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20 Aug 1959, Royal Albert Hall
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19:30
Thu 20 Aug 1959
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Programme
Robert Schumann
Symphony No. 4 in D minor
Edward Elgar
The Dream of Gerontius
interval
Performers
John Hollingsworth
conductor
conductor
Malcolm Sargent
conductor
conductor
Marjorie Thomas
Angel
Angel
Richard Lewis
Gerontius
Gerontius
John Cameron
Angel of the Agony
Priest
Angel of the Agony
Priest
Croydon Philharmonic Society
Royal Choral Society
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Composers
Robert Schumann
Edward Elgar
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Part of
Proms 1959
Discover the Music
Schumann: Symphony No. 4
Elgar's Dream of Gerontius
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