BBC Proms S65 E24 - Elgar, Grainger & Strauss

BBC Proms

BBC Proms S65 E24 - Elgar, Grainger & Strauss
2024180 min
7.5

Tasmin Little and Sir Andrew Davis tackle a favourite concerto which the violinist has only recently felt ready to commit to disc.It is preceded by one of Elgar's most radical part-songs, notated in two keys simultaneously in a manner which might be said to parallel the incorrigible experiments of Percy Grainger.To mark the 50th anniversary of that composer's death, his In a Nutshell suite receives a first outing at the Proms, reaching its popular march finale by way of some unpredictable and darkly complex invention. Once considered dangerously radical itself, Strauss's perky symphonic poem documents the adventures of a purely mythical rascal.Tuesday 2 August7.00pm – c. 9.15pm Royal Albert HallChoral music and singing events, Classical for startersElgarThere is sweet music (4 mins)ElgarViolin Concerto (50 mins)INTERVALGraingerIrish Tune from County Derry (4 mins)GraingerSuite 'In a Nutshell' (20 mins)R. StraussTill Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche (15 mins)Tasmin Little violinBBC SingersBBC Symphony OrchestraSir Andrew Davis conductor