BBC Proms
Season 76 Episode 16 - Prom 49: Rattle conducts Mahler’s ‘Resurrection’ Symphony
The end has come, and in the silence after the Last Trumpet, a solitary bird is the only sound heard on Earth. The ambition of Gustav Mahler’s ‘Resurrection’ Symphony staggers the imagination – an emotional odyssey on a cosmic scale that embraces tenderness, rage, dark humour and – yes – the end of the world itself. Sir Simon Rattle was still a teenager when he conducted his first performance of Mahler’s Second Symphony, and it’s been a personal touchstone at every stage of his career. Now, as he prepares to step down as Music Director of the London Symphony Orchestra, he pairs it with a short (but very personal) tribute from the late Harrison Birtwistle, one of Britain’s most distinguished recent composers.
Episodes in Season 76
First Night of the Proms 2022
90 min
Prom 2: John Wilson conducts the Sinfonia of London
Prom 3: Radio 1 Relax at the Proms
Prom 10: Music for Royal Occasions
Prom 16: Sea Sketches with Andrew Manze and BBC NOW
Prom 19: Puccini’s Il tabarro
Prom 21: Gaming Prom – From 8-Bit to Infinity
Prom 28: Leif Ove Andsnes – Mozart Momentum 1
Prom 19a: Ukrainian Freedom Orchestra
124 min
Prom 35: Yuja Wang with the Oslo Philharmonic and Klaus Mäkelä
Prom 34: Thorvaldsdottir, Elgar and Sibelius
Prom 27: NYOGB plays Elfman, Gershwin and Ravel
Prom 36: Marin Alsop conducts the Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra
Prom 47: Aretha Franklin – Queen of Soul
Prom 4: Cynthia Erivo – Legendary Voices
Prom 49: Rattle conducts Mahler’s ‘Resurrection’ Symphony
Prom 54: Earth Prom with Chris Packham
Prom 58: Public Service Broadcasting – This New Noise
Prom 61: Chineke! performs Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony
Prom 67: Nicola Benedetti plays Wynton Marsalis
Last Night of the Proms 2022 - Part 1
Last Night of the Proms - Part 2
Unmissable Moments
99 min
CBeebies Prom: Ocean Adventure
60 min
