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3. Linton Stephens

Live from the Royal Albert Hall on the day of the First Night of the Proms, Linton Stephens explores the 2023 Proms season

Live from the Royal Albert Hall on the day of the First Night of the Proms, Linton Stephens looks ahead to some highlights of this year's season, including the annual joyous visit from the National Youth Orchestra, superstar pianist Yuja Wang in music by Rachmaninov, and the devastating performance of Poulenc's Dialogues of the Carmelites which earned rave reviews at this year's Glyndebourne Festival.
Plus we'll hear tracks from some of the many other great artists featured this season including John Wilson and the Sinfonia of London, South African soprano Masabane Cecilia Rangwanasha and violinist James Ehnes.

1 hour, 59 minutes

Last on

Fri 14 Jul 2023 11:00

Music Played

  • Gustav Holst

    Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity (The Planets)

    Orchestra: Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Andrew Litton.
    • Holst: The Planets, Op. 32 - Elgar: Enigma Variations, Op. 36.
    • BIS.
    • 204.
  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Vergnügte Ruh, beliebte Seelenlust (Cantata BWV.170)

    Music Arranger: Wolfgang Renz. Performer: Felix Klieser. Ensemble: CHAARTS.
    • Beyond Words: Music By JS Bach; Vivaldi; Handel; Gluck.
    • Berlin Classics.
    • 2.
  • Harold Arlen

    Suite from 'The Wizard of Oz'

    Music Arranger: Herbert Stothart. Ensemble: Sinfonia of London. Conductor: John Wilson.
    • CHANDOS.
  • Frédéric Chopin

    Piano Concerto no.1 in E minor Op.11 (3rd mvt)

    Performer: Benjamin Grosvenor. Orchestra: Royal Scottish National Orchestra. Conductor: Elim Chan.
    • Decca.
  • Franz Schubert

    Nacht und Träume, D.827

    Performer: Malcolm Martineau. Singer: Sally Matthews.
    • Lieder Recital.
    • Warner Classics.
    • 1.
  • Sergey Rachmaninov

    Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor, Op.18 - 1st mvt Moderato

    Performer: Yuja Wang. Conductor: Claudio Abbado. Orchestra: Mahler Chamber Orchestra.
    • Rachmaninov.
    • DG.
    • 27.
  • William Byrd

    Ne Irascaris, Domine

    Choir: VOCES8. Conductor: Barnaby Smith.
    • After Silence.
    • VOCES8 Records.
    • 4.
  • Thom Yorke

    Pyramid Song

    Music Arranger: Geoff Lawson. Ensemble: VOCES8.
  • Dora PejaÄević

    Cello sonata in E minor, Op.35 (2nd mvt)

    Performer: Christian Poltéra. Performer: Oliver Triendl.
    • Pejacevic: Trio & Sonata.
    • CPO.
    • 6.
  • Maurice Ravel

    Daphnis and Chloé (ending)

    Orchestra: The National Youth Orchestra. Conductor: Andrew Gourlay.
  • Hildegard von Bingen

    O coruscans lux stellarum [O glistening starlight]

    Choir: Choir of Clare College, Cambridge. Conductor: Timothy Brown.
    • COLLEGIUM.
  • Richard Strauss

    Also Sprach Zarathustra Op.30 [1895-6]

    Orchestra: National Youth Orchestra. Conductor: Edward Gardner.
    • Chandos : CHSA 5176.
    • Chandos.
    • 1.
  • Jean Sibelius

    Symphony no.5 in E flat major Op.82 (3rd mvt)

    Orchestra: Â鶹ԼÅÄ Philharmonic. Conductor: John StorgÃ¥rds.
    • John Storgards conducts Sibelius - Complete Symphonies; Three Late Fragments.
    • Chandos.
    • 7.
  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Piano Sonata in C minor, Op.13, 'Pathétique' (3rd mvt)

    Performer: Steven Osborne.
    • Beethoven Piano Sonatas: 'Moonlight' 'Pathetique' 'Waldstein' Steven Osborne pia.
    • Hyperion.
    • 6.

Broadcast

  • Fri 14 Jul 2023 11:00