Live from the Royal Albert Hall, the BBC Philharmonic under John Storgards in the first Proms performance of Korngold's Symphony, dedicated to the memory of Franklin D Roosevelt.
The BBC Philharmonic and John Storgårds, live at the BBC Proms, perform Walton's 'Orb and Sceptre', Rubbra's 'Ode to the Queen', Bruch's Violin Concerto No 1 and Korngold's Symphony.
Live from the Royal Albert Hall, London
Presented by Martin Handley
Walton: March 'Orb and Sceptre'
Rubbra: Ode to the Queen
Bruch: Violin Concerto No 1 in G minor
8.25pm Interval
8.45pm
Korngold: Symphony in F sharp minor
Vilde Frang (violin)
Susan Bickley (mezzo-soprano)
BBC Philharmonic
John Storgårds (conductor)
The BBC Philharmonic and its Principal Guest Conductor return to the Royal Albert Hall for the first Proms performance of Korngold's Symphony. Dedicated to the memory of Franklin D Roosevelt, the symphony refers back to Korngold's score for the 1939 Errol Flynn and Bette Davis romance 'The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex'. Rubbra's 'Ode to the Queen' and Walton's 'Orb and Sceptre' celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Queen's coronation, while Vilde Frang joins Storgårds and the orchestra for Bruch's ever-popular Violin Concerto.
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Erich Wolfgang Korngold
Symphony in F sharp major, Op.40
Broadcast
- Tue 6 Aug 201320:45BBC Radio 3
