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2 Aug 1950, Royal Albert Hall
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19:30
Wed 2 Aug 1950
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Programme
Felix Mendelssohn
A Midsummer Night's Dream – overture
Johannes Brahms
Violin Concerto in D major
- cadenza by Kreisler
Felix Mendelssohn
Symphony No 4 in A major 'Italian'
Johannes Brahms
Liebeslieder Waltzes, Op 52 (version with piano duet)
Felix Mendelssohn
A Midsummer Night’s Dream – incidental music
No. 1 Scherzo
A Midsummer Night’s Dream – incidental music
No. 6 Wedding March
A Midsummer Night’s Dream – incidental music
No. 5 Nocturne
Performers
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Malcolm Sargent
conductor
piano/director
conductor
piano/director
Jean Pougnet
violin
violin
Ernest Lush
piano
piano
Margaret Godley
soprano
soprano
Margaret Rees
soprano
soprano
Margaret Rolfe
contralto
contralto
Maude Baker
contralto
contralto
Bradshaw Macmillan
tenor
tenor
Emlyn Bebb
tenor
tenor
Stanley Riley
bass
bass
Leonard Hubbard
bass
bass
Grace Reynolds
soprano
soprano
Gertrude Wood
contralto
contralto
Kathleen Ewart
contralto
contralto
Lawrence Watts
tenor
tenor
Kenneth Tudor
bass
bass
William Brown
bass
bass
Eileen McLoughlin
soprano
soprano
Alpha Newby
tenor
tenor
Composers
Felix Mendelssohn
Johannes Brahms
About this event
Part of
Proms 1950
Discover the Music
Mendelssohn: Overtures
Brahms: Violin Concerto
Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 4 'Italian'
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