Episodes
| Episode | Title | First Broadcast | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Part 1 | 20090802 | From the Royal Albert Hall, London. Presented by Penny Gore. Susanna Malkki conducts a Prom featuring a new work, From Trumpet, by young Paris-based British composer Ben Foskett. It precedes Beethoven's Fourth Symphony in which, after the great leap forward of the Eroica, the composer took a last look back at the more serene, Classical style of Haydn. Simon Preston (organ) Jorg Schneider (tenor) Choristers of St Paul's Cathedral Trinity Boys Choir BBC Symphony Chorus The Bach Choir Crouch End Festival Chorus BBC Symphony Orchestra Susanna Malkki (conductor) Ben Foskett: From Trumpet (BBC commission; world premiere) Beethoven: Symphony No 4 in B flat. BBC SO under Susanna Malkki in Ben Foskett's From Trumpet and Beethoven's Symphony No 4. The world's greatest classical music festival - stunning performances and collaborations. |
| 02 | Part 2 | 20090802 | From the Royal Albert Hall, London. Presented by Penny Gore. The Prom concludes with Susanna M䀀lkki conducting Berlioz's spectacular and gargantuan Te Deum in which she marshalls vast massed choirs of adults and children, the BBC Symphony Orchestra and organist Simon Preston. At its 1855 Paris premiere, the work involved almost 1,000 performers. Simon Preston (organ) Jorg Schneider (tenor) Choristers of St Paul's Cathedral Trinity Boys Choir BBC Symphony Chorus The Bach Choir Crouch End Festival Chorus Susanna Malkki (conductor) Berlioz: Te Deum. The Prom concludes with Susanna Malkki conducts Berlioz's large-scale Te Deum. The world's greatest classical music festival - stunning performances and collaborations. |