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Fri 18 Jul 1997
19:30
Prom 01 - First Night of the Proms 1997
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Ludwig van Beethoven
Missa solemnis
Performers
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Bernard Haitink
conductor
conductor
Catherine Wyn-Rogers
mezzo-soprano
mezzo-soprano
Karita Mattila
soprano
soprano
Anthony Michaels-Moore
baritone
baritone
Herbert Lippert
tenor
tenor
BBC Singers (1924-34, Wireless Chorus; 1935-8, 1942-3, 1946-72, BBC Chorus)
BBC Symphony Chorus (pre-1932, National Chorus; 1933-4, BBC Chorus; 1935-77, BBC Choral Society)
Composers
Ludwig van Beethoven
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Sat 19 Jul 1997
19:30
Prom 02
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
The Marriage of Figaro – overture
Aria 'Chi sà, chi sà, qual sia', K 582
Concert aria 'Ah, lo previdi', K272
Idomeneo – ballet music
Franz Schubert
Die Verschworenen, D 787
Proms premiere
Performers
Hillevi Martinpelto
soprano
Countess Ludmilla
soprano
Countess Ludmilla
David Wilson‐Johnson
Count Heribert
Count Heribert
Susan Bickley
Udolin
Udolin
Simon Berridge
Garold
Garold
Judith Howarth
Isella
Isella
Jamie MacDougall
Astolf
Astolf
Lisa Larsson
Helene
Helene
Susanna Spicer
Luitgarde
Luitgarde
Frances Jellard
Camilla
Camilla
Edward Caswell
Friedrich
Friedrich
Donna Deam
Woman
Woman
Richard Savage
Knight
Knight
Choir of the Age of Enlightenment
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
Nicholas McGegan
conductor
conductor
Composers
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Franz Schubert
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Sun 20 Jul 1997
19:30
Prom 03
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Steve Reich
Music for Mallet Instruments, Voices and Organ
Proms premiere
Michael Gordon
Love Bead
World premiere
Lou Harrison
Concert for Organ and Percussion
UK premiere
John Adams
Scratchband
UK premiere
Philip Glass
Façades
Proms premiere
Frank Zappa
The Yellow Shark
Dog-Breath Variations Proms premiere
The Yellow Shark
Uncle Meat Proms premiere
The Yellow Shark
Get Whitey Proms premiere
The Yellow Shark
G-Spot Tornado Proms premiere
Moggio
- encore Proms premiere
The Yellow Shark
G-Spot Tornado - encore
Performers
Micaela Haslam
voice
voice
Sarah Eyden
voice
voice
Heather Cairncross
voice
voice
Hermann Kretzschmar
organ
organ
Ali N. Askin
music arranger
music arranger
Ensemble Modern
John Adams
conductor
conductor
Composers
Steve Reich
Michael Gordon
Lou Harrison
John Adams
Philip Glass
Frank Zappa
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Mon 21 Jul 1997
13:00
Proms Chamber Music 01
Victoria & Albert Museum
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Programme
Anton Webern
Langsamer Satz
Franz Schubert
String Quintet in C major
Proms premiere
Performers
Robert Cohen
cello
cello
Endellion String Quartet
Composers
Anton Webern
Franz Schubert
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19:30
Prom 04
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Johann Sebastian Bach
Cantata No. 214, 'Tönet, ihr Pauken! Erschallet Trompeten!', BWV 214
Proms premiere
Brandenburg Concerto No 4 in G major, BWV 1049
Jesu, meine Freude, BWV 227
Cantata No. 21, 'Ich hatte viel Bekümmernis', BWV 21
Performers
Mark Padmore
tenor
tenor
Suzie LeBlanc
soprano
soprano
Klaus Mertens
bass
bass
Elisabeth von Magnus
contralto
contralto
Amsterdam Baroque Choir
Margaret Faultless
violin
violin
Reine-Marie Verhagen
recorder
recorder
Heiko ter Schegget
recorder
recorder
Caroline Stam
soprano
soprano
María-Luz Álvarez
soprano
soprano
Martiene Straesser
alto
alto
Joost van der Linden
tenor
tenor
Ton Koopman
conductor
conductor
Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra
Composers
Johann Sebastian Bach
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Tue 22 Jul 1997
19:30
Prom 05
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Felix Mendelssohn
Overture 'Ruy Blas'
Edward Elgar
Cello Concerto in E minor
Anton Bruckner
Symphony No. 9 in D minor
Performers
Steven Isserlis
cello
cello
Tadaaki Otaka
conductor
conductor
BBC National Orchestra of Wales (pre-1993, BBC Welsh SO)
Composers
Felix Mendelssohn
Edward Elgar
Anton Bruckner
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Wed 23 Jul 1997
19:00
Prom 06
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Iannis Xenakis
SEA-CHANGE
World premiere
Sergey Prokofiev
Piano Concerto No. 3 in C major
Richard Strauss
Ein Heldenleben
Performers
John Lill
piano
piano
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Sir Andrew Davis
conductor
conductor
Composers
Iannis Xenakis
Sergey Prokofiev
Richard Strauss
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22:00
Prom 07
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Trad.
Yaa Yaa Kolé (arr. Chris Brannick and Thomas Segkura)
Proms premiere
Steve Reich
Music for Pieces of Wood
John Cage
Sonatas and Interludes
No. 2 Sonata Proms premiere
Sonatas and Interludes
No. 5 Sonata Proms premiere
Orphy Robinson
Suite d'Lorenzo
Proms premiere
John Cage
Sonatas and Interludes
No. 14 Sonata Proms premiere
Sonatas and Interludes
No. 15 Sonata Proms premiere
Frederic Rzewski
Four North American Ballads
No. 4 Winnsboro Cottin Mill Blues Proms premiere
Django Bates
The Catering Trade
London premiere
John Cage
Sonatas and Interludes
No. 8 Sonata Proms premiere
Sonatas and Interludes
No. 12 Sonata Proms premiere
Trad.
Kumpo (arr. Paulinus Bozie)
Proms premiere
Performers
ensemblebash
Joanna MacGregor
prepared piano
piano
prepared piano
piano
Richard Williams
actor
actor
Kieron Smith
actor
actor
Paulinus Bozie
music arranger
music arranger
Composers
Trad.
