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2012

BBC Proms: 2012 Season: Prom 56

BBC Proms: 2012: Prom 56: Part 2: Helen Grime, Debussy

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Helen Grime, Debussy

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BBC SO and soloists in Helen Grime: Night Songs. Debussy: The Martyrdom of St Sebastian.

The BBC SO, BBC National Choir of Wales and soloists under Oliver Knussen. Helen Grime: Night Songs (BBC commission: world premiere). Debussy: The Martyrdom of St Sebastian.

Live from the Royal Albert Hall, London

Presented by Louise Fryer

Oliver Knussen celebrates his 60th birthday with the BBC Symphony Orchestra performing his own 3rd Symphony, works by Alexander Goehr, Helen Grime and Debussy's The Martyrdom of St Sebastian.

Alexander Goehr's 80th birthday is marked by a revival of his imaginary ballet, and there's the world premiere of Helen Grime's Night Songs. Debussy's exquisite and refined incidental music for a mystery play appears complete for the first time at the Proms - with the BBC National Chorus of Wales and the New London Chamber Choir joining the three British soloists.

Helen Grime: Night Songs (BBC commission: world premiere)
Debussy: The Martyrdom of St Sebastian

Claire Booth (soprano)
Polly May (mezzo-soprano)
Clare McCaldin (mezzo-soprano)
BBC National Chorus of Wales
New London Chamber Choir
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Oliver Knussen (conductor)

This Prom will be repeated on Thursday 6 September at 2pm.

BBC Proms: 2012

BBC Proms: 2012: Prom 56

Prom 56

Live music and the arts: broadcasts more live music than any other radio network. Classical music is its core. Genres include world and new music, jazz, speech and drama.

All broadcasts from the 118th season of the BBC Proms.

BBC Symphony Orchestra under Oliver Knussen in Knussen, Goehr, Helen Grime and Debussy

Oliver Knussen celebrates his 60th birthday with the BBC Symphony Orchestra performing his own Third Symphony, works by Alexander Goehr, Helen Grime and Debussy's The Martyrdom of St Sebastian

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