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BBC Proms - 2009 - Prom 9: Elgar Anniversary

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Charles Hazlewood introduces a concert commemorating the 75th anniversary of Elgar's death, with his Second Symphony played by the BBC Philharmonic and conducted by Vassily Sinaisky. Two intriguing English rarities start the programme - Ernest Moeran's G Minor Symphony and Gerald Finzi's Grand Fantasia and Toccata, with piano soloist Leon McCawley.