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