Episodes
Title | First Broadcast | Comments |
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Prom 24 - Part 1 | 20080804 | Presented by Alex Wilson, from the Royal Albert Hall, London. The BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra and its young associate guest conductor Stefan Solyom celebrate the 150th anniversary of Ethel Smyth's birth with her unusually scored Concerto for Horn and Violin, dedicated to Proms founder Henry Wood. Richard Watkins (horn) Tasmin Little (violin) Stefan Solyom (conductor) Bach, orch. Henry Wood: Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565 Smyth: Concerto for Violin, Horn and Orchestra. The BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra under Stefan Solyom in works by Bach and Ethel Smyth. |
Prom 24 - Part 2 | 20080804 | From the Royal Albert Hall, London, Alex Wilson presents the conclusion of this Prom. The programme includes Wood's own arrangement of Rachmaninov's Prelude in C sharp minor, the latter being a composer whose work Wood championed. The concert then closes with Rachmaninov's Second Symphony. Richard Watkins (horn) Tasmin Little (violin) BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra Stefan Solyom (conductor) Rachmaninov, orch. Henry Wood: Prelude in C sharp minor Rachmaninov: Symphony No 2 in E minor. With Rachmaninov, orch Wood. Wood: Prelude in C sharp minor. Rachmaninov: Symphony No 2. |