Prom 43: Saint-Saëns – ‘Organ’ Symphony
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This event took place on Thursday 17 August 2017.
- Thursday 17 August 2017
- Royal Albert Hall
Prom 43: Saint-Saëns – ‘Organ’ Symphony
Thu 17 Aug 2017
Need to know
Repertoire
- Falla El Amor Brujo
- Lalo Symphonie Espagnole
- Saint-Saëns Symphony No.3 in C Minor, 'Organ'
Features
- Stéphanie D'oustrac Mezzo-soprano
- Joshua Bell Violin
- Cameron Carpenter Organ
- Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Location
Royal Albert Hall
Kensington Gore,
South Kensington,
London SW7 2AP
United Kingdom
Tonight’s celebration of the sun-scorched landscapes of Spain opens with Falla’s flamenco ballet El amor brujo, rich in Andalusian folk melodies and featuring the famous ‘Ritual Fire Dance’.
Joshua Bell is the soloist in Lalo’s Symphonie espagnole, whose title conceals a virtuosic violin concerto steeped in the sounds of Spain, while Cameron Carpenter takes to the organ console in Saint-Saëns’s mighty ‘Organ’ Symphony. ‘With it I have given all I could,’ observed the composer. ‘What I did I could not achieve again.’