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Prom 46: Danish National Symphony Orchestra

Part of the Proms 2015 Series

Add to my Calendar 20-08-2015 19:30 20-08-2015 21:30 36 Prom 46: Danish National Symphony Orchestra Continuing our celebration of Nielsen’s 150th anniversary, his Second Symphony is an exercise in contrasting moods and textures - the ‘Temperaments’ of the subtitle are the Humours of Greco-Roman medicine: Choleric, Phlegmatic, Melancholic and Sanguine. Less familiar are Nielsen’s choral works - the swelling loveliness of Hymnus amoris, inspired by a Titian painting, and the Three Motets that pay homage to Renaissance polyphony. Completing the programme is Brahms’s warmly Romantic Violin Concerto, with Danish-Israeli Nikolaj Znaider. Royal Albert Hall, London DD/MM/YYYY

Details

Royal Albert Hall
Kensington Gore
Kensington
London
SW7 2AP
England

Programme

Carl Nielsen – Overture 'Helios'
Johannes Brahms – Violin Concerto in D major, Op.77
~ Interval ~
Carl Nielsen – Three Motets
Carl Nielsen – Hymnus amoris
Carl Nielsen – Symphony no.2, 'The Four Temperaments'

Performers

Fabio Luisi – Conductor
 Nikolaj Znaider – violin
 Anna Lucia Richter – soprano
 David Danholt – Tenor

Danish National Symphony Orchestra
 Danish National Concert Choir
 Choristers of Winchester Cathedral

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Programme Note

Continuing our celebration of Nielsen’s 150th anniversary, his Second Symphony is an exercise in contrasting moods and textures - the ‘Temperaments’ of the subtitle are the Humours of Greco-Roman medicine: Choleric, Phlegmatic, Melancholic and Sanguine. Less familiar are Nielsen’s choral works - the swelling loveliness of Hymnus amoris, inspired by a Titian painting, and the Three Motets that pay homage to Renaissance polyphony. Completing the programme is Brahms’s warmly Romantic Violin Concerto, with Danish-Israeli Nikolaj Znaider.

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