Details
Part of the BBC Proms. In a celebration of the 70th anniversary of BBC Radio 4's Desert Island Discs, Kirsty Young interviews guests from the series and introduces the most popular music choices, including Bach's Toccata and Fugue in D minor (BWV 565), Coates's ?The Dam Busters' March and The Sleepy Lagoon; and excerpts from Beethoven's ?Emperor' Concerto, Coleridge-Taylor's The Death of Minnehaha, Elgar's Cello Concerto, Handel's Messiah, Puccini's Madam Butterfly and Tosca, plus arrangements of favourite Beatles songs. Finish time approx. 21:40
Cast/Performers
Kirsty Young (presenter),
Ailish Tynan (soprano),
Nicolas Altstaedt (cello),
Peter Donohoe (piano),
Wayne Marshall (organ),
Williard White (Sir - bass-baritone)
Creatives/Company
Company(s):
Huddersfield Choral Society,
BBC Concert OrchestraConductor:
Keith Lockhart