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Prom 62: Beethoven, Berlioz & Dvořák
Part of the Proms 2015 Series
Add to my Calendar 03-09-2014 19:30 03-09-2014 21:30 36 Prom 62: Beethoven, Berlioz & Dvořák Following his St John Passion earlier in the season, Roger Norrington returns here as Honorary Conductor of the Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra. Symphonies from Beethoven and Dvořák bookend a programme of big musical emotions that has at its core the wistful romance of the Romeo Alone section of Berlioz’s sprawling choral symphony. Beethoven’s ‘little symphony in F’ brings joy and wit to the mix, belying the composer’s troubled personal life with its sunny good humour. By contrast, biography is woven tightly into the melodies and rhythms of Dvořák’s final symphony - the elegiac testimony to his love of his Bohemian homeland and his new-found fascination for the stories and traditions of America. Royal Albert Hall, London DD/MM/YYYYDetails
Royal Albert Hall
Kensington Gore
Kensington
London
SW7 2AP
England
Programme
Ludwig van Beethoven – Symphony no.8 in F major, Op.93
Hector Berlioz – Roméo et Juliette, H 79
~ Interval ~
Antonin Dvorak – Symphony no.9 in E minor 'From the New World', Op.95
Performers
Sir Roger Norrington – Conductor
Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra
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Programme Note
Following his St John Passion earlier in the season, Roger Norrington returns here as Honorary Conductor of the Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra. Symphonies from Beethoven and Dvořák bookend a programme of big musical emotions that has at its core the wistful romance of the Romeo Alone section of Berlioz’s sprawling choral symphony.
Beethoven’s ‘little symphony in F’ brings joy and wit to the mix, belying the composer’s troubled personal life with its sunny good humour. By contrast, biography is woven tightly into the melodies and rhythms of Dvořák’s final symphony - the elegiac testimony to his love of his Bohemian homeland and his new-found fascination for the stories and traditions of America.