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With Edward Seckerson.
6.30 Haydn Sinfonia concertante in B flat, H 1105 Lucy van Dael (violin),
Wouter Moller (cello), Ku Ebbinge (oboe), Danny Bond (bassoon),
Orchestra of the 18th Century, conductor Frans Bruggen
7.30 Brahms Violin Sonata No 1 in G, Op 78 Henryk Szeryng , Artur Rubinstein (piano) 8.00 John Williams Summon the Heroes
Boston Pops Orchestra, conducted by the Composer
8.40 Poulenc Elegie Michael Thompson (horn), Philip Fowke (piano)

Contributors

Unknown:
Edward Seckerson.
Violin:
Lucy van Dael
Cello:
Wouter Moller
Cello:
Ku Ebbinge
Bassoon:
Danny Bond
Conductor:
Frans Bruggen
Unknown:
Henryk Szeryng
Piano:
Artur Rubinstein
Horn:
Michael Thompson
Horn:
Philip Fowke

Rosas Waltz: Sobre los Olas
Vienna Volksopernorchester, conductor Franz-Bauer-Theussl
9.15 Handel Suite in G, HWV350 (Water Music) Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra, conductor Nicholas McGegan
9.25 Sebastian Aguilera de Heredia Ensalada
Amsterdam Loeki Stardust Quartet
9.30 Prokofiev Symphony No 1 (Classical) Chamber Orchestra of Europe, conductor Claudio Abbado
9.45 Haydn Piano Sonata in E minor, H XVI 34 JenoJando
10.05 Weill Suite: The Threepenny Opera London Festival Recording Ensemble, conductor Bernard Herrmann
10.20 Vaughan Williams Norfolk Rhapsody No 1 in E minor New Queen's Hall
Orchestra, conductor Barry Wordsworth
10.35 Bach Cantata No 179: Siehe zu, das Deine Gottesfurcht Nicht Heuchelei Sei Miah Persson (soprano), Mokoto Sakurada
(tenor), Peter Kooy (bass), Bach Collegium Japan, conductor Masaaki Suzuki
10.50 Francaix L 'Heure du Berger Gaudier Ensemble
11.00 Lully Airs pour Madame la Dauphine La Simphonie du Marais, conductor Hugo Reyne
11.25 Brahms Piano Concerto No 2 in B flat
Sviatoslav Richter , Chicago Symphony Orchestra, conductor Erich Leinsdorf Producer Fiona Shelmerdine

Contributors

Conductor:
Nicholas McGegan
Conductor:
Claudio Abbado
Conductor:
Bernard Herrmann
Conductor:
Barry Wordsworth
Soprano:
Miah Persson
Soprano:
Mokoto Sakurada
Tenor:
Peter Kooy
Conductor:
Masaaki Suzuki
Conductor:
Hugo Reyne
Unknown:
Sviatoslav Richter
Conductor:
Erich Leinsdorf
Producer:
Fiona Shelmerdine

As the Proms draw to a close, Graeme Kay previews this afternoon's performance of Wagner's Parsifal and Friday's visit of the World Orchestra for Peace. Plus a look at
Summer on the Peninsula - a small-scale festival in East Anglia which is celebrating a special birthday. And David Owen Norris visits the Finchcocks Festival in Kent.

Contributors

Unknown:
Graeme Kay
Unknown:
David Owen Norris

Penny Gore introduces a recital given in May 1998 by Gil Shaham (violin) and Akira Eguchi (piano) at the National Concert Hall in Dublin.
Schubert Violin Sonatina in A minor, D385 Faure Violin Sonata No 1 in A, Op 13 Prokofiev Five Melodies, Op 35a Copland Ukelele Serenade Strauss, arr Prihoda Waltz (Der
Rosenkavalier)
Bizet, arrSarasate/Waxman/Hubay Carmen Fantasym

Contributors

Introduces:
Penny Gore
Violin:
Gil Shaham
Violin:
Akira Eguchi

The BBC Symphony Orchestra under
Rudolf Kempe. Anthony Burton introduces recordings from the BBC archives of the BBC Symphony Orchestra underthe all-too-brief reign in the late 1970s of Rudolf Kempe. Schubert Symphony No 5 in B flat (excerpt) (1974)
Dvorak Symphony No 9 in E minor (From the New World) (excerpt) (1975) Mahler Das Trinklied (Das Lied von der Erde) With Ludovico Spiess (tenor) (1975)
Hindemith Symphonia Serena (1975) Brahms Symphony No 4 in E minor (excerpt)(1976)
Rudolf Kempe is featured in the BBC Legends series. CDs are available now from music outlets.

