BBC Proms 2018 Prom 40 Joshua Bell and the Academy of St Martin in the Fields perform Mendelssohn, Beethoven and Saint-Saens (320kbps .mp3)

BBC Proms 2018 Prom 40 Joshua Bell and the Academy of St Martin in the Fields perform Mendelssohn, Beethoven and Saint-Saens (320kbps .mp3)

Joshua Bell and the Academy of St Martin in the Fields play Mendelssohn's A Midsummer Night's Dream overture and Beethoven's graceful Fourth Symphony. Bell himself is the soloist in Saint-Saëns's Third Violin Concerto.

01. Mendelssohn - A Midsummer Night's Dream - overture
01i. Introduction to BBC Proms 2018 Prom 40
02. Saint-Saëns - Violin Concerto No 3 in B minor
02i. Introduction to Saint-Saëns’ Violin Concerto No 3
03. Bridge - Lament (Catherine, aged 9, 'Lusitania' 1915)
03i. Introduction to Bridge’s Lament
04. Beethoven - Symphony No 4 in B flat major



Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Joshua Bell, director/violin.


05. BBC Proms 2018 Prom 40, Interval, Proms Plus
Marking the centenary of the end of the First World War, historians Saul David and Laura Rowe discuss the sinking of the RMS Lusitania and the effect that this terrible tragedy had on American public opinion about the conflict. Presented by New Generation Thinker Anindya Raychaudhuri.

Live from the Royal Albert Hall
Presented by Kate Molleson