Introduction

As the BBC Proms begin, Clemency Burton-Hill returns for a special one-off edition, mixing a classical playlist for author, podcaster and presenter of BBC Radio 4's Open Book, Elizabeth Day, who first appeared on the podcast back in 2018. They discuss choral music, contralto voices and how it was the music of Max Richter that Clemmie turned to when she suffered a serious brain injury in 2020.

Elizabeth's playlist:

Nicola Porpora - Torbido intorno al core (from Meride e Selinunte) Francis Poulenc - Melancolie Eleanor Daley - Upon Your Heart Catrin Finch & Seckou Keita - Ceffylau Max Richter - Recomposed: Spring from Vivaldi's Four Seasons

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