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Afternoon Concert: Proms 2016 Repeats: Prom 37: Walton, Huw Watkins, Webern and Brahms

Prom 37: Walton, Huw Watkins, Webern and Brahms

26/08/2016

Proms 2016 Repeats

BBC Radio 3 - Afternoon Concert, Proms 2016 Repeats, Prom 37: Walton, Huw Watkins, Webern and Brahms

Thomas Sondergard conducts the BBC NOW in music by Walton, Huw Watkins, Webern and Brahms.

A Prom in which Thomas Sondergard conducts the BBC NOW. Walton: Partita. Huw Watkins: Cello Concerto (soloist: Paul Watkins). Webern: Passacaglia. Brahms: Symphony No 4.

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Another chance to hear: the BBC National Orchestra of Wales and Principal Conductor Thomas Sondergard play Walton, Webern and Brahms's Fourth Symphony, plus a new cello concerto from Huw Watkins for his brother, Paul.

Presented by Petroc Trelawny from the Royal Albert Hall, London

2pm:
Walton: Partita

2.15pm
Huw Watkins: Cello Concerto (BBC commission: world premiere)

2.40pm
Webern: Passacaglia

2.55pm
Brahms: Symphony No.4 in E minor

Paul Watkins (cello)
BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Thomas Sondergard (Principal Conductor)

Thomas Sondergard conducts his BBC National Orchestra of Wales in a Prom exploring the idea of the orchestral 'passacaglia' and some of the most delicious and subtle sonorities ever conjured. Brahms's fourth and final symphony feels like the composer's supreme achievement for orchestra; its finale, a radiant passacaglia, is the summation of the composer's quest to wed discipline and emotion. After Walton's boisterous Partita comes the world premiere of the latest Proms cello concerto, a piece written by Huw Watkins and played by his brother, Paul. It's a work that stems from the brothers' long experience of performing chamber music together. "I'm biased of course," says Huw, "but there's no cellist I know who makes a more expressive and beautiful sound."

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

Afternoon Concert: Proms 2016 Repeats

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