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Playing: Robert le Diable (Act III excerpt) - Valse Infernale: "Encore Un de Gagne" by Giacomo Meyerbeer

In Tune Sean Rafferty's guests include soprano Gywneth Jones and pianist Llyr Williams.

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Prom 22 - Mozart, Knussen, Mahler

Duration:
2 hours, 30 minutes
First broadcast:
Monday 06 August 2012

With Louise Fryer
The BBC Philharmonic and their Conductor Laureate Gianandrea Noseda open with Mozart's famous Don Giovanni Overture and celebrate Oliver Knussen's 60th Birthday with his Second symphony. Gillian Keith is the soloist giving stratospheric voice to this setting of poems by Georg Trakl and Sylvia Plath.
Mahler described his Seventh Symphony as 'light-hearted' and it is said to be the work that convinced Schoenberg of Mahler's greatness. Sometimes seen as the Cinderella of Mahler's symphonies, its rich orchestration and imaginative use of unusual instruments, like guitar and mandolin, make it a compelling listen.
Presented by Suzy Klein

Mozart: Don Giovanni - Overture
Oliver Knussen: Symphony No. 2
Mahler: Symphony No. 7
Gillian Keith (soprano), BBC Philharmonic, Gianandrea Noseda (conductor).

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Timings (where shown) are from the start of the programme in hours and minutes

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