| Orchestra or Band | BBC National Orchestra of Wales |
| Set List | 'Partita', Walton,
'Cello Concerto', H Watkins
INTERVAL
'Passacaglia', Webern,
'Symphony No.4 in E Minor', Brahms |
| Performance Notes | Thomas Søndergård conducts his BBC National Orchestra of Wales in a Prom exploring the idea of the orchestral passacaglia and some of the most delicious and subtle orchestral sonorities ever conjured. Brahmss fourth and final symphony feels like the composers supreme orchestral achievement; its finale, a radiant passacaglia, is the summation of the composers quest to wed discipline and emotion. After Waltons boisterous Partita comes the world premiere of the latest Proms cello concerto, a piece written by Huw Watkins and played by his brother.
BBC commission and world premiere of 'Cello Concerto', Huw Watkins.
"It was easy to enjoy Huw Watkins's Cello Concerto, premiered on Friday with the composer's brother Paul Watkins gracefully leaping through heaps of perfect fifths, soulfully poetic in his customary way. Extra lustre in this beautiful, gently questioning work came from the composer's absolute grasp of instrumental balance."
(The Times, 15 August 2016)
Post-show signing by Paul Watkins in Door 6. |
| Related Archival Material | Proms Guide (RAHE/1/2016/50),
Programme (RAHE/1/2016/86),
Mini-Guide (RAHE/6/2016/45) |