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BBC Proms 2025: Joshua Bell and Górecki's "Symphony of Sorrowful Songs"

Dalia Stasevska leads the BBC Symphony Orchestra with Joshua Bell performing the UK premiere of Thomas de Hartmann's violin concerto, and Górecki's "Symphony of Sorrowful Songs".

Dalia Stasevska leads the BBC Symphony Orchestra with Joshua Bell performing the UK premiere of Thomas de Hartmann's violin concerto at the Proms. The second half of the concert is Górecki's stunning and powerful third symphony, his "Symphony of Sorrowful Songs" with soprano Francesca Chiejina. Jonathan Swain presents.

12:31 AM
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750), orch. Ottorino Respighi
Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland
BBC Symphony Orchestra, Dalia Stasevska (conductor)

12:37 AM
Thomas de Hartmann (1885-1956)
Violin Concerto
Joshua Bell (violin), BBC Symphony Orchestra, Dalia Stasevska (conductor)

01:08 AM
Fryderyk Chopin (1810-1849), arr. Joshua Bell
Nocturne in E flat, Op 9 no 2 (encore)
Joshua Bell (violin), BBC Symphony Orchestra, Dalia Stasevska (conductor)

01:14 AM
Henryk Górecki (1933-2010)
Symphony no 3 'Symphony of Sorrowful Songs'
Francesca Chiejina (soprano), BBC Symphony Orchestra, Dalia Stasevska (conductor)

02:04 AM
Johann Christoph Bach (1642-1703)
Der Mensch von Weibe geboren
Vox Luminis, Lionel Meunier (director)

02:09 AM
Karol Szymanowski (1882-1937)
Piano Sonata no 3, Op 36
Jerzy Godziszewski (piano)

02:31 AM
Sergey Rachmaninov (1873-1943)
Symphony no 1 in D minor, Op 13
BBC Philharmonic, John Storgårds (conductor)

03:15 AM
Henry Purcell (1659-1695)
Timon of Athens, the man-hater - incidental music, Z.632
Lynne Dawson (soprano), Gillian Fisher (soprano), Rogers Covey-Crump (tenor), Paul Elliott (tenor), Michael George (bass), Stephen Varcoe (bass), Monteverdi Choir, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner (conductor)

03:37 AM
Maya Le Roux-Obradovic
Ballade de la vallée magique
Maya Le Roux-Obradovic (guitar), Sinfonietta Belgrade, Aleksandar Vujic (conductor)

03:53 AM
Hildegard von Bingen (1098-1179)
Alma Redemptoris Mater & Ave Maria, O auctrix vite
Sequentia, Elizabeth Gaver (medieval fiddle), Elisabetta de Mircovich (medieval fiddle)

04:05 AM
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)
Prelude and Fugue in G minor
Ligita Sneibe (organ)

04:12 AM
Peter Maxwell Davies (1934-2016)
A Sad paven for these distracted tymes for string quartet
Pavel Haas Quartet

04:20 AM
Leif Strand (1942-2021), arr. Øivind Westby
Men går jag över engarna (But I Walk Across the Meadows)
Ole Edvard Antonsen (trumpet), Argovia Philharmonic, Rune Bergmann (conductor)

04:26 AM
Alessandro Piccinini (1566-c.1638)
Toccata VI
Axel Wolf (lute)

04:31 AM
Otto Nicolai (1810-1849)
Overture, The Merry Wives of Windsor
Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Łukasz Borowicz (conductor)

04:40 AM
Camilla de Rossi (fl.1707-1710)
Cielo, pietoso Cielo (Sant' Alassio)
Agnieszka Kowalczyk (soprano), Musica Fiorita, Daniela Dolci (director)

04:44 AM
Domenico Scarlatti (1685-1757)
Sonata in C major, K.86
Eduardo Lopez Banzo (harpsichord)

04:51 AM
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
Constanze's aria "Martern aller Arten" from 'Die Entfuhrung aus dem Serail Act 2
Cyndia Sieden (soprano), Prima La Musica, Dirk Vermeulen (conductor)

05:01 AM
Carlo Gesualdo da Venosa (1566-1613), arr. Peter Maxwell Davies
2 Motets arr. Maxwell Davies for brass quintet
Graham Ashton Brass Ensemble

05:10 AM
Ruth Gipps (1921-1999)
Wind Sinfonietta, Op 73
BBC National Orchestra of Wales (conductor), Jonathan Bloxham (conductor)

05:28 AM
Edward Elgar (1857-1934)
Variations on an original theme 'Enigma', Op.36
Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Christopher Warren-Green (conductor)

05:59 AM
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
String Quartet no 10 in E flat major, Op 74 "Harp"
Florian Kellerhals (violin), Harald Grimsrud (violin), Elisabeth Sijpkens (viola), Hjalmar Kvam (cello)

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Music Played

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland

    Orchestrator: Ottorino Respighi. Orchestra: BBC Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Dalia Stasevska.
    • GBBBC.

