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BBC Proms 2005

BBC Radio 3
on BBC Radio 3

- Live from the Royal Albert Hall , London.
The Eighth Symphony is Shostakovich's
- response to the devastation of the Second
World War. Plus two sides of Ravel's musical personality: the Spanish-f lavoured Alborada del Gracioso and his jazz-influenced piano concerto. Presented by Tommy Pearson.
Helene Grimaud (piano), London Symphony Orchestra, conductor Bernard Haitink
Ravel Alborada del Gracioso; Piano Concerto in G
8.05 Twenty Minutes: The Bombing of Dresden In February 1945, three months before VE Day, the Allies bombed Dresden. Historian Dr David Stafford looks at the significance of this event and charts how it has been viewed since.
8.25 Shostakovich Symphony No 8 Repeated on Monday 5 September at 2pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Royal Albert Hall
Presented By:
Tommy Pearson.
Piano:
Helene Grimaud
Conductor:
Bernard Haitink
Unknown:
Dr David Stafford
Source: Radio Times

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