Prom 47: Sibelius, Jón Leifs, Anders Hillborg & Beethoven
Part of the Proms 2015 Series
Add to my Calendar 21-08-2015 19:00 21-08-2015 21:00 36 Prom 47: Sibelius, Jón Leifs, Anders Hillborg & Beethoven 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’. Royal Albert Hall, London DD/MM/YYYYDetails
Royal Albert Hall
Kensington Gore
London
SW7 2AP
England
Programme
Jean Sibelius – Tapiola, Op.112
Jón Leifs – Organ Concerto
~ Interval ~
Anders Hillborg – Beast Sampler: UK premiere
Ludwig van Beethoven – Symphony no.7 in A major, Op.92
Performers
Sakari Oramo – Conductor
Stephen Farr – organ
BBC Symphony Orchestra
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Programme Note
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’.