BBC Proms - S68E21: BBC Proms Masterworks: Mahler and Adams
Live from the Royal Albert Hall, Tom Service presents music from multi-award-winning American composer John Adams, alongside Mahler's imaginatively ambitious 1st Symphony. Saxophonist Timothy McAllister performs the UK premiere of Adams's Saxophone Concerto and Marin Alsop conducts the BBC Symphony Orchestra.
All Episodes - Season 68
01First Night of the PromsJul 18, 201402Friday Night at the Proms: Beethoven's Pastoral SymphonyJul 25, 201403The Sunday Prom: China Philharmonic OrchestraJul 27, 201404BBC Proms Masterworks: Bach's St John PassionJul 31, 201405Friday Night at the Proms: Mozart's A Major Piano ConcertoAug 01, 201406The Sunday Prom: Richard Strauss CelebrationAug 03, 201407BBC Proms Masterworks: Mozart and BeethovenAug 07, 201408Friday Night at the Proms: Ravel's Left Hand Piano ConcertoAug 08, 201409The Sunday Prom: John Tavener PremiereAug 10, 201410BBC Proms Masterworks: Strauss and MahlerAug 14, 201411Friday Night at the Proms: Beethoven's Eroica SymphonyAug 15, 201412Proms on Four: Battle of the BandsAug 17, 201414BBC Proms Masterworks: Walton and SibeliusAug 21, 201415Friday Night at the Proms: In Memoriam WWIAug 22, 201416The Sunday Prom: Elgar's Cello ConcertoAug 24, 201417CBeebies PromAug 25, 201418BBC Proms Masterworks: Stravinsky and LutoslawskiAug 28, 201419Barenboim Conducts the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra at the PromsAug 29, 201420The Sunday Prom: Borusan Istanbul Philharmonic OrchestraAug 31, 201421BBC Proms Masterworks: Mahler and AdamsSep 04, 201422Friday Night at the Proms: Monteverdi Choir Birthday Prom - BeethovenSep 05, 201423Late Night Live with Paloma Faith and Guy BarkerSep 05, 201424The Sunday Prom: The Cleveland OrchestraSep 07, 201425BBC Proms Masterworks: Maxwell Davies and BirtwistleAug 11, 201426Friday Night at the Proms: Rachmaninov's Second Piano ConcertoSep 12, 201427Last Night of the Proms - Part 1Sep 13, 201428Last Night of the Proms - Part 2Sep 13, 201429Kiss Me, Kate at the PromsDec 25, 201430War Horse at the PromsAug 17, 201431Prom 31: Beethoven's Eroica SymphonyAug 15, 201432Prom 32: Beethoven, Bruch & WaltonNov 14, 202633Prom 33: BBC Proms Masterworks: Stravinsky and LutoslawskiAug 28, 201434Prom 34: R. Strauss, Mozart & NielsenNov 14, 202635Prom 35: BBC Proms Masterworks: Walton and SibeliusAug 21, 201436Prom 36: Vaughan Williams & AlwynNov 14, 202637Prom 37: Steve ReichNov 14, 202638Prom 38: Sibelius, Bridge & Sir Peter Maxwell DaviesNov 14, 202639Prom 39: R. Strauss, Rameau, Mozart and Bernard RandsNov 14, 202640Prom 40: Bernard Haitink and the London Symphony OrchestraNov 14, 202641Prom 41: Aurora OrchestraNov 14, 202642Prom 42: In Memoriam WWIAug 22, 201443Prom 43: Rachmaninov, Stravinsky & TchaikovskyNov 14, 202644Prom 44: Elgar's Cello ConcertoAug 24, 201445Prom 45: Late Night with… Laura MvulaNov 14, 202646Prom 46: Barenboim Conducts the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra at the PromsAug 29, 201447Prom 47: Britten – War RequiemNov 14, 202648Prom 48: Classical TectonicsNov 14, 202649Prom 49: Russian Fairy TalesNov 14, 202650Prom 50: Dvořák, Beethoven & JanáčekNov 14, 202651Prom 51: Free Prom – Dvořák, Grieg, Bax & Bill WhelanNov 14, 202652Prom 52: Iván Fischer and the Budapest Festival OrchestraNov 14, 202653Prom 53: Brahms NightNov 14, 202654Prom 54: Monteverdi Choir Birthday Prom - BeethovenSep 05, 201455Prom 55: Tchaikovsky, Debussy & Unsuk ChinNov 14, 202656Prom 56: Holst – The PlanetsNov 14, 202657Prom 57: Mahler – Symphony No. 2, ‘Resurrection’Nov 14, 202658Prom 58: Strauss – SalomeNov 14, 202659Prom 59: Strauss – ElektraNov 14, 202660Prom 60: Roman HolidayNov 14, 202661Prom 61: Rachmaninov, Glinka & Zhou LongNov 14, 202662Prom 62: Beethoven, Berlioz & DvořákNov 14, 202663Prom 63: BBC Proms Masterworks: Mahler and AdamsSep 04, 201464Prom 64: Sir Simon Rattle and the Berliner PhilharmonikerNov 14, 202665Prom 65: Late Night Live with Paloma Faith and Guy BarkerSep 05, 201466Prom 66: Bach – St Matthew PassionNov 14, 202667Prom 67: Friday Night at the Proms: Rachmaninov's Second Piano ConcertoSep 12, 201468Prom 68: The Sunday Prom: The Cleveland OrchestraSep 07, 201469Prom 69: Cleveland OrchestraNov 14, 202670Prom 70: Sir Peter Maxwell Davies Birthday ConcertNov 14, 202671Prom 71: AmericanaNov 14, 202672Prom 72: English MusicNov 14, 202673Prom 73: Leipzig Gewandhaus OrchestraNov 14, 202674Prom 74: Late Night with… Rufus WainwrightNov 14, 202675Prom 75: Beethoven – Symphony No. 9Nov 14, 202676Proms 76: Last Night of the PromsNov 14, 2026
BBC Proms S68E21 Synopsis
Stream BBC Proms "BBC Proms Masterworks: Mahler and Adams" in HD quality on Goojara. Originally aired on 2014-09-04, this episode is part of Season 68 of BBC Proms. As part of this Documentary series, the episode continues to build on the show's compelling narrative. Live from the Royal Albert Hall, Tom Service presents music from multi-award-winning American composer John Adams, alongside Mahler's imaginatively ambitious 1st Symphony. Saxophonist Timothy McAllister performs the UK premiere of Adams's Saxophone C...
