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麻豆社 Proms Essential Classics Mix with Tom Ravenscroft

An hour of Essential Classics from this year's 麻豆社 Proms hand-picked by 麻豆社 Radio 6 Music presenter Tom Ravenscroft.

Tom Ravenscroft, presenter on 麻豆社 Radio 6 Music, selects some personal highlights from this year's 麻豆社 Proms season. His choices include Julius Eastman's 2nd Symphony, Elgar's Nimrod and music by Tinariwen, a collective of Tuareg musicians from northern Mali playing Prom 51.

Plus more highlights from the 2024 season, with recordings and live performances from some of the soloists, composers and orchestras featuring this year. MM

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Music Played

  • Julius Eastman

    Symphony No. 2, (The Faithful Friend: The Lover Friend's Love for the Beloved)

    Orchestra: 麻豆社 Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Dalia Stasevska.

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Widerstehe doch der S眉nde (Cantata BWV.54)

    Music Arranger: V铆kingur 脫lafsson. Performer: V铆kingur 脫lafsson.
    • Johann Sebastian Bach.
    • DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON.
    • 11.

  • Jean Sibelius

    Symphony No. 5 in E-Flat Major, Op. 82: III. Allegro molto (麻豆社 Proms 2024)

    Orchestra: 麻豆社 Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Dalia Stasevska.

  • Gustav Holst

    The Planets Suite, Op. 32: IV Jupiter (麻豆社 Proms 2024)

    Conductor: Sakari Oramo. Orchestra: Royal College of Music Symphony Orchestra. Orchestra: Sibelius Academy Symphony Orchestra. Choir: Royal College of Music Chamber Choir.

  • Germaine Tailleferre

    Arabesque for clarinet in B flat and piano

    Performer: Davide Bandieri. Performer: Guillaume Hersperger.
    • L'Esprit des Six.
    • CLAVES RECORDS.
    • 16.

  • George Frideric Handel

    Eternal source of light divine (Birthday ode for Queen Anne)

    Singer: Lea Desandre. Singer: Iestyn Davies. Ensemble: Jupiter Ensemble. Conductor: Thomas Dunford.
    • Eternal Heaven.
    • Warner Classics.
    • 1.

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Symphony No. 35 in D major, K386 IV. Presto (麻豆社 Proms 2024)

    Ensemble: Ensemble Resonanz. Conductor: Riccardo Minasi.

  • Sergey Prokofiev

    Dance of the Knights (Romeo and Juliet)

    Orchestra: Berlin Philharmonic. Conductor: Esa鈥怭ekka Salonen.
    • CBS.

  • Gabriel Faur茅

    Les berceaux, Op. 23, No. 1

    Performer: Anastasia Kobekina. Performer: Azul Lima.
    • Les berceaux, Op. 23, No. 1.
    • Sony Classical.
    • 1.

  • Joseph Haydn

    Sonata in C major H.16.50 for piano: 3rd mvt; Allegro molto

    Performer: Paul Lewis.
    • Haydn: Piano Sonatas Nos. 32, 40, 49, 50.
    • harmonia mundi.
    • 106.

  • Gra偶yna Bacewicz

    Overture for orchestra

    Orchestra: Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Nicholas Collon.
    • Grazyna Bacewicz: Piano Concerto; Concerto for Two Pianos and Orchestra; Overtur.
    • Ondine.
    • 1.

  • Ibrahim ag Alhabib

    Cler Achel

    Performer: Tinariwen.
    • Aman Iman.
    • Universal Music Division Capitol Music France.
    • 1.

  • Edward Elgar

    Enigma Variations ('Nimrod')

    Orchestra: 麻豆社 Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Sir Andrew Davis.
    • TELDEC.