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Today’s pick from the Richard Itter archive? A slice of horn-playing heaven. 📯
Dennis Brain — the legendary British horn player — in Mozart’s Horn Concerto No.2, recorded live in 1953 and captured at home by Richard Itter.
Dennis Brain — the legendary British horn player — in Mozart’s Horn Concerto No.2, recorded live in 1953 and captured at home by Richard Itter.
June 30, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Today’s pick from the Richard Itter archive? A slice of horn-playing heaven. 📯
Dennis Brain — the legendary British horn player — in Mozart’s Horn Concerto No.2, recorded live in 1953 and captured at home by Richard Itter.
Dennis Brain — the legendary British horn player — in Mozart’s Horn Concerto No.2, recorded live in 1953 and captured at home by Richard Itter.
Ever wished you could hear iconic live BBC performances from the 1950s onwards?
Thanks to Richard Itter — music lover, reel-to-reel tape enthusiast, and founder of Lyrita — now you can.
From the early 1950s through to the 1990s, he privately recorded over 1,500 BBC broadcasts at home...
Thanks to Richard Itter — music lover, reel-to-reel tape enthusiast, and founder of Lyrita — now you can.
From the early 1950s through to the 1990s, he privately recorded over 1,500 BBC broadcasts at home...
June 29, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Ever wished you could hear iconic live BBC performances from the 1950s onwards?
Thanks to Richard Itter — music lover, reel-to-reel tape enthusiast, and founder of Lyrita — now you can.
From the early 1950s through to the 1990s, he privately recorded over 1,500 BBC broadcasts at home...
Thanks to Richard Itter — music lover, reel-to-reel tape enthusiast, and founder of Lyrita — now you can.
From the early 1950s through to the 1990s, he privately recorded over 1,500 BBC broadcasts at home...
Danish composer Carl Nielsen’s 5th Symphony is often assumed to be a work deeply influenced by the horrors of the First World War in Europe, though Nielsen tentatively denied this.
June 27, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Danish composer Carl Nielsen’s 5th Symphony is often assumed to be a work deeply influenced by the horrors of the First World War in Europe, though Nielsen tentatively denied this.
It's rare that conductor & composer get to directly collaborate.
But, in the case of conductor Jascha Horenstein & composer Carl Nielsen, the renowned artists knew each other well & worked together to bring Nielsen's compositions to life.
Here, Horenstein recounts his memories of Nielsen's charm.
But, in the case of conductor Jascha Horenstein & composer Carl Nielsen, the renowned artists knew each other well & worked together to bring Nielsen's compositions to life.
Here, Horenstein recounts his memories of Nielsen's charm.
June 24, 2025 at 7:56 PM
It's rare that conductor & composer get to directly collaborate.
But, in the case of conductor Jascha Horenstein & composer Carl Nielsen, the renowned artists knew each other well & worked together to bring Nielsen's compositions to life.
Here, Horenstein recounts his memories of Nielsen's charm.
But, in the case of conductor Jascha Horenstein & composer Carl Nielsen, the renowned artists knew each other well & worked together to bring Nielsen's compositions to life.
Here, Horenstein recounts his memories of Nielsen's charm.
Two landmark symphonies. One conductor who knew them both.
Shostakovich’s explosive First. Nielsen’s radical Fifth. Both conducted by Jascha Horenstein in live BBC broadcasts — out today on ICA Classics.
Horenstein met Shostakovich in the 1930s and performed his music throughout his life.
Shostakovich’s explosive First. Nielsen’s radical Fifth. Both conducted by Jascha Horenstein in live BBC broadcasts — out today on ICA Classics.
Horenstein met Shostakovich in the 1930s and performed his music throughout his life.
June 20, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Two landmark symphonies. One conductor who knew them both.
Shostakovich’s explosive First. Nielsen’s radical Fifth. Both conducted by Jascha Horenstein in live BBC broadcasts — out today on ICA Classics.
Horenstein met Shostakovich in the 1930s and performed his music throughout his life.
Shostakovich’s explosive First. Nielsen’s radical Fifth. Both conducted by Jascha Horenstein in live BBC broadcasts — out today on ICA Classics.
Horenstein met Shostakovich in the 1930s and performed his music throughout his life.
Vintage Prom – Day 55: A Viennese farewell
It’s the Last Night of our Vintage Proms – the final post in our series!
