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Franz Welser-M枚st and the Vienna Philharmonic round off their Proms visits with two late, great symphonies, each breaking the musical mould. Hot on the heels of The Marriage of Figaro, Mozart鈥檚 鈥楶rague鈥� Symphony is animated by the same iconoclastic brilliance, bewitching audiences with a work whose thematic richness, breadth and ambition outpaced any previous symphony. A century later it was Tchaikovsky鈥檚 turn to defy convention with his final, 鈥楶ath茅tique鈥� Symphony 鈥� whose confessional intensity and turbulent passions conceal a secret narrative known only to the composer. Huge melodies soar and surge, but there鈥檚 no happy ending; the symphony closes not with a shout of triumph but a heart-breaking lament.

Broadcast on 蜜芽传媒 Four and 蜜芽传媒 iPlayer this season

Franz Welser-M枚st 漏 Michael P枚hn