
BBC Proms (1947) : 42x9
Overview
Last in the series Introduced by John Tusa The Leipzig Gewandhaus is one of Europe's greatest and oldest symphony orchestras. Under their Principal Conductor Kurt Masur they perform Mendelssohn's Symphony No 3 The Scottish. The Orchestra gave the first performance in 1842 conducted by the composer himself, who had been inspired to write it during a visit to Holyrood Palace in Edinburgh. To complete the programme - music by Richard Strauss with whom the orchestra has had a long association. Tonight they play his colourful symphonic poem Till Eulenspiegel based on the outrageous character from German folklore. John Tusa also talks to Kurt Masur about his relationship with the orchestra and about its illustrious past.
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42 - 1BBC at the Proms July 21, 1988
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42 - 2First Night of the Proms July 22, 1988
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42 - 3Omnibus at the Proms July 29, 1988
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42 - 4Omnibus at the Proms August 05, 1988
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42 - 5Omnibus at the Proms August 12, 1988
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42 - 6Omnibus at the Proms August 19, 1988
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42 - 7Omnibus at the Proms August 26, 1988
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42 - 8Live from the Proms September 02, 1988
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42 - 9Omnibus at the Proms September 02, 1988
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42 - 10Live from the Proms September 11, 1988
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42 - 11Last Night of the Proms September 17, 1988
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42 - 12Last Night of the Proms September 17, 1988
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42 - 13The Phil at the Albert December 19, 1988
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42 - 14The Phil at the Albert December 27, 1988