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BBC Proms 2006

BBC Radio 3
on BBC Radio 3

From the Royal Albert Hall, London.
Martin Handley presents a pairing of two minor-key Fifth Symphonies, by Beethoven and Tchaikovsky.
Philadelphia Orchestra, conductor Christoph Eschenbach
Beethoven Symphony No 5 in C minor

7.40 Twenty Minutes: The Right Thing To Say
A specially commissioned story, by Kathy Page, in which the Proms interval forms a fateful hinge in two people's lives: for Marcia, the revelation of a genetic secret; for Don, a very personal challenge. Read by Tim Beckmann.

8.00 Tchaikovsky Symphony No 5 in E minor

(This Prom is also broadcast on BBC4 at 7.30pm)

Contributors

Presenter:
Martin Handley
Musicians:
Philadelphia Orchestra
Conductor:
Christoph Eschenbach
Author (The Right Thing To Say):
Kathy Page
Reader (The Right Thing To Say):
Tim Beckmann
Producer (The Right Thing To Say):
Christine Hall
Source: Radio Times

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