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BBC Proms 2002

on BBC Radio 3

From the Royal Albert Hall in London.
Finnish pianist and conductor Ralf Gothoni makes his Proms debut with a programme of works with an Iberian flavour, including Thomas Allen singing arias from operas set in Spain, Basque composer Arriaga's teasingly attractive overture and Ravel's music for a film of Cervantes's Don Quixote. Presented by John Shea.

Thomas Allen (baritone), English Chamber Orchestra, conductor Ralf Gothoni (piano)

Rossini Overture; Largo al Factotum (The Barber of Seville)

Mozart Se Vuol Ballare (The Marriage of Figaro); Deh Vieni alia Finestra (Don Giovanni)

Haydn Piano Concerto in D, H XVIII 11

8.20 Twenty Minutes: Summer Orchestra
By Esther Tusquets, translated by Margaret Jull Costa.
An adolescent girl longs to be as sophisticated as her parents, yet a family holiday is to change her feelings and her aspirations forever. Read by Claire Skinner.

8.40 Arriaga Overture: Los Esclavos Felices

Ravel Don Quichotte a Dulcinee

Mozart Symphony No 39 in E flat, K453

(Repeated Thursday 2pm)

Contributors

Presenter:
John Shea
Baritone:
Thomas Allen
Musicians:
English Chamber Orchestra
Conductor/Pianist:
Ralf Gothoni
Author (Twenty Minutes:
Summer Orchestra): Esther Tusquets
Translated by (Twenty Minutes:
Summer Orchestra): Margaret Jull Costa
Reader (Twenty Minutes:
Summer Orchestra): Claire Skinner

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