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Proms 1992

BBC Radio 3
on BBC Radio 3

live from the Royal Albert Hall, London.
Pascal Roge (piano)
BBC Symphony Chorus and Orchestra conductor Andrew Davis
Vaughan Williams's Fifth Symphony is the most quintessentially "English" of symphonies. A serene meditation inspired by Bunyan's Pilgrim's Progress, it was first performed at a Prom during the Second World War.
Ravel's dark-hued Concerto for the Left Hand was written for the disabled
Austrian pianist Paul Wittgenstein. It is played tonight by Pascal Roge, considered one of the finest interpreters of 20th-century French piano music.
Faure Pavane
Ravel
Piano Concerto for the Left Hand
Elena Firsova
Augury (BBC commission, first performance)

8.25 The Christian Agnostic
Stephen Johnson considers Vaughan Williams's "faith" as expressed through his music.

8.45 Vaughan Williams Symphony No 5 in D

Contributors

Piano:
Pascal Roge
Conductor:
Andrew Davis
Unknown:
Pascal Roge
Unknown:
Elena Firsova
Unknown:
Stephen Johnson
Source: Radio Times

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