Proms 2 & 3: Ten Pieces a hit with young audience

Par Gavin Dixon, 20 juillet 2015

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“Many of the instruments were larger than the players, and the sound they made... was awesome”

Critique faite à Royal Albert Hall, Londres, le 19 juillet 2015

Adams, Short Ride in a Fast Machine

Beethoven, Symphonie no. 5 en ut mineur, Op.67 (First Movement excerpt)

Britten, Peter Grimes, Op.33: Storm interlude

Grieg, Peer Gynt Suite: Dans l'antre du Roi sur la montagne

Haendel, Coronation Anthem no. 1: Zadok the priest, HWV 258 (excerpt)

Holst, The Planets Op.32: no.1 "Mars" (excerpt)

Meredith, Connect It (BBC Commission )

Mozart, Concerto pour cor no. 4 en mi bémol majeur, K495 (Third movement)

Moussorgski, Une nuit sur le mont Chauve (excerpt)

Stravinsky, L'Oiseau de feu: Suite (Finale)

Barney Harwood, Présentation

Dick and Dom, Présentation

Tim Thorpe, Cor

Ten Pieces Children's Choir

BBC National Orchestra of Wales

Thomas Søndergård, Direction

Prom 15 : Prokofiev, Qigang Chen, Rachmaninov

Julie Jozwiak, 29th July

Au programme du Prom 15 : la première britannique d'Iris dévoilée, pièce de Qigang Chen, précédée par la Symphonie n°1 de Prokofiev et suivie par la Symphonie n°2 de Rachmaninov. De la très belle musique, délectable malgré une interprétation du BBC NOW manquant parfois d'ardeur.

***11

Nail-biting Shostakovich from the BBC National Orchestra of Wales

Dominic Lowe, 15th August

Before a searing performance of Shostakovich's Thirteenth from Ryan Bancroft and his Welsh forces, Benjamin Grosvenor delivers a terrific performance of Ravel's Piano Concerto in G major.

****1

Bancroft and BBCNOW at the Proms: a deeply satisfying Mahler 3

David Karlin, 11th August

Bancroft and the BBC National Orchestra of Wales provide a Mahler 3 of exceptional clarity and forward momentum, with terrific posthorn solos from Corey Morris and Beth Taylor an outstanding soloist.

****1

Exciting Bacewicz and Lutosławski from Tadaaki Otaka and the BBC NOW

Nick Boston, 30th July

Strong performances of Bacewicz and Lutosławski in Tadaaki Otaka's final outing with the BBC National Orchestra of Wales at the Proms, with technically commanding and sincere Rachmaninov from Vadym Kholodenko.

***11

Nil Venditti impresses in BBC Proms debut

Christopher Woodley, 12th August

Beethoven and Sir Karl Jenkins receive top-notch performances from Nil Venditti and the BBC NOW.

****1

A choral treat to savour: Verdi’s Requiem at the BBC Proms

David Karlin, 23rd July

An outstanding choral performance by nearly 300 singers of the BBC National Chorus of Wales and the Crouch End Festival Chorus lights up Verdi’s hybrid of opera and devotional music.

*****

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Gavin Dixon

Gavin Dixon is a writer, journalist and editor specialising in classical music. He writes for publications such as Gramophone, Classical Music and BBC Music Magazine. Gavin has a PhD on the symphonies of Alfred Schnittke and is a member of the editorial team for the “Alfred Schnittke Collected Works” edition. His website is here.