Proms-Music-Vault's video: BBC Proms 2019 - Koechlin Var se Walton

Prom 44: Belshazzar’s Feast 20.08.2019, 7.30pm, Royal Albert Hall Walton’s choral masterpiece Belshazzar’s Feast gets the Proms treatment with a 300-strong choir conducted by Sir Simon Rattle. Before that, the urban landscape of Varèse’s Amériques – a portrait of the modern city in sound – meets Koechlin’s sonic jungle. Programme Charles Koechlin Les bandar-log (16 mins) Edgard Varèse Amériques (25 mins) (original version,1921) William Walton Belshazzar's Feast (34 mins) Performers Gerald Finley baritone Orfeó Català Orfeó Català Youth Choir London Symphony Chorus London Symphony Orchestra Sir Simon Rattle conductor About This Event Sir Simon Rattle conducts a concert of sonic spectacle, bringing one of the great English oratorios together with an American orchestral classic. Walton’s choral masterpiece Belshazzar’s Feast gets the Proms treatment with a 300-strong choir and Canadian baritone Gerald Finley as soloist. More than 10 percussionists are needed to bring Varese’s Amériques – a celebration of the modern city in sound – to life, while Charles Koechlin’s Jungle Book inspired Les bandar-log transports listeners to the primeval forest, where all the noise comes from the monkeys.