Sir Malcolm Arnold - The Sound Barrier - A Rhapsody for Orchestra, Op 38

BBC Proms 1996 (The Last Night Of The Proms)
BBC Symphony Orchestra
conducted by
Sir Andrew Davis

I really love this performance - to see Arnold in the audience was and is magical.

Sadly, this VHS tape hasn't survived too well - I have done my best to clear it up but for your information...

a) The Hi-fi audio is mostly intact but has passages where it is completely unplayable. I have "patched" those passages with the mono linear audio, as inconspicuously as possible.

b) There was severe video damage at two points - 3:34 to 3:59 and 5:46 to 6:19. In both cases I have patched the damaged footage with relevant (as much as practical) shots from elsewhere - so, during these passages, you will notice that the music only vaguely ties up with the imagery. It's not ideal but I prefer it to watching thirty seconds of snow.

Enjoy... and if anybody has this concert recorded in better condition and might be willing to let me borrow the tape - Hi-fi stereo particularly welcome - please, please get in touch with me.