S58 · E20

BBC Proms 2004

Aug 28, 2004

The transience of human life is the theme as the Orchestre de Paris and London Voices are conducted by Christoph Eschenbach with mezzo Yvonne Naef, tenor Anthony Dean Griffey and baritone Andreas Schmidt. Luciano Berio's last work, Stanze, is set to poetry, including verses by Alfred Brendel, and is scored for solo baritone, three men's choruses and orchestra. Gustav Mahler's symphonic piece, Das Lied von der Erde (The Song of the Earth), is also set to a series of poems, in this case ancient Chinese verse. It is one of the composer's most personal works, written after the death of his eldest daughter and in the midst of his own failing health. During the interval, Stephanie Hughes talks to guests and some of the musicians taking part.

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BBC Proms 2004

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First Night of the Proms

First Night of the BBC Four Proms

Proms on Four: An Alpine Symphony

Proms on Four: Mozart's Prague Symphony

Proms on Four: Stravinsky's Firebird

Proms on Four. A Messiaen Tribute

Proms on Four: Stravinsky and Bernstein

Proms on Four: Zukerman Plays Elgar

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Proms on Four: Janacek's Glagolitic Mass

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Last Night of the Proms

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Episode 33

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