BBC Proms 2009 Prom 39: Birtwistle's Mask of Orpheus 2009
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Charles Hazlewood presents as the Proms mark the 75th birthday of one of Britain's greatest living composers, Sir Harrison Birtwistle, with a rare performance of the central act of his monumental opera The Mask of Orpheus. It is performed by the BBC Symphony Orchestra, the BBC Singers and a cast that includes Alan Oke and Christine Rice, and conducted by Martyn Brabbins with Ryan Wigglesworth. Brabbins opens the concert with Popcorn Superhet Receiver by Radiohead's Jonny Greenwood, a piece which won the Radio 3 Listeners' Award at the 2006 British Composer Awards. Stravinsky's elegant ballet music Apollo contrasts these two contemporary works.
- Released: 2009-08-14
- Runtime: 180 minutes
- Genre: Documentary
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1. First Night at the Proms 2009-07-17
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2. Prom 9: Elgar Anniversary 2009-07-23
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3. Prom 10: Orchestre National de Lyon 2009-07-24
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4. Prom 12: 1934 2009-07-25
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5. Prom 19 - Berlioz and Mendelssohn 2009-07-30
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6. Prom 20 - Stravinsky and Schumann 2009-07-31
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8. Prom 29: Mendelssohn's Italian Symphony 2009-08-06
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9. Prom 30 - Knussen Conducts Knussen 2009-08-07
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10. Prom 31: National Youth Orchestra 2009-08-08
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11. Prom 38: Stravinsky's Rite of Spring 2009-08-13
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12. Prom 39: Birtwistle's Mask of Orpheus 2009-08-14
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13. Prom 36: Handel Anniversary Highlights 2009-08-15
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14. Prom 47: Handel's Samson 2009-08-20
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16. Prom 50: Beethoven's Fidelio 2009-08-22
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17. Prom 56: Lang Lang Plays Chopin 2009-08-27
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18. Prom 57: Tchaikovsky Night 2009-08-28
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19. Prom 59: Tonhalle Orchestra 2009-08-29
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20. Prom 64: Jurowski & London Philharmonic 2009-09-03
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21. Prom 65: Gustav Mahler Jugend Orchester 2009-09-04
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22. Prom 53: Composers of the Year 2009-09-05
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23. Prom 73: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra 2009-09-10
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24. Prom 40: Beethoven's 9th Symphony 2009-09-11
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25. Last Night of the Proms - Part One 2009-09-12
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26. Last Night of the Proms - Part Two 2009-09-12
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100. Episode 100 2009-09-19
