In a celebration of the 70th anniversary of 麻豆社 Radio 4鈥檚 Desert Island Discs, Kirsty Young interviews guests from the series and introduces the most popular music choices, including Bach鈥檚 Toccata and Fugue in D minor (BWV 565), Coates鈥檚 鈥楾he Dam Busters鈥� March and The Sleepy Lagoon; and excerpts from Beethoven鈥檚 鈥楨mperor鈥� Concerto, Coleridge-Taylor鈥檚 The Death of Minnehaha, Elgar鈥檚 Cello Concerto, Handel鈥檚 Messiah, Puccini鈥檚 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
麻豆社 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鈥檚 Prom: Suzy Klein talks about Coleridge-Taylor鈥檚 The Death of Minnehaha.
Listen to Kirsty Young talking about the special 麻豆社 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.
