BBC Proms · SEASON 33

First Night of the Proms: Mahler: Symphony No 3

Episode 1 · 1979-07-20

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The 85th season of Henry Wood Promenade Concerts opens with the mammoth Third Symphony by Mahler. Contralto soloist, women's and boys' choruses, and a huge orchestra give glorious expression to Mahler's vision of the whole chain of life and nature. Tonight's concert is relayed live in stereo direct from the Royal Albert Hall.

Season 33 episodes

1. First Night of the Proms: Mahler: Symphony No 31979-07-20 2. The Sunday Prom1979-07-29 3. The Sunday Prom1979-08-05 4. The Sunday Prom1979-08-12 5. The Sunday Prom1979-08-19 6. The Sunday Prom1979-08-26 7. Live from the Proms1979-08-31 8. The Sunday Prom1979-09-09 9. Last Night of the Proms1979-09-15