BBC Singers conductor Simon Joly live from the Royal Albert Hall, London.
Brahms Fest- und Gedenkspruche
Strauss Der Abend, Op 34 No 1
Schoenberg Friede auf Erden
8.00 Beethoven's Performers and Their Performances
Sundry impressions from contemporary sources, compiled by Fritz Spiegl. Reader Joe Dunlop.
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8.20 Beethoven Symphony No 9 in D minor (Choral)
Elizabeth Connell (sop) Linda Finnie (mezzo) Dennis O'Neill (tenor) Harald Stamm (bass)
BBC Symphony Chorus, London Philharmonic Choir; BBC SO leader, Bela Dekany, conductor Andrew Davis