We’re wrapping things up with a nod to tradition and celebration: Franz Lehár’s Gold und Silber, as performed at the BBC Proms in the 1970s.
It’s the Last Night of our Vintage Proms – the final post in our series!
We’re wrapping things up with a nod to tradition and celebration: Franz Lehár’s Gold und Silber, as performed at the BBC Proms in the 1970s.
June 16, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Vintage Prom – Day 55: A Viennese farewell
It’s the Last Night of our Vintage Proms – the final post in our series!
We’re wrapping things up with a nod to tradition and celebration: Franz Lehár’s Gold und Silber, as performed at the BBC Proms in the 1970s.
It’s the Last Night of our Vintage Proms – the final post in our series!
We’re wrapping things up with a nod to tradition and celebration: Franz Lehár’s Gold und Silber, as performed at the BBC Proms in the 1970s.
Vintage Prom – Day 54: Solti rehearses Strauss
We’re nearly at the end of our Vintage Proms series — and today, we’re going behind the scenes.
We’re nearly at the end of our Vintage Proms series — and today, we’re going behind the scenes.
June 15, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Vintage Prom – Day 54: Solti rehearses Strauss
We’re nearly at the end of our Vintage Proms series — and today, we’re going behind the scenes.
We’re nearly at the end of our Vintage Proms series — and today, we’re going behind the scenes.
Vintage Prom – Day 53: Munch conducts Brahms’s Symphony No. 2
Brahms once described his Second Symphony as “all blue sky, babbling streams, sunshine and cool green shade.” It’s the centrepiece of an upcoming Prom with Ilan Volkov and the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra.
Brahms once described his Second Symphony as “all blue sky, babbling streams, sunshine and cool green shade.” It’s the centrepiece of an upcoming Prom with Ilan Volkov and the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra.
June 14, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Vintage Prom – Day 53: Munch conducts Brahms’s Symphony No. 2
Brahms once described his Second Symphony as “all blue sky, babbling streams, sunshine and cool green shade.” It’s the centrepiece of an upcoming Prom with Ilan Volkov and the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra.
Brahms once described his Second Symphony as “all blue sky, babbling streams, sunshine and cool green shade.” It’s the centrepiece of an upcoming Prom with Ilan Volkov and the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra.
Vintage Prom – Day 52: Svetlanov conducts Rachmaninov’s 2nd Symphony
This season’s Proms features one of the ultimate Romantic symphonies — Rachmaninov’s 2nd. Lush, sweeping, & emotionally unguarded, it closes a concert that includes Shostakovich’s Cello Concerto No. 1 & music by Lili Boulanger.
This season’s Proms features one of the ultimate Romantic symphonies — Rachmaninov’s 2nd. Lush, sweeping, & emotionally unguarded, it closes a concert that includes Shostakovich’s Cello Concerto No. 1 & music by Lili Boulanger.
June 13, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Vintage Prom – Day 52: Svetlanov conducts Rachmaninov’s 2nd Symphony
This season’s Proms features one of the ultimate Romantic symphonies — Rachmaninov’s 2nd. Lush, sweeping, & emotionally unguarded, it closes a concert that includes Shostakovich’s Cello Concerto No. 1 & music by Lili Boulanger.
This season’s Proms features one of the ultimate Romantic symphonies — Rachmaninov’s 2nd. Lush, sweeping, & emotionally unguarded, it closes a concert that includes Shostakovich’s Cello Concerto No. 1 & music by Lili Boulanger.
Vintage Prom – Day 51: Munch conducts Mozart’s ‘Prague’ Symphony
Mozart’s Symphony No. 38, the grand, spacious ‘Prague’, features in the Proms as part of the Vienna Philharmonic’s visit. A work full of operatic brilliance & bold invention, it was written for one of Mozart’s most devoted audiences.
Mozart’s Symphony No. 38, the grand, spacious ‘Prague’, features in the Proms as part of the Vienna Philharmonic’s visit. A work full of operatic brilliance & bold invention, it was written for one of Mozart’s most devoted audiences.
June 12, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Vintage Prom – Day 51: Munch conducts Mozart’s ‘Prague’ Symphony
Mozart’s Symphony No. 38, the grand, spacious ‘Prague’, features in the Proms as part of the Vienna Philharmonic’s visit. A work full of operatic brilliance & bold invention, it was written for one of Mozart’s most devoted audiences.
