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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/YYYYDetails
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', Op.16
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
Other concerts in this Series
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.