Live from the BBC's Maida Vale Studios a concert which reflects the music of three different eras: Pfitzner's three preludes are taken from the opera which tells the story of the composition of Palestrina's
Missa Papae Marcelli ; Maxwell Davies 's Prolation harks back to medieval times: and Robert Simpson 's fourth symphony is a dramatic homage to Beethoven. Introduced by Anthony Burton. BBCSO, conductor Nicholas Kok Pfltzner Preludes (Palestrina) Maxwell Davies Prolation
8.15 Twenty Minutes: Remaking the Past A look at the life of composer
Robert Simpson and his advocacy fortraditional musical forms, especially the symphony and the music of Beethoven.
8.35 Robert Simpson Symphony No 4 (revised version)