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Afternoon Concert: Proms 2015 Repeats: Prom 47: Sibelius, Jon Leifs, Anders Hillborg and Beethoven

06/09/2015

Prom 47: Sibelius, Jon Leifs, Anders Hillborg and Beethoven

Proms 2015 Repeats

BBC Radio 3 - Afternoon Concert, Proms 2015 Repeats, Prom 47: Sibelius, Jon Leifs, Anders Hillborg and Beethoven

From Proms 2015: Sakari Oramo conducts the BBC SO in music by Sibelius, Leifs and Hillborg

A Prom in which Sakari Oramo conducts the BBC SO. Sibelius: Tapiola. Leifs: Organ Concerto (soloist: Stephen Farr). Anders Hillborg: Beast Sampler. Beethoven: Symphony No 7.

Another chance to hear the BBC Symphony Orchestra and Chief Conductor Sakari Oramo, in Sibelius, Beethoven's Seventh Symphony, and Jon Leifs's Organ Concerto with soloist Stephen Farr.

Presented from the Royal Albert Hall by Petroc Trelawny

4pm:
Sibelius: Tapiola

4.20pm:
Leifs: Organ Concerto

4.45pm:
Anders Hillborg: Beast Sampler (UK premiere)

5.00pm:
Beethoven: Symphony No. 7 in A major

Stephen Farr (organ)
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Sakari Oramo (conductor)

There's no denying the potent rhythmic urgency of Beethoven's Seventh Symphony. Its giddying, propulsive movement finds contrast in the mysterious stillness of Sibelius's Tapiola, inspired by the spirit of Finland's dusky forests, its wood-sprites and magic secrets. Jón Leifs's Organ Concerto harnesses the full power and scope of the Royal Albert Hall's organ in its massive musical gestures, while Anders Hillborg's Beast Sampler promises to strip away all we know of the symphony orchestra, transforming it into a 'sound animal'.

[First heard on 21st August]

Followed by a selection of recordings from this week's Proms Artists.

Afternoon Concert: Proms 2015 Repeats

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