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3 Sep 2012, Royal Albert Hall
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Proms 2012 Prom 70: Desert Island Discs 70th-Anniversary Prom

Prom 70: Desert Island Discs 70th-Anniversary Prom
Prom 70: Desert Island Discs 70th-Anniversary Prom
19:30 Mon 3 Sep 2012 Royal Albert Hall
Marking 70 years of Desert Island Discs, Kirsty Young introduces former castaways from the programme and their musical choices.
Marking 70 years of Desert Island Discs, Kirsty Young introduces former castaways from the programme and their musical choices.

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In a celebration of the 70th anniversary of ±«Óãtv Radio 4’s Desert Island Discs, Kirsty Young interviews guests from the series and introduces the most popular music choices, including Bach’s Toccata and Fugue in D minor (BWV 565), Coates’s ‘The Dam Busters’ March and The Sleepy Lagoon; and excerpts from Beethoven’s ‘Emperor’ Concerto, Coleridge-Taylor’s The Death of Minnehaha, Elgar’s Cello Concerto, Handel’s Messiah, Puccini’s Madam Butterfly and Tosca, plus arrangements of favourite Beatles songs.

Kirsty Young presenter
Ailish Tynan soprano
Nicolas Altstaedt cello
Peter Donohoe piano
Wayne Marshall organ
Sir Willard White bass-baritone
Simon Butteriss baritone
Anna-Jane Casey vocalist
Huddersfield Choral Society
±«Óãtv Concert Orchestra
Keith Lockhart conductor

There will be one interval

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Discover the Music Download a short audio guide published on the day about a key work in tonight’s Prom: Suzy Klein talks about Coleridge-Taylor’s The Death of Minnehaha.

Listen to Kirsty Young talking about the special ±«Óãtv Prom to mark 70 years of Desert Island Discs. Kirsty reveals what will be in store on the night and gives her thoughts as to why the programme is still so popular.

Join in! Share the moment with the Desert Island Discs team's live blog running throughout the concert.