BBC Proms 98

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Excerpts of pieces which will be played at the 1998 Promenade Concerts, many of BBC Orchestras recorded live by the BBC, with each piece introduced by Timothy West

Annotation last modified on 2017-08-26 05:11 UTC.

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1The Damnation of Faust: Hungarian March
spoken vocals:
Timothy West (actor)
orchestra:
BBC Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Sir Andrew Davis (conductor, keyboardist, composer, arranger)
partial recording of:
La Damnation de Faust : Première Partie : Scène 3. Marche Hongroise (Orchestre) (Rákóczi March)
composer:
Hector Berlioz (French composer)
part of:
La Damnation de Faust, op. 24: Première Partie
Hector Berlioz3:49
2Falstaff: Ford’s Revenge
baritone vocals [Ford]:
Thomas Hampson (baritone)
spoken vocals:
Timothy West (actor)
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO; The Philharmonic Promenade Orchestra)
conductor:
Sir Andrew Davis (conductor, keyboardist, composer, arranger)
partial recording of:
Falstaff: Atto II, scena 1. “È sogno? o realtà?” (Ford) (Ford's monologue)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Arrigo Boito (librettist, composer)
part of:
Falstaff: Atto II
Giuseppe Verdi2:26
3Symphony no. 2 in C minor ‘Resurrection’ (5th movement)
choir vocals:
BBC National Chorus of Wales
spoken vocals:
Timothy West (actor)
orchestra:
BBC National Orchestra of Wales
conductor:
Mark Wigglesworth (conductor)
partial recording of:
Symphony no. 2 in C minor "Resurrection": V. Im Tempo des Scherzos. Wild herausfahrend
composer:
Gustav Mahler (composer) (from 1888 until 1894)
librettist:
Friedrich Gottlieb Klopstock and Gustav Mahler (composer) (from 1888 until 1894)
part of:
Symphony no. 2 “Resurrection”
Gustav Mahler3:35
4Porgy and Bess: Summertime
soprano vocals [Clara]:
Harolyn Blackwell (soprano)
spoken vocals:
Timothy West (actor)
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO; The Philharmonic Promenade Orchestra)
conductor:
Simon Rattle (conductor)
partial recording of:
Summertime (American songbook standard from 1935 opera Porgy and Bess)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1934), Dorothy Heyward (playwright) (in 1934) and DuBose Heyward (in 1934)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1934)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music Ltd., Dubose and Dorothy Heyward Memorial Fund Publishing, George Gershwin Music, New Dawn Music, Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.), Warner/Chappell Music Holland BV, Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09), Ira Gershwin Music (in 1935), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (from 1935 until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
version of:
Porgy and Bess: Act I, Scene I. “Summertime” (Clara)
George Gershwin2:01
5Symphony no. 7 in A major (4th movement)
spoken vocals:
Timothy West (actor)
orchestra:
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Osmo Vänskä (Finnish conductor)
partial recording of:
Symphony no. 7 in A major, op. 92: IV. Allegro con brio
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (from 1811 until 1812)
part of:
Symphony no. 7 in A major, op. 92
Ludwig van Beethoven2:59
6Symphony 1997 ‘Heaven Earth Mankind’: Song of Peace
cello:
Yo‐Yo Ma (cellist)
instruments:
Imperial Bell Ensemble of China
choir vocals:
Yip’s Children’s Choir
spoken vocals:
Timothy West (actor)
orchestra:
Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Tan Dun (Chinese composer)
partial recording of:
Heaven Earth Mankind (Symphony 1997)
composer:
谭盾 (Tan Dun, Chinese composer) (in 1997)
publisher:
G. Schirmer Inc.
Tan Dun3:09
7Cantata for the 20th Anniversary of The October Revolution
choir vocals:
BBC Symphony Chorus (amateur chorus associated with the BBC Symphony Orchestra)
spoken vocals:
Timothy West (actor)
orchestra:
BBC Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Mark Elder (conductor)
partial recording of:
Кантата к двадцатилетию Октября, соч. 74
composer:
Сергей Сергеевич Прокофьев (Sergei Prokofiev, Russian composer) (from 1936 until 1937)
part of:
Works of Sergei Prokofiev by opus number (number: op. 74)
Sergei Prokofiev3:48
8The Sorcerer’s Apprentice
spoken vocals:
