BBC Proms 2012 Episode 5 Strauss, Saariaho & Sibelius 2012
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Making his Proms debut as the BBC Philharmonic's Chief Conductor, Juanjo Mena explores Strauss the impatient visionary, whose Also sprach Zarathustra was famously used on the soundtrack of Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey. Strauss's Four Last Songs exude a sense of calm resignation suffused with autumn light. After the interval, a major UK premiere from Kaija Saariaho, whose own music is lit by atmosphere and mood. Inspired by the autobiography of Ingmar Bergman, the Swedish film director, Laterna magica includes sections in which players whisper extracts over an instrumental murmur. To conclude, the hard-won luminescence of Sibelius's (unintended) symphonic farewell.
- Released: 2012-07-19
- Runtime: 180 minutes
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1. First Night of the Proms 2012-07-13
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5. Strauss, Saariaho & Sibelius 2012-07-19
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9. Beethoven Cycle – Symphonies Nos. 1 & 2 2012-07-20
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10. Beethoven Cycle – Symphonies Nos. 3 & 4 2012-07-21
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12. Beethoven Cycle – Symphonies Nos. 5 & 6 2012-07-26
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13. Beethoven Cycle – Symphonies Nos. 7 & 8 2010-07-24
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20. The Wallace and Gromit Prom 2012-07-29
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26. Bach – Mass in B minor 2012-08-02
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27. Wagner & Bruckner 2012-08-03
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32. Bernstein – Mass 2012-08-06
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33. Wagner, Bruckner & MacMillan 2012-08-07
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38. National Youth Jazz Orchestra 2012-08-11
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45. São Paulo Symphony Orchestra 2015-08-15
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48. Weber, Mahler & Tchaikovsky 2012-08-18
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57. Wagner, Berg, R. Strauss & Ravel 2012-08-26
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59. The Broadway Sound 2012-08-27
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61. Howells & Elgar 2012-08-26
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76. Last Night of the Proms 2012 2012-09-08
