Category Archives: BBC Proms

Britten at the Last Night of the Proms – The Building of the House and The National Anthem

Posted on September 9, 2013 by goodmorningbritten

(c) BBC/Chris Christodoulou Programming for the Last Night of the Proms has changed radically in the last few decades. A quick look at the archive confirms that the last night in 1977, the first since Britten’s death, marked the composer’s … Continue reading →

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Britten at the Proms – A boy was born

Posted on September 6, 2013 by goodmorningbritten

BBC Singers (c) Sophie Laslett In an interesting juxtaposition the BBC reminded us that Benjamin Britten’s is not the only centennial birthday worthy of celebration this year. George Lloyd, too, was born in 1913, and he lived to the age … Continue reading →

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Britten at the Proms – Violin Concerto

Posted on September 4, 2013 by goodmorningbritten

(c) BBC/Chris Christodoulou It is still a surprisingly rare occurrence to hear English music performed by non-British ensembles, and it raises the old question. Does English music travel well abroad? On the evidence of this and the previous day’s Camerata … Continue reading →

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Britten at the Proms – Elegy world premiere, Simple Symphony and Lachrymae

Posted on September 3, 2013 by goodmorningbritten

Camerata Nordica ((c) Jan Nordström) For the last of the four Proms Saturday Matinee concerts devoted to the music of Britten and his accomplices, we had a world premiere to enjoy – the first performance of the 14-year old composer’s … Continue reading →

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Britten at the Proms – Billy Budd

Posted on August 29, 2013 by goodmorningbritten

(c) BBC/Chris Christodoulou A good Billy Budd performance can be judged by the emotional wreckage left in its wake – so the annual visit of Glyndebourne to the Proms could, on that basis, be judged a complete success. So how … Continue reading →

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Britten at the Proms – Serenade for tenor, horn and strings

Posted on August 26, 2013 by goodmorningbritten

Ben Johnson ((c) Chris Gloag) The orchestra with the closest association to the music of Benjamin Britten is surely the English Chamber Orchestra, so it was good to see them at the BBC Proms, taking charge of the third of … Continue reading →

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Britten at the Proms – Les illuminations

Posted on August 23, 2013 by goodmorningbritten

Ian Bostridge (c) BBC/Chris Christodoulou Sir Colin Davis received a full Prom in his honour from the London Symphony Orchestra and their principal guest conductor Daniel Harding on Tuesday 20th August – and quite naturally the music of Britten was … Continue reading →

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Britten at the Proms – Young Apollo & Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge

Posted on August 14, 2013 by goodmorningbritten

Camerata Ireland The second Britten-themed Saturday matinee concert at the Cadogan Hall brought Camerata Ireland to the Proms for the first time. Listening back to the radio broadcast confirms another programming success, the bravura of Britten’s Young Apollo and the … Continue reading →

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Britten at the Proms – Prelude and Fugue & Phaedra

Posted on August 7, 2013 by goodmorningbritten

Britten Sinfonia (c) Harry Rankin The Saturday Matinee concerts at the Proms are very easily overlooked, but they provide some of the best and original programming of the festival in the ideal acoustic of the Cadogan Hall. This year, Britten’s … Continue reading →

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Britten at the Proms – Britten Up-Close

Posted on August 1, 2013 by goodmorningbritten

James Gilchrist (c) Opera Omnia Although Britten is one of the featured composers at the BBC Proms this year, the festival’s controller Roger Wright has been careful not to over-inflate his presence throughout the festival. The Cadogan Hall is one … Continue reading →

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