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Sat 23 Jul 1966
19:30
Prom 01 - First Night of the Proms 1966 - Malcolm Sargent's 500th Promenade Concert
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Unknown
National Anthem
Hector Berlioz
Overture 'Le carnaval romain'
Robert Schumann
Piano Concerto in A minor
Edward Elgar
Overture ‘Cockaigne (In London Town)’
William Walton
Façade, Suite No. 1
No. 1 Polka
Façade, Suite No. 1
No. 2 Valse
Façade, Suite No. 1
No. 3 Swiss Yodelling Song
Façade, Suite No. 1
No. 4 Tango-Pasodoble
Façade, Suite No. 2
No. 5 Popular Song
Façade, Suite No. 1
No. 5 Tarantella Sevillana
Gustav Holst
The Perfect Fool
Ballet music
Frederick Delius
On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring
Benjamin Britten
The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra
Performers
Dame Moura Lympany
piano
piano
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Malcolm Sargent
conductor
conductor
Composers
Unknown
Hector Berlioz
Robert Schumann
Edward Elgar
William Walton
Gustav Holst
Frederick Delius
Benjamin Britten
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Mon 25 Jul 1966
19:00
Prom 02
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
The Magic Flute
Proms premiere
Performers
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Hans Gierster
conductor
conductor
Sheila Armstrong
Papagena
Papagena
Thomas Hemsley
speaker
speaker
Heinz Blankenburg
Papageno
Papageno
Hugues Cuénod
Monostatos
Monostatos
Rae Woodland
Queen of the Night
Queen of the Night
Anne Howells
Second Boy
Second Boy
Anne Pashley
Second Lady
Second Lady
Richard Allan
Second Priest
Second Man in Armour
Second Priest
Second Man in Armour
Ryland Davies
First Man in Armour
First Priest
First Man in Armour
First Priest
Annon Lee Silver
First Boy
First Boy
George Shirley
Tamino
Tamino
Margaret Kingsley
First Lady
First Lady
Arlene Saunders
Pamina
Pamina
Ann Cooper
Third Lady
Third Lady
Janet Kenny
Third Boy
Third Boy
Victor Narké
Sarastro
Sarastro
Glyndebourne Chorus (formerly Glyndebourne Festival Chorus)
Composers
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
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Tue 26 Jul 1966
19:30
Prom 03
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Hector Berlioz
Beatrice and Benedict – overture
Johannes Brahms
Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major
Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No 8 in F major
William Byrd
Ne irascaris, Domine
Proms premiere
Non vos relinquam orphanos
Proms premiere
Beata viscera Mariae Virginis
Proms premiere
Assumpta est Maria
Proms premiere
Senex puerum portabat
Proms premiere
Gaudemus omnes in Domino
Proms premiere
Johann Sebastian Bach
Prelude and Fugue in A minor, BWV 543
Performers
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Malcolm Sargent
conductor
conductor
Daniël Wayenberg
piano
piano
Henry Washington
conductor
conductor
Schola Polyphonica
Peter Hurford
organ
organ
Composers
Hector Berlioz
Johannes Brahms
Ludwig van Beethoven
William Byrd
Johann Sebastian Bach
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Wed 27 Jul 1966
19:30
Prom 04
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Ralph Vaughan Williams
Serenade to Music
Edward Elgar
The Dream of Gerontius
Performers
Kenneth Bowen
tenor
Gerontius
tenor
Gerontius
Raimund Herincx
baritone
Angel of the Agony
Priest
baritone
Angel of the Agony
Priest
Marjorie Thomas
contralto
Angel
contralto
Angel
Elaine Blighton
soprano
soprano
Croydon Philharmonic Society
Wembley Philharmonic Society
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Malcolm Sargent
conductor
conductor
Alexandra Choir
Royal Choral Society
Composers
Ralph Vaughan Williams
Edward Elgar
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Thu 28 Jul 1966
19:30
Prom 05
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Ludwig van Beethoven
Egmont
No. 1 Overture
Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major
Symphony No. 5 in C minor
Edgard Varèse
Ecuatorial
UK premiere
Déserts
Proms premiere
Performers
Malcolm Sargent
conductor
conductor
Michael Roll
piano
piano
Frederik Prausnitz
conductor
conductor
Jeanne Loriod
ondes martenot
ondes martenot
Arlette Sibon
ondes martenot
ondes martenot
BBC Singers (1924-34, Wireless Chorus; 1935-8, 1942-3, 1946-72, BBC Chorus) (men's voices)
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Composers
Ludwig van Beethoven
Edgard Varèse
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Fri 29 Jul 1966
19:30
Prom 06
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
The Abduction from the Seraglio – overture
Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major, ‘Emperor’
Anton Bruckner
Symphony No. 9 in D minor
Performers
Daniel Barenboim
piano
piano
John Barbirolli
conductor
conductor