Contributors

Introduces:
Anthony Burton
Unknown:
Rudolf Kempe.
Unknown:
Rudolf Kempe

Live from the Royal Albert Hall, London. In his first performance in Britain of a complete Wagner opera, Simon Rattle comes to the Proms to conduct Wagner's final music drama, Parsifal. The opera tells of the hero Parsifal's quest from youth to maturity through hard-won experience.

European Voices, Philharmonia Chorus, Rotterdam Philharmonic, conductor Simon Rattle

Wagner: Parsifal Act 1

Contributors

Singers:
European Voices
Singers:
Philharmonia Chorus
Musicians:
Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra
Conductor:
Simon Rattle
Parsifal:
Poul Elming (tenor)
Kundry:
Petra Lang (mezzo)
Gurnemanz:
Robert Lloyd (bass)
Amfortas:
Worfgang Schone (baritone)
Klingsor:
Sergei Leferkus (baritone)
Titurel/Knight 2:
David Wilson-Johnson (bass-baritone)
Knight 1/Squire 3:
Toby Spence (tenor)
Squire 4:
Timothy Robinson (tenor)
Flower Maiden 1:
Susan Gritton (soprano)
Squire 1/Flower Maiden 3:
Pamela Helen Stephen (mezzo)
Squire 2/Voice from above/Flower Maiden 6:
Catherine Wyn-Rogers (mezzo)
Flower Maiden 2:
Maureen Braithwaite (soprano)
Flower Maiden 4:
Lisa Milne (soprano)
Flower Maiden 5:
Geraldine McGreevy (soprano)

Christopher Cook explores the allure and enduring power of Richard Wagner 's drama, thought and music. With contributions from poet Peter Porter , conductor Mark Elder , singers Anne Evans and John Tomlinson , opera director Richard Jones , composers
Steve Martland and Judith Weir and painter David Hockney.
6.45 Act 2

Contributors

Unknown:
Christopher Cook
Unknown:
Richard Wagner
Conductor:
Peter Porter
Conductor:
Mark Elder
Singers:
Anne Evans
Singers:
John Tomlinson
Director:
Richard Jones
Unknown:
Steve Martland
Unknown:
Judith Weir
Unknown:
David Hockney.

Eight programmes in which Isabel Hilton opens a window on the world through literature. This week, critic Denis Scheck talks about being a judge for one of Austria's most prestigious literary prizes; a view of North Korean writing from Seoul; and a meeting with the best and brightest of Russia's new novelists- Andrei Volos.

Contributors

Unknown:
Isabel Hilton
Talks:
Denis Scheck
Unknown:
Andrei Volos.

Another chance to hear a late-night Prom. Nathalie Stutzmann (contralto), John Abberger (oboe), Tafelmusik, director Jeanne Lamon (violin)
Bach Orchestral Suite No 1 in C, BWV1066 Handel Overture, Musette and Minuet
(Alcina); Vivi, Tiranno (Rodelinda); Che Piu
Si Tarda o Mai; Inumano Fratel; Stille Amare (Tolomeo); AllAmpo dellarmi (Giulio Cesare) Bach Concerto in C minor for oboe and violin, BWV1060
Handel Pompe Vane di Morte; Dove Sei (Rodelinda); Agitato (Riccardo I)

Contributors

Contralto:
Nathalie Stutzmann
Contralto:
John Abberger
Violin:
Jeanne Lamon

With Jonathan Swain.

Brahms A German Requiem

2.10 Mendelssohn Organ Sonata No 6 in D minor, Op 65

2.25 Telemann Partita No 4 in G minor

2.35 CPE Bach Sinfonia No 2 in B flat

2.50 Weber Piano Sonata No 4 in E minor, Op 70

3.10 Schubert Symphony No 5 in B flat

3.40 Massenet Manon (excerpts)

3.50 Debussy Violin Sonata

4.15 Britten Five Rower Songs

4.25 Bruch Kol Nidrei

4.50 Piazzolla Tango: Adios Nonino

5.00 Handel Suite No 2 in D (Water Music)

5.15 Bach Chorale Prelude: Komm, Heiliger Geist, BWV652

5.25 Hummel Trio for two violins and cello

5.40 Mozart Piano Sonata in C, K545

5.50 Rossini Languir per una Bella (L'Italiana in Algeri)

Contributors

Presenter:
Jonathan Swain

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