BBC Proms 2018 Prom 48, London Symphony Orchestra, Simon Rattle and Magdalena Kozena perform Ravel (320kbps .mp3)
Live at BBC Proms: London Symphony Orchestra and Sir Simon Rattle play Ravel including Mother Goose and Magdalena Kožená leads the cast in L'enfant et les sortilèges.
Simon Rattle, the London Symphony Orchestra and an all-star cast, including Magdalena Kožena and Patricia Bardon, present Ravel's magical opera L'enfant et les sortilèges.
Ravel's fairy-tale ballet Mother Goose and sensuous song-cycle Shéhérazade complete the programme.
01. Ravel - Mother Goose (ballet)
01i. Introduction to BBC Proms 2018 Prom 48
02. Ravel - Shéhérazade
02i. Introduction to Ravel’s Shéhérazade
03. Ravel - L'enfant et les sortilèges
03i. Introduction to Ravel’s L'enfant et les sortilèges
Magdalena Kožená Child
Patricia Bardon Mother/Shepherd/Dragonfly
Jane Archibald Fire/Nightingale/Princess
Anna Stéphany Chair/White Cat/Chinese Cup/Squirrel
Elizabeth Watts Shepherdess/Bat/Owl
Sunnyboy Dladla Teapot/Little Old Man/Tree-Frog
Gavan Ring Grandfather Clock/Black Cat
David Shipley Tree/Armchair
London Symphony Chorus
London Symphony Orchestra
Sir Simon Rattle (conductor)
04. BBC Proms 2018 Prom 48, Interval, Proms Plus Composer Kerry Andrew has published her first novel Swansong and she performs many traditional songs. She talks to writer Katherine Langrish, author of Seven Miles of Steel Thistles and a "Troll Trilogy" about the cultural legacy of fairy tales and the lessons we can learn from them. Presented by Rana Mitter.
Live from the Royal Albert Hall, London
Presented by Tom Service
Broadcast: 18 August 2018, BBC Radio 3