Synopsis

The season's first Sunday evening broadcast from the Henry Wood Promenade Concerts features a recording of Viennese Night, performed with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra under the direction of Walter Susskind and associate leader Ashley Arbuckle. The program includes works by Suppe, Lehar, and the Strauss family, notably the waltz "Tales from the Vienna Woods," featuring a zither solo by John Leach, as well as the Pizzicato Polka. Introduced by Richard Baker and directed by David Buckton,