Shostakovich's 10th Symphony from the BBC Proms

Linton Stephens introduces highlights from the BBC Proms including Shostakovich's dramatic 10th Symphony from the BBC Symphony Orchestra and conductor Cristian Măcelaru; plus song from the Edinburgh International Festival from mezzo-soprano Beth Taylor and pianist Hamish Brown; and Zubin Mehta conducts the Orchestra of the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino in two Mozart symphonies at the Alhambra Palace in Granada.

Granada International Festival of Music & Dance:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Symphony No.40 in E flat, K.550
Orchestra of the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino
Zubin Mehta (conductor)

BBC Proms:
Johann Sebastian Bach
Chorale “Kommst du nun, Jesu, vom Himmel herunter”, BWV.650
Olivier Latry (organ)

Edinburgh International Festival:
Germaine Tailleferre
Pancarte pour une Porte d’entrée (excerpts)
Beth Taylor (mezzo-soprano)
Hamish Brown (piano)

BBC Proms:
Dmitri Shostakovich
Symphony No.10 in E minor, Op.93
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Cristian Măcelaru (conductor)

Summer Festivities of Early Music, Prague
William Byrd
Justorum animae
Stile Antico

Edinburgh International Festival:
Antonio Vivaldi
Concerto for strings in G minor, RV.157
Venice Baroque Orchestra
Andrea Marcon (conductor)

Granada International Festival of Music & Dance:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Symphony No.41 in E flat, K.550
Orchestra of the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino
Zubin Mehta (conductor)

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