Prom 69: Smetana, Shostakovich & Tchaikovsky - 10.09.19

[cloughie]

I’ve long felt an exploration of the overture would be a good ‘theme’ for the Proms.

It would make a very good start!
It would need to include the wonderfully large scale Tchaikovsky Fantasy overtures!

[Alison]

It would make a very good start!
It would need to include the wonderfully large scale Tchaikovsky Fantasy overtures!

Undoubtedly. Did we once have a favourite overtures thread?

[Sir Velo]

You mean this one?

[bluestateprommer]

Extended break for me now whilst the soprano does what sopranos do....

Even if sopranos aren't your musical cup of tea, I would advise making an exception for Elena Stikhina here. ES did a splendid job, never overdoing it. This was the highlight of this particular Prom for me, at least. Fine, fine DSCH 8 as well, even with the 'happy clappers' in the two designated movement breaks. Good Smetana opener as well, where the applause after the Overture was much less of an issue here. I think that Bychkov deliberately elided the 3 dances attacca to avoid this issue as much as he could.