BBC Proms · SEASON 44
Omnibus at the Proms: Sibelius's Violin Concerto and James MacMillan's The Confession of Isobel Gowdie
Episode 7 · 1990-08-31
- Documentary
Episode overview
Witches are no longer burned at the stake, but 'witch-hunting tendencies can erupt in our own society'. So says James MacMillan whose work, inspired by the grisly events of 1662 - when Isobel Gowdie was burned as a witch - has its premiere at the Proms. Mark Wigglesworth, prize-winning conductor and a former student of MacMillan, introduces the programme. It also includes Sibelius's Violin Concerto, played by Korean Dong-Suk Kang with the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Jerzy Maksymiuk.
Season 44 episodes
1. First Night of the Proms: Mahler's Resurrection Symphony (No 2 in C minor)1990-07-20
2. Omnibus at the Proms: Liszt's Piano Concerto No 2 and Cesar Franck's Symphony in D Minor1990-07-27
3. Omnibus at the Proms1990-08-03
4. Omnibus at the Proms1990-08-10
5. Omnibus at the Proms1990-08-17
6. Omnibus at the Proms: Brahms's First Symphony1990-08-24
7. Omnibus at the Proms: Sibelius's Violin Concerto and James MacMillan's The Confession of Isobel Gowdie1990-08-31
8. Live from the Proms1990-09-02
9. Live from the Proms1990-09-09
10. Last Night of the Proms1990-09-15
11. Last Night of the Proms1990-09-15
