De Falla's Three-Cornered Hat from the BBC Proms

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Elizabeth Alker celebrates summer music-making in the UK and beyond. Throughout the season, Classical Live features highlights from the BBC Proms, the world’s greatest classical music festival. Today, we hear from the players of the Spanish National Orchestra, whose debut Prom shone the spotlight on music inspired by their homeland, including the two orchestral suites Manuel de Falla made from his ballet score The Three-Cornered Hat. We return to the 2026 Schubertiade Schwarzenberg in Austria to hear Schubert from baritone Konstantin Krimmel as well as pianist Francesco Piemontesi playing Liszt. Also, every day this week, there's a Mozart String Quintet from the elegant rococo Leitheim Castle in Bavaria, with violist Violaine Despeyroux joining Quatuor Voce. From the BBC Proms 2026: Maurice Ravel Alborada del gracioso Spanish National Orchestra David Afkham (conductor) From the Schubertiade Schwarzenberg 2026: Franz Liszt Years of Pilgrimage (1st Year, Switzerland – Parts 1-5) Francesco Piemontesi (piano) From Leitheim Castle Concerts 2026: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart String Quintet No. 2 in C minor, K. 406 Quatuor Voce Violaine Despeyroux (viola) From the BBC Proms 2026: Manuel de Falla The Three-Cornered Hat (Suites 1 & 2) Spanish National Orchestra David Afkham (conductor) From the Schubertiade Schwarzenberg 2026: Franz Schubert Der Zwerg, D. 771 Konstantin Krimmel (baritone) Ammiel Bushakevitz (piano) Franz Schubert Symphony No. 4 in C minor, D417 ‘Tragic’ Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra Riccardo Muti (conductor) From the First Night of the Proms 2026: Gerald Finzi For Saint Cecilia Thomas Atkins (tenor) BBC Singers BBC Symphony Chorus BBC Symphony Orchestra Dalia Stasevska (conductor) To listen to this programme (using most smart speakers), just say "Ask BBC Sounds to play Classical Live".