Steve Reich
John Cage
Orphy Robinson
Frederic Rzewski
Django Bates
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Thu 24 Jul 1997
19:30
Prom 08
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Igor Stravinsky
Petrushka (1947 version)
Erich Wolfgang Korngold
Violanta, Op 8
London premiere
Performers
Stuart Kale
Giovanni Bracca
Giovanni Bracca
Janice Cairns
Violanta
Violanta
Jonathan Summers
Simone Trovai
Simone Trovai
Hans Aschenbach
Alfonso
Alfonso
Elena Ferrari
Bice
Bice
Liane Keegan
Barbara
Barbara
Jeffrey Stewart
Matteo
Matteo
Victoria Sharp
First Maid
First Maid
Philippa Thompson
Second Maid
Second Maid
Stephen Briggs
First Soldier
First Soldier
Edward Thornton
Second Soldier
Second Soldier
Chorus of Opera North
Paul Daniel
conductor
conductor
English Northern Philharmonia
Composers
Igor Stravinsky
Erich Wolfgang Korngold
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Fri 25 Jul 1997
19:30
Prom 09
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Peter Maxwell Davies
Orkney Saga I
World premiere
Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano Concerto No. 1 in C major
Dmitry Shostakovich
Symphony No 8 in C minor
Performers
Peter Maxwell Davies
conductor
conductor
Vassily Sinaisky
conductor
conductor
Stephen Kovacevich
piano
piano
BBC Philharmonic (pre-1983, BBC Northern SO; 1983-91, BBC Philharmonic Orchestra)
Composers
Peter Maxwell Davies
Ludwig van Beethoven
Dmitry Shostakovich
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Sat 26 Jul 1997
19:30
Prom 10
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Benjamin Britten
The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra
Percy Grainger
The Warriors
Proms premiere
Jonathan Harvey
Concerto for Percussion
World premiere
Edward Elgar
‘Enigma’ Variations
Percy Grainger
Irish Tune from County Derry
- encore
Mock Morris
- encore
Performers
Paul Hindmarsh
assistant conductor
assistant conductor
Evelyn Glennie
percussion
percussion
Richard Hickox
conductor
conductor
BBC Philharmonic (pre-1983, BBC Northern SO; 1983-91, BBC Philharmonic Orchestra)
Composers
Benjamin Britten
Percy Grainger
Jonathan Harvey
Edward Elgar
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Sun 27 Jul 1997
19:30
Prom 11
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Erik Satie
Trois gymnopédies (orch. Claude Debussy)
No. 3 Lent et grave
Trois gymnopédies (orch. Claude Debussy)
No. 1 Lent et douloureux
Francis Poulenc
Organ Concerto
Arthur Honegger
Jeanne d'Arc au bûcher
Proms premiere
Performers
Ian Tracey
organ
organ
Christopher Purves
bass-baritone
bass-baritone
Dame Sarah Connolly
Margaret
Margaret
Eileen Hulse
Virgin Mary
Virgin Mary
John Graham Hall
tenor
tenor
Fiona Shaw
Joan of Arc
Joan of Arc
John Wood
narrator
narrator
Alice Coote
Catherine
Catherine
Dominic Keating-Roberts
treble
treble
Jenny Galloway
actress
actress
Toby Jones
actor
actor
Robert Langdon Lloyd
actor
actor
Paul McGrath
assistant conductor
assistant conductor
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir
Philharmonic Youth Choir
Libor Pešek
conductor
conductor
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
Composers
Erik Satie
Francis Poulenc
Arthur Honegger
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Mon 28 Jul 1997
13:00
Proms Chamber Music 02
Victoria & Albert Museum
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Programme
Johannes Brahms
4 Ballades, Op 10
No. 4 in B major
Stephen Montague
Southern Lament
London premiere
Johannes Brahms
Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel, Op 24
Performers
Stephen Kovacevich (formerly Bishop-Kovacevich; Bishop)
piano
piano
Composers
Johannes Brahms
Stephen Montague
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19:30
Prom 12
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Joseph Haydn
Symphony No. 31 in D major 'Hornsignal'
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Clarinet Concerto in A major
Béla Bartók
The Wooden Prince, Sz 60, Op 13
Performers
Paul Meyer
clarinet
clarinet
BBC Symphony Orchestra
David Robertson
conductor
conductor
Composers
Joseph Haydn
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Béla Bartók
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Tue 29 Jul 1997
19:30
Prom 13
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Claude Debussy
Le martyre de St Sébastien (suite arr. Caplet)
Sofia Gubaidulina
Concerto for Viola
European premiere
Dmitry Shostakovich
Symphony No. 10 in E minor
Emmanuel Chabrier
Joyeuse marche
- encore
Performers
Yuri Abramovich Bashmet
viola
viola
Kent Nagano
conductor
conductor
Hallé (pre-2003, Hallé Orchestra)
Composers
Claude Debussy
Sofia Gubaidulina
Dmitry Shostakovich
Emmanuel Chabrier
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Wed 30 Jul 1997
19:30
Prom 14
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No. 6 in F major, ‘Pastoral’
Gustav Mahler
Das Lied von der Erde
Performers
Anthony Rolfe Johnson
tenor
tenor
Waltraud Meier
mezzo-soprano
mezzo-soprano
Mark Wigglesworth
conductor
conductor
BBC National Orchestra of Wales (pre-1993, BBC Welsh SO)
Composers
Ludwig van Beethoven
Gustav Mahler
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Thu 31 Jul 1997
19:00
Prom 15
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
David Sawer
The Greatest Happiness Principle
London premiere
Béla Bartók
Piano Concerto No. 3
Jean Sibelius
Symphony No. 2 in D major
Performers
Sir Stephen Hough
piano
piano
Mark Wigglesworth
conductor
conductor
BBC National Orchestra of Wales (pre-1993, BBC Welsh SO)
Composers
David Sawer
Béla Bartók
Jean Sibelius
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22:00
Prom 16
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Orlande de Lassus
Motet 'Musica Dei donum optimi'
Proms premiere
Clément Janequin
La guerre
Proms premiere
Peter Maxwell Davies
House of Winter
Proms premiere
Thomas Weelkes
Thule the period of cosmographie
Proms premiere
Thomas Morley
Fyre, fyre
Proms premiere
John Wilbye
Weepe, weepe mine eyes
Proms premiere
György Ligeti
Nonsense Madrigals
London premiere of complete work
Kodály Zoltán
Esti Dal
Proms premiere
Penny Lane
Proms premiere
Eleanor Rigby
I'll Follow the Sun
Honey Pie
Proms premiere
Mother Nature's Son
- encore
Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da
- encore
Blackbird
- encore
Performers
Bob Chilcott
music arranger
music arranger
Paul Hart
music arranger
music arranger
Grayston Ives
music arranger
music arranger
Anon.
