BBC Proms · SEASON 66
National Youth Jazz Orchestra
Episode 17 · 2012-08-23
- Documentary
Episode overview
From the Royal Albert Hall, the vast forces of the National Youth Orchestra conducted by Vasily Petrenko perform Messiaen's Turangalila Symphony, the composer's iconic musical celebration of love. The programme also includes Varese's musical parody Tuning Up, Anna Meredith's HandsFree featuring body percussion, and the London premiere of Nico Muhly's Gait, inspired by the motion of horses. Introduced by Charles Hazlewood.
180 minutes
Season 66 episodes
1. First Night of the Proms2012-07-13
2. Strauss and Sibelius2012-07-19
3. Barenboim Conducts Beethoven Symphonies 1 and 22012-07-20
4. Barenboim Conducts Beethoven Symphonies 3 and 42012-07-21
5. Barenboim Conducts Beethoven Symphonies 5 and 62012-07-26
6. Barenboim Conducts Beethoven Symphonies 7 and 82012-07-27
7. Beethoven's 9th Symphony2010-07-28
8. Bach's Mass in B minor2012-08-02
9. Bruckner's 8th Symphony2012-08-03
10. Handel's Water Music2012-08-04
11. A Fantasia of English Music2012-08-09
12. Bruckner's 6th Symphony2012-08-10
13. An Evening with Ivor Novello2012-08-11
14. Vaughan Williams Night2012-08-16
15. National Youth Jazz Orchestra2012-08-17
16. From the New World2012-08-18
17. National Youth Jazz Orchestra2012-08-23
18. The Romantics2015-08-24
19. Gilbert and Sullivan2012-08-25
20. Wallace and Gromit at the Proms2012-08-27
21. Wagner and Strauss2012-08-30
22. Elgar's First Symphony2012-09-01
23. Bernstein's Mass2012-09-06
24. Haitink Conducts the Vienna Philharmonic2012-09-07
25. Last Night of the Proms - Part 12012-09-08
26. Last Night of the Proms - Part 22012-09-08
27. Last Night of the Proms in 3D2012-09-08
29. Episode 29
30. Episode 30
31. Episode 31
