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Arthur Bliss' 'Beatitudes' from the Proms

Sakari Oramo conducts a major work from Arthur Bliss at the BBC Proms and the week's Schubertiade theme continues with more from
pianist Elisabeth Leonskaja.

It is fifty years since the death of Arthur Bliss, Sakari Oramo conducts a major choral work from the composer, his cantata 'The Beatitudes' at the BBC Proms. And this week's Schubertiade theme continues with more from Elisabeth Leonskaja at the Ludwigsburg Castle Festival in Germany, one of the country's oldest summer festivals. Introduced by Elizabeth Alker and including:

From the Ludwigsburg Castle Festival Schubertiade:
Franz Schubert
Piano Sonata in G major, D. 894
Elisabeth Leonskaja (piano)

From the BBC Proms:
Ralph Vaughan Williams
Symphony No. 2 (A London Symphony)
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Vasily Petrenko (conductor)

Arthur Bliss
The Beatitudes
Elizabeth Watts (soprano)
Laurence Kilsby (tenor)
BBC Singers
BBC Symphony Chorus
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Sakari Oramo (conductor)

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2 hours, 56 minutes

Last on

Fri 12 Sep 202513:00
BBC Radio 3

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Music Played

  • Ralph Vaughan Williams

    English Folk Song Suite

    Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Ryan Bancroft.

  • Franz Schubert

    Piano Sonata No. 18 in G, D. 894

    Performer: Elisabeth Leonskaja.

  • Ralph Vaughan Williams

    Symphony No. 2 (A London Symphony)

    Orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Vasily Petrenko.

  • Antonio Vivaldi

    Concerto in A minor, RV 356

    Performer: Alison Balsom. Ensemble: Scottish Ensemble.
    • Italian Concertos; Alison Balsom, Scottish Ensemble.
    • EMI Classics.
    • 1.

  • Arthur Bliss

    The Beatitudes

    Singer: Elizabeth Watts. Singer: Laurence Kilsby. Choir: BBC Singers. Choir: BBC Symphony Chorus. Orchestra: BBC Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Sakari Oramo.

  • Leonard Bernstein

    Pas de Deux (Fancy Free)

    Orchestra: New York Philharmonic. Conductor: Leonard Bernstein.
    • Sony Classical.

Broadcast

  • Fri 12 Sep 202513:00
    BBC Radio 3