Heitor Villa-Lobos Website

Royal Albert Hall, London, London SW7 2AP, United Kingdom
Wednesday 15-Aug-12 19:30

Prom 45
Music from both American hemispheres features tonight. First the masterpiece through which the Bohemian DvoΣák, resident in New York, sought to establish an American musical identity, a symphony exuding nostalgia for his own native woods and fields. Later comes Copland's iconic Fanfare and highlights from Ginastera's best-known score. Joan Tower, whose childhood was spent partly in Bolivia, celebrates ‘women who take risks and are adventurous', while distinguished Brazilian pianist Nelson Freire returns to the Proms to play one of Villa-Lobos's most attractive compositions.

Dvořák, Antonín (1841-1904), Symphony no. 9 in E minor, "From the New World," Op.95
Copland, Aaron (1900-1990), Fanfare for the Common Man
Tower, Joan (b. 1938), Fanfare for the Uncommon Woman
Villa-Lobos, Heitor (1887-1959), Mômoprécoce for piano and orchestra
Ginastera, Alberto (1916-1983), Estancia
Nelson Freire, Piano
São Paulo Symphony Orchestra
Marin Alsop, Conductor