music arranger
music arranger
The King's Singers
Composers
Orlande de Lassus
Clément Janequin
Peter Maxwell Davies
Thomas Weelkes
Thomas Morley
John Wilbye
György Ligeti
Kodály Zoltán
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Fri 1 Aug 1997
19:00
Prom 17
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Johannes Brahms
Song of the Fates
Proms premiere
Frédéric Chopin
Piano Concerto No 2 in F minor
Franz Schubert
Mass No. 5 in A flat major, D 678
Performers
BBC Symphony Chorus
Jean‐Yves Thibaudet
piano
piano
Toby Spence
tenor
tenor
Rosa Mannion
soprano
soprano
Stella Doufexis
mezzo-soprano
mezzo-soprano
Nathan Berg
bass-baritone
bass-baritone
Jiří Bělohlávek
conductor
conductor
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Composers
Johannes Brahms
Frédéric Chopin
Franz Schubert
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Sat 2 Aug 1997
19:30
Prom 18
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Arthur Sullivan
The Gondoliers
Proms premiere
Performers
BBC Concert Orchestra
Rosemary Joshua
Gianetta
Gianetta
Barry Wordsworth
conductor
conductor
Dame Felicity Palmer
Duchess of Plaza-Toro
Duchess of Plaza-Toro
Brindley Sherratt
Giorgio
Giorgio
Timothy Robinson
Luiz
Luiz
Pamela Helen Stephen
Tessa
Tessa
Judith Harris
Giulia
Giulia
Jacqueline Fox
Vittoria
Vittoria
Penelope Walker
Inez
Inez
Donald Maxwell
Don Alhambra
Don Alhambra
Jamie MacDougall
Marco
Marco
Jason Howard
Giuseppe
Giuseppe
Lynette Alcantara
Fiametta
Fiametta
Stuart MacIntyre
Antonio
Antonio
Richard Suart
Duke of Plaza-Toro
Duke of Plaza-Toro
Eugene Ginty
Francesco
Francesco
Mary Hegarty
Casilda
Casilda
John Wells
narrator
narrator
BBC Singers (1924-34, Wireless Chorus; 1935-8, 1942-3, 1946-72, BBC Chorus)
Composers
Arthur Sullivan
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Sun 3 Aug 1997
16:00
Prom 19
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Hanns Eisler
4 Balladen, Op 22
No. 2 Ballade von der Wohltätigkeit Proms premiere
Friedrich Hollaender
Der Blaue Engel
Ich bin von Kopf bis Fuss auf Liebe eingestellt Proms premiere
Rudolf Nelson
Das Nachtgespenst
Proms premiere
Hanns Eisler
4 Balladen, Op 22
No. 3 Lied der Bergarbeiter Proms premiere
Ilse Weber
Brief an mein Kind
Proms premiere
Rudolf Nelson
Peter (arr. Steven Edis)
Proms premiere
Kurt Weill
Mahagonny-Songspiel
The Seven Deadly Sins
Performers
Anne Manson
conductor
conductor
Donald George
tenor
Billy
Younger Brother
tenor
Billy
Younger Brother
Sinfonia 21
Elena Ferrari
soprano
Jessie
soprano
Jessie
Bruce O'Neil
piano
piano
Jonathan Veira
baritone
Bobby
Father
baritone
Bobby
Father
Nicolas Cavallier
bass
Jimmy
Mother
bass
Jimmy
Mother
Marianne Rørholm
mezzo-soprano
Bessie
mezzo-soprano
Bessie
Jeffrey Lloyd-Roberts
tenor
Charlie
Older Brother
tenor
Charlie
Older Brother
Kate Fenwick
Girl
Anna II
Girl
Anna II
Marie McLaughlin
Anna I
Anna I
Composers
Hanns Eisler
Friedrich Hollaender
Rudolf Nelson
Ilse Weber
Kurt Weill
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19:30
Prom 20
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Mikhail Ivanovich Glinka
Capriccio brillante (on the Jota aragonesa)
Proms premiere
Sergey Prokofiev
Violin Concerto No. 2 in G minor
Giya Kancheli
Symphony No. 3
UK premiere
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Francesca da Rimini
Alexander Glazunov
Raymonda, Op 57
No. 26 Grand pas espagnol Act 2 - encore
Trad.
Eightsome (reel)
- encore
Performers
Tasmin Little
violin
violin
David James
counter-tenor
counter-tenor
Brian Fahey
music arranger
music arranger
Alexander Lazarev
conductor
conductor
Royal Scottish National Orchestra (pre-1950, Scottish Orchestra; 1950-91, Scottish National Orchestra)
Composers
Mikhail Ivanovich Glinka
Sergey Prokofiev
Giya Kancheli
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Alexander Glazunov
Trad.
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Mon 4 Aug 1997
13:00
Proms Chamber Music 03
Victoria & Albert Museum
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Programme
Anon.
Plainsong Magnificat (Tonus Peregrinus)
Arvo Pärt
Seven Magnificat Antiphons
Percy Grainger
Song of Värmeland
My Love's in Germanie
Trad.
Brigg Fair
Percy Grainger
Shenandoah
Thomas Morley
O Mistress Mine
Performers
Stephen Layton
conductor
conductor
Polyphony
Composers
Anon.
Arvo Pärt
Percy Grainger
Trad.
