Prom 18 -
20:00 Fri 1 Sep 1939 Queen's Hall
Programme
- Overture ‘Coriolan’
- An die ferne Geliebte, Op 98 (arr. Henry Wood)
- Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major
- Symphony No. 6 in F major, ‘Pastoral’
- interval
- Dance Poem
- The Eve of Crecy
- Four Cavalier TunesNo. 4 Marching along
- Symphonic Minutes, Op 36
Performers
- Henry Woodconductor
- John Fullardbaritone
- Harriet Cohenpiano
- Frank Bridgeconductor
- Berkeley Masonpiano
About this event
Following Hitler's invasion of Poland earlier in the day, wartime arrangements for broadcasting came into force and the BBC withdrew their orchestra from London and the Promenade concerts. The second half of this concert was abruptly cancelled, as was the rest of the season.