Hallé (pre-2003, Hallé Orchestra)
Composers
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Ludwig van Beethoven
Anton Bruckner
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Sat 30 Jul 1966
19:30
Prom 07
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
The Marriage of Figaro – overture
Piano Concerto No. 15 in B flat major, K450
Symphony No 34 in C major, K 338
Proms premiere
Johann Strauss II
Der Zigeunerbaron
Overture
Geschichten aus dem Wienerwald, Op 325
Pizzicato Polka
Thunder and Lightning Polka
Emperor Waltz
Richard Strauss
Der Rosenkavalier – suite
Performers
Nichola Gebolys
piano
piano
John Barbirolli
conductor
conductor
Hallé (pre-2003, Hallé Orchestra)
Composers
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Johann Strauss II
Richard Strauss
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Mon 1 Aug 1966
19:00
Prom 08
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Richard Wagner
Parsifal
Act 3 Proms premiere
Parsifal
Act 2 Proms premiere
Performers
Georg Solti
conductor
conductor
Yvonne Minton
Flower Maiden
Flower Maiden
Amy Shuard
Kundry
Kundry
Joan Carlyle
Flower Maiden
Flower Maiden
Rae Woodland
Flower Maiden
Flower Maiden
Gottlob Frick
Gurnemanz
Gurnemanz
Margreta Elkins
Flower Maiden
Flower Maiden
Maureen Guy
Flower Maiden
Flower Maiden
Elizabeth Robson
Flower Maiden
Flower Maiden
Fritz Uhl
Parsifal
Parsifal
Otakar Kraus
Klingsor
Klingsor
John Shaw
Amfortas
Amfortas
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
Royal Opera Chorus
Composers
Richard Wagner
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Tue 2 Aug 1966
19:30
Prom 09 - Arthur Bliss Seventy-fifth Birthday Concert
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Antonio Vivaldi
Concerto for Four Violins in B minor
Arthur Bliss
Piano Concerto
Ludwig van Beethoven
Overture 'Leonore' No. 3
Elegischer Gesang 'Sanft wie du lebtest', Op 118
Symphony No. 6 in F major, ‘Pastoral’
Performers
Arthur Bliss
conductor
conductor
Haroutune Bedelian
violin
violin
Galina Solodchin
violin
violin
John Brown
violin
violin
Ruth Waterman
violin
violin
John Ogdon
piano
piano
Malcolm Sargent
conductor
conductor
Thames Chamber Choir
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Composers
Antonio Vivaldi
Arthur Bliss
Ludwig van Beethoven
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Wed 3 Aug 1966
19:30
Prom 10
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
George Frideric Handel
Solomon
Proms premiere
Performers
Charles Mackerras
conductor
conductor
Maurits Sillem
harpsichord
harpsichord
Yvonne Minton
mezzo-soprano
mezzo-soprano
Robert Tear
tenor
tenor
Patricia Clark
soprano
soprano
Alan Harverson
organ
organ
Elizabeth Harwood
soprano
soprano
Mary Thomas
soprano
soprano
Elizabeth Vaughan
soprano
soprano
John Holmes
bass
bass
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
BBC Singers (1924-34, Wireless Chorus; 1935-8, 1942-3, 1946-72, BBC Chorus)
Royal Opera Chorus
Composers
George Frideric Handel
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Thu 4 Aug 1966
19:30
Prom 11
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Havergal Brian
Symphony No. 12
First public performance
Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano Concerto No. 1 in C major
Gordon Crosse
Ceremony, Op 19
World premiere
Johannes Brahms
Symphony No. 4 in E minor
Performers
Peter Katin
piano
piano
Denis Vigay
cello
cello
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Norman Del Mar
conductor
conductor
Composers
Havergal Brian
Ludwig van Beethoven
Gordon Crosse
Johannes Brahms
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Fri 5 Aug 1966
19:30
Prom 12
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Felix Mendelssohn
Overture 'Ruy Blas'
Edmund Rubbra
Veni Creator Spiritus, Op 130
World premiere
Johannes Brahms
Symphony No. 3 in F major
Malcolm Arnold
Concerto for Two Violins, Op. 77
Proms premiere
Antonín Dvořák
Symphony No. 8 in G major
Performers
London Philharmonic Orchestra
BBC Singers
Alan Loveday
violin
violin
Frances Mason
violin
violin
Malcolm Arnold
conductor
conductor
Composers
Felix Mendelssohn
Edmund Rubbra
Johannes Brahms
Malcolm Arnold
Antonín Dvořák
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Sat 6 Aug 1966
19:30
Prom 13
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Franz Schubert
Die Zauberharfe, D 644
Overture
Antonín Dvořák
Romance in F minor, Op 11
Edward Elgar
‘Enigma’ Variations
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
The Nutcracker, Suite, Op 71a
Sergey Rachmaninov
Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini
Alexander Borodin
Prince Igor
Polovtsian Dances Act 2
Performers
Frances Mason
violin
violin
Allan Schiller
piano
piano
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Malcolm Sargent
conductor
conductor
Composers
Franz Schubert
