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Proms special: orchestral favourites

The second of four Classical Mixtapes featuring music in this year's BBC Proms, including music by Canteloube, Janacek, Caroline Shaw and Bartok.

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 that is presented at the Proms and recreate the excitement and sometimes surprising nature of the festival. Today’s mix includes orchestral favourites alongside a folk and jazz vibe, including works by Canteloube, Janacek, Caroline Shaw and Miles Davis.

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Tuesday 19:00
BBC Radio 3

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Music Played

  • Joseph Canteloube

    Bailero (Songs of the Auvergne)

    Singer: Victoria de los Ángeles. Orchestra: Orchestre Lamoureux. Conductor: Jean‐Pierre Jacquillat.
    • EMI.

  • Miles Davis & Gil Evans

    Prayer (Oh Doctor Jesus)

    • Porgy And Bess.
    • Columbia/Legacy.
    • 7.

  • Caroline Shaw

    Partita (Sarabande)

    Ensemble: Roomful of Teeth.
    • New Amsterdam.

  • Leoš Janáček

    Sinfonietta, Op. 60, III. The Queen's Monastery, Brno

    Conductor: Sir Simon Rattle. Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra.
    • Dvořák: Symphonies Nos 6-9.
    • LSO Live.
    • 7.

  • Weyes Blood

    It's Not Just Me It's Everybody (excerpt)

    • And in the Darkness, Hearts Aglow.
    • Sub Pop Records.

  • Béla Bartók

    Concerto for Orchestra (2nd mvt)

    Orchestra: Budapest Festival Orchestra. Conductor: Iván Fischer.
    • Bela Bartok: Concerto for Orchestra: Budapest Festival Orchestra/Fischer.
    • Hungaroton.

Broadcast

  • Tuesday 19:00
    BBC Radio 3

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