Timothy West (actor)
orchestra:
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra (BBC Philharmonic)
conductor:
Yan Pascal Tortelier (conductor and violinist)
partial recording of:
L’Apprenti sorcier (The Sorcerer's Apprentice)
composer:
Paul Dukas (French composer) (from 1896 until 1897)
Paul Dukas3:21
9Symphony no. 3 (1st movement)
spoken vocals:
Timothy West (actor)
orchestra:
BBC Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Sir Andrew Davis (conductor, keyboardist, composer, arranger)
partial recording of:
Symphony no. 3 in C minor: I. Allegro molto maestoso
additional composer:
Anthony Payne (composer) (from 1995 until 1997)
composer:
Edward Elgar (composer) (from 1933 until 1934)
part of:
The Sketches for Symphony no. 3 elaborated by Anthony Payne
Edward Elgar, Anthony Payne3:28
10Piano Quintet in A minor (2nd movement)
instruments:
Vellinger String Quartet
piano:
Piers Lane (Australian classical pianist)
spoken vocals:
Timothy West (actor)
partial recording of:
Piano Quintet in A minor, op. 84: II. Adagio
composer:
Edward Elgar (composer) (from 1918 until 1919)
part of:
Piano Quintet in A minor, op. 84
Edward Elgar3:24
11Mass for Double Chorus (Agnus Dei)
choir vocals:
The Choir of New College Oxford
spoken vocals:
Timothy West (actor)
conductor:
Edward Higginbottom (keyboardist, organist)
partial recording of:
Messe pour double choeur a cappella: V. Agnus Dei
composer:
Frank Martin (Swiss composer) (from 1922 until 1926)
part of:
Messe pour double choeur a cappella
Frank Martin2:51
12Nulla in mundo pax sincera
soprano vocals:
Emma Kirkby (soprano)
spoken vocals:
Timothy West (actor)
orchestra:
The Academy of Ancient Music
conductor:
Christopher Hogwood (conductor, harpsichordist)
partial recording of:
Nulla in mundo pax sincera, RV 630
lyricist:
[anonymous] (special purpose artist)
composer:
Antonio Vivaldi (Italian baroque composer and violinist) (in 1735)
part of:
Ryom-Verzeichnis (number: RV 630)
Antonio Vivaldi2:33
13Living in a Real World
spoken vocals:
Timothy West (actor)
performer:
Black Voices
partial recording of:
Living in a Real World
composer:
Carol Pemberton
Carol Pemberton3:16
14Lemminkäinen Suite, op. 22: II. The Swan of Tuonela
spoken vocals:
Timothy West (actor)
orchestra:
Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Esa‐Pekka Salonen (conductor and composer)
partial recording of:
Lemminkäis-sarja (Neljä legendaa), op. 22: II. Tuonelan joutsen (Lemminkäinen Suite, op. 22: II. The Swan of Tuonela)
composer:
Jean Sibelius (Finnish composer) (in 1895)
part of:
Lemminkäis-sarja (Neljä legendaa), op. 22 (Lemminkäinen Suite, op. 22)
Jean Sibelius3:36
15Suite no. 2, op. 24 ‘Niemandsland’ (1st movement)
spoken vocals:
Timothy West (actor)
orchestra:
Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra (East Berlin, 1923–)
conductor:
Heinz Rögner (conductor)
partial recording of:
Suite für Orchester Nr. 2, op. 24 „Niemandsland“: I. Vorspiel
composer:
Hanns Eisler (German-Austrian composer) (in 1931)
part of:
Suite für Orchester Nr. 2, op. 24 „Niemandsland“
Hanns Eisler2:13
16Violin Concerto no. 1, op. 35
violin:
Raphaël Oleg (violinist)
spoken vocals:
Timothy West (actor)
orchestra:
BBC Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Libor Pešek (conductor)
partial recording of:
Violin Concerto no. 1, op. 35
composed in:
Ukraine
composer:
Karol Szymanowski (Polish composer) (in 1916)
dedicated to:
Paweł Kochański (violinist)
Karol Szymanowski3:31
17Ordo Virtutum: O dulcis divinitas
spoken vocals:
Timothy West (actor)
performer:
Sequentia (early music ensemble)
recording of:
Ordo Virtutum: Scene 1. O dulcis divinitas
composer:
Hildegard von Bingen (German medieval saint)
part of:
Ordo virtutum
Hildegard of Bingen2:39
18Jerusalem
spoken vocals:
Timothy West (actor)
orchestra:
BBC Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Sir Andrew Davis (conductor, keyboardist, composer, arranger)
partial recording of:
Jerusalem (orchestrated by Elgar)
orchestrator:
Edward Elgar (composer)
lyricist:
William Blake (English poet, painter, and printmaker)
composer:
Hubert Parry (English composer)
orchestration of:
Jerusalem (anthem by Hubert Parry)
Hubert Parry orch. Edward Elgar2:13

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part of:BBC Proms compilations (order: 18)