Presented by John Shea. Includes BBC Proms 2008: The BBC Philharmonic in Rimsky-Korsakov's Scheherazade. Plus Chamber Music: Lieder by Schubert, Brahms, Mahler and Pfitzner. Show more
Sara Mohr-Pietsch explores the work of IRCAM, the organisation dedicated to contemporary musical research and production. With the music and thoughts of composer Jonathan Harvey. Show more
From the Royal Albert Hall, London. This electro-acoustic Prom continues with Jonathan Harvey's Mortuos plango, vivos voco, followed by his new commision Soundings. Show more
Ivan Hewett looks at the career of Edgar Varese, one of the musical world's great outsiders, with reminiscences from his friends and colleagues. Show more
From the Royal Albert Hall, London. This electro-acoustic Prom concludes with two works by Edgar Varese - Poeme electronique and Deserts. BBC SSO Orchestra/Ilan Volkov. Show more
