BBC Symphony Orchestra
From the Royal Festival Hall in London, presented by Penny Gore, a concert featuring two classics from this century.
"When I wrote Amériques I was still under the spell of my first impressions of New York - not only New York seen, but more especially New York heard," said Edgard Varese about his imposing orchestral masterpiece.
The momentous fifth symphony by Gustav Mahler is recognised as one of the cornerstones of the symphonic genre.
Conductor Gianluigi Gelmetti Varese Ameriques
7.55 Fantasia on a Favourite Waltz
A new tale by novelist William Boyd. Hamburg in the 1840s. She walks in the streets and he plays the piano. One day he gives her a musical score - a sign of greatness to come? Read by Haydn Gwynne.
8.15 Mahler Symphony No 5