Proms 2012: week three in review

It was a week in which Barenboim brought the best of humanity to London's South Kensington – and Gromit brought canine compositionSomething often overlooked about the Proms is that underneath all the hype and pseudo-spiritual hyperbolising is something that absorbs beautifully the rhythms of everyday life. Unlike most of your pop music festivals, the life of the commuter and others blessed with daily routines fit seamlessly into its generous contours, enhancing quotidian existence without tota...

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