Mozart’s Symphony No. 38, the grand, spacious ‘Prague’, features in the Proms as part of the Vienna Philharmonic’s visit. A work full of operatic brilliance & bold invention, it was written for one of Mozart’s most devoted audiences.
Vintage Prom – Day 50: Steinberg conducts Bruckner’s Eighth
As the Vienna Philharmonic prepares to perform Bruckner’s Ninth at the Proms — the composer’s soaring, unfinished farewell — we turn today to another towering late work: Symphony No. 8.
As the Vienna Philharmonic prepares to perform Bruckner’s Ninth at the Proms — the composer’s soaring, unfinished farewell — we turn today to another towering late work: Symphony No. 8.
June 11, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Vintage Prom – Day 50: Steinberg conducts Bruckner’s Eighth
As the Vienna Philharmonic prepares to perform Bruckner’s Ninth at the Proms — the composer’s soaring, unfinished farewell — we turn today to another towering late work: Symphony No. 8.
As the Vienna Philharmonic prepares to perform Bruckner’s Ninth at the Proms — the composer’s soaring, unfinished farewell — we turn today to another towering late work: Symphony No. 8.
Vintage Prom – Day 49: Cziffra plays Grieg
Grieg’s Piano Concerto has it all — sweeping romanticism, poetic melodies, and moments of thunder. It’s the perfect Proms debut for rising star Lukas Sternath.
For today’s vintage post, we turn to a 1959 live performance from one of the most mercurial...
Grieg’s Piano Concerto has it all — sweeping romanticism, poetic melodies, and moments of thunder. It’s the perfect Proms debut for rising star Lukas Sternath.
For today’s vintage post, we turn to a 1959 live performance from one of the most mercurial...
June 10, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Vintage Prom – Day 49: Cziffra plays Grieg
Grieg’s Piano Concerto has it all — sweeping romanticism, poetic melodies, and moments of thunder. It’s the perfect Proms debut for rising star Lukas Sternath.
For today’s vintage post, we turn to a 1959 live performance from one of the most mercurial...
Grieg’s Piano Concerto has it all — sweeping romanticism, poetic melodies, and moments of thunder. It’s the perfect Proms debut for rising star Lukas Sternath.
For today’s vintage post, we turn to a 1959 live performance from one of the most mercurial...
Vintage Prom – Day 47: Svetlanov conducts Stravinsky’s Firebird
From shimmering stillness to a blaze of colour, Stravinsky’s Firebird Suite (1945) remains one of the most thrilling concert closers.
At the Proms this year, it rounds off a programme that spans cabaret, jazz, opera, & modernism...
From shimmering stillness to a blaze of colour, Stravinsky’s Firebird Suite (1945) remains one of the most thrilling concert closers.
At the Proms this year, it rounds off a programme that spans cabaret, jazz, opera, & modernism...
June 9, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Vintage Prom – Day 47: Svetlanov conducts Stravinsky’s Firebird
From shimmering stillness to a blaze of colour, Stravinsky’s Firebird Suite (1945) remains one of the most thrilling concert closers.
At the Proms this year, it rounds off a programme that spans cabaret, jazz, opera, & modernism...
From shimmering stillness to a blaze of colour, Stravinsky’s Firebird Suite (1945) remains one of the most thrilling concert closers.
At the Proms this year, it rounds off a programme that spans cabaret, jazz, opera, & modernism...
Vintage Prom – Day 46: Sanderling conducts Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 10
This summer, the Chineke! Orchestra performs Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 10 under Sir Simon Rattle — a portrait of life, death, and survival under Stalin.
Today’s vintage post features the same symphony in a historic 1973...
This summer, the Chineke! Orchestra performs Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 10 under Sir Simon Rattle — a portrait of life, death, and survival under Stalin.
Today’s vintage post features the same symphony in a historic 1973...
June 8, 2025 at 8:03 AM
Vintage Prom – Day 46: Sanderling conducts Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 10
This summer, the Chineke! Orchestra performs Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 10 under Sir Simon Rattle — a portrait of life, death, and survival under Stalin.
Today’s vintage post features the same symphony in a historic 1973...
This summer, the Chineke! Orchestra performs Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 10 under Sir Simon Rattle — a portrait of life, death, and survival under Stalin.
Today’s vintage post features the same symphony in a historic 1973...
Vintage Prom – Day 45: Berglund conducts Sibelius’s Symphony No. 6
This summer’s Proms explore Sibelius’s vision of nature, myth, and music — with The Swan of Tuonela and The Tempest Suite conducted by Thomas Adès.
