BBC Proms · SEASON 63
Prom 40: Beethoven's 9th Symphony
Episode 24 · 2009-09-11
- Documentary
Episode overview
Charles Hazlewood introduces the annual Proms performance of Beethoven's 9th, his life-affirming choral symphony, recorded earlier in the season with the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, soloists Rebecca Evans, Caitlin Hulcup, Anthony Dean Griffey and James Rutherford, with the City of Birmingham Symphony Chorus conducted by Ilan Volkov. Stravinsky's ballet music Orpheus opens the programme.
Season 63 episodes
1. First Night at the Proms2009-07-17
2. Prom 9: Elgar Anniversary2009-07-23
3. Prom 10: Orchestre National de Lyon2009-07-24
4. Prom 12: 19342009-07-25
5. Prom 19 - Berlioz and Mendelssohn2009-07-30
6. Prom 20 - Stravinsky and Schumann2009-07-31
7. Prom 22: A Celebration of Classic MGM Film Musicals2009-08-01
8. Prom 29: Mendelssohn's Italian Symphony2009-08-06
9. Prom 30 - Knussen Conducts Knussen2009-08-07
10. Prom 31: National Youth Orchestra2009-08-08
11. Prom 38: Stravinsky's Rite of Spring2009-08-13
12. Prom 39: Birtwistle's Mask of Orpheus2009-08-14
13. Prom 36: Handel Anniversary Highlights2009-08-15
14. Prom 47: Handel's Samson2009-08-20
15. Prom 48: Barenboim and West-Eastern Divan2009-08-21
16. Prom 50: Beethoven's Fidelio2009-08-22
17. Prom 56: Lang Lang Plays Chopin2009-08-27
18. Prom 57: Tchaikovsky Night2009-08-28
19. Prom 59: Tonhalle Orchestra2009-08-29
20. Prom 64: Jurowski & London Philharmonic2009-09-03
21. Prom 65: Gustav Mahler Jugend Orchester2009-09-04
22. Prom 53: Composers of the Year2009-09-05
23. Prom 73: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra2009-09-10
24. Prom 40: Beethoven's 9th Symphony2009-09-11
25. Last Night of the Proms - Part One2009-09-12
26. Last Night of the Proms - Part Two2009-09-12
100. Episode 1002009-09-19
101. Episode 101
