Rodrigo’s Concierto de Aranjuez from the BBC Proms

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Elizabeth Alker celebrates summer music-making in the UK and beyond. Throughout the season, Classical Live features highlights from the BBC Proms, the world’s greatest classical music festival. Today, we hear more from the Spanish National Orchestra’s Proms debut, a Spanish-themed programme built around Rodrigo’s beguiling Concierto de Aranjuez. We return to this year’s Leipzig Bach Festival’s opening concert for music by Lassus and JS Bach, and revisit the Schubertiade Schwarzenberg in Austria to hear former Radio 3 New Generation Artist Konstantin Krimmel singing a ballad by Schubert. Also, every day this week, there's a Mozart String Quintet from the elegant rococo Leitheim Castle in Bavaria, with violist Violaine Despeyroux joining Quatuor Voce. From the BBC Proms 2026: Bolero Spanish National Orchestra David Afkham (conductor) From Leitheim Castle Concerts 2026: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart String Quintet No. 4 in G minor, K. 516 Quatuor Voce Violaine Despeyroux (viola) From Leipzig Bach Festival 2026: Johann Sebastian Bach Prelude in C major, BWV545 Orlande de Lassus Deus in adiutorium Johann Sebastian Bach Fugue in C major, BWV545 Johannes Lang (organ) St Thomas' Choir, Leipzig Andreas Reize (conductor) From the BBC Proms 2026: Joaquin Rodrigo Concierto de Aranjuez Rafael Aguirre (guitar) Spanish National Orchestra David Afkham (conductor) From the Schubertiade Schwarzenberg 2026: Franz Schubert Die Bürgschaft, D. 246 Konstantin Krimmel (baritone) Ammiel Bushakevitz (piano) To listen to this programme (using most smart speakers), just say "Ask BBC Sounds to play Classical Live".