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Prom 17: Tchaikovsky's Pathétique

±«Óătv Proms 2017

Live from the Royal Albert Hall, the ±«Óătv Philharmonic conducted by Juanjo Mena in the London premiere of Mark Simpson's oratorio The Immortal and Tchaikovsky's Sixth Symphony.

Live from the Royal Albert Hall: The ±«Óătv Philharmonic conducted by Juanjo Mena in the London premiere of Mark Simpson's 'The Immortal' and Tchaikovsky's 'PathĂ©tique' Symphony.

Presented by Petroc Trelawny

Mark Simpson: The Immortal

8.10 INTERVAL - Proms Extra
Composer Mark Simpson talks to presenter Kate Molleson. Highlights of a discussion recorded at the Imperial College Union earlier this evening.

8.30
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No 6, 'Pathétique'

Christopher Purves (baritone)
London Voices
Crouch End Festival Chorus
±«Óătv Philharmonic
Juanjo Mena (conductor)

Life and death collide in a concert that explores what lies beyond the limits of human existence. In his passionate Sixth Symphony, which Tchaikovsky described as 'the best thing I ever composed or shall compose', he re-imagined what the symphony could be, daring to face death with uncertainty. The ±«Óătv Philharmonic's Composer in Association, a former ±«Óătv Young Musician winner and ±«Óătv Radio 3 New Generation Artist, Mark Simpson, also looks to the afterlife in his critically acclaimed oratorio 'The Immortal'. Inspired by Victorian seances, he conjures up eerie visions of a world beyond.

2 hours, 30 minutes

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Thu 27 Jul 2017 19:30
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Music Played

  • Part 1

  • Mark Simpson

    The Immortal

    Singer: Christopher Purves. Choir: London Voices. Choir: Crouch End Festival Chorus. Orchestra: ±«Óătv Philharmonic. Conductor: Juanjo Mena.

  • Interval

  • Part 2

  • Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

    Symphony No 6 in B minor, 'Pathétique' (Proms 2017)

    Orchestra: ±«Óătv Philharmonic. Conductor: Juanjo Mena.

  • Post-concert

    • James McMillan

      Miserere

      Choir: Platinum Consort. Singer: Emma Walshe. Singer: Zoe Brown. Singer: Raffaele PĂ©. Singer: Simon Ponsford. Singer: Oliver Jones. Singer: Michael Solomon Williams. Singer: Timothy Murphy. Singer: Nick Ashby. Conductor: Scott Inglis-Kidger.
      • In The Dark: Platinum Consort, Scott Inglis-Kidger.
      • Resonus.

    • Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

      Theme and Variations in F major, Op.19 No.6

      Performer: Sir AndrĂĄs Schiff.
      • MELODIYA.

    • Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

      Cherubic Hymn no.1 (9 Sacred pieces)

      Choir: St. Petersburg Chamber Choir. Conductor: НоĐșĐŸĐ»Đ°Đč ĐšĐŸŃ€ĐœĐ”ĐČ.
      • DG.

    • Anders Hillborg

      Oh those eyes

      Singer: Hannah Holgersson. Orchestra: Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Sakari Oramo.

    • Anders Hillborg

      Liquid Marble

      Orchestra: Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Esa‐Pekka Salonen.
      • ONDINE.

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  • Thu 27 Jul 2017 19:30
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