BBC Proms (1947) : 65x14
Overview
Sir Roger Norrington has chosen Mahler's last completed symphony for his final concerts as Principal Conductor of the Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra, a post he has held since 1998. Written at a time of personal crisis, the Ninth begins with what some have heard as the irregular rhythm of Mahler's own failing heartbeat and it ends with a long fade to eternal nothingness. In between comes perhaps the greatest, certainly the most cathartic, of all late- Romantic symphonies. Sadly, the composer did not live to hear it. Tonight's performance promises to be both a moving occasion and a revealing one, taking up the faster pacing and purer orchestral sonorities of the composer's own time. Monday 25 July 7.30pm – c. 9.00pm Royal Albert Hall Mahler Symphony No. 9 (73 mins) Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra (SWR) Sir Roger Norrington conductor
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65 - 1First Night of the Proms July 15, 2011 -
65 - 6Weber, Brahms & Stravinsky July 19, 2011
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65 - 9Sibelius, Bartók and Janáček July 21, 2011
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65 - 10Debussy, Ravel & Falla July 22, 2011
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65 - 11Human Planet Prom July 23, 2011
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65 - 13Verdi – Requiem July 24, 2011
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65 - 14Mahler – Symphony No. 9 July 25, 2011
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65 - 15Kodály, Bartók & Liszt July 26, 2011
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65 - 20Horrible Histories – Free Family Prom July 30, 2011
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65 - 21Strauss, Walton & Prokofiev July 30, 2011
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65 - 24Elgar, Grainger & Strauss August 02, 2011
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65 - 25Grainger August 02, 2011
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65 - 26Debussy, Dutilleux & Ravel August 03, 2011
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65 - 29Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra plays Mahler August 05, 2011
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65 - 30National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain August 06, 2011
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65 - 31Nigel Kennedy plays Bach August 06, 2011
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65 - 38Film Music Prom August 12, 2011
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65 - 39Spaghetti Western Orchestra August 12, 2011
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65 - 40Comedy Prom August 13, 2011
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65 - 47Brahms – Symphony No. 3 & Piano Concerto No. 1 August 19, 2011
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65 - 48Brahms & Schumann August 19, 2011
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65 - 49Brahms – Piano Concerto No. 2 & Symphony No. 4 August 20, 2011
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65 - 59Hooray for Hollywood August 29, 2011
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65 - 67Beethoven – Missa Solemnis September 04, 2011
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65 - 74Last Night of the Proms September 10, 2011