Omnibus at the Proms

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6th September 1985 Season 39 Episode 9

Tonight's visit to the Royal Albert Hall for the 91st season of Henry Wood Promenade Concerts introduced by Jane Glover features the London Sinfonietta now one of the world's leading chamber ensembles. In a concert of 20th-century music conducted by David Atherton they play Janacek's Rikadla, a new work by Harrison Birtwistle, Secret Theatre, specially commissioned by the London Sinfonietta for the composer's 50th birthday, and the Suite from The Threepenny Opera - Kurt Weill's uncompromising but unique and witty theatre music.

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Season 39 · Episode 10

Omnibus at the Proms

Introduced by Jane Glover Tonight's final visit to the 91st season of Henry Wood Promenade Concerts is devoted to a single work: Mahler's epic song-cycle, Das Lied von der Erde. This setting of a group of Passionate, delicate and stoical Chinese poems was written in the final years of Mahler's life. Originally conceived as his Ninth Symphony, he superstitiously withdrew the title because so many ninth symphonies had Proved to be their composers final works and he knew he was suffering from a terminal heart condition. Tonight's performers are Jessye Norman (soprano) Jon Vickers (tenor) with the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra conducted by Simon Rattle Sound JOHN CAULFIELD
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