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21 Aug 1942, Royal Albert Hall
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Proms 1942 Prom 48
Prom 48
18:00 Fri 21 Aug 1942 Royal Albert Hall
Programme
Ludwig van Beethoven
Overture 'Leonore' No. 3
Felix Mendelssohn
A Midsummer Night’s Dream – incidental music
No. 5 Nocturne
Robert Schumann
Symphony No. 1 in B flat major, ‘Spring’
interval
Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No. 9 in D minor, ‘Choral’
Performers
Adrian Boult
conductor
conductor
Henry Wood
conductor
conductor
Muriel Brunskill
contralto
contralto
Eva Turner
soprano
soprano
Dennis Noble
baritone
baritone
Parry Jones
tenor
tenor
Alexandra Choir
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Composers
Ludwig van Beethoven
Felix Mendelssohn
Robert Schumann
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Proms 1942
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Schumann: Symphony No. 1
Beethoven's Ode to Joy
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