From the Royal Albert Hall, London.
English Chamber Orchestra, director Pinchas Zukerman (violin)
Ravel Le Tombeau de Couperin
Schubert Symphony No 3 in D
8.15 Vorsprung durch Technik and All That
Timothy Buck, Senior Lecturer in German at Edinburgh University, reflects that German has not had much status as a language in the Anglo-Saxon world until now, and wonders whether recent political developments will allow it to achieve an equal footing with French.
8.35 Beethoven Violin Concerto in D