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BBC Proms 97: A Night in the Country

Episode 4 · 1997-08-14

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Episode overview

In the second of four Proms recorded for BBC television James Naughtie introduces Beethoven's Symphony No 6 in F (Pastoral), recorded at the Royal Albert Hall on 30 July, and David Attenborough talks about the enduring relationship between music and nature. Mark Wigglesworth conducts the BBC National Orchestra of Wales in Beethoven's sensitive portrait of the countryside, integrating birdsong, peasant dancing and storms into a highly sophisticated symphony that has become one the favourites of the concert repertoire.

Season 51 episodes

1. The First Night of the Proms1997-07-15 2. BBC Proms 971997-08-01 3. BBC Proms 97: The Gondoliers1997-08-07 4. BBC Proms 97: A Night in the Country1997-08-14 5. BBC Proms 97: Tales of Love and Passion1997-08-21 6. BBC Proms 971997-08-24 7. BBC Proms 97: North and South1997-08-28 8. BBC Proms 971997-08-29 9. BBC Proms 971997-09-12 10. The Last Night of the Proms1997-09-13 11. The Last Night of the Proms1997-09-13