Thomas Morley
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19:30
Prom 21
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Gustav Mahler
Blumine
Roger Reynolds
The Red Act Arias
World premiere
Gustav Mahler
Symphony No. 1 in D major
Performers
Simon Joly
conductor on tape
conductor on tape
Harriet Walter
narrator
narrator
BBC Singers
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Leonard Slatkin
conductor
conductor
Composers
Gustav Mahler
Roger Reynolds
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Tue 5 Aug 1997
19:30
Prom 22
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Symphony No. 35 in D major, 'Haffner'
Erich Wolfgang Korngold
Violin Concerto in D major
Proms premiere
Igor Markevitch
Rébus
London premiere
Igor Stravinsky
The Firebird – suite (revised version, 1919)
Bedrich Smetana
The Bartered Bride
Dance of the Comedians Act 3 - encore
Performers
Gil Shaham
violin
violin
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
Yakov Kreizberg
conductor
conductor
Composers
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Erich Wolfgang Korngold
Igor Markevitch
Igor Stravinsky
Bedrich Smetana
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Wed 6 Aug 1997
19:30
Prom 23
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Johann Sebastian Bach
Mass in B minor
Performers
John Mark Ainsley
tenor
tenor
Trevor Pinnock
harpsichord-director
harpsichord-director
Catherine Wyn-Rogers
mezzo-soprano
mezzo-soprano
Gerald Finley
baritone
baritone
Susan Chilcott
soprano
soprano
Choir of the English Concert
The English Concert
Composers
Johann Sebastian Bach
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Thu 7 Aug 1997
19:30
Prom 24
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Béla Bartók
Dance Suite
Richard Strauss
6 Songs, Op 17 (orch. Felix Mottl)
No. 2 Ständchen
Brentano Songs, Op.68
No. 2 Ich wollt ein Sträusslein binden Proms premiere
Brentano Songs, Op.68
No. 3 Säusle, liebe Myrthe! Proms premiere
Brentano Songs, Op.68
No. 4 Als mir dein Lied erklang Proms premiere
Brentano Songs, Op.68
No. 5 Amor Proms premiere
Gustav Mahler
Symphony No. 4 in G major
Performers
Inger Dam-Jensen
soprano
soprano
Martyn Brabbins
conductor
conductor
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra (formerly BBC Scottish Orchestra)
Composers
Béla Bartók
Richard Strauss
Gustav Mahler
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Fri 8 Aug 1997
19:00
Prom 25
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Béla Bartók
Kossuth, Sz 21
Proms premiere
Luciano Berio
Folk Songs (version for soprano & orchestra)
Franz Schubert
Rondo in A major, D 438
Antonín Dvořák
Symphony No. 8 in G major
Performers
Michelle DeYoung
mezzo-soprano
mezzo-soprano
Krzysztof Smietana
violin
violin
Jiří Bělohlávek
conductor
conductor
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Composers
Béla Bartók
Luciano Berio
Franz Schubert
Antonín Dvořák
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22:00
Prom 26
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Odoia
Proms premiere
Trad.
Nana
Proms premiere
Kakhuri mravalzhamieri
Proms premiere
Trad.
Gikharoden kaltsulta sikadulo
Proms premiere
Lazhgvash
Proms premiere
Daigvianes
Proms premiere
Khasanbegura
Proms premiere
Trad.
Da vitarka meufisa
Proms premiere
Tskhenosnuri
Proms premiere
Chona
Proms premiere
Kviria
Proms premiere
Batonebo
Proms premiere
Trad.
2 instrumental trios
Proms premiere
Svanuri samgzavro perkhuli
Proms premiere
Tesh igbali
Proms premiere
Chakrulo
Proms premiere
Performers
Anzor Erkamaishvilli
director
director
Rustavi Choir
anonymous trio
Anzor Erkomaishvili
director
director
Rustavi Choir
Donald Macleod
presenter
presenter
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Sat 9 Aug 1997
19:30
Prom 27
Royal Albert Hall
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Michael Tippett
The Midsummer Marriage
Ritual Dances
Ralph Vaughan Williams
Symphony No. 6 in E minor
Jean Sibelius
Symphony No. 1 in E minor
Performers
National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain
Sir Colin Davis
conductor
conductor
Composers
Michael Tippett
Ralph Vaughan Williams
Jean Sibelius
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Sun 10 Aug 1997
15:00
Prom 28
Royal Albert Hall
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Joseph Haydn
Piano Sonata No. 52 in E flat major, Hob. XVI:52
Proms premiere
Franz Liszt
Liebesträum No 3 in A flat major
No. 3 in A flat major
Hungarian Rhapsodies, S 244 (solo piano version)
No. 12 in C sharp minor
Frédéric Chopin
Nocturne in C sharp minor, Op 27.1
Nocturne in D flat major, Op 27 No 2
Piano Sonata No. 3 in B minor, Op 58
Proms premiere
Ludwig van Beethoven
The Ruins of Athens, Op 113
No. 5 Turkish March - encore
Frédéric Chopin
Waltz in A flat major, Op 34.1
- encore
Franz Liszt
Etudes d'exécution transcendante d'après Paganini, S140
No. 3 in A flat minor - encore
Franz Schubert
6 Moments musicaux, D 780
No. 3 in F minor - encore
Ludwig van Beethoven
Rondo à capriccio 'Rage Over a Lost Penny', Op 129
- encore
Frédéric Chopin
Mazurka in A minor, Op 67.4
- encore
Waltz in E minor, Op posth
- encore
Performers
Anton Rubinstein
music arranger
music arranger
Leopold Godowsky
music arranger
music arranger
Evgeny Kissin
piano
piano
Composers
Joseph Haydn
Franz Liszt
Frédéric Chopin
Ludwig van Beethoven
Franz Schubert
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19:30
Prom 29
Royal Albert Hall
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Franz Schubert
Stabat Mater in G minor, D 175
Proms premiere
Gesang der Geister über den Wassern, D 714
Psalm 23, D 706
Hymnus an den Heiligen Geist, D 948
Proms premiere
Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No. 9 in D minor, ‘Choral’
Performers
Monteverdi Choir
Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique
Monteverdi Choir (men's voices)
Susan Tomes
piano
piano
Monteverdi Choir (women's voices)
Robert Burt
tenor
tenor
Stuart MacIntyre
bass
bass
Julian Podger
tenor
tenor
Robert Macdonald
bass
bass
Bryn Terfel
bass-baritone
bass-baritone
Bernarda Fink
mezzo-soprano
mezzo-soprano
Ľuba Orgonášová
soprano
soprano
Gordon Gietz
tenor
tenor
Sir John Eliot Gardiner
conductor
conductor
Composers
Franz Schubert
Ludwig van Beethoven
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Mon 11 Aug 1997
13:00
Proms Chamber Music 04
Victoria & Albert Museum
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Benjamin Britten
String Quartet No. 3, Op 94
Béla Bartók
String Quartet No. 5, Sz 102
Performers
Henschel Quartet
Composers
Benjamin Britten
Béla Bartók
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19:30
Prom 30
Royal Albert Hall
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Magnus Lindberg
Feria
World premiere
Jean Sibelius
Violin Concerto
Johann Sebastian Bach
Violin Partita No 2 in D minor
No. 4 Gigue - encore
Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No. 3 in E flat major, ‘Eroica’
Edvard Grieg
Peer Gynt, Suite No. 1, Op 46
- encore