Today’s vintage post turns to Sibelius’s Symphony No. 6, performed by the...
This summer’s Proms explore Sibelius’s vision of nature, myth, and music — with The Swan of Tuonela and The Tempest Suite conducted by Thomas Adès.
Today’s vintage post turns to Sibelius’s Symphony No. 6, performed by the...
June 7, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Vintage Prom – Day 45: Berglund conducts Sibelius’s Symphony No. 6
This summer’s Proms explore Sibelius’s vision of nature, myth, and music — with The Swan of Tuonela and The Tempest Suite conducted by Thomas Adès.
Today’s vintage post turns to Sibelius’s Symphony No. 6, performed by the...
This summer’s Proms explore Sibelius’s vision of nature, myth, and music — with The Swan of Tuonela and The Tempest Suite conducted by Thomas Adès.
Today’s vintage post turns to Sibelius’s Symphony No. 6, performed by the...
Vintage Prom – Day 44: Barshai conducts Shostakovich’s Chamber Symphony
This summer, Pekka Kuusisto and the Norwegian Chamber Orchestra perform Shostakovich’s Chamber Symphony in C minor, Op. 110a — a powerful reflection on war, violence, and the role of the artist.
This summer, Pekka Kuusisto and the Norwegian Chamber Orchestra perform Shostakovich’s Chamber Symphony in C minor, Op. 110a — a powerful reflection on war, violence, and the role of the artist.
June 6, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Vintage Prom – Day 44: Barshai conducts Shostakovich’s Chamber Symphony
This summer, Pekka Kuusisto and the Norwegian Chamber Orchestra perform Shostakovich’s Chamber Symphony in C minor, Op. 110a — a powerful reflection on war, violence, and the role of the artist.
This summer, Pekka Kuusisto and the Norwegian Chamber Orchestra perform Shostakovich’s Chamber Symphony in C minor, Op. 110a — a powerful reflection on war, violence, and the role of the artist.
Vintage Prom – Day 43: Boult conducts Vaughan Williams’ Symphony No. 8
This summer, Sir Simon Rattle reunites with the London Symphony Orchestra’s wind, brass and percussion sections for a celebration of English folk music — from Vaughan Williams to Grainger.
This summer, Sir Simon Rattle reunites with the London Symphony Orchestra’s wind, brass and percussion sections for a celebration of English folk music — from Vaughan Williams to Grainger.
June 5, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Vintage Prom – Day 43: Boult conducts Vaughan Williams’ Symphony No. 8
This summer, Sir Simon Rattle reunites with the London Symphony Orchestra’s wind, brass and percussion sections for a celebration of English folk music — from Vaughan Williams to Grainger.
This summer, Sir Simon Rattle reunites with the London Symphony Orchestra’s wind, brass and percussion sections for a celebration of English folk music — from Vaughan Williams to Grainger.
Vintage Prom – Day 42: Géza Anda plays Tchaikovsky
This summer, Khatia Buniatishvili takes on Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No. 1 with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra – a Proms debut packed with passion.
Today’s vintage post features another firebrand at the keyboard...
This summer, Khatia Buniatishvili takes on Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No. 1 with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra – a Proms debut packed with passion.
Today’s vintage post features another firebrand at the keyboard...
June 4, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Vintage Prom – Day 42: Géza Anda plays Tchaikovsky
This summer, Khatia Buniatishvili takes on Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No. 1 with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra – a Proms debut packed with passion.
Today’s vintage post features another firebrand at the keyboard...
This summer, Khatia Buniatishvili takes on Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No. 1 with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra – a Proms debut packed with passion.
Today’s vintage post features another firebrand at the keyboard...
Vintage Prom – Day 41: Giulini conducts Mozart’s Marriage of Figaro
This year’s Figaro Prom arrives direct from Glyndebourne, with Riccardo Minasi, the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, and a top-tier cast including Louise Alder and Tommaso Barea.
This year’s Figaro Prom arrives direct from Glyndebourne, with Riccardo Minasi, the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, and a top-tier cast including Louise Alder and Tommaso Barea.
June 3, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Vintage Prom – Day 41: Giulini conducts Mozart’s Marriage of Figaro
This year’s Figaro Prom arrives direct from Glyndebourne, with Riccardo Minasi, the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, and a top-tier cast including Louise Alder and Tommaso Barea.
