BBC Proms - 2009 - Prom 51: Haydn, Szymanowski, Brahms - Part 1

From the Royal Albert Hall, London. Presented by Penny Gore. Osmo Vanska returns to the Proms to conduct the first Haydn symphony in a celebration of the 'father' of the form. With its tick-tocking slow movement, the Clock was one of the 12 'London' Symphonies that Haydn wrote for his two extended visits to the capital in the early 1790s. It is followed by Szymanowski's devotional and serene Stabat mater, which was partly inspired by the tragic death of his teenage niece. The BBC Symphony Chorus and three international soloists join the BBC Symphony Orchestra. Helena Juntunen (soprano) Monica Groop (mezzo-soprano) Scott Hendricks (baritone) BBC Symphony Chorus BBC Symphony Orchestra Osmo Vanska (conductor) Haydn: Symphony No 101 in D (Clock) Szymanowski: Stabat mater (sung in Polish).