Peer Gynt, Suite No. 1, Op 46
No. 3 Anitra's Dance - Tempo di Mazurka - encore
Jean Sibelius
Finlandia
- encore
Performers
Jukka‐Pekka Saraste
conductor
conductor
Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra
Christian Tetzlaff
violin
violin
Composers
Magnus Lindberg
Jean Sibelius
Johann Sebastian Bach
Ludwig van Beethoven
Edvard Grieg
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Tue 12 Aug 1997
19:00
Prom 31
Royal Albert Hall
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Maurice Ravel
Le tombeau de Couperin
Béla Bartók
4 Orchestral Pieces, Sz 51, Op 12
Pierre Boulez
Notations 1–4 & 7
Notations I
Notations 1–4 & 7
Notations II
Notations 1–4 & 7
Notations III
Notations 1–4 & 7
Notations IV
Igor Stravinsky
The Rite of Spring
Performers
Gustav Mahler Jugendorchester
Pierre Boulez
conductor
conductor
Composers
Maurice Ravel
Béla Bartók
Pierre Boulez
Igor Stravinsky
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22:00
Prom 32
Royal Albert Hall
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Lou Harrison
New First Suite for Strings
UK premiere
Stephen Montague
Concerto for Piano
World premiere
Samuel Barber
Adagio for strings
Colin McPhee
Tabuh-tabuhan
Proms premiere
Performers
Rolf Hind
piano
piano
Thomas Adès
piano
piano
John Lubbock
conductor
conductor
Orchestra of St John's (sometime OSJ)
Composers
Lou Harrison
Stephen Montague
Samuel Barber
Colin McPhee
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Wed 13 Aug 1997
19:30
Prom 33
Royal Albert Hall
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Sir George Benjamin
Ringed by the Flat Horizon
Béla Bartók
Violin Concerto No. 2
Hector Berlioz
Symphonie fantastique
Performers
Viktoria Mullova
violin
violin
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Sir Andrew Davis
conductor
conductor
Composers
Sir George Benjamin
Béla Bartók
Hector Berlioz
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Thu 14 Aug 1997
19:30
Prom 34
Royal Albert Hall
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Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Fantasy-Overture ‘Romeo and Juliet’
Dmitry Shostakovich
From Jewish Folk Poetry, Op 79a
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Scheherazade
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
The Sleeping Beauty (Act 1, No 6: Waltz)
Encore
Mikhail Ivanovich Glinka
Ruslan and Lyudmila – overture
Overture - encore
Performers
Marina Shaguch
soprano
soprano
Larissa Diadkova
contralto
contralto
Evgeniy Akimov
tenor
tenor
Valery Gergiev
conductor
conductor
Kirov Orchestra (also known as Kirov Opera Orchestra)
Composers
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Dmitry Shostakovich
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Mikhail Ivanovich Glinka
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Fri 15 Aug 1997
19:00
Prom 35
Royal Albert Hall
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Béla Bartók
10 Easy Pieces, Sz 39
No. 5 Evening in Transylvania
Hungarian Sketches, Sz 97
No. 1 Evening in the Village
3 Burlesques, Sz 47
No. 2 Slightly Tipsy
Hungarian Sketches, Sz 97
No. 4 Slightly Tipsy
For Children, Sz 42
No. 40 Swineherd's Dance
Hungarian Sketches, Sz 97
No. 5 Swineherd's Dance
6 Romanian Folk Dances, Sz 56 (piano version)
Romanian Folk Dances
Piano Concerto No 1
Johannes Brahms
Hungarian Dance No. 1 in G minor: Allegro molto, WoO 1.1 (orch. Johannes Brahms)
Hungarian Dance No. 10 in F major
Symphony No. 2 in D major
Benjamin Britten
Serenade for tenor, horn and strings
No. 8 Epilogue - encore
Johann Strauss II
Éljen a Magyar! - quick polka, Op 332
- encore
Bauern Polka, Op 276
- encore
Performers
Sir András Schiff
piano
piano
Budapest Festival Orchestra
Iván Fischer
conductor
conductor
Miklós Nagy
horn
horn
Composers
Béla Bartók
Johannes Brahms
Benjamin Britten
Johann Strauss II
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22:00
Prom 36
Royal Albert Hall
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Henry Purcell
My heart is inditing
Robert Fayrfax
Magnificat regale
William Byrd
Domine, quis habitabit
Proms premiere
John Sheppard
Verbum caro factum est
Proms premiere
George Frideric Handel
Chandos Anthem No. 11 'Let God Arise', HWV 256a
Proms premiere
Performers
The Brandenburg Consort
Stephen Cleobury
conductor
conductor
BBC Singers (1924-34, Wireless Chorus; 1935-8, 1942-3, 1946-72, BBC Chorus)
Composers
Henry Purcell
Robert Fayrfax
William Byrd
John Sheppard
George Frideric Handel
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Sat 16 Aug 1997
19:00
Prom 37
Royal Albert Hall
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Franz Schubert
Symphony No 5 in B flat major
Benjamin Britten
Serenade for tenor, horn and strings
Richard Wagner
Siegfried Idyll
Felix Mendelssohn
Symphony No 4 in A major 'Italian'
Edvard Grieg
Peer Gynt, Suite No. 1, Op 46
No. 3 Anitra's Dance - Tempo di Mazurka - encore
Felix Mendelssohn
A Midsummer Night’s Dream – incidental music
No. 1 Scherzo - encore
Performers
Ian Bostridge
tenor
tenor
Timothy Brown
horn
horn
Iona Brown
conductor
conductor
Norwegian Chamber Orchestra
Composers
Franz Schubert
Benjamin Britten
Richard Wagner
Felix Mendelssohn
Edvard Grieg
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22:00
Prom 38 - Britten Weekend
Royal Albert Hall
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Benjamin Britten
The Prodigal Son, Op 81
Proms premiere
Performers
Ivan Sharpe
Tempter
Tempter
Charles Johnston
Father
Father
Quentin Hayes
Elder Son
Elder Son
Andrew Burden
Younger Son
Younger Son
Matthew Lloyd
Boy
Boy
Birmingham Contemporary Music Group
Birmingham Opera Company (formerly City of Birmingham Touring Opera)
Composers
Benjamin Britten
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Sun 17 Aug 1997
16:00
Prom 39 - Britten Weekend
Royal Albert Hall
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Benjamin Britten
A Ceremony of Carols, Op 28
Proms premiere
Six Metamorphoses after Ovid, Op 49
Hymn to St Peter, Op 56a
Proms premiere
A Hymn to the Virgin
Rejoice in the Lamb, Op 30
Performers
Martin Neary
conductor
conductor
Aline Brewer
harp
harp
Choir of Westminster Abbey
Nicholas Daniel
oboe
oboe
Martin Baker
organ
organ
Composers
Benjamin Britten
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20:00
Prom 40
Royal Albert Hall
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Benjamin Britten
War Requiem
Performers
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Sir Andrew Davis
conductor
conductor
Martin Neary
offstage conductor
offstage conductor
Hans Peter Blochwitz
tenor
tenor
Thomas Hampson
baritone
baritone
Eva Urbanová
soprano
soprano
Westminster Abbey Choristers
BBC Symphony Chorus (pre-1932, National Chorus; 1933-4, BBC Chorus; 1935-77, BBC Choral Society)
City of Birmingham Symphony Chorus
Composers
Benjamin Britten
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Mon 18 Aug 1997
13:00
Proms Chamber Music 05
Victoria & Albert Museum
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Anon.
