| Set List | 'Incantesimi', J Anderson,
'Slavonic Dances, Op.46', Dvorák
INTERVAL
'Symphony No.2 in D Major', Brahms |
| Performance Notes | Overlooking a lake in the Austrian resort of Pörtschach, Johannes Brahms created a symphony that captured all he saw: the beauty of the sunset; the stillness of the night; the peaceful awakening to a new day. And yet its musicians were to play, said Brahms, as if with a mourning ribbon around their arm.
Brahmss meeting of glowing melancholy and piercing brightness is the culmination of the Berlin Philharmonics second Prom under Sir Simon Rattle, following Dvoráks colourful Slavonic Dances and a new work from Julian Anderson.
UK premiere of 'Incantesimi', Julian Anderson, which featured two plangent trumpets in the gallery.
Full house. |
| Related Archival Material | Proms Guide (RAHE/1/2016/50),
Programme (RAHE/1/2016/114),
Mini-Guide (RAHE/6/2016/45) |