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26 Aug 1939, Queen's Hall
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20:00
Sat 26 Aug 1939
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Programme
Carl Maria von Weber
Oberon, J306
Overture
Giuseppe Verdi
Aida
Aria 'Ritorna vincitor' Act 1 Scene 1
Claude Debussy
Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune
Alexander Glazunov
Piano Concerto No. 1 in F minor
interval
Rutland Boughton
The Immortal Hour
No. 49 In the days of the great fires Act 2
The Immortal Hour
No. 55 How beautiful they are Act 2
Edward Elgar
‘Enigma’ Variations
William Walton
Façade, Suite No. 2
Frédéric Chopin
Nocturne in F sharp major, Op 15.2
Scherzo in C sharp minor, Op 39
Hector Berlioz
The Damnation of Faust
Marche hongroise
Performers
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Henry Wood
conductor
conductor
Lilian Stiles-Allen
soprano
soprano
Leff Pouishnoff
piano
piano
Trefor Jones
tenor
tenor
Sidonie Goossens
harp
harp
William Walton
conductor
conductor
Composers
Carl Maria von Weber
Giuseppe Verdi
Claude Debussy
Alexander Glazunov
Rutland Boughton
Edward Elgar
William Walton
Frédéric Chopin
Hector Berlioz
About this event
Part of
Proms 1939
Discover the Music
Verdi: Aida - Opera Guide
Impressionism
Elgar: Enigma Variations
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