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BBC Proms 2006

BBC Radio 3
on BBC Radio 3

Live from the Royal Albert Hall, London.
Dreams and personal memories are in the air in this evening of music composed and conducted by John Adams. An elegiac setting of the words of Walt Whitman, recalling his experience as a nurse in the American Civil War, is paired with a shimmering tribute to the composer's own father. And Adams's wildest dream is realised in his zany depiction of a huge tanker rising skywards from San Francisco Bay in Harmonielehre. Presented by Sarah Walker.

Eric Owens (bass), BBC Symphony Orchestra, conductor John Adams

John Adams My Father Knew Charles Ives; The Wound-Dresser

8.25 Twenty Minutes: Talking Proms
Sarah Walker presents the latest news and views from the current Proms season.

8.45 John Adams Harmonielehre

(This Prom is repeated on Wednesday 16 August at 2.25pm)

Contributors

Presenter:
Sarah Walker
Bass:
Eric Owens
Musicians:
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Conductor/Composer:
John Adams
Source: Radio Times

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