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Afternoon Concert: Proms 2014 Repeats: Prom 43: Rachmaninov, Stravinsky and Tchaikovsky

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29/08/2014

Prom 43: Rachmaninov, Stravinsky and Tchaikovsky

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From Proms 2014: BBC SO under Edward Gardner in Stravinsky, Rachmaninov and Tchaikovsky.

A Prom featuring the BBC SO conducted by Edward Gardner. Stravinsky: Scherzo fantastique. Rachmaninov: The Bell. Stravinsky: Violin Concerto in D. Tchaikovsky: 1812 Overture.

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Edward Gardner conducts the BBC Symphony Orchestra and combined choirs in an all-Russian programme, including Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture, recorded earlier this month at the BBC Proms.

Presented by Katie Derham at the Royal Albert Hall, London

The concert opens with Stravinsky's fizzing Scherzo fantastique, and includes his neo-classical Violin Concerto - Baiba Skride is the soloist. The BBC Symphony Chorus and Crouch End Chorus and soloists join for Rachmaninov's choral symphony, The Bells, chiming the journey from birth to death. And the concert ends with Tchaikovsky celebrating the defeat of Napoleon in spectacular style!

Stravinsky: Scherzo fantastique
Rachmaninov: The Bells Op. 35

Stravinsky: Violin Concerto in D major
Tchaikovsky: Overture '1812' Op. 49

Baiba Skride (violin)
Albina Shagimuratova (soprano)
Stuart Skelton (tenor)
Mikhail Petrenko (baritone)
Crouch End Festival Chorus
BBC Symphony Chorus
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Edward Gardner (conductor)

First broadcast 18th August 2014.

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