BBC Proms 2023 - Prom 26 - Sibelius’s First Symphony (320kbp .mp3)

Live at the BBC Proms: The BBC Philharmonic and their Chief Conductor John Storgårds in Sibelius's First Symphony. They are joined by James Ehnes for Walton's Violin Concerto.


01. Barry, Gerald - Kafka's Earplugs (world premiere)
01a. Introduction to BBC Proms 2023 - Prom 26  
02. Walton - Violin Concerto
02a. Introduction to Walton’s Violin Concerto
02b. Outro to Walton’s Violin Concerto
03. Bach, J. S. - Violin Sonata 3, final movement [encore]
03b. Introduction to BBC Proms 2023, interval
New Generation Thinker Noreen Masud joins Tom McKinney to discuss literary examples of nonsense and absurdity. Gerald Barry's piece is inspired by Kafka and a future Proms concert features György Kurtág’s Endgame
04. Sibelius - Symphony No.1
04a. Outro to Sibelius’ Symphony No.1

James Ehnes (violin)
BBC Philharmonic
John Storgårds (conductor)

The BBC Philharmonic and Chief Conductor John Storgårds present Sibelius’s Symphony No. 1 – a thrilling glimpse of a composer emerging from the shadow of Tchaikovsky and his fellow Romantics. Canadian violinist James Ehnes is the soloist in Walton’s fiercely direct Violin Concerto – a work full of song, dance and drama. The concert opens with a world premiere from heartily irreverent Irish composer Gerald Barry, focusing on Franz Kafka’s obsession with wearing earplugs to silence the noise around him. ‘In the music,’ Barry says, ‘you are Kafka, hearing the world’s sounds as he heard them. You are inside his head.’


Gerald Barry
Kafka's Earplugs
Orchestra: BBC Philharmonic. Conductor: John Storgårds.

William Walton
Concerto In B Minor
Performer: James Ehnes. Orchestra: BBC Philharmonic. Conductor: John Storgårds.

Jean Sibelius
Symphony No 1 in E minor, Op 39
Orchestra: BBC Philharmonic. Conductor: John Storgårds.

Carl Nielsen
Cock's Dance
Orchestra: BBC Philharmonic. Conductor: John Storgårds.

Frédéric Chopin
Piano Sonata No 2 in B flat minor, Op 35 (1st mvt)
Performer: Yuja Wang.
111 YEARS OF DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON THE COLLECTOR'S EDITION VOL.2. DEUTSHE GRAMMOPHON. 1.

Frédéric Chopin
Piano Sonata No 2 in B flat minor, Op 35 (2nd mvt)
Performer: Yuja Wang.
111 YEARS OF DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON THE COLLECTOR'S EDITION VOL.2. DEUTSHE GRAMMOPHON. 2.

Presented by Tom McKinney, live from the Royal Albert Hall, London

First broadcast:    3 Aug 2023
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