The spirit of Brahms hovers over this fascinating programme at the Royal Albert Hall - he conducted all three featured works in Vienna in 1873-4. The OAE use period instruments to enhance the sonorities of Beethoven's festive overture, Mendelssohn's colourful setting of Goethe's poetry describing ancient Druid rituals, and Berlioz's unique fusion of symphony and concerto.
Thomas Zehetmair (viola), Patricia Bardon (mezzo), Paul Charles Clarke (tenor), Thomas Hampson (baritone), Neal Davies (bass), Choir of the Enlightenment, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, conductor Mark Elder
Beethoven Overture: Zur Namensfeier
Mendelssohn Cantata: Die Erste Walpurgisnacht
7.45 The Flesh Made Word
The fourth of five interval talks on religion and language. Religious historian and ex-nun Karen
Armstrong discusses the dangers of trying to put God into words. She admits that, because "human beings are animals who speak", we are doomed to keep trying.
8.05 Berlioz Harold in Italy Repeated Monday 2pm