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Prom 11 - Part 1

BBC Proms2008, Prom 11: Debussy, Holt and Mussorgsky
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Presented by Sarah Walker, from the Royal Albert Hall, London. A Prom on the theme of colour, featuring the premiere of Simon Holt's Troubled Light and Debussy's Nocturnes.

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

Colour, both orchestral and visual, is at the heart of this concert which incorporates the first Proms premiere of 2008, by Simon Holt, recently appointed Composer in Association with the BBC National Orchestra of Wales. This is preceded by Debussy's Nocturnes, his impressionist response to paintings by Whistler, portraying sky, sea and dazzling festivities.

Cantamus Girls' Choir
BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Thierry Fischer (conductor)

Debussy: Nocturnes
Simon Holt: Troubled Light (BBC commission; world premiere).

50 minutes

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Fri 25 Jul 200819:30
BBC Radio 3

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