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Afternoon on 3: Proms 2012 Repeats

Afternoon Concert: Proms 2012 Repeats: Prom 56 - Goehr, Knussen, Grime, Debussy

Prom 56 - Goehr, Knussen, Grime, Debussy

06/09/2012

Proms 2012 Repeats

BBC Radio 3 - Afternoon Concert, Proms 2012 Repeats, Prom 56 - Goehr, Knussen, Grime, Debussy

Prom in which Oliver Knussen conducts the BBC SO in Goehr, Knussen, Grime and Debussy.

A Prom featuring the BBC SO conducted by Oliver Knussen. Goehr: Metamorphosis/Dance. Knussen: Symphony No 3. Helen Grime: Night Songs. Debussy: The Martyrdom of St Sebastian.

With Jonathan Swain

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


Alexander Goehr: Metamorphosis/Dance
Oliver Knussen: Symphony No.3
Helen Grime: Night Songs (BBC commission: world premiere)
Debussy: The Martyrdom of St Sebastian (complete, without narration)

Presented by Louise Fryer

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).

Afternoon Concert: Proms 2012 Repeats

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.

Another chance to hear concerts from the 2012 BBC Proms season

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