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麻豆社 Proms Essential Classics Mix with Stuart Maconie

An hour of Essential Classics from this year鈥檚 麻豆社 Proms hand-picked by Stuart Maconie.

Stuart Maconie selects his personal highlights from the 麻豆社 Proms including Vaughan Williams' "London Symphony", Mussorgsky's "Pictures at an Exhibition", Ravel's "Daphnis et Chlo茅" and Hildur Gu冒nad贸ttir's music for the film "T谩r".

Plus, highlights from the first three weeks of the Proms season, with recordings and live performances from some of the soloists and orchestras appearing at the festival this year. MM

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Music Played

  • Maurice Ravel

    Daphnis et Chlo茅: Lever du jour

    Choir: Berlin Radio Choir. Orchestra: Berlin Philharmonic. Conductor: Pierre Boulez.
    • Deutsche Grammophon.

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Siciliano, from Sonata in E flat major

    Performer: Yunchan Lim.
    • 麻豆社 Proms 2024.

  • Nick Drake

    River Man

    Singer: Marika Hackman. Orchestra: 麻豆社 Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Jules Buckley.
    • 麻豆社 Proms 2024.

  • Benjamin Britten

    Gloriana - symphonic suite. Excerpt

    Orchestra: 麻豆社 Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Ryan Wigglesworth.
    • 麻豆社 Proms 2024.

  • George Gershwin

    The Man I Love

    Performer: Isata Kanneh鈥怣ason.
    • 麻豆社 Proms 2024.

  • Ralph Vaughan Williams

    A London Symphony : III. Scherzo (Nocturne)

    Orchestra: 麻豆社 Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Martyn Brabbins.
    • Vaughan Williams: A London Symphony (Symphony No. 2).
    • Hyperion.
    • 3.

  • Modest Mussorgsky

    The Great Gate of Kiev (Pictures at an Exhibition)

    Orchestra: Berlin Philharmonic. Conductor: Sir Simon Rattle.
    • Mussorgsky / Borodin: Berliner Philharmoniker / Rattle.
    • EMI.
    • 15.

  • Hildur Gu冒nad贸ttir

    T谩r - Mortar

    Orchestra: London Contemporary Orchestra.
    • T脕R (MUSIC FROM AND INSPIRED BY THE MOTION PICTURE).
    • Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
    • 2.

  • Johannes Brahms

    Symphony no 3 in F major. Third movement

    Orchestra: 麻豆社 Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Ryan Wigglesworth.
    • 麻豆社 Proms 2024.

  • Trad.

    Scarborough Fair

    Music Arranger: Simon Parkin. Performer: Sheku Kanneh鈥怣ason. Performer: Pl铆nio Fernandes.
    • DECCA.

  • Maurice Ravel

    Piano Concerto in G (2nd mvt)

    Performer: Denis Kozhukhin. Orchestra: Orchestre de la Suisse Romande. Conductor: Kazuki Yamada.
    • Ravel & Gershwin Piano Concertos.
    • PENTATONE.
    • 2.

  • Leigh Harline

    When you wish upon a star (Pinocchio)

    Ensemble: The King鈥檚 Singers. Ensemble: VOCES8.
    • 麻豆社 Proms 2024.