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Proms special: classical music and movies

The first of four Classical Mixtapes featuring music in this year's BBC Proms, including works by Rodrigo, LIli Boulanger, Mozart, and Ravel.

A special Proms edition featuring music connected with the forthcoming 2026 season, curated by the Proms Director of Artistic Planning, Hannah Donat. Her choices demonstrate the wide range of music presented at the Proms, and recreate the excitement and sometimes surprising nature of the festival. Today’s mix focuses on connections between film and classical music, including works by Rodrigo, Lili Boulanger, Mozart, Ravel, and John Barry.

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Monday 19:00
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Music Played

  • Joaquín Rodrigo

    Concierto de Aranjuez: II. Adagio (Arr. for Flugelhorn and Wind Band)

    Performer: Grimethorpe Colliery Band. Music Arranger: Kevin Bolton. Conductor: Peter Parkes.
    • Grimethorpe.
    • Chandos.
    • 102.

  • Lili Boulanger

    Vieille prière bouddhique

    Choir: Monteverdi Choir. Singer: Julian Podger. Conductor: Sir John Eliot Gardiner. Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra.
    • Deutsche Grammophon.

  • John Barry

    Ski Chase (On Her Majesty's Secret Service - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

    Performer: John Barry.
    • On Her Majesty's Secret Service (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack).
    • CAPITOL CATALOG MKT (C92).
    • 4.

  • Maurice Ravel

    La vallée des cloches (Miroirs)

    Orchestrator: Percy Grainger. Orchestra: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Sir Simon Rattle.
    • Percy Grainger In a Nutshell.
    • EMI.
    • 7.

  • Altın Gün

    Güzelliğin On Para Etmez

    • Güzelligin On Para Etmez.
    • ATO Records.
    • 1.

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Masonic Funeral Music, K 477

    Orchestra: Staatskapelle Dresden. Conductor: Peter Schreier.
    • Deutsche Grammophon.

Broadcast

  • Monday 19:00
    BBC Radio 3

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