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BBC Proms 1994

on BBC Radio 3

From the Royal Albert Hall, London.
Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, conductor Esa-Pekka Salonen

Hindemith: Symphony: Mathis der Maler

7.30 From Heaven to Hell: Four Weeks in Afghanistan
"In blinding white heat to the Hotel de Kandahar. Three beds in a sweltering room. The Coca-Cola was a fake..."
An excerpt from the late Bruce Chatwin's notebooks, describing one of his three trips to Afghanistan. Read by Jeremy Northam.

7.50 Bruckner: Symphony No 3 in D minor

Contributors

Musicians:
Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra
Conductor:
Esa-Pekka Salonen
Author (From Heaven to Hell):
Bruce Chatwin
Reader (From Heaven to Hell):
Jeremy Northam

BBC Radio 3

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