Alleluia (from the Winchester Troper)
Alleluia (from the Fountains Abbey Manuscript)
Christopher Fox
Alleluia
Johannes Ockeghem
Motet 'Ut heremita solus'
Proms premiere
Josquin des Prez
Nymphs des bois/Requiem aeternam
Christopher Tye
In nomine (unidentified)
Orlando Gibbons
In nomine (unspecified)
Ivan Moody
In nomine
Proms premiere
Christopher Fox
A Glimpse of Sion's Glory
London premiere
Performers
Orlando Consort
Fretwork
Composers
Anon.
Christopher Fox
Johannes Ockeghem
Josquin des Prez
Christopher Tye
Orlando Gibbons
Ivan Moody
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19:30
Prom 41
Royal Albert Hall
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Mikhail Ivanovich Glinka
Kamarinskaya
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Piano Concerto No. 1 in B flat minor
Edward McGuire
Calgacus
London premiere
Dmitry Shostakovich
Symphony No. 1 in F minor
Performers
Grigory Sokolov
piano
piano
Robert Wallace
bagpipes
bagpipes
Osmo Vänskä
conductor
conductor
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra (formerly BBC Scottish Orchestra)
Composers
Mikhail Ivanovich Glinka
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Edward McGuire
Dmitry Shostakovich
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Tue 19 Aug 1997
19:00
Prom 42
Royal Albert Hall
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Overture 'Namensfeier', Op 115
Felix Mendelssohn
Die erste Walpurgisnacht, Op 60
Hector Berlioz
Harold in Italy
Performers
Patricia Bardon
mezzo-soprano
mezzo-soprano
Paul Charles Clarke
tenor
tenor
Neal Davies
bass
bass
Thomas Hampson
baritone
baritone
Choir of the Age of Enlightenment
Thomas Zehetmair
viola
viola
Sir Mark Elder
conductor
conductor
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
Composers
Ludwig van Beethoven
Felix Mendelssohn
Hector Berlioz
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22:00
Prom 43
Royal Albert Hall
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Oliver Knussen
Two Organa, Op 27
Proms premiere
Simon Bainbridge
Landscape and Memory
Proms premiere
Harrison Birtwistle
Ritual Fragment
Proms premiere
Sir George Benjamin
Three Inventions
Proms premiere
Thomas Adès
Living Toys, Op 9
Proms premiere
Performers
Michael Thompson
horn
horn
London Sinfonietta
Markus Stenz
conductor
conductor
Composers
Oliver Knussen
Simon Bainbridge
Harrison Birtwistle
Sir George Benjamin
Thomas Adès
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Wed 20 Aug 1997
19:30
Prom 44
Royal Albert Hall
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Jean Sibelius
The Wood Nymph, Op 15
London premiere
Luonnotar
Kullervo
Performers
Kirsi Tiihonen
soprano
soprano
Jukka Rasilainen
baritone
baritone
Ylioppilaskunnan Laulajat
Osmo Vänskä
conductor
conductor
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra (formerly BBC Scottish Orchestra)
Composers
Jean Sibelius
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Thu 21 Aug 1997
19:30
Prom 45
Royal Albert Hall
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Franz Schubert
Symphony No 3 in D major
An Schwager Kronos, D 369 (orch. Johannes Brahms )
Geheimes, D 719 (orch. Johannes Brahms)
Gruppe aus dem Tartarus, D 583 (orch. Johannes Brahms)
Memnon, D 541 (orch. Johannes Brahms)
Erlkönig, D 328 (arr. Hector Berlioz)
Johannes Brahms
Symphony No. 4 in E minor
Performers
Sir Thomas Allen
baritone
baritone
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Charles Mackerras
conductor
conductor
Composers
Franz Schubert
Johannes Brahms
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Fri 22 Aug 1997
19:30
Prom 46
Royal Albert Hall
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Franz Schubert
Symphony No. 8 in B minor, 'Unfinished'
Ludwig van Beethoven
Concert aria ‘Ah! perfido’
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Concert Aria ‘Ch’io mi scordi di te?’
