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BBC Proms: 2010: Prom 48

BBC Proms: 2010: Prom 48: Part 1: Wagner, Mahler, Beethoven - Part 1

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2010

Wagner, Mahler, Beethoven - Part 1

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Rotterdam Philharmonic/Yannick Nezet-Seguin in music by Wagner and Mahler.

From the Royal Albert Hall. Yannick Nezet-Seguin conducts the Rotterdam Philharmonic. Wagner: Overture (Tannhauser). Mahler: Ruckert-Lieder (with Simon Keenlyside - baritone).

BBC PROMS 2010

Live from the Royal Albert Hall, London

Presented by Rob Cowan

The young Montreal-born Yannick Nézet-Séguin has quickly become one of the names to watch among conductors. He brings the orchestra of which he is now Music Director to the Proms for a concert that includes one of Wagner's early operatic overtures and Beethoven's groundbreaking 3rd Symphony. Orchestra and conductor are joined by one of the world's leading baritones, Simon Keenlyside, for Mahler's poignant songs setting poems by Friedrich Rückert on the subjects of life, love and death.

Wagner: Tannhäuser - Overture
Mahler: Rückert-Lieder

Simon Keenlyside, baritone
Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra
Yannick Nézet-Séguin, conductor

This Prom will be repeated on Tuesday 14th September at 2.00pm.

BBC Proms: 2010

Prom 48

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Yannick Nezet-Seguin leads the Rotterdam Philharmonic in Wagner, Mahler and Beethoven

Young conductor Yannick Nezet-Seguin leads the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra, of which he is music director, in works by Wagner, Mahler and Beethoven

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