Afternoon on 3
22/07/2008
Presented by Penny Gore. BBC Proms 2008: Another chance to hear a Prom in which violinist Nigel Kennedy made a return to the Proms - after an absence of 21 years - joining the BBC Concert Orchestra and Paul Daniel for Elgar's Violin Concerto. Introduced by Sean Rafferty, the programme begins with The Garden of Fand, one of Bax's so-called 'Celtic twilight' works, and a magical evocation of the sea surrounding Fan's island. Afterwards Andrew Kennedy is soloist in Finzi's setting of Wordsworth's poem about the loss of childhood innocence. Andrew Kennedy (tenor) Nigel Kennedy (violin) BBC Symphony Chorus BBC Concert Orchestra Paul Daniel (conductor) Bax: The Garden of Fand Finzi: Intimations of Immortality Elgar: Violin Concerto Plus Chamber Music: Britten: Cello Sonata, Op 65 Peter Wispelwey (cello) Dejan Lazic (piano).