This year’s Figaro Prom arrives direct from Glyndebourne, with Riccardo Minasi, the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, and a top-tier cast including Louise Alder and Tommaso Barea.
Vintage Prom – Day 40: Berglund conducts Sibelius’s 2nd Symphony
This year, the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra returns to the Proms under Andris Nelsons, closing their programme with the sweeping drama of Sibelius’s Second Symphony – music that has become a symbol of Finnish identity and resistance.
This year, the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra returns to the Proms under Andris Nelsons, closing their programme with the sweeping drama of Sibelius’s Second Symphony – music that has become a symbol of Finnish identity and resistance.
June 2, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Vintage Prom – Day 40: Berglund conducts Sibelius’s 2nd Symphony
This year, the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra returns to the Proms under Andris Nelsons, closing their programme with the sweeping drama of Sibelius’s Second Symphony – music that has become a symbol of Finnish identity and resistance.
This year, the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra returns to the Proms under Andris Nelsons, closing their programme with the sweeping drama of Sibelius’s Second Symphony – music that has become a symbol of Finnish identity and resistance.
Vintage Prom – Day 39: Pappano conducts Elgar’s In the South
One of this year’s Proms Across the UK concerts closes with a blast of Mediterranean sunshine: Elgar’s In the South (Alassio) – a sweeping portrait of the Ligurian coast, full of warmth, rhythm, and unexpected drama.
One of this year’s Proms Across the UK concerts closes with a blast of Mediterranean sunshine: Elgar’s In the South (Alassio) – a sweeping portrait of the Ligurian coast, full of warmth, rhythm, and unexpected drama.
June 1, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Vintage Prom – Day 39: Pappano conducts Elgar’s In the South
One of this year’s Proms Across the UK concerts closes with a blast of Mediterranean sunshine: Elgar’s In the South (Alassio) – a sweeping portrait of the Ligurian coast, full of warmth, rhythm, and unexpected drama.
One of this year’s Proms Across the UK concerts closes with a blast of Mediterranean sunshine: Elgar’s In the South (Alassio) – a sweeping portrait of the Ligurian coast, full of warmth, rhythm, and unexpected drama.
Vintage Prom – Day 37: Tennstedt conducts Mahler’s Symphony No. 5
This year’s Prom from @concertgborkest.bsky.social brings Mahler’s monumental 5th Symphony to the stage – a journey from darkness to blazing light, led by Klaus Mäkelä, making his 1st Proms appearance as Chief Conductor Designate.
This year’s Prom from @concertgborkest.bsky.social brings Mahler’s monumental 5th Symphony to the stage – a journey from darkness to blazing light, led by Klaus Mäkelä, making his 1st Proms appearance as Chief Conductor Designate.
May 31, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Vintage Prom – Day 37: Tennstedt conducts Mahler’s Symphony No. 5
This year’s Prom from @concertgborkest.bsky.social brings Mahler’s monumental 5th Symphony to the stage – a journey from darkness to blazing light, led by Klaus Mäkelä, making his 1st Proms appearance as Chief Conductor Designate.
This year’s Prom from @concertgborkest.bsky.social brings Mahler’s monumental 5th Symphony to the stage – a journey from darkness to blazing light, led by Klaus Mäkelä, making his 1st Proms appearance as Chief Conductor Designate.
This year’s @bristolbeacon.bsky.social Prom ends with Mozart’s radiant Symphony No. 39 – the first in his glorious final trilogy. Today’s vintage post takes us back to 1985 and a masterful live performance from Sir Georg Solti and the @chicagosymphony.bsky.social Orchestra.
May 30, 2025 at 6:46 PM
This year’s @bristolbeacon.bsky.social Prom ends with Mozart’s radiant Symphony No. 39 – the first in his glorious final trilogy. Today’s vintage post takes us back to 1985 and a masterful live performance from Sir Georg Solti and the @chicagosymphony.bsky.social Orchestra.
Sir András Schiff returns to the Proms this year with The Art of Fugue – a vast, unfinished cycle by the composer he calls "the greatest who ever lived." Today’s vintage post joins him in Bach territory, with a master interpreter of another kind.
May 29, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Sir András Schiff returns to the Proms this year with The Art of Fugue – a vast, unfinished cycle by the composer he calls "the greatest who ever lived." Today’s vintage post joins him in Bach territory, with a master interpreter of another kind.