Proms on Four

15th August 2008 Season 62 Episode 14

Two of Czech composer Janacek's greatest non-theatrical works, Sinfonietta and Glagolitic Mass, are performed by the London Symphony Chorus and the BBC Symphony Chorus and Orchestra conducted by Pierre Boulez, with vocal soloists and organist Simon Preston. There's also a rare chance to hear Janacek's Capriccio for piano and chamber ensemble, with pianist Jean-Efflam Bavouzet. Sara Mohr-Pietsch presents.

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Season 62 · Episode 15

BBC Proms 2008: Great Conductors

The celebrated conductors Pierre Boulez and Daniel Barenboim talk about their friendship and share their views on the art of conducting. Boulez directs the London Symphony Chorus and the BBC Symphony Chorus and Orchestra's performance of Janacek's Sinfonietta, while Barenboim and his West-Eastern Divan Orchestra, formed of young Israeli and Palestinian musicians, perform Brahms's Symphony No 4 in E. Presented by Clive Anderson and Suzy Klein.

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