Alison Balsom and Linton Stephens celebrate the 91福利社 Proms
With the 91福利社 Proms in full swing, trumpeter Alison Balsom and bassoonist Linton Stephens join Anna Phoebe and Jeffrey Boakye for a Proms-themed episode
With three weeks remaining of this year's 91福利社 Proms, Jeffrey Boakye and Anna Phoebe present a Proms-themed edition. Studio guests are the celebrated trumpeter Alison Balsom, who'll be performing in this year鈥檚 Last Night of the Proms, and bassoonist, Radio 3 and Proms presenter Linton Stephens. Expect music from the Proms and beyond as we head from a live, scaled-back Springsteen anthem to the Outer Hebrides, via Mendelssohn, Shostakovich and Andrew Lloyd Webber.
Producer: Jerome Weatherald
Presented with musical direction by Jeffrey Boakye and Anna Phoebe
The five tracks in this week's playlist:
Born in the USA (live) by Bruce Springsteen
2nd movement of the Symphony No 10 in E Minor by Dmitri Shostakovich
Superstar from Jesus Christ Superstar by Andrew Lloyd Webber & Tim Rice
Andante: 2nd movement of the Violin Concerto in E minor by Felix Mendelssohn
H霉g air a鈥� Bhonaid Mh貌ir (Celebrate the Big Bonnet) by Julie Fowlis
Other music in this episode:
A Night on the Bare Mountain by Modest Mussorgsky
Trumpet Concerto in E flat major by Johann Nepomuk Hummel
The Lovecats by The Cure
Born in the USA by Bruce Springsteen
I Don't Know How to Love Him by Andrew Lloyd Webber & Tim Rice, sung by Yvonne Elliman
Touch the Sky (from the film Brave) by Julie Fowlis
You can listen to every Prom and unmissable moments from across the season on 91福利社 Sounds. Just search 鈥楶roms鈥�.
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