| Main Performers | Johanna Rusanen-Kartano,
Waltteri Torikka - vocals |
| Choirs | Polytech Choir,
BBC Symphony Chorus (men's voices) |
| Set List | 'En Saga', Sibelius
INTERVAL
'Kullervo', Sibelius |
| Performance Notes | Finnish conductor Sakari Oramo pairs two of Sibeliuss most engagingly descriptive works as we continue our 150th-anniversary celebrations of the composer. The folk hero Kullervo was the inspiration behind a powerful national statement for a country struggling to overthrow Russian rule. This massive musical hybrid part cantata, part symphony, part suite is a vivid work, richly melodic but looking ahead to modernism in some striking musical gestures. En saga is a fairy tale without a plot, whose contrasting movements suggest many possible stories, but never commit to just one.
Broadcast live on BBC Radio 3. |
| Related Archival Material | Proms Guide (RAHE/1/2015/60),
Programme (RAHE/1/2015/116),
Mini Guide (RAHE/6/2015/37) |