Compile your own choice of music for a Promenade Concert

[DublinJimbo]

That'll do for the moment!!!

I could almost guarantee that if people bothered to turn up to many of my suggestions they would by staggered why many of these works aren't in the regular repertoire.

SC – I'd turn up in my droves and go to every one of them. Just looking at the list prompts me to check my library for some of the more obscure ones (Respighi's Metamorphosen sounds especially intriguing).

[Roehre]

British Music Evening

Arnold: Symphony No 7
Moeran: Cello Concerto

Interval

Leighton: Veris Gratia
Rubbra: Symphony no 6

American Music

Roy Harris: Symphony No 7
Piston: Violin Concerto No 1

Interval

Hanson: Elegy for Serge Koussevitsky
Diamond: Symphony No 3

Scandinavian Evening

Berwald: Symphony No 4 in E flat
Niels Gade: Violin Concerto

Interval

Madetoja: Suite from the Ballet Okon Fuoko
Holmboe: Symphony No 8

Important Composers who have suffered under the RW Regime:

Honegger: Symphony No 3
Hindemith: Violin Concerto

Interval

Roussel: Music from the Ballet Bacchus and Ariadne
Martinu: Symphony No 1

Forgotten Masters 1

L Kozeluch: Symphony in G minor
Ries: Piano Concerto No 5 in D major

Interval

Vanhal: Double Bass Concerto in D major
Kalliwoda: Symphony No 3 in D minor

Forgotten Masters 2

Draeseke: Symphony No 4
Myaskovsky: Violin Concerto

Interval

Pizzetti: Concerto dell'estate
Tubin: Symphony No 4 'Sinfonia Lyrica'

BSO 50
Works composed for the 50th Anniversary of the Boston Symphony Orchestra

Prokofiev: Symphony No 4 (original version)
Respighi: Metamorphoseon

Interval

Copland: Symphonic Ode
Stravinsky: Symphony of Psalms

That'll do for the moment!!!

I could almost guarantee that if people bothered to turn up to many of my suggestions they would by staggered why many of these works aren't in the regular repertoire.

[EdgeleyRob]

Imagine opening the Proms brochure and seeing all of the above,wow.

In addition to my Russian prom,I've come up with a Vaughan Williams programme.

Three Impressions for Orchestra (Burley Heath,The Solent,Harnham Down).
Concerto for two pianos.

interval

An Oxford Elegy.
Serenade in A minor.

[AjAjAjH]

Theme; Class of '61.


Brahms. Academic Festival Overture.
Handel. 'Messiah' Sections 22-33

Interval.

Beethoven Symphony No.2

Encore: Glinka Ruslan and Ludmilla Overture.

All 4 study pieces for O level music in 1961. And I passed: ok:

[kea]

Haydn: A complete cycle of the 108 symphonies, spread throughout the Proms season

May as well have some good music in addition to all your suggestions!

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[Barbirollians]

Another Czech evening

Suk: Fantastic Scherzo
Martinu : Cello Concerto No1
Dvorak : Symphony No 6

A British evening

Bridge : Enter Spring
Benjamin : Romantic Fantasy for Violin and Viola
Alwyn: Symphony No1

A French evening
Magnard : Symphony No1
Chausson" Poeme de l'Amour et la Mer
Debussy: La Mer

[jayne lee wilson]

EXOTICA SPIRITUALIS...

NORGARD Symphony No.4.
MESSIAEN Eclairs sur l'au-delà

***

THE MODERN ENGLISH SYMPHONY..

DAVID MATTHEWS Symphony No.5.
MAXWELL DAVIES Symphony No.10 "alla ricerca di Borromini"

***

THE 20TH CENTURY CONCERTO (1)

JOHN CASKEN Violin Concerto
ROBIN HOLLOWAY Violin Concerto

***

THE 20TH CENTURY CONCERTO (2)

GHEDINI Concerto for 2 Cellos and Orchestra, "L'Olmeneta".
PETRASSI Flute Concerto

***

LATE NIGHT LANDSCAPES (1)

HOLMBOE Symphony No.11;No.12;No.13.

***

LATE NIGHT LANDSCAPES (2)

TRISTAN MURAIL Ethers; Feuilles a travers les Cloches; Le Lac.

[teamsaint]

Christopher Rouse. Symphony # 1.(or any of the other 3).

Harry Partch.
Delusion of the Fury.

What a show it would be.

Would Rattle do a good job on this ? But who with?

(or if Rattle couldn't make it, Mr GG would get something together for the Partch, I'm sure ).

Or if not, Marin Alsop?

[Beef Oven!]

Christopher Rouse. Symphony # 1.(or any of the other 3).

Harry Partch.
Delusion of the Fury.

What a show it would be.

Would Rattle do a good job on this ? But who with?

(or if Rattle couldn't make it, Mr GG would get something together for the Partch, I'm sure !!)

Rattle's not noted for Elgar, but maybe he would.

[Beef Oven!]

Theme: Scottish independence referendum - Nein!

Robert Simpson - Symphony #9

Interval

Anton Bruckner - Symphony #9

[Alison]

the don't need a theme just a good programme Prom



Edmund Rubbra: Symphony 4

interval

Alfred Schnittke: Symphony 1

[Suffolkcoastal]

Theme: Scottish independence referendum - Nein!

Robert Simpson - Symphony #9

Interval

Anton Bruckner - Symphony #9

Love that combination Beefy, two great 9ths together.

(PS its a Big Nein from almost all my Scottish family members, they don't want Rab C Nesbitt and his sidekick Jimmy Krankie ruling them!)

[Hornspieler]

EXOTICA SPIRITUALIS...

NORGARD Symphony No.4.
MESSIAEN Eclairs sur l'au-delà

***

THE MODERN ENGLISH SYMPHONY..

DAVID MATTHEWS Symphony No.5.
MAXWELL DAVIES Symphony No.10 "alla ricerca di Borromini"

***

THE 20TH CENTURY CONCERTO (1)

JOHN CASKEN Violin Concerto
ROBIN HOLLOWAY Violin Concerto

***

THE 20TH CENTURY CONCERTO (2)

GHEDINI Concerto for 2 Cellos and Orchestra, "L'Olmeneta".
PETRASSI Flute Concerto

***

LATE NIGHT LANDSCAPES (1)

HOLMBOE Symphony No.11;No.12;No.13.

***

LATE NIGHT LANDSCAPES (2)

TRISTAN MURAIL Ethers; Feuilles a travers les Cloches; Le Lac.

Most interesting, but my suggestion was to compile a balanced concert PROGRAMME, not a list of works for inclusion.

HS

[Suffolkcoastal]

the don't need a theme just a good programme Prom



Edmund Rubbra: Symphony 4

interval

Alfred Schnittke: Symphony 1

Fascinating combination Alison, will have try that one evening, would never have thought of putting those two composers together, but can see why they might well work.

[Roehre]

Beethoven:
Overture Leonore II

Keuris:
concerto for 2 cellos and orchestra

INTERVAL

Schubert:
Overture in Italian Style (either of the 2)

Moeran:
Sinfonietta