Italia nFrom the Concert Hall, New
Broadcasting House,
Manchester.
Marc-Andre Hamelin (piano), Leeds Festival Chorus, BBC Philharmonic, conductor Vassily Sinaisky Respighi Roman Festivals
7.55 Nights in Italian Cemeteries
Michael Meredith discusses the rich heritage of some of Italy's most famous cemeteries. In the second of two programmes, he evokes the atmosphere of the Protestant cemetery in Florence, where in the 19th century Elizabeth Barrett
Browning was buried alongside fellow poet Arthur Hugh Clough and a descendent of Shakespeare.
8.15 Busoni Piano Concerto