| Set List | 'Overture Portsmouth Point, W Walton,
'Connotations, A Copland,
'Les Illuminations, B Britten,
INTERVAL
'Two Scenes from Antony and Cleopatra, Barber,
'Four Sea Interludes' from Peter Grimes, B Britten |
| Performance Notes | In Bernsteins centenary year, Juanjo Mena and the BBC Philharmonic celebrate with a transatlantic Prom, uniting music by British and American composers connected not just by generation but in many cases by personal friendship.
Commissioned and premiered by Bernstein, Coplands Connotations is a portrait of the tensions, aspirations and drama inherent in the world today.
Its knotty confrontations find contrast in the sensuous beauty of Brittens orchestral song-cycle Les illuminations, while the sea provides inspiration both for Waltons bustling, bonhomous Portsmouth Point overture and Brittens boldly dramatic Four Sea Interludes.
Two extracts from Samuel Barbers opera Antony and Cleopatra complete the programme. |
| Related Archival Material | Proms Guide (RAHE/1/2018/51),
Programme (RAHE/1/2018/83),
Mini Guide (RAHE/6/2018/38),
Digital Photographs,
Posters (RAHE/2/2018/26, 41) |
| Ticket Prices | £7.50-£100, £6 standing arena and gallery |