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