Tales of Love and Passion: Tchaikovsky's Overture: Romeo and Juliet and Rimsky-Korsakov's Scheherazade

First broadcast: Thu 21st Aug 1997, 22:55 on BBC One London

In the third of four Proms recorded for BBC television, James Naughtie introduces two popular pieces of musical storytelling, Tchaikovsky's Overture: Romeo and Juliet and Rimsky-Korsakov's Scheherazade, recorded at London's Royal Albert Hall on 14 August. Valery Gergiev conducts the Kirov Orchestra which is making its first appearance at the Proms.

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