BBC Proms 2010 Number 54 Broadcast on BBC4 on 26 August In the second of his two Proms this season David Robertson conducts two enduring works by composers who fashioned a new aesthetic out of Romantic roots. The expansive melodies and edgy pace of centenary composer Samuel Barber are at their most powerful in the Violin Concerto, played here by Israeli-American virtuoso Gil Shaham. Sibelius's Second Symphony traces a path from terse drama to great affirmation. For his new commission in his 50th-birthday year, jazz-inspired Mark-Anthony Turnage has resolved not to write 'an old man's piece'. Mark-Anthony Turnage: Hammered Out (BBC co-commission with LA Philharmonic: world premiere) (c15 mins) Barber: Violin Concerto (25 mins) Encore: J. S. Bach: Gavotte en rondeau from Violin Partita 3 Gil Shaham: violin Sibelius Symphony: No. 2 in D major (40 mins) BBC Symphony Orchestra David Robertson conductor PAL 16:9 DVD from transport stream file Commentary in English Interval cut Video ID : 224 (0xE0) Format : MPEG Video Format version : Version 2 Format profile : Main@Main Format settings, BVOP : Yes Format settings, Matrix : Default Format settings, GOP : M=3, N=12 Bit rate mode : Variable Bit rate : 3 379 Kbps Nominal bit rate : 9 544 Kbps Width : 720 pixels Height : 576 pixels Display aspect ratio : 16:9 Frame rate : 25.000 fps Standard : PAL Color space : YUV Chroma subsampling : 4:2:0 Bit depth : 8 bits Scan type : Interlaced Scan order : Top Field First Bits/(Pixel*Frame) : 0.326 Audio ID : 192 (0xC0) Format : MPEG Audio Format version : Version 1 Format profile : Layer 2 Duration : 37mn 41s Bit rate mode : Constant Bit rate : 256 Kbps Channel(s) : 2 channels Sampling rate : 48.0 KHz Thanks to GringoLoco for this :-)
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