BBC Proms 2018, Prom 6 - An American in Paris and Turangalila (320kbps .mp3)

BBC Proms 2018, Prom 6 - An American in Paris and Turangalila (320kbps .mp3)

Live at BBC Proms: BBC Symphony Orchestra conducted by Sakari Oramo. Gershwin's An American in Paris and Messiaen's epic Turangalîla Symphony.

01. Gershwin - An American in Paris
01i. BBC Proms 2018, Prom 6 - general introduction
02. Messiaen - Turangalîla Symphony
02i. Introduction to Messiaen’s Turangalîla Symphony
03. BBC Proms 2018, Prom 6, Interval, Proms Talk
In the centenary year of Leonard Bernstein's birth, the first in a series of talks exploring his life and work. Presenter Petroc Trelawny discusses Bernstein's legacy and his championship of contemporary music with conductor and keyboard player Wayne Marshall and Nigel Simeone, editor of 'The Leonard Bernstein Letters'.

Angela Hewitt (piano)
Cynthia Millar (ondes martenot)
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Sakari Oramo (conductor)

Gershwin's An American in Paris - a giddy, gloriously tuneful musical evocation of 1920s Paris - takes a stroll through the bustling City of Light, swept along by the jazz rhythms that were its throbbing pulse. The rhythmic impulse continues through Messiaen's hypnotic orchestral love song, the Turangalîla Symphony. Premiered by Leonard Bernstein in 1949, this Tristan and Isolde-inspired work is a celebration of sensual pleasure and boundless ecstasy.

From the Royal Albert Hall, London
Presented by Penny Gore
Broadcast: 18 July 2018, BBC Radio 3