Antonín Dvořák
Edward Elgar
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Sergey Rachmaninov
Alexander Borodin
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Mon 8 Aug 1966
19:30
Prom 14
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Der Schauspieldirektor (Overture)
Robin Orr
Symphony in One Movement
Proms premiere
Benjamin Britten
Piano Concerto
Gustav Mahler
Das Lied von der Erde
Performers
Malcolm Binns
piano
piano
Janet Baker
mezzo-soprano
mezzo-soprano
Richard Lewis
tenor
tenor
Alexander Gibson
conductor
conductor
Royal Scottish National Orchestra (pre-1950, Scottish Orchestra; 1950-91, Scottish National Orchestra)
Composers
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Robin Orr
Benjamin Britten
Gustav Mahler
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Tue 9 Aug 1966
19:30
Prom 15
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Ludwig van Beethoven
Overture ‘The Consecration of the House’
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Concerto No. 24 in C minor
Igor Stravinsky
Symphony of Psalms
Johannes Brahms
Symphony No 1 in C minor
Performers
Clifford Curzon
piano
piano
BBC Singers
BBC Symphony Chorus
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Gary Bertini
conductor
conductor
Composers
Ludwig van Beethoven
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Igor Stravinsky
Johannes Brahms
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Wed 10 Aug 1966
19:30
Prom 16
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
William Walton
The Twelve (version with orchestra)
Proms premiere
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Piano Concerto No. 2 in G major
Jean Sibelius
Symphony No. 5 in E flat major
William Walton
Belshazzar’s Feast
Performers
London Philharmonic Choir
Robert Tear
tenor
tenor
Raimund Herincx
baritone
baritone
Elaine Blighton
soprano
soprano
Shirley Minty
contralto
contralto
Goldsmiths Choral Union
Peter Katin
piano
piano
Alexandra Choir
Royal Choral Society
Harrow Choral Society
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Malcolm Sargent
conductor
conductor
Composers
William Walton
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Jean Sibelius
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Thu 11 Aug 1966
19:00
Prom 17
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Johann Sebastian Bach
Mass in B minor
Proms premiere
Performers
Charles Mackerras
conductor
conductor
Janet Baker
mezzo-soprano
mezzo-soprano
Heather Harper
soprano
soprano
Alan Harverson
organ
organ
Richard Lewis
tenor
tenor
Hubert Dawkes
organ
organ
Günther (Günter) Reich
bass
bass
BBC Singers (1924-34, Wireless Chorus; 1935-8, 1942-3, 1946-72, BBC Chorus)
English Chamber Orchestra
Composers
Johann Sebastian Bach
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Fri 12 Aug 1966
19:30
Prom 18
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Ludwig van Beethoven
Fidelio – overture
Felix Mendelssohn
Violin Concerto in E minor
Johannes Brahms
Symphony No. 2 in D major
Johann Sebastian Bach
Violin Partita No 2 in D minor
No. 5 Chaconne Proms premiere
Roberto Gerhard
Concerto for Orchestra
Proms premiere
Performers
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Malcolm Sargent
conductor
conductor
Johanna Martzy
violin
violin
Norman Del Mar
conductor
conductor
Composers
Ludwig van Beethoven
Felix Mendelssohn
Johannes Brahms
Johann Sebastian Bach
Roberto Gerhard
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Sat 13 Aug 1966
19:30
Prom 19
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Gioachino Rossini
La cambiale di matrimonio
Overture Proms premiere
Johann Sebastian Bach
Violin Concerto in E major
Felix Mendelssohn
Symphony No 4 in A major 'Italian'
Edvard Grieg
Symphonic Dances, Op 64
No. 4 in A minor
Malcolm Arnold
Four Cornish Dances, Op 91
World premiere
Manuel de Falla
Nights in the Gardens of Spain
Georges Bizet
L' Arlésienne, Suite No. 2
Performers
Derek Collier
violin
violin
Malcolm Binns
piano
piano
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Malcolm Arnold
conductor
conductor
Composers
Gioachino Rossini
Johann Sebastian Bach
Felix Mendelssohn
Edvard Grieg
Malcolm Arnold
Manuel de Falla
Georges Bizet
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Mon 15 Aug 1966
19:30
Prom 20
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Masonic Funeral Music
Ave verum corpus, K 618
Proms premiere
Kyrie in D minor 'Munich Kyrie', K 341
Ludwig van Beethoven
Missa solemnis
Performers
BBC Singers
BBC Symphony Chorus
Heather Harper
soprano
soprano
Alexander Young
tenor
tenor
Marga Höffgen
contralto
contralto
Ernst Wiemann
bass
bass
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Antal Dorati
conductor
conductor
Composers
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Ludwig van Beethoven
