BBC Proms
Last Night of the Proms
S41 • E12 Sep 12, 1987
Live in stereo from the Royal Albert Hall , London, television and radio join to relay the colour and excitement of the world's most famous musical celebration, in the presence of Their Royal Highnesses
The Duke and Duchess of York. The emphasis on dance that has marked Proms 87 continues in both halves of tonight's concert, through the dynamic rhythms of Bernstein's West Side Story and Malcolm Arnold 's homage to the English country dance.
BBC Symphony Chorus director Gareth Morrell
BBC Symphony Orchestra led by BELA DEKANY with Kun Woo Paik (piano)
Felicity Palmer (mezzo) conducted by Mark Elder
Introduced by Richard Baker Part 1
Between music made famous largely through the cinema, a flamboyant concerto in the grand romantic manner. Walton Spitfire Prelude and Fugue
Liszt Piano Concerto No 1 in E flat
Bernstein Symphonic Dances from West Side Story (Part 2 on BBC1 at 9. 00pm)
The Duke and Duchess of York. The emphasis on dance that has marked Proms 87 continues in both halves of tonight's concert, through the dynamic rhythms of Bernstein's West Side Story and Malcolm Arnold 's homage to the English country dance.
BBC Symphony Chorus director Gareth Morrell
BBC Symphony Orchestra led by BELA DEKANY with Kun Woo Paik (piano)
Felicity Palmer (mezzo) conducted by Mark Elder
Introduced by Richard Baker Part 1
Between music made famous largely through the cinema, a flamboyant concerto in the grand romantic manner. Walton Spitfire Prelude and Fugue
Liszt Piano Concerto No 1 in E flat
Bernstein Symphonic Dances from West Side Story (Part 2 on BBC1 at 9. 00pm)