| Set List | 'Overture 'Le Corsaire'', Belrioz,
'Sea Pictures', Elgar
INTERVAL
'Near Midnight', Helen Grime,
'Symphony No.3 in E Flat Major, 'Eroica'', Beethoven |
| Performance Notes | The sea lies the centre of tonight's concert from Sir Mark Elder and the Hallé.
The sunshine glitters on the waves of Berlioz's swashbuckling overture Le corsaire, written while the composer was holidaying in Nice.
A celebrated Elgar champion, Elder is joined by British mezzo-soprano Alice Coote for Sea Pictures: Elgars only orchestral song-cycle, which ebbs and flows evocatively as it explores the fascination and fear inspired by the sea. While Helen Grime's Near Midnight explores a nocturnal theme, Beethoven created a storm of human drama in his 'Eroica' Symphony a stirring musical meditation on heroism and valour.
London premiere of 'Near Midnight', Helen Grime.
The concert was recorded and broadcast on BBC Four on 15 August 2014.
The event was broadcast on BBC Radio 3. |
| Related Archival Material | Proms Guide (RAHE/1/2014/53),
Programme (RAHE/1/2014/82),
Posters (RAHE/2/2014/41),
Proms Mini-Guide |