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Tue 16 Aug 1966
19:30
Prom 21
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Bedrich Smetana
Má vlast
No. 3 Šárka Proms premiere
Johannes Brahms
Violin Concerto in D major
Edward Elgar
Symphony No. 2 in E flat major
Performers
Nell Gotkovsky
violin
violin
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Malcolm Sargent
conductor
conductor
Composers
Bedrich Smetana
Johannes Brahms
Edward Elgar
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Wed 17 Aug 1966
19:30
Prom 22
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Dmitry Shostakovich
The Execution of Stepan Razin, Op 119
UK premiere
Sergey Rachmaninov
Piano Concerto No. 4 in G minor
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Symphony No. 4 in F minor
Performers
Vitaly Gromadsky
bass
bass
BBC Singers
BBC Symphony Chorus
Nicolai Petrov
piano
piano
Gennady Rozhdestvensky
conductor
conductor
Tchaikovsky Symphony Orchestra of Moscow Radio (1930-93, Moscow Radio Symphony Orchestra/Moscow Radio Orchestra)
Composers
Dmitry Shostakovich
Sergey Rachmaninov
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
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Thu 18 Aug 1966
19:30
Prom 23
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Benjamin Britten
The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra
Dmitry Shostakovich
Cello Concerto No. 1 in E flat major
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Manfred
Performers
Natalie Shakhovskaya
cello
cello
Gennady Rozhdestvensky
conductor
conductor
Tchaikovsky Symphony Orchestra of Moscow Radio (1930-93, Moscow Radio Symphony Orchestra/Moscow Radio Orchestra)
Composers
Benjamin Britten
Dmitry Shostakovich
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
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Fri 19 Aug 1966
19:30
Prom 24
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Joseph Haydn
Symphony No. 95 in C minor
Gustav Mahler
Kindertotenlieder
Sergey Prokofiev
Symphony No 2 in D minor
Proms premiere
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Francesca da Rimini
Performers
Janet Baker
mezzo-soprano
mezzo-soprano
Gennady Rozhdestvensky
conductor
conductor
Tchaikovsky Symphony Orchestra of Moscow Radio (1930-93, Moscow Radio Symphony Orchestra/Moscow Radio Orchestra)
Composers
Joseph Haydn
Gustav Mahler
Sergey Prokofiev
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
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Sat 20 Aug 1966
19:30
Prom 25
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
George Frideric Handel
Music for the Royal Fireworks – overture (arr. Hamilton Harty)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Clarinet Concerto in A major
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
William Walton
Henry V
Edvard Grieg
Piano Concerto in A minor
Bedrich Smetana
Má vlast
No. 4 From Bohemia's Woods and Fields
Performers
Jack Brymer
clarinet
clarinet
Robert Riefling
piano
piano
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Malcolm Sargent
conductor
conductor
Composers
George Frideric Handel
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Felix Mendelssohn
William Walton
Edvard Grieg
Bedrich Smetana
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Sun 21 Aug 1966
19:30
Prom 26
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Mikhail Ivanovich Glinka
Ruslan and Lyudmila – overture
Overture
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Violin Concerto in D major
Alexander Scriabin
Prometheus: The Poem of Fire
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Symphony No. 6 in B minor, ‘Pathétique’
Performers
Mikhail Waiman
violin
violin
Mikhail Muntian
piano
piano
BBC Symphony Chorus
Gennady Rozhdestvensky
conductor
conductor
Tchaikovsky Symphony Orchestra of Moscow Radio (1930-93, Moscow Radio Symphony Orchestra/Moscow Radio Orchestra)
Composers
Mikhail Ivanovich Glinka
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Alexander Scriabin
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Mon 22 Aug 1966
19:30
Prom 27
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Ludwig van Beethoven
Overture ‘Coriolan’
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Sinfonia concertante in E flat major
Anton Bruckner
Symphony No. 7 in E major
Performers
Norbert Brainin
violin
violin
Peter Schidlof
viola
viola
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Bernard Haitink
conductor
conductor
Composers
Ludwig van Beethoven
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Anton Bruckner
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Tue 23 Aug 1966
19:30
Prom 28
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Johann Sebastian Bach
Brandenburg Concerto No 2 in F major, BWV 1047
- In this performance the trumpet part was played on the small (E flat) clarinet.
