| Haydn, Joseph (1732-1809) | Symphonie no. 104 en ré majeur « Londres » | |
| Vaughan Williams, Ralph (1872-1958) | Symphonie no. 2 « A London Symphony » |
| BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra | |
| Andrew Manze | Direction |
Following on from the Hallé’s Paris-inspired programme (Prom 16) comes a corresponding focus on London. Andrew Manze and the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra open with Haydn’s lively, assertive final symphony – composed and first performed in London during the composer’s second triumphant residency. First performed in March 1914, Vaughan Williams’s A London Symphony evokes the chimes of Westminster, a chilly November in Bloomsbury and the bright lights of the Strand in a city that would soon be scarred by war.
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