In the second of this series of Henry Wood Promenade Concerts recorded at the Royal Albert Hall London The Halle Orchestra leader MICHAEL DAVIS is under its principal conductor James Loughran
Janet Baker (mezzo-soprano) sings the dramatic scena and aria: Ah! Perfido by Beethoven
The concert includes Symphony No 4, in E minor, by Brahms MICHAEL RODD introduces the programme and talks to some of the Hallé players about the special character of their orchestra.