Main Performers | Nikolaj Znaider - violin, Anna Lucia Richter, David Danholt - vocals |
Orchestra or Band | Danish National Symphony Orchestra |
Choirs | Choristers of Winchester Cathedral, Danish National Concert Choir, Danish National Vocal Ensemble |
Set List | 'Overture - 'Helios', Neilson, 'Violin Concerto in D Major', Brahms INTERVAL 'Three Motets', Nielson, 'Hymnus Amoris', Nielson, 'Symphony No.2, 'The Four Temperaments', Nielson ENCORE '2nd Partita, Sarabande', Bach, 'Maskerade: Dance of the Cockerels', Nielson |
Performance Notes | Nielsen's Overture 'Helias' and 'Symphony No.2' were recorded for broadcast on BBC Four on 23 August 2015.
Broadcast live on BBC Radio 3.
Continuing our celebration of Nielsens 150th anniversary, his Second Symphony is an exercise in contrasting moods and textures the Temperaments of the subtitle are the Humours of Greco-Roman medicine: Choleric, Phlegmatic, Melancholic and Sanguine. Less familiar are Nielsens choral works the swelling loveliness of Hymnus amoris, inspired by a Titian painting, and the Three Motets that pay homage to Renaissance polyphony. Completing the programme is Brahmss warmly Romantic Violin Concerto, with Danish-Israeli Nikolaj Znaider.
Proms premiere of 'Theree MOtets', and 'Hymnus Amoris', Nielson. |
Related Archival Material | Proms Guide (RAHE/1/2015/60), Programme (RAHE/1/2015/104), Mini Guide (RAHE/6/2015/37), Digital Photographs |