BBC Proms 2023 - Prom 16: The Hallé perform Shostakovich’s Fifth Symphony (320kbps .mp3)

Live at the BBC Proms: The Halle and conductor Sir Mark Elder in Rachmaninov's The Bells and Shostakovich's mighty Fifth Symphony.

01. Rachmaninov - The Bells
01a. Introduction to Rachmaninov’s The Bells
01b. BBC Proms 2023 - Prom 16 - interval
Martin Handley is joined in the Radio 3 box by Rachmaninov expert, Philip Bullock, to discuss The Bells, its origins and influences.
02. Shostakovich - Symphony No. 5 in D minor
02a. Outro to Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 5 in D minor

Mané Galoyan, soprano
Dmytro Popov, tenor
Andrei Kymach, baritone
BBC Symphony Chorus
Hallé Choir
Hallé
Sir Mark Elder, conductor

Rachmaninov’s The Bells opens this all-Russian programme from Sir Mark Elder and the Hallé. Based on an Edgar Allan Poe poem, this magnificent choral symphony blends gothic drama with mystical intensity, haunted by the tolling of the Dies irae chant. Fear of death also lurks beneath the triumphant fanfares and jollity of Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 5 – the composer’s attempt to satisfy Stalin and the Soviet regime after his career-risking, provocative opera The Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District.

Presented by Martin Handley, live from the Royal Albert Hall, London.

First broadcast: 26 July 2023

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