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Prom 51: Strauss, Wagner & Per N酶rg氓rd

Thomas Dausgaard conducts the 麻豆社 Scottish Symphony Orchestra in Wagner and Per Norgard鈥檚 Third Symphony. Soprano Malin Bystrom sings Strauss's Four Last Songs.

The 麻豆社 Scottish Symphony Orchestra and their Chief Conductor Thomas Dausgaard at the 麻豆社 Proms with soprano Malin Bystr枚m.

Presented by Kate Molleson at the Royal Albert Hall, London.

Wagner: Parsifal 鈥� Prelude to Act I
Strauss: Four Last Songs

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Interval: Proms Plus. Tom Service discusses the life and works of Per Norgard, ahead of the UK's premiere of his 3rd Symphony at this Prom, with broadcaster and lecturer Stephen Johnson and musicologist Prof. Daniel Grimley.

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Per N酶rg氓rd: Symphony No 3

Malin Bystr枚m (soprano)
London Voices
The National Youth Chamber Choir
麻豆社 Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Thomas Dausgaard (conductor)

Premiered in 1976, Per N酶rg氓rd鈥檚 Third Symphony is one of the great contemporary symphonies 鈥� a Danish classic that has never before been performed in the UK. Suffused with glowing microtones and thick, textural beauty, the eclectic score draws on everything from plainchant to Latin-American rhythms to spin its extraordinary narrative.

Thomas Dausgaard and the 麻豆社 Scottish Symphony Orchestra preface it with two works of equal sonic breadth: Wagner鈥檚 exquisite musical meditation, the Prelude to Act 1 of Parsifal, and the autumnal warmth of Strauss鈥檚 Four Last Songs, sung by Swedish soprano Malin Bystr枚m.

2 hours, 15 minutes

Music Played

  • Richard Wagner

    Parsifal (Prelude to Act 1)

    Orchestra: 麻豆社 Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Thomas Dausgaard.
  • Richard Strauss

    Four Last Songs

    Performer: Malin Bystr枚m. Orchestra: 麻豆社 Scottish Symphony Orchestra.
  • Per N酶rg氓rd

    Symphony No 3

    Orchestra: 麻豆社 Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Thomas Dausgaard.
  • James MacMillan

    A Child's Prayer

    Choir: Gabrieli Consort. Conductor: Paul McCreesh.
    • SIGNUM.
  • Veljo Tormis

    The Bishop and the Pagan

    Conductor: Paul Hillier. Choir: Estonian Philhamonric Chamber Choir.
    • Baltic Runes.
    • HARMONIA MUNDI.
    • 006.

Credit

Role Contributor
Performer 麻豆社 Scottish Symphony Orchestra

Broadcast

  • Mon 20 Aug 2018 19:30