sardine Run
Nitin Sawhney/Ben Palmer: Wonders of the Monsoon
George Fenton: Planet Earth, Snow Geese
Barnaby Taylor/Ed Watkins: Nature's Great Events
Murray Gold/Jeremy Holland-Smith: Life Story, Puffer Fish
Interval: Petroc Trelawny explores how the planet's changing climate reflects in the soundscapes we both live in and creatively respond to, as well as the agency music has to affect change.
Hans Zimmer/Camila Cabello: Take Me Back Home, from Frozen Planet II
Hans Zimmer/Jacob Shea/Jasha Klebe/David Fleming/Iain Farrington: Earth Symphony
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Ben Palmer, conductor
AURORA, singer
Over a century of public service broadcasting, the BBC has forged a global reputation for its coverage of the planet we call home – from the oceans and mountains to rivers, glaciers, deserts and the infinite wonders of life on Earth itself. Tonight, the Proms hosts a stunning audiovisual celebration of the BBC's world-famous Natural History Unit, from David Attenborough's pioneering early adventures through to the landmark series of the 21st century. Expect breathtaking images, natural sounds, spoken words and music by composers including Hans Zimmer and George Fenton, performed live in the spectacular surroundings of the Royal Albert Hall by Ben Palmer and the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra.
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Murray Gold
Life Story Overture
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Sarah Class
Africa: Giraffe Fight
Orchestra: BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Ben Palmer. -
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Ben Salisbury
The Life Of Mammals
Orchestra: BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Ben Palmer. -
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George Fenton
The Blue Planet: Sardine Run
Orchestra: BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Ben Palmer. -
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BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra & Ben Palmer
Wonders Of The Monsoon
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George Fenton
Planet Earth: Snow Geese
Orchestra: BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Ben Palmer. -
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Barnaby Taylor
Nature's Great Events
Orchestra: BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Ben Palmer. -
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BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra & Ben Palmer
Life Story: Puffer Fish
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Hans Zimmer
Take Me Back Home, From Frozen Planet II
Singer: AURORA. Orchestra: BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Ben Palmer. -
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Hans Zimmer
Earth Symphony
Orchestra: BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Ben Palmer. -
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Metropole Orkest Strings, The Ghost & The King and I
Capriccio, Partita No. 2
- The Inventors.
- Challenge Classics.
- 8.
Broadcast
- Sat 27 Aug 2022 19:30BBC Radio 3
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