Live from the Royal Albert Hall , London. The colourful depiction of the quixotic adventures of the legendary Spanish knight, taken from Cervantes's great novel, features some of Strauss's finest orchestral music. Far horizons also in Dvorak's "impressions and greetings from the New World", a symphony influenced by the composer's interest in native American music. Presented by Martin Handley.
Paul Silverthorne (viola), Truls Mork (cello), London Symphony Orchestra, conductor Mariss Jansons Strauss Don Quixote
8.15 Twenty Minutes
Poet Dana Gioia explores the life and writing of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow , whose works included Poems on Slavery and The Song of Hiawatha.
8.35 Dvorak Symphony No 9 in E minor (From the New World) Repeated Wednesday 1pm