  • Thomas de Hartmann

    Violin Concerto

    Performer: Joshua Bell. Orchestra: BBC Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Dalia Stasevska.
    • GBBBC.

  • Frédéric Chopin

    Nocturne in E flat, Op 9 no 2 (encore)

    Performer: Joshua Bell. Music Arranger: Joshua Bell. Orchestra: BBC Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Dalia Stasevska.
    • GBBBC.

  • Henryk Mikołaj Górecki

    Symphony no 3 'Symphony of Sorrowful Songs'

    Singer: Francesca Chiejina. Orchestra: BBC Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Dalia Stasevska.
    • GBBBC.

  • Johann Christoph Bach

    Der Mensch von Weibe geboren

    Ensemble: Vox Luminis. Director: Lionel Meunier.
    • PLPR.

  • Karol Szymanowski

    Piano Sonata no 3, Op 36

    Performer: Jerzy Godziszewski.
    • PLPR.

  • Sergey Rachmaninov

    Symphony no 1 in D minor, Op 13

    Orchestra: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: John Storgårds.
    • GBBBC.

  • Henry Purcell

    Timon of Athens, the man-hater - incidental music (Z.632)

    Singer: Lynne Dawson. Singer: Gillian Fisher. Singer: Rogers Covey‐Crump. Singer: Paul Elliott. Singer: Stephen Varcoe. Choir: Monteverdi Choir. Ensemble: English Baroque Soloists. Conductor: Sir John Eliot Gardiner.
    • DEWDR.

  • Maya Le Roux Obradović

    Ballade de la vallée magique

    Performer: Maya Le Roux Obradović. Orchestra: Sinfonietta Belgrade. Conductor: Aleksandar Vujic.
    • MKRTV.

  • Hildegard von Bingen

    Alma Redemptoris Mater & Ave Maria, O auctrix vite

    Ensemble: Sequentia. Performer: Elisabetta de Mircovich. Performer: Elizabeth Gaver.
    • DEWDR.

  • Johannes Brahms

    Prelude and Fugue in G minor

    Performer: Ligita Sneibe.
    • LVLR.

  • Peter Maxwell Davies

    A Sad paven for these distracted tymes

    Ensemble: Pavel Haas Quartet.
    • GBBBC.

  • Leif Strand

    Men går jag över engarna (But I Walk Across the Meadows)

    Performer: Ole Edvard Antonsen. Music Arranger: Øyvind Westby. Orchestra: Argovia Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Rune Bergmann.
    • CHSRF.

  • Alessandro Piccinini

    Toccata VI

    Performer: Axel Wolf.
    • PLPR.

  • Otto Nicolai

    Overture, The Merry Wives of Windsor

    Orchestra: Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Lukasz Borowicz.
    • PLPR.

  • Camilla de Rossi

    Cielo, pietoso Cielo (Sant' Alassio)

    Singer: Agnieszka Kowalczyk‐Głowińska. Ensemble: Musica Fiorita. Director: Daniela Dolci.
    • PLPR.

  • Domenico Scarlatti

    Sonata in C major, K.86

    Performer: Eduardo López Banzo.
    • PLPR.

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Constanze's aria "Martern aller Arten" from 'Die Entfuhrung aus dem Serail Act 2

    Singer: Cyndia Sieden. Ensemble: Prima la Musica. Conductor: Dirk Vermeulen.
    • BERTBF.

  • Carlo Gesualdo

    2 Motets: Peccantem me quotidiae; O vos omnes

    Music Arranger: Peter Maxwell Davies. Ensemble: Graham Ashton Brass Ensemble.
    • AUABC.

  • Ruth Gipps

    Wind Sinfonietta, Op 73

    Orchestra: BBC National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Jonathan Bloxham.
    • GBBBC.

  • Edward Elgar

    Variations on an original theme 'Enigma', Op.36

    Orchestra: Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Christopher Warren‐Green.
    • NONRK.

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    String Quartet no 10 in E flat major, Op 74 "Harp" (1809)

    Performer: Florian Kellerhals. Performer: Harald Grimsrud. Performer: Elisabeth Skaar Sijpkens. Performer: Hjalmar Kvam.
    • NONRK.

Broadcast

  • New Year's Day 202600:30
    BBC Radio 3