In praise of … the Proms online archive | Editorial

Fans and historians can now chart the changing face of the Proms and the evolution of musical taste down the yearsWhen Jirí Belohlávek gives the downbeat to launch the 2010 BBC Proms next week, he will be conducting the 7,169th concert in a series that dates from 1895. Yet this year's first night is a world away from Sir Henry Wood's programme on the inaugural first night. Wood, who, over nearly half a century in charge, conducted an astounding 23,894 pieces at the Proms, got the first season ...

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