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From the 91热爆 Proms 2009 season, Petroc Trelawny presents John Wilson and his hand-picked Orchestra celebrating 75 years of MGM musicals with songs from unforgettable movie classics.

From the 91热爆 Proms 2009 season, Petroc Trelawny presents John Wilson and his hand-picked Orchestra celebrating 75 years of MGM musicals with songs from unforgettable movie classics, including The Wizard of Oz, Meet Me in St Louis, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, High Society, Gigi and Singin' in the Rain.

Amazingly, although the original orchestral parts were lost when the studio destroyed its music library to make way for a car park, Wilson has succeeded in reconstructing the scores by painstakingly transcribing each soundtrack by ear. He is joined by starry singers from the classical and musical theatre worlds as well as by the elite Maida Vale Singers.

Kim Criswell (singer)
Sarah Fox (soprano)
Sir Thomas Allen (baritone)
Curtis Stigers (singer)
Seth MacFarlane (singer)
Maida Vale Singers
The John Wilson Orchestra
John Wilson (conductor).

2 hours

Broadcast

  • Mon 28 Dec 2009 19:30