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BBC Proms 2001

BBC Radio 3
on BBC Radio 3

Live from the Royal Albert Hall, London.
Spring is in the air at tonight's Prom, which launches this season's tribute to centenary composer Gerald Finzi. Presented by Paul Guinery.
Lillian Watson (soprano), Pamela Helen Stephen (mezzo), Philip Langridge (tenor), Raphael Wallfisch (cello), BBC Singers, Southend Boys' Choir, Colorado Children's Chorale, London Symphony Chorus, BBC National Chorus of Wales, BBC National Orchestra of Wales, conductor Richard Hickox

Debussy Printemps (first performance of original version reconstructed by Christopher Palmer)

Finzi Cello Concerto

8.30 Twenty Minutes
Australian poet Peter Porter, this year's poet in residence at the Proms, explores Benjamin Britten's use of poetry in the Spring Symphony.

8.50 Britten Spring Symphony

(Repeated Wednesday at 2pm)

Contributors

Presenter:
Paul Guinery
Soprano:
Lillian Watson
Mezzo:
Pamela Helen Stephen
Tenor:
Philip Langridge
Cellist:
Raphael Wallfisch
Singers:
BBC Singers
Singers:
Southend Boys' Choir
Singers:
Colorado Children's Chorale
Singers:
London Symphony Chorus
Singers:
BBC National Chorus of Wales
Musicians:
BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Conductor:
Richard Hickox
Presenter (Twenty Minutes):
Peter Porter
Source: Radio Times

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