Heinrich Schütz
Meine Seele erhebt den Herren 'German Magnificat', SWV 494
Proms premiere
Zion spricht, der Herr hat mich verlassen, SWV 46
Proms premiere
Saul, Saul, was verfolgst du mich?, SWV 415
Proms premiere
Musicalische Exequien, SWV 279-281, Op 7
No. 3 Herr, nun lässest du deinen Diener Proms premiere
Magnificat amima mea 'Uppsala Magnificat', SWV 468
Proms premiere
Frédéric Chopin
Piano Concerto No 2 in F minor
Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No. 4 in B flat major
Performers
Peter Katin
piano
piano
Jack Brymer
clarinet
clarinet
Douglas Whittaker
flute
flute
Sidney Sutcliffe
oboe
oboe
Mary Thomas
soprano
soprano
Pauline Stevens
mezzo-soprano
mezzo-soprano
Jean Allister
contralto
contralto
Shirley Minty
contralto
contralto
Duncan Robertson
tenor
tenor
Peter Leeming
bass-baritone
bass-baritone
Stafford Dean
bass
bass
The Schütz Choir of London
BBC Symphony Orchestra
BBC Symphony Orchestra (members)
Malcolm Sargent
conductor
conductor
Sir Roger Norrington
conductor
conductor
Hugh Maguire
violin/director
violin/director
Composers
Johann Sebastian Bach
Heinrich Schütz
Frédéric Chopin
Ludwig van Beethoven
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Wed 24 Aug 1966
19:30
Prom 29
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Johann Sebastian Bach
Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G major
Cantata No. 105, 'Herr, gehe nicht ins Gericht', BWV 105
Aria 'Wie zittern und wanken'
Brandenburg Concerto No 1 in F major, BWV 1046
The Musical Offering, BWV 1079 (orch. George Malcolm)
Ricercar a 6
Brandenburg Concerto No 5 in D major, BWV 1050
Elliott Carter
Variations for Orchestra
Proms premiere
Charles Ives
Symphony 'New England Holidays'
No. 3 The Fourth of July UK premiere
Performers
George Malcolm
conductor
piano/director
conductor
piano/director
Philharmonia Orchestra (1964-77, New Philharmonia Orchestra) (members)
Heather Harper
soprano
soprano
Ian I Wilson
oboe
oboe
Gareth Morris
flute
flute
Hugh Bean
violin
violin
Frederik Prausnitz
conductor
conductor
Philharmonia Orchestra
Composers
Johann Sebastian Bach
Elliott Carter
Charles Ives
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Thu 25 Aug 1966
19:30
Prom 30
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Franz Schubert
Symphony No 5 in B flat major
Richard Strauss
Oboe Concerto in D major
Alan Rawsthorne
Cello Concerto
Proms premiere
Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No. 7 in A major
Performers
Heinz Holliger
oboe
oboe
Christopher Bunting
cello
cello
Norman Del Mar
conductor
conductor
Philharmonia Orchestra (1964-77, New Philharmonia Orchestra)
Composers
Franz Schubert
Richard Strauss
Alan Rawsthorne
Ludwig van Beethoven
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Fri 26 Aug 1966
19:30
Prom 31
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Johann Sebastian Bach
Concerto in D minor for two violins, BWV 1043
Michael Tippett
The Vision of St Augustine
Proms premiere
Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No. 3 in E flat major, ‘Eroica’
Performers
Hugh Maguire
violin
violin
Trevor Connah
violin
violin
John Noble
baritone
baritone
Jean Knibbs
soprano
soprano
BBC Singers
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Sir Colin Davis
conductor
conductor
Composers
Johann Sebastian Bach
Michael Tippett
Ludwig van Beethoven
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Sat 27 Aug 1966
19:30
Prom 32
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Arthur Sullivan
Patience
The Soldiers of our Queen Act 1 No. 3
Patience
When I first put this uniform on Act 1 No. 5
Patience
Turn, oh turn in this direction Act 2 No. 3
Patience
A magnet hung in a hardware shop Act 2 No. 4
Patience
Love is a plaintive song Act 2 No. 5
Utopia Limited
Oh, Zara!...A tenor, all singers above Act 2 No. 1
Trial by Jury
The Yeomen of the Guard
Is life a boon? Act 1 No. 7
The Yeomen of the Guard
When maiden loves Act 1 No. 1
The Yeomen of the Guard
Were I thy bride Act 1 No. 13
The Yeomen of the Guard
'Tis done! I am a bride Act 1 No. 12
The Yeomen of the Guard
Free from his fetters grim Act 2 No. 4
The Yeomen of the Guard
Tower warders, under orders Act 1 No. 3
The Mikado
Three little maids from school Act 1 No. 7
The Mikado
Comes a train of little ladies Act 1 No. 6
The Mikado
Braid the raven hair Act 2 No. 1
The Mikado
A wand'ring minstrel I Act 1 No. 2
Iolanthe
When all night long a chap remains [The Sentry's song] Act 2 No. 1
Iolanthe
Loudly let the trumpet bray [Entrance and March of the Peers] Act 1 No. 6
Iolanthe
When Britain really rul'd the waves Act 2 No. 3
Iolanthe
Oh, foolish fay Act 2 No. 5
Iolanthe
Soon as we may, off and away Act 2 No. 12
Performers
Owen Brannigan
bass
Usher
Learned Judge
bass
Usher
Learned Judge
Richard Lewis
tenor
Defendant, Edwin
tenor
Defendant, Edwin
John Cameron
