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BBC Proms

on BBC Radio 3

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

Contributors

Musicians:
English Chamber Orchestra
Musical Director/Violinist:
Pinchas Zukerman
Speaker (Vorsprung durch Technik and All That):
Timothy Buck

BBC Radio 3

About BBC Radio 3

Live music and the arts: broadcasts more live music than any other radio network. Classical music is its core. Genres include world and new music, jazz, speech and drama.

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