TV BBC Proms - Season 63 Episode 22 : Prom 53: Composers of the Year BBC Proms - Season 63 Episode 22 : Prom 53: Composers of the Year 7.7/10 by 3 users A prom celebrating the four major composers whose anniversaries are being marked throughout the year: Purcell, Handel, Haydn and Mendelssohn. The Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, conducted by Sir Roger Norrington, play Purcell's Abdelazar Suite which includes the theme used by Britten in his Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra; Handel's ever popular Water Music; Haydn's dramatic concert aria Scena di Berenice with soloist Joyce DiDonato as the distraught lover; and Mendelssohn's evocation of Scotland in his Symphony No 3, 'Scottish'. Introduced by Clive Anderson at the Royal Albert Hall. Details Casts Posters Images Title BBC Proms - Season 63 Episode 22 : Prom 53: Composers of the Year Alternative Titles The Proms, Proms Subtitle Available ETC. First Air Date 1947-09-13 Last Air Date 2025-08-02 Number of Episodes 1139 Number of Seasons 79 Genres , Networks BBC One, CBBC, BBC Four, CBeebies, BBC Two, BBC iPlayer, BBC Television, Casts Plot Keywords , Episodes List BBC Proms Season 63 :Episode 1 First Night at the Proms 2009-07-17 The World's Greatest Classical Music Festival. The BBC Proms is a classical music festival held every summer at the Royal Albert Hall in London, and... BBC Proms Season 63 :Episode 2 Prom 9: Elgar Anniversary 2009-07-23 The World's Greatest Classical Music Festival. The BBC Proms is a classical music festival held every summer at the Royal Albert Hall in London, and... BBC Proms Season 63 :Episode 3 Prom 10: Orchestre National de Lyon 2009-07-24 The World's Greatest Classical Music Festival. The BBC Proms is a classical music festival held every summer at the Royal Albert Hall in London, and... BBC Proms Season 63 :Episode 4 Prom 12: 1934 2009-07-25 The World's Greatest Classical Music Festival. 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