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14 Sep 1956, Royal Albert Hall
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Fri 14 Sep 1956
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Proms 1956 Prom 48
Prom 48
19:30 Fri 14 Sep 1956 Royal Albert Hall
Programme
Johann Sebastian Bach
Fantasia and Fugue in C minor, BWV 537, Op 86 (orch. Edward Elgar)
Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No. 9 in D minor, ‘Choral’
John Greenwood
Concerto for Viola
World premiere
Arnold Bax
The Happy Forest
Performers
Malcolm Sargent
conductor
conductor
Norma Procter
contralto
contralto
Owen Brannigan
bass
bass
Pauline Brockless
soprano
soprano
Walter Midgley
tenor
tenor
Royal Choral Society
BBC Symphony Chorus
John Hollingsworth
conductor
conductor
Watson Forbes
viola
viola
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Composers
Johann Sebastian Bach
Ludwig van Beethoven
John Greenwood
Arnold Bax
About this event
Part of
Proms 1956
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Beethoven's Ode to Joy
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