The Proms, work by work

Rimsky-Korsakov's popular 'Capriccio on Spanish Themes' is based on five folk melodies.

Dvořák’s melody-strewn Symphony No. 8, is a pastoral symphony in all but name.

US artist Jeremy Denk is the soloist in Bartók’s brilliant Piano Concerto No.1.

Missy Mazzoli’s mesmeric Sinfonia – music ‘in the shape of the solar system'.

Kodály's joyful 1936 Budavári Te Deum employs a traditional Hungarian folk-music idiom.

The Spark Catchers takes its inspiration and title from a Lemn Sissay poem.

Possibly the best-known piece of classical music in the Western world.

Gerald Barry's new work was inspired by revolutionary events in Canada’s history.

Leila Josefowicz performs Stravinsky's fiercely brilliant neo-Classical concerto.

A dramatic celebration of the triumph of truth over tyranny in music of radiant beauty.

Revel in the hauntingly beautiful Adagio and impassioned finale of this symphony.

Prize-winning pianist Alexander Gavrylyuk makes his Proms debut.

The frenzied rhythms of Stravinsky’s ballet score prompted a riot at its Paris premiere.

Thomas Adès conducts the National Youth Orchestra in his work inspired by the North Star.

Francisco Coll's richly textured, large-scale work receives its London premiere.

Beethoven’s great hymn to humanity.

This European premiere by Scottish composer James MacMillan makes a plea for unity.

Performed by the BBC Symphony Orchestra conducted by Sir Andrew Davis.

Performed by the BBC Symphony Orchestra conducted by Sir Andrew Davis.

Performed by the BBC Symphony Orchestra conducted by Sir Andrew Davis.

Performed by Beatrice Rana with the BBC Symphony Orchestra conducted by Sir Andrew Davis.

A trademark performance from memory by the Aurora Orchestra of the 'Eroica' symphony.

Richard Strauss's 1945 Metamorphosen is an ecstatic and elegiac work.

A work whose modernity and astonishing textural effects are still startling.