BBC Proms — 1970
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This recording marks the opening of a five-part series from the 1970 season of Henry Wood Promenade Concerts, broadcast from the Royal Albert Hall. It features the first English performance by Russian violinist Mark Lubotsky. The prog…
This performance is the second in a five-part series from the 1970 season of Henry Wood Promenade Concerts at the Royal Albert Hall. Pierre Boulez conducts the BBC Symphony Orchestra, with principal cellist Bela Dekany. Geza Anda is …
This performance is the third installment in a five-part series from the 1970 season of Henry Wood Promenade Concerts at the Royal Albert Hall. The Academy of St Martin-in-the-Fields is led by Alan Loveday, with Neville Marriner conducti…
This performance is the fourth installment in a five-part series from the 1970 season of Henry Wood Promenade Concerts at the Royal Albert Hall. Stanford Robinson conducts the BBC Choral Society and the BBC Concert Orchestra in selection…
This concert concludes a five-part series from the 1970 season of Henry Wood Promenade Concerts at the Royal Albert Hall. The Halle Orchestra, led by Martin Milner and conducted by Charles Groves, will feature Jean Fonda on piano. The pr…
From the Royal Albert Hall in London, BBC outside broadcast cameras present the second half of the closing concert for the 76th season. Colin Davis conducts the BBC Symphony Orchestra, with principal cellist Bela Dekany. The program f…
This recording is the first of two taken from the 1970 season of the Henry Wood Promenade Concerts at the Royal Albert Hall. Featuring Peter Katin on piano, alongside the London Philharmonic Orchestra, with Rodney Friend as leader and co…
This is the concluding recording from a pair of programs captured during the 1970 season of the Henry Wood Promenade Concerts. The program features Berlioz's *Symphonie fantastique*, performed by the Concertgebouw Orchestra of Amsterdam,…