Paul Hindemith
Symphony 'Mathis der Maler'
Performers
Amanda Roocroft
soprano
soprano
Malcolm Martineau
piano
piano
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Daniele Gatti
conductor
conductor
Composers
Franz Schubert
Ludwig van Beethoven
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Paul Hindemith
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Sat 23 Aug 1997
19:30
Prom 47
Royal Albert Hall
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Jean Sibelius
En saga
Edvard Grieg
Piano Concerto in A minor
Rodion Shchedrin
Old Music of Russian Provincial Circuses
UK premiere
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Capriccio italien, Op 45
Vincent Youmans
Tahiti Trot (after 'Tea for Two' by Vincent Youmans), Op 16
- encore
Performers
Ilya Itin
piano
piano
Vassily Sinaisky
conductor
conductor
BBC Philharmonic (pre-1983, BBC Northern SO; 1983-91, BBC Philharmonic Orchestra)
Composers
Jean Sibelius
Edvard Grieg
Rodion Shchedrin
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Vincent Youmans
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Sun 24 Aug 1997
15:00
Prom 48
Royal Albert Hall
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Béla Bartók
Divertimento
Joseph Haydn
Cello Concerto No 1 in C major
Franz Schubert
Symphony No 4 in C minor, 'Tragic'
Performers
Natalie Clein
cello
cello
Sir Roger Norrington
conductor
conductor
National Youth Chamber Orchestra of Great Britain
Composers
Béla Bartók
Joseph Haydn
Franz Schubert
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19:30
Prom 49
Royal Albert Hall
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Roy Harris
Symphony No. 3
Samuel Barber
Violin Concerto
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Symphony No. 5 in E minor
William Schuman
New England Triptych
No. 3 Chester - encore
George Gershwin
Promenade (‘Walking the Dog’)
- encore Proms premiere
Jerrold Immel
Dallas
Theme Tune - encore Proms premiere
Performers
Joshua Bell
violin
violin
Andrew Litton
conductor
conductor
Dallas Symphony Orchestra
Composers
Roy Harris
Samuel Barber
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
William Schuman
George Gershwin
Jerrold Immel
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Mon 25 Aug 1997
13:00
Proms Chamber Music 06 - "Sins of My Old Age"
Victoria & Albert Museum
19:00
Prom 50
Royal Albert Hall
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Gioachino Rossini
Le comte Ory
Proms premiere
Performers
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Sir Andrew Davis
conductor
conductor
Diana Montague
Isolier
Isolier
Annick Massis
Countess Adèle
Countess Adèle
Ludovic Tézier
Raimbaud
Raimbaud
Julien Robbins
Tutor
Tutor
Jane Shaulis
Ragonde
Ragonde
Stella Woodman
Alice
Alice
Marc Laho
Count Ory
Count Ory
Colin Judson
Young Nobleman
Young Nobleman
Glyndebourne Chorus (formerly Glyndebourne Festival Chorus)
Composers
Gioachino Rossini
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Tue 26 Aug 1997
19:30
Prom 51
Royal Albert Hall
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Elliott Carter
Holiday Overture
Proms premiere
Benjamin Britten
Suite on English Folk Tunes 'A time there was...', Op 90
Mark‐Anthony Turnage
Dispelling the Fears
London premiere
Elliott Carter
Allegro scorrevole
European premiere
Ruth Crawford Seeger
Andante for String Orchestra
Rissolty, Rossolty
Proms premiere
Trad.
John Hardy
Proms premiere
Aaron Copland
John Henry
Proms premiere
Billy the Kid – suite
Performers
Håkan Hardenberger
trumpet
trumpet
John Wallace
trumpet
trumpet
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Oliver Knussen
conductor
conductor
Composers
Elliott Carter
Benjamin Britten
Mark‐Anthony Turnage
Ruth Crawford Seeger
Trad.
Aaron Copland
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Wed 27 Aug 1997
19:30
Prom 52
Royal Albert Hall
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Hans Werner Henze
Sonata for Strings No. 2
UK premiere
Felix Mendelssohn
Violin Concerto in E minor
Franz Schubert
Symphony No. 9 in C major, ‘Great’
Performers
Leila Josefowicz
violin
violin
Neville Marriner
conductor
conductor
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra
Composers
Hans Werner Henze
Felix Mendelssohn
Franz Schubert
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Thu 28 Aug 1997
19:00
Prom 53
Royal Albert Hall
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Richard Wagner
The Mastersingers of Nuremberg
No. 1 Prelude Act 1
Robert Schumann
Piano Concerto in A minor
Felix Mendelssohn
Symphony No. 3 in A minor, ‘Scottish’
Symphony No. 5 in D major, 'Reformation'
No. 3 Andante - encore
Performers
Alfred Brendel
piano
piano
Neville Marriner
conductor
conductor
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra
Composers
Richard Wagner
Robert Schumann
Felix Mendelssohn
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22:00
Prom 54
Royal Albert Hall
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Heinrich Schütz
Saul, Saul, was verfolgst du mich?, SWV 415
Selig sind die Toten, SWV 391
Proms premiere
Psalm 84 'Wie lieblich sind deine Wohnungen', SWV 29
Samuel Scheidt
Zion spricht, SSWV 33
Proms premiere
Johann Sebastian Bach
Motet 'Fürchte dich nicht', BWV 228
Felix Mendelssohn
3 Sacred Pieces, Op. posth
Proms premiere
Johannes Brahms
2 Motets, Op 74
No. 1 Warum ist das Licht gegeben? Proms premiere
Arnold Schoenberg
Friede auf Erden
Performers
Bo Holten
conductor
conductor
BBC Singers (1924-34, Wireless Chorus; 1935-8, 1942-3, 1946-72, BBC Chorus)
Composers
Heinrich Schütz
Samuel Scheidt
Johann Sebastian Bach
Felix Mendelssohn
Johannes Brahms
Arnold Schoenberg
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Fri 29 Aug 1997
19:30
Prom 55
Royal Albert Hall
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George Gershwin
Strike up the Band (arr. John Dankworth)
Overture
John Dankworth
Belleville Blue
All the World's a Stage (Shakespeare)
If Music be the Food of Love (Shakespeare)
You spotted snakes (Shakespeare)
Who is Sylvia? (Shakespeare)
Duke Ellington
Take All My Loves (Shakespeare)
John Dankworth
Shall I compare thee to a summer's day? (Shakespeare)
Dunsinane Blues (after Shakespeare's Macbeth)
Ann Ronell
Willow Weep for Me
Billie Holiday
Fine and Mellow
John Dankworth
What the Dickens!
Prologue
What the Dickens!
Please Sir, I want some more
What the Dickens!
Dodson & Fogg
What the Dickens!
Finale
Duke Ellington
Caravan
John Dankworth
Double Vision
World premiere
Zodiac Variations
Way With the Stars
Zodiac Variations
Gemini
Zodiac Variations
Virgo
Zodiac Variations
Sagittarius
Zodiac Variations
Finale: Capricorn and Coda
William Christopher Handy
St Louis Blues
George Gershwin
Girl Crazy
Bidin' My Time
Lady, be Good!
