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With Penny Gore.
Handel Overture: Solomon English Chamber Orchestra, conductor Richard Bonynge
6.45 Leopold Mozart Trombone Concerto in G Northern Sinfonia, director Alain Trudel (trombone)
7.00 Prokofiev Toccata Martha Argerich (piano)
7.40 Beethoven Variations on "Ich Bin der Schneider Kakadu", Op 121a Itzhak Perlman (violin), Lynn Harrell (cello), Vladimir Ashkenazy (piano)
8.00 Bernstein Overture: Candide
Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by the composer
8.40 Tchaikovsky, orch Glazunov Souvenir d'un Lieu Cher, Op 42
Gil Shaham (violin), Russian National Orchestra, conductor Mikhail Pletnev

Contributors

Conductor:
Richard Bonynge
Director:
Alain Trudel
Piano:
Martha Argerich
Violin:
Itzhak Perlman
Violin:
Lynn Harrell
Piano:
Vladimir Ashkenazy
Violin:
Gil Shaham
Conductor:
Mikhail Pletnev

4: Concert Life in Vienna. As President of the Court Commission on Education, diplomat Baron Gottfried van Swieten was one of the most influential patrons of music in late 18th-century Vienna. His weekly musical gatherings introduced
Mozart to the music of Bach and Handel.
Van Swieten established a tradition of oratorio performances in aid of the widows and orphans of musicians. Donald Macleod looks at the music that resulted from Van Swieten's innovations and at
Mozart's involvement in the concert life of Vienna, both as composer and performer. Mozart String Quartet in G, K387 (final mvtj Quatuor Mosaïques
Dlttersdorf Ester (excerpt) Livia Budai
(mezzo), Budapest Madrigal Choir, Franz Liszt CO, conductor Ferenc Szekeres
Mozart Piano Concerto No 20 in D minor, K466 Martha Argerich ,
Orchestra of Padua and Venice, conductor Alexandre Rabinovitch

Contributors

Musicians:
Donald MacLeod
Unknown:
Livia Budai
Unknown:
Martha Argerich
Conductor:
Alexandre Rabinovitch

Christopher Bruce talks about the costumes and set for Grinningin Your Face, which evokes the poverty and dustbowl time of the American
Depression, and the way he combines them with the music adapted and recorded by Martin Simpson.

Contributors

Talks:
Christopher Bruce
Unknown:
Martin Simpson.

With Rob Cowan.
Schumann Overture: Manfred
NBC Symphony Orchestra, conductor Arturo Toscanini
10.17 Mendelssohn Cello Sonata No 2 in D, Op 58 Emanuel Feuermann , Franz Rupp (piano)
10.43 Mozart VoiAvete un Cor Fedele, K21 7 Lucia Popp (soprano),
Salzburg Mozarteum Orchestra, conductor Leopold Hager
10.51 Dvorak Silent Woods, Op 68 No 5 Emanuel Feuermann (cello),
National Orchestra Association, conductor Leon Barzin

Contributors

Unknown:
Rob Cowan.
Conductor:
Arturo Toscanini
Unknown:
Emanuel Feuermann
Piano:
Franz Rupp
Piano:
Mozart Voiavete
Soprano:
Lucia Popp
Conductor:
Leopold Hager
Cello:
Emanuel Feuermann
Conductor:
Leon Barzin

Edinburgh International Festival
Live from the Queen's Hall, Sandy Burnett introduces a virtuosic programme from young Italian pianist GianlucaCascioli. Berg Piano Sonata, Op 1
Bartok Suite, Op 14; Six Dances in Bulgarian Rhythm (Mikrokromos, Book 6)
11.40 Twenty Minutes: Frederic Lamond -DerSchotte
The story of Scotland's forgotten prodigy, pianist Frederic Lamond. Told through his memoirs, Kirsteen McCue explores his extraordinary life during which he met
Brahms, Von Bulow , and his teacher Liszt.
12.00 Debussy Etudes
Schumann Etudes Symphoniques

Contributors

Introduces:
Sandy Burnett
Unknown:
Frederic Lamond
Pianist:
Frederic Lamond.
Unknown:
Kirsteen McCue
Unknown:
Von Bulow

Nicola Heywood Thomas introduces the last in a series of recitals from the Dartington International Summer School. Robert Cohen (cello), Daniel Adni (piano) Bach Cello Suite No 1 in G, BVW1007
Bloch Three Sketches: From Jewish Life
Debussy Cello Sonata

Contributors

Introduces:
Nicola Heywood Thomas
Cello:
Robert Cohen
Cello:
Daniel Adni

Another chance to hear Saturday's concert at the Royal Albert Hall. Boston Symphony Orchestra, conductor Bernard Haitink
Debussy Prelude a I 'Apres-midi d'un Faune Martlnu Symphony No 6 (Fantaisies Symphoniques)
Brahms Symphony No 2 in D(R)

Contributors

Unknown:
Albert Hall.
Conductor:
Bernard Haitink

Jeux sans Frontières
The last in Philip Pickett 's series in which he explores the musical interchange between the countries of 16th-century
Europe. Today's programme looks at the effect of related musical pitches and the dissemination of printed music on the music of France and Spain.

Contributors

Unknown:
Philip Pickett

Sean Rafferty 's special guests this evening include pianist Andreas Haefliger as he prepares for his performance of Bartok's Third Piano Concerto in Sunday evening's Prom. Plus updates on the latest news in the arts world and a selection of new releases on CD.

Contributors

Unknown:
Sean Rafferty
Pianist:
Andreas Haefliger

Live from the Royal Albert Hall, London.
A welcome return to the Proms for one of Germany's foremost orchestras under its music director Herbert Blomstedt, who is making his Proms debut. They play Mendelssohn's enchanting incidental music, a Haydn cello concerto and Dvorak's final symphony, written in New York, in which the composer evoked the spirit of the folklore of the Americas. Presented by Martin Handley.

Truls Mork (cello), Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra, conductor Herbert Blomstedt

Mendelssohn A Midsummer Night's Dream, Opp 21 and 61 (incidental music) (excerpts)

Haydn Cello Concerto in C, H Vllb 1

8.25 Twenty Minutes: Performing Art
Christopher Cook is joined at the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, by Sorrel Hershberg to unfold Blaise Cendrar's and Sonia Delaunay's map/poem/artwork describing a train journey from Russia to Paris in 1913.

8.45 Dvorak Symphony No 9 in E minor (From the New World)

Contributors

Presenter:
Martin Handley
Cellist:
Truls Mork
Musicians:
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra
Conductor:
Herbert Blomstedt
Presenter (Twenty Minutes):
Christopher Cook
Guest (Twenty Minutes):
Sorrel Hershberg

Verity Sharp unwinds to the charms of the clarinet, as Joe Heaney tells the story of fair Una and her lover, and George Antheil and Igor Stravinsky join in the serenading.

Contributors

Unknown:
Verity Sharp
Unknown:
Joe Heaney
Unknown:
George Antheil
Unknown:
Igor Stravinsky

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