BBC Proms S51E10 · The Last Night of the Proms

Overview

James Naughtie hosts the annual classical-music celebration live from London Royal Albert Hall. In this first instalment there are traditional favourites by Wagner, Handel, Brahms -the centenary of whose death is this year- and Messiaen. Scottish composer Judith Weir 's choral work Sanctus is also premiered.

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1. 1 1. The First Night of the Proms1997-07-15The BBC Proms season opens at the Royal Albert Hall with a live transmission in simultaneous broadcast with Radio 3 of Beethoven's Missa Solemnis, the first of ten concerts screene
2. 2 2. BBC Proms 971997-08-01The BBC Proms season continues tonight from the Royal Albert Hall in London with this live transmission, introduced by Michael Berkeley. Principal guest conductor Jiri Belohlavek
3. 3 3. BBC Proms 97: The Gondoliers1997-08-07In the first of four Proms recorded for BBC television, James Naughtie introduces a concert performance of Gilbert and Sullivan's operetta, given at London's Royal Albert Hall last
4. 4 4. BBC Proms 97: A Night in the Country1997-08-14In the second of four Proms recorded for BBC television James Naughtie introduces Beethoven's Symphony No 6 in F (Pastoral), recorded at the Royal Albert Hall on 30 July, and David
5. 5 5. BBC Proms 97: Tales of Love and Passion1997-08-21In the third of four Proms recorded for BBC television, James Naughtie introduces two popular pieces of musical storytelling, Tchaikovsky's Overture: Romeo and Juliet and Rimsky-Ko
6. 6 6. BBC Proms 971997-08-24The BBC Proms season continues with this live broadcast from the Royal Albert Hall. Tonight's concert features the Dallas Symphony Orchestra on its first European tour, conducted
7. 7 7. BBC Proms 97: North and South1997-08-28The last of four Proms recorded for television at London's Royal Albert Hall, introduced by James Naughtie. One of the most popular and challenging pieces in the concert-pianist's
8. 8 8. BBC Proms 971997-08-29Michael Berkeley introduces a live broadcast from the Royal Albert Hall , London, featuring the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, conducted by their music director Riccardo Chailly.
9. 9 9. BBC Proms 971997-09-12The BBC Proms season continues with this live broadcast from the Royal Albert Hall. Georg Solti, one of the world's greatest conductors, returns to the Proms to conduct Verdi's Re
10. 10 10. The Last Night of the Proms1997-09-13James Naughtie hosts the annual classical-music celebration live from London Royal Albert Hall. In this first instalment there are traditional favourites by Wagner, Handel, Brahms
11. 11 11. The Last Night of the Proms1997-09-13James Naughtie with live coverage of the second half oftonight's concert. The BBC Symphony Orchestra under Andrew Davis perform Fanfare for Orchestra by John Adams , Gershwin's Va