The first choral number was Kodály’s Budavári Te Deum. It’s a big piece, over 20 minutes long and employing choir, orchestra and four soloists. Kodály makes excellent use of his amassed forces, with ...
The programme certainly kicked off in iconoclastic vein, with Mark Simpson’s Proms commission sparks offering riot and commotion, singing trombonists and horn players blowing air without mouthpieces.