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BBC Proms - Season 39 Episode 10

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Title: BBC Proms - Season 39 Episode 10
Genre: Documentary
Country: United States of America
Studio: BBC One, CBBC, BBC Four, CBeebies, BBC Two, BBC iPlayer, BBC Television
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Alternative Titles: The Proms, Proms
Keyword: classical music, concert film

Overview:Introduced by Jane Glover Tonight's final visit to the 91st season of Henry Wood Promenade Concerts is devoted to a single work: Mahler's epic song-cycle, Das Lied von der Erde. This setting of a group of Passionate, delicate and stoical Chinese poems was written in the final years of Mahler's life. Originally conceived as his Ninth Symphony, he superstitiously withdrew the title because so many ninth symphonies had Proved to be their composers final works and he knew he was suffering from a terminal heart condition. Tonight's performers are Jessye Norman (soprano) Jon Vickers (tenor) with the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra conducted by Simon Rattle Sound JOHN CAULFIELD

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First Air Date: Sep 13, 1947 Last Air date: Sep 14, 2025 Season: 79 Season Episode: 1159 Episode Runtime: 180:14 minutes Quality: HD IMDb: 3.3 / 10 by 3 users Popularity: 9.1924 Language: en

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BBC Proms - Season 39 Episode 10

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