BBC Proms · SEASON 70
First Night of the Proms, Part Two
Episode 2 · 2016-07-15
- Documentary
Episode overview
Katie Derham presents the second half of the 2016 BBC Proms season opening from the Royal Albert Hall. Sakari Oramo conducts the BBC Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, the BBC National Chorus of Wales and mezzo-soprano soloist Olga Borodina in a performance of Prokofiev's celebrated cantata Alexander Nevsky. Created from the soundtrack Prokofiev originally composed for Sergey Eisenstein's landmark film, the music is dramatic and evocative, including the famous musical depiction of Battle on the Ice.
48 minutes
Season 70 episodes
1. First Night of the Proms, Part One2016-07-15
2. First Night of the Proms, Part Two2016-07-15
3. Prom 8: Strictly Prom2016-07-22
4. Prom 11: A Child of Our Time2016-07-24
5. Prom 27: Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto2016-08-05
6. Prom 29: The Planets with The NYO2016-08-06
7. Prom 38: Gershwin Gala with the John Wilson Orchestra2016-08-13
8. Prom 4: Ravel and Rachmaninov2016-08-20
9. Prom 49: Quincy Jones Prom2016-08-22
10. Prom 36: Jamie Cullum Prom2016-08-23
13. Prom 54: Mozart Requiem2016-08-26
14. Prom 21: Mozart from Memory2016-08-26
15. Prom 43: Barenboim and the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra2016-08-28
16. Prom 64: Gustav Mahler: Symphony No 7 in E minor2016-09-02
17. Prom 74: Verdi – Requiem2016-09-09
18. Prom 56 – CBeebies Prom: A Musical Journey2016-09-10
19. Last Night of the Proms, Part One2016-09-10
20. Last Night of the Proms, Part Two2016-09-10