Fascinating Rhythm
Treasure Girl
I've Got a Crush on You
Harry James
I'm beginning to see the light
Duke Ellington
I let a song go out of my heart
Solitude
Don't get around much any more
Squeeze Me
Sophisticated Lady
George Gershwin
Lady, be Good!
Oh, lady, be good! - encore
Performers
BBC Concert Orchestra
The BBC Big Band
John Dankworth
conductor
saxophone
conductor
saxophone
Dankworth Sextet
Cleo Laine
soloist
soloist
Composers
George Gershwin
John Dankworth
Duke Ellington
Ann Ronell
Billie Holiday
William Christopher Handy
Harry James
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Sat 30 Aug 1997
19:30
Prom 56
Royal Albert Hall
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Antonín Dvořák
Overture 'Carnival'
Witold Lutosławski
Cello Concerto
Johannes Brahms
Symphony No 1 in C minor
Performers
Paul Watkins
cello
cello
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Tadaaki Otaka
conductor
conductor
Composers
Antonín Dvořák
Witold Lutosławski
Johannes Brahms
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Sun 31 Aug 1997
19:30
Prom 57
Royal Albert Hall
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Anders Hillborg
Liquid Marble
First UK concert performance
Jean Sibelius
Symphony No 3 in C major
Benjamin Britten
Les illuminations
Igor Stravinsky
Symphony in Three Movements
Concerto in D
No. 2 Arioso: Andantino - encore
Performers
Dawn Upshaw
soprano
soprano
Esa-Pekka Salonen
conductor
conductor
Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra
Composers
Anders Hillborg
Jean Sibelius
Benjamin Britten
Igor Stravinsky
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Mon 1 Sep 1997
13:00
Proms Chamber Music 07
Victoria & Albert Museum
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André Jolivet
Petite suite
Cinq incantations
No. 2
Arnold Bax
Elegiac Trio
Claude Debussy
Syrinx
Sonata for flute, viola and harp
Performers
Michael Gieler
viola
viola
Catherine Beynon
harp
harp
Emily Beynon
flute
flute
Composers
André Jolivet
Arnold Bax
Claude Debussy
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19:00
Prom 58
Royal Albert Hall
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George Frideric Handel
Jephtha
Performers
Alastair Miles
Zebul
Zebul
Charles Mackerras
conductor
conductor
Dame Felicity Palmer
Storgè
Storgè
Michael Chance
Hamor
Hamor
Anthony Rolfe Johnson
Jephtha
Jephtha
Joan Rodgers
Iphis
Iphis
Deborah York
Angel
Angel
Scottish Chamber Orchestra
The New Company
Composers
George Frideric Handel
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Tue 2 Sep 1997
19:30
Prom 59
Royal Albert Hall
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Richard Strauss
Guntram
Prelude Act 1
Death and Transfiguration
Don Quixote, Op 35
Performers
Godfried Hoogeveen
cello
cello
Ken Hakii
viola
viola
Riccardo Chailly
conductor
conductor
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra (formerly Concertgebouw Orchestra)
Composers
Richard Strauss
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Wed 3 Sep 1997
19:30
Prom 60
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Tristan Keuris
Three Preludes
UK premiere
Sergey Rachmaninov
Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor
Béla Bartók
The Miraculous Mandarin
Richard Strauss
Salome
Dance of the Seven Veils
Performers
Arcadi Volodos
piano
piano
Riccardo Chailly
conductor
conductor
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra (formerly Concertgebouw Orchestra)
Composers
Tristan Keuris
Sergey Rachmaninov
Béla Bartók
Richard Strauss
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Thu 4 Sep 1997
19:00
Prom 61
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Concerto No 25 in C major, K 503
Maurice Ravel
Daphnis and Chloe
Performers
Alfredo Perl
piano
piano
Stephen Jackson
offstage conductor
offstage conductor
Philharmonia Chorus
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir
BBC Singers
Yan Pascal Tortelier
conductor
conductor
BBC Philharmonic (pre-1983, BBC Northern SO; 1983-91, BBC Philharmonic Orchestra)
Composers
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Maurice Ravel
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22:00
Prom 62
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Johannes Brahms
Clarinet Quintet in B minor
Felix Mendelssohn
Octet in E flat major, Op 20
Performers
Hausmusik London
Composers
Johannes Brahms
Felix Mendelssohn
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Fri 5 Sep 1997
19:30
Prom 63
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Claudio Monteverdi
Madrigals Book 8
Vago augelletto
Madrigals Book 8
Ardo, avvampo
Madrigals Book 8
O sia tranquill'il mare
Madrigals Book 8
Lamento della ninfa
Madrigals Book 8
Ardo e scoprir
Madrigals Book 8
Hor che'l ciel e la terra
Hans Werner Henze
Venus and Adonis
UK premiere
Performers
Paul McCreesh
conductor
conductor
Gabrieli Consort
Gabrieli Players
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Christopher Ventris
Clemente/Adonis
Clemente/Adonis
Markus Stenz
conductor
conductor
Evelyn Herlitzius
Prima Donna/Venus
Prima Donna/Venus
Ekkehard Wlaschiha
Hero-Player/Mars
Hero-Player/Mars
Raphael Sigling
Madrigalist/Shepherd
Madrigalist/Shepherd
Michael Kupfer
Madrigalist/Shepherd
Madrigalist/Shepherd
Kevin Conners
Madrigalist/Shepherd
Madrigalist/Shepherd
Anne Pellekoorne
Madrigalist/Shepherd
Madrigalist/Shepherd
Jennifer Trost
Madrigalist/Shepherd
Madrigalist/Shepherd
Margarita De Arellano
Madrigalist/Shepherd
Madrigalist/Shepherd
Composers
Claudio Monteverdi
Hans Werner Henze
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Sat 6 Sep 1997
19:30
Prom 64
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Gabriel Fauré
Requiem
Maurice Ravel
Piano Concerto in G major
(Performance cancelled)
Sergey Rachmaninov
Symphony No. 1 in D minor
Performers
Neal Davies
bass
bass
Judith Howarth
soprano
soprano
BBC National Chorus of Wales
CBSO Chorus
Louis Lortie
piano
piano
David Atherton
conductor
conductor
BBC National Orchestra of Wales (pre-1993, BBC Welsh SO)
Composers
Gabriel Fauré
Maurice Ravel
Sergey Rachmