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From the Proms 79

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Jessye Norman (soprano) Patricia Payne (contralto) Kenneth Riegel (tenor) John Shirley Quirk (bar) John Tomlinson (bass)
BBC Singers, director John Poole
BBC Symphony Chorus, conductor Brian Wright
BBC Symphony Orchestra, leader Bela Dekany, conducted by David Atherton, Witold Lutoslawski and Sir Michael Tippett

Elliott Carter A Symphony of Three Orchestras (conducted by David Atherton)

Lutoslawski Les espaces du sommeil (conducted by the composer)

11.50* Interval Reading

11.55* From the Proms 79

Part 2 Tippett A Child of Our Time (conducted by the composer)

Contributors

Soprano:
Jessye Norman
Contralto:
Patricia Payne
Tenor:
Kenneth Riegel
Baritone:
John Shirley
Bass:
John Tomlinson
Singers:
BBC Singers
Director:
John Poole
Singers:
BBC Symphony Chorus
Conductor:
Brian Wright
Musicians:
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Orchestra Leader:
Bela Dekany
Conductor:
David Atherton
Conductor/Composer:
Witold Lutoslawski
Conductor/Composer:
Sir Michael Tippett
Source: Radio Times

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Live music and the arts: broadcasts more live music than any other radio network. Classical music is its core. Genres include world and new music, jazz, speech and drama.

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