baritone
Counsel for Plaintiff
baritone
Counsel for Plaintiff
Elaine Blighton
soprano
Plaintiff, Angelina
soprano
Plaintiff, Angelina
Patricia Kern
contralto
contralto
Jean Temperley
contralto
contralto
Franklyn Whiteley
bass
Foreman of the Jury
bass
Foreman of the Jury
BBC Singers
Royal Choral Society
Goldsmiths Choral Union
BBC Concert Orchestra
Malcolm Sargent
conductor
conductor
Composers
Arthur Sullivan
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Mon 29 Aug 1966
19:30
Prom 33
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Mikhail Ivanovich Glinka
Prince Kholmsky
Overture Proms premiere
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Suite No. 3 in G major, Op 55
No. 4 Tema con variazioni
Sergey Rachmaninov
Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor
Dmitry Shostakovich
Symphony No. 10 in E minor
Performers
Norma Fisher
piano
piano
George Hurst
conductor
conductor
BBC Philharmonic (pre-1983, BBC Northern SO; 1983-91, BBC Philharmonic Orchestra)
Composers
Mikhail Ivanovich Glinka
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Sergey Rachmaninov
Dmitry Shostakovich
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Tue 30 Aug 1966
19:30
Prom 34
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Joseph Haydn
Symphony No. 104 in D major, 'London'
Anton Webern
Cantata No. 2, Op 31
Proms premiere
Variations, Op 30
Cantata No. 1, Op 29
Proms premiere
Arnold Schoenberg
Four Songs, Op 22
Proms premiere
Claude Debussy
La mer
Performers
Barry McDaniel
bass
bass
Halina Lukomska
soprano
soprano
BBC Singers
Yvonne Minton
mezzo-soprano
mezzo-soprano
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Pierre Boulez
conductor
conductor
Composers
Joseph Haydn
Anton Webern
Arnold Schoenberg
Claude Debussy
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Wed 31 Aug 1966
19:30
Prom 35
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Claude Debussy
Nocturnes
Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major
Anton Webern
Six Pieces for Orchestra, Op. 6
- Performed in original 1909 orchestration
Igor Stravinsky
The Rite of Spring
Performers
BBC Singers (1924-34, Wireless Chorus; 1935-8, 1942-3, 1946-72, BBC Chorus) (women's voices)
Daniel Barenboim
piano
piano
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Pierre Boulez
conductor
conductor
Composers
Claude Debussy
Ludwig van Beethoven
Anton Webern
Igor Stravinsky
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Thu 1 Sep 1966
19:30
Prom 36
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Franz Schubert
Symphony No. 8 in B minor, 'Unfinished'
Sinfonia concertante in E flat major, K 297b (version for oboe, clarinet, bassoon and horn )
Antonín Dvořák
Symphony No. 6 in D major
Performers
Gervase de Peyer
clarinet
clarinet
Roger Lord
oboe
oboe
Barry Tuckwell
horn
horn
Roger Birnstingl
bassoon
bassoon
London Symphony Orchestra
István Kertész
conductor
conductor
Composers
Franz Schubert
Antonín Dvořák
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Fri 2 Sep 1966
19:30
Prom 37
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Johann Sebastian Bach
Brandenburg Concerto No 6 in B flat major, BWV 1051
Alban Berg
Lulu Suite
Proms premiere
Pierre Boulez
Éclat
First UK concert performance
Claude Debussy
Images for Orchestra
No. 2 Ibéria
Images for Orchestra
No. 1 Gigues
Images for Orchestra
No. 3 Rondes de printemps
Performers
Pierre Boulez
harpsichord/director
conductor
harpsichord/director
conductor
Harry Danks
viola
viola
Ambrose Gauntlett
viola da gamba
viola da gamba
Alan Dalziel
cello
cello
John Coulling
viola
viola
Gerald Brinnen
double bass
double bass
Desmond Dupré
viola da gamba
viola da gamba
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Halina Lukomska
soprano
soprano
Composers
Johann Sebastian Bach
Alban Berg
Pierre Boulez
Claude Debussy
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Sat 3 Sep 1966
19:30
Prom 38
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Bedrich Smetana
The Bartered Bride
Overture
Alexander Borodin
Prince Igor
Aria 'A long time has passed' Act 1 Scene 2
Antonín Dvořák
Symphony No. 7 in D minor
Georges Bizet
Jeux d'enfants (orchestral version)
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Violin Concerto in D major
Paul Dukas
The Sorcerer’s Apprentice
Performers
Elizabeth Simon
soprano
soprano
Uto Ughi
violin
violin
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Malcolm Sargent
conductor
conductor
Composers
Bedrich Smetana
Alexander Borodin
Antonín Dvořák
Georges Bizet
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Paul Dukas
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Mon 5 Sep 1966
19:30
Prom 39
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Johann Sebastian Bach
Brandenburg Concerto No 4 in G major, BWV 1049
Francesco Cavalli
Messa concertata
Proms premiere
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Concerto No 25 in C major, K 503
George Frideric Handel
Samson
Chorus 'With thunder arm'd, great God, arise!' Act 3 No. 4 Proms premiere
Samson
Chorus 'Let their celestial concerts all unite' Act 3 No 27 Proms premiere
Performers
Emanuel Hurwitz
violin
violin
Richard Adeney
flute
flute
Norman Knight
flute
flute
Yvonne Minton
mezzo-soprano
mezzo-soprano
Gerald English
tenor
tenor
Jean Allister
contralto
contralto
Christopher Keyte
bass
bass
Alan Harverson
organ
organ
April Cantelo
soprano
soprano
Maureen Lehane
contralto
contralto
Stafford Dean
bass
bass
Bernard Dickerson
tenor
tenor
Leslie Pearson
organ
organ
Hazel Vivienne
harpsichord
harpsichord
BBC Singers
Stephen Kovacevich
piano
piano
Raymond Leppard
conductor
conductor
English Chamber Orchestra
Composers
Johann Sebastian Bach
Francesco Cavalli
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
George Frideric Handel
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Tue 6 Sep 1966
19:30
Prom 40
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Notturno 'Luci care, luci belle', K 346
Proms premiere
Notturno 'Due pupille amabili', K 439
Proms premiere
Notturno 'Ecco quel fiero istante', K 436
Proms premiere
Notturno 'Più non si trovano fra mille amanti', K 549
Proms premiere
Notturno 'Se lontan, ben mio, tu sei', K 438
Proms premiere
Notturno 'Mi lagnerò tacendo', K 437
Proms premiere
Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor
Gustav Mahler
Symphony No. 10 in F sharp minor (compl. Deryck Cooke)
Performers
Walter Süsskind
conductor
piano/director
conductor
piano/director
Sheila Armstrong
soprano
soprano
Maureen Lehane
contralto
contralto
John Carol Case
baritone
baritone
Anthony Jennings
basset horn
clarinet
basset horn
clarinet
Keith Puddy
basset horn
clarinet
basset horn
clarinet
Richard Temple Savage
basset horn
basset horn
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Composers
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Gustav Mahler
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Wed 7 Sep 1966
19:30
Prom 41
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Jean Sibelius
Symphony No. 7 in C major
Ludwig van Beethoven
Violin Concerto in D major
Ralph Vaughan Williams
Symphony No. 2 (A London Symphony)
Performers
Ida Haendel
violin
violin
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Malcolm Sargent
conductor
conductor
Composers
Jean Sibelius
Ludwig van Beethoven
Ralph Vaughan Williams
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Thu 8 Sep 1966
19:30
Prom 42
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Frederick Delius
A Mass of Life
Proms premiere
Performers
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Malcolm Sargent
conductor
conductor
Yvonne Minton
mezzo-soprano
mezzo-soprano
Heather Harper
soprano
soprano
John Cameron
baritone
baritone
Ronald Dowd
tenor
tenor
Alexandra Choir
BBC Singers (1924-34, Wireless Chorus; 1935-8, 1942-3, 1946-72, BBC Chorus)
Royal Choral Society
Harrow Choral Society
BBC Symphony Chorus (pre-1932, National Chorus; 1933-4, BBC Chorus; 1935-77, BBC Choral Society)
Composers
Frederick Delius
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Fri 9 Sep 1966
19:30
Prom 43
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Joseph Haydn
Symphony No. 103 in E flat major 'Drumroll'
Béla Bartók
Piano Concerto No 2
Hector Berlioz
Symphonie fantastique
Performers
Stephen Kovacevich
piano
piano
London Symphony Orchestra
Sir Colin Davis
conductor
conductor
Composers
Joseph Haydn
Béla Bartók
Hector Berlioz
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Sat 10 Sep 1966
19:30
Prom 44
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Overture 'Russian Easter Festival', Op 36
Franz Liszt
Piano Concerto No. 1 in E flat major
Maurice Ravel
Daphnis and Chloe – Suite No. 2
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Symphony No. 5 in E minor
Performers
Charles Rosen
piano
piano
Leopold Stokowski
conductor
conductor
Philharmonia Orchestra (1964-77, New Philharmonia Orchestra)
Composers
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Franz Liszt
Maurice Ravel
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
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Mon 12 Sep 1966
19:30
Prom 45
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Symphony No. 40 in G minor
Gustav Mahler
Songs from 'Des Knaben Wunderhorn'
No. 10 Lob des hohen Verstandes Proms premiere
Songs from 'Des Knaben Wunderhorn'
No. 9 Wo die schönen Trompeten blasen Proms premiere
Songs from 'Des Knaben Wunderhorn'
No. 1 Der Schildwache Nachtlied Proms premiere
Songs from 'Des Knaben Wunderhorn'
No. 5 Das irdische Leben Proms premiere
Songs from 'Des Knaben Wunderhorn'
No. 7 Rheinlegendchen Proms premiere
Songs from 'Des Knaben Wunderhorn'
No. 8 Lied des Verfolgten im Turm Proms premiere
Franz Schubert
Symphony No. 9 in C major, ‘Great’
Performers
Sybil Michelow
contralto
contralto
John Shirley‐Quirk
baritone
baritone
London Symphony Orchestra
István Kertész
conductor
conductor
Composers
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Gustav Mahler
Franz Schubert
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Tue 13 Sep 1966
19:30
Prom 46
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Ralph Vaughan Williams
Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis
Gustav Holst
The Planets
Gunther Schuller
Movements
No. 2 Sequences UK premiere
Charles Ives
Symphony No 4
First UK concert performance
Performers
Malcolm Sargent
conductor
conductor
BBC Singers (1924-34, Wireless Chorus; 1935-8, 1942-3, 1946-72, BBC Chorus) (women's voices)
Douglas Whittaker
flute
flute
Gunther Schuller
conductor
conductor
Roger Smalley
piano
piano
BBC Singers
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Composers
Ralph Vaughan Williams
Gustav Holst
Gunther Schuller
Charles Ives
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Wed 14 Sep 1966
19:30
Prom 47
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Hector Berlioz
The Trojans
Part 1, 'La Prise de Troie' Proms premiere
Performers
Sir Colin Davis
conductor
conductor
Janet Baker
Cassandra
Cassandra
Raimund Herincx
Corebus
Corebus
Gwyn Griffiths
Greek Captain
Trojan Soldier
Greek Captain
Trojan Soldier
Ronald Dowd
Aeneas
Aeneas
Donald McIntyre
Panthus
Panthus
Don Garrard
Priam
Ghost of Hector
Priam
Ghost of Hector
Anne Pashley
Ascanius
Ascanius
Anne Howard
Hecuba
Hecuba
Gregory Dempsey
Helenus
Helenus
Philharmonia Chorus (1964-77, New Philharmonia Chorus)
Philharmonia Orchestra (1964-77, New Philharmonia Orchestra)
Composers
Hector Berlioz
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Thu 15 Sep 1966
19:30
Prom 48
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Symphony No 32 in G major, K 318
Ferruccio Busoni
Indianische Fantasie, K264, Op 44
Gustav Mahler
Symphony No. 9
Proms premiere
Performers
John Ogdon
piano
piano
London Symphony Orchestra
Jascha Horenstein
conductor
conductor
Composers
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Ferruccio Busoni
Gustav Mahler
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Fri 16 Sep 1966
19:30
Prom 49
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Joseph Haydn
Mass in B flat major 'Theresienmesse', Hob. XXII:12
Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No. 9 in D minor, ‘Choral’
Performers
Peter Gellhorn
conductor
conductor
Robert Tear
tenor
tenor
Maureen Lehane
contralto
contralto
John Carol Case
baritone
baritone
Margaret Price
soprano
soprano
BBC Singers
Malcolm Sargent
conductor
conductor
Heather Harper
soprano
soprano
Jean Allister
contralto
contralto
Raimund Herincx
baritone
baritone
Ronald Dowd
tenor
tenor
Croydon Philharmonic Society
Wembley Philharmonic Society
Royal Choral Society
BBC Symphony Orchestra
BBC Symphony Chorus (pre-1932, National Chorus; 1933-4, BBC Chorus; 1935-77, BBC Choral Society)
Composers
Joseph Haydn
Ludwig van Beethoven
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Sat 17 Sep 1966
19:30
Prom 50 - Last Night of the Proms 1966
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Gioachino Rossini
Il viaggio a Reims
Overture
Sergey Prokofiev
Piano Concerto No. 3 in C major
Igor Stravinsky
The Firebird – suite (revised version, 1919)
Edward Elgar
Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1 in D major, ‘Land of Hope and Glory’
Gustav Holst
Beni Mora
Henry Wood
Fantasia on British Sea-Songs
No. 2 The Anchor's Weighed - bugle calls usually abbreviated by Sargent
Fantasia on British Sea-Songs
No. 5 Jack's the Lad - bugle calls usually abbreviated by Sargent
Fantasia on British Sea-Songs
No. 6 Farewell and Adieu, Ye Spanish Ladies - Cadenza - bugle calls usually abbreviated by Sargent
Fantasia on British Sea-Songs
No. 7 Home, Sweet Home - bugle calls usually abbreviated by Sargent
Fantasia on British Sea-Songs
No. 3 The Saucy Arethusa - bugle calls usually abbreviated by Sargent
Fantasia on British Sea-Songs
No. 4 Tom Bowling - bugle calls usually abbreviated by Sargent
Fantasia on British Sea-Songs
No. 8 See, the Conquering Hero Comes - bugle calls usually abbreviated by Sargent
Fantasia on British Sea-Songs
No. 1 Bugle Calls - bugle calls usually abbreviated by Sargent
Thomas Arne
Rule, Britannia!
Hubert Parry
Jerusalem (orch. Elgar)
Unknown
National Anthem
Performers
Martha Argerich
piano
piano
Monica Sinclair
contralto
contralto
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Malcolm Sargent
conductor
conductor
Composers
Gioachino Rossini
Sergey Prokofiev
Igor Stravinsky
Edward Elgar
Gustav Holst
Henry Wood
Thomas Arne
Hubert Parry
Unknown
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