Elgar's 1st Symphony from the BBC Proms

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Linton Stephens introduces highlights from the BBC Proms including Elgar's stirring 1st Symphony from the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra and Ryan Wigglesworth; plus song from the recent Aldeburgh Festival from Nicky Spence and Julius Drake offering a variety of reflections on the theme of music and love; and one of Dvorak's most popular chamber works recorded at this year's Paul Casals International Music Festival in Spain. BBC Proms: Edward Elgar Symphony No. 1 in A flat major BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra Ryan Wigglesworth (conductor) Pau Casals International Music Festival: Antonin Dvorak Piano Trio No. 4 in E minor, Op. 90 (“Dumky”) Antje Weithaas (violin) Marie Elisabeth Hecker (cello) Martin Helmchen (piano) Dorothy Howell Lamia BBC Symphony Orchestra Martijn Dendievel (conductor) Aldeburgh Festival: ‘Love & Music’ Noël Peirce Coward If love were all (from ‘Bittersweet’) Tom Lehrer The Masochism Tango Stephen Sondheim The Girls of Summer Love is in the air (from ‘A Funny thing happened on the way to the Forum’) Franz Schubert An die Musik D547 Nicky Spence (tenor) Julius Drake (piano) William Walton Cello Concerto Jonathan Aasgaard (cello) Sinfonia of London John Wilson (conductor) To listen to this programme (using most smart speakers), just say "Ask BBC Sounds to play Classical Live".