Live at the BBC Proms: Sir Mark Elder conducts the Hallé in Rachmaninov's choral symphony The Bells and Shostakovich's mighty Fifth Symphony.
Live at the BBC Proms: The Halle and conductor Sir Mark Elder in Rachmaninov's The Bells and Shostakovich's mighty Fifth Symphony.
Presented by Martin Handley, live from the Royal Albert Hall, London.
Rachmaninov: The Bells
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Interval: Martin Handley is joined in the Radio 3 box by Rachmaninov expert, Philip Bullock, to discuss The Bells, its origins and influences.
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Shostakovich: Symphony No. 5 in D minor
Mané Galoyan, soprano
Dmytro Popov, tenor
Andrei Kymach, baritone
BBC Symphony Chorus
Hallé Choir
Hallé
Sir Mark Elder, conductor
Rachmaninov’s The Bells opens this all-Russian programme from Sir Mark Elder and the Hallé. Based on an Edgar Allan Poe poem, this magnificent choral symphony blends gothic drama with mystical intensity, haunted by the tolling of the Dies irae chant. Fear of death also lurks beneath the triumphant fanfares and jollity of Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 5 – the composer’s attempt to satisfy Stalin and the Soviet regime after his career-risking, provocative opera The Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District.
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Sergey Rachmaninov
The Bells Op.35
Performer: Mané Galoyan. Performer: Dmytro Popov. Performer: Andrei Kymach. Orchestra: Hallé. Conductor: Mark Elder. Choir: Hallé Choir. Choir: BBC Symphony Chorus. -
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Dmitry Shostakovich
Symphony No.5 in D minor Op. 47
Orchestra: Hallé. Conductor: Sir Mark Elder. -
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Igor Stravinsky
Suite italienne for cello and piano
Performer: Truls Mørk. Performer: Lars Vogt.- Russian Cello Sonatas.
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- 5-9.
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Max Richter
On the Nature of Daylight
Choir: Pembroke College Chapel Choir. Performer: Anna Lapwood.- Luna.
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- Wed 26 Jul 2023 19:30BBC Radio 3
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