First Night of the Proms
- Episode aired Jul 13, 2018
An all-British season launch, featuring two major figures who composed responses to the First World War. Gustav Holst's much-loved The Planets (premiered in 1918) and Vaughan Williams's chor... Read allAn all-British season launch, featuring two major figures who composed responses to the First World War. Gustav Holst's much-loved The Planets (premiered in 1918) and Vaughan Williams's choral masterpiece Toward the Unknown Region contrast with a new work by Anna Meredith and 59 ... Read allAn all-British season launch, featuring two major figures who composed responses to the First World War. Gustav Holst's much-loved The Planets (premiered in 1918) and Vaughan Williams's choral masterpiece Toward the Unknown Region contrast with a new work by Anna Meredith and 59 Productions. Five Telegrams draws on communications sent by young soldiers in 1918 and fea... Read all