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Proms 1992

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Live from the Royal Albert Hall, London.

James O'Donnell (organ)
London Philharmonic Orchestra/Klaus Tennstedt

The London Philharmonic, now resident on the South Bank, celebrates its sixtieth anniversary this year. For tonight's Prom, its distinguished Conductor Laureate Klaus Tennstedt conducts a popular programme of excerpts from Wagner operas, and James O'Donnell (who made his Prom debut last year as director of the Westminster Cathedral choir) plays two great showpieces of the organ repertoire.

Bach Toccata and Fugue in D minor (BWV 565)

Liszt Prelude and Fugue on BACH

Wagner Overture and Venusberg Music (Tannhauser); Overture: Rienzi

8.35 The London Philharmonic at 60
Jon Tolansky looks back on 60 years of music-making, with contributions from artists past and present.

8.55 Wagner Siegfried's Rhine Journey; Siegfried's Funeral March (Gotterdammerung); Overture: Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg

Contributors

Organist:
James O'Donnell
Musicians:
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Conductor:
Klaus Tennstedt
Presenter (The London Philharmonic at 60):
Jon Tolansky
Source: Radio Times

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