BBC Proms · SEASON 53

BBC Proms 99

Episode 4 · 1999-08-18

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Episode overview

From London's Royal Albert Hall, Stephanie Hughes introduces music from this year's live Proms, with Bernard Haitink, music director of London's Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, taking the baton in front of the European Union Youth Orchestra. The evening involves a rendition of a single work, Mahler's challenging Symphony No 7, described as a poetic idea of nocturnal nature explored through various shades of darkness. Composed soon after the turn of the last century and scored for a massive orchestra, it is widely considered to be one of Mahler's masterpieces.

Season 53 episodes

1. The First Night of the Proms1999-07-16 2. BBC Proms 991999-08-13 3. Celebrity Proms with Michael Parkinson1999-08-15 4. BBC Proms 991999-08-18 5. Celebrity Proms with James Galway1999-08-24 6. BBC Proms 991999-08-31 7. Celebrity Proms with Tom Conti1999-08-31 8. Celebrity Proms with Anna Ford1999-09-05 9. BBC Proms 991999-09-06 10. The Last Night of the Proms1999-09-11 11. Last Night of the Proms1999-09-11 12. CBBC Proms in the Park1999-10-02