BBC Proms 2019 Prom 40 - Queen Victoria's 200th Anniversary (320kbps .mp3)



Live at BBC Proms: Stephen Hough joins the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, conducted by Ádám Fischer, then accompanies Alessandro Fisher to celebrate Queen Victoria's birth



01. Sullivan - Victoria and Merrie England - ballet suite No 1

01a. General introduction to BBC Proms 2019 Prom 40

02. Mendelssohn - Piano Concerto No 1 in G minor, Op 25

02a. Interview with Steven Hough

03. Chopin - Nocturne in E flat major, Op 9 No 2 (encore)

04. Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha - five songs

i. Gruss aus der Ferne

ii. Standchen

iii. Gruss an den Bruder

iv. Aus Wilhelm Meister

v. Lebewohl

04a. Introduction to Albert’s songs

05. Mendelssohn - Symphony No 3 in A minor, Op 56 (Scottish)

05a. Introduction to Mendelssohn’s Symphony No 3



Stephen Hough (piano)

Alessandro Fisher (tenor)

Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment

Ádám Fischer (conductor)



The Proms celebrates the 200th anniversary of Queen Victoria’s birth with a glimpse into the monarch’s musical life.



The programme features music by her favourite composer, Mendelssohn, including his lively ‘Scottish’ Symphony and First Piano Concerto, which will be performed by Stephen Hough on Victoria’s own piano, loaned by HM The Queen from the Royal Collection.



The concert also includes a suite from Arthur Sullivan’s ballet Victoria and Merrie England, composed to celebrate the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee, as well as songs by Prince Albert.



06. Proms 2019 Prom 40, Proms Plus Talk

With Queen Victoria’s piano centre-stage in tonight’s concert, historians Lee Jackson and Kathryn Hughes discuss what kept Her Majesty’s subjects amused indoors and outdoors. Lee Jackson is the author of Palaces of Pleasure. Kathryn Hughes has written about George Eliot, Mrs Beeton, and Victorians Undone: Tales of Flesh in the Age of Decorum. Hosted by Rana Mitter. Produced by Fiona McLean.



Live from the Royal Albert Hall, London

Presented by Hannah French

Broadcast: 16 August 2019