BBC Proms 2019, Prom 28 - Rachmaninov, Borodin and Huw Watkins (320kbps .mp3)

Live at BBC Proms: The BBC National Orchestra and Chorus of Wales and the Philharmonia Chorus conducted by Tadaaki Otaka with Natalya Romanov, Oleg Dolgov and Iurii Samoilov.

01. Takemitsu - Twill by Twilight
01a. General introduction to BBC Proms 2019 Prom 28
02. Huw Watkins - The Moon
02a. Introduction to Watkins’ The Moon
03. Rachmaninov - The Bells, Op. 35
03a. Introduction to Rachmaninov’s The Bells
04. Borodin - Prince Igor, Polovtsian Dances

Natalya Romanov
Oleg Dolgov
Iurii Samoilov

BBC National Chorus of Wales
Philharmonia Chorus
BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Tadaaki Otaka

Sleigh bells, wedding bells, warning bells and mourning bells all peal through Rachmaninov’s choral symphony The Bells – which sets a text by Edgar Allan Poe with broad brushstrokes and bright colours.

Borodin’s exotically seductive Polovtsian Dances also features, alongside a world premiere by Huw Watkins inspired by the 50th anniversary of the first manned mission to the Moon.

05. Proms 2019 Prom 28, Proms Plus Talk
The American writer Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849) was a pioneer of Gothic and horror fiction and verse, including ‘The Raven’. His poem The Bells inspired the Rachmaninov piece in tonight’s concert. Laura Purcell, author of The Corset and The Silent Companions and Iain Sinclair, whose books include Downriver, join presenter Matthew Sweet. Produced by Torquil MacLeod.


Live from the Royal Albert Hall, London
Presented by Nicola Heywood-Thomas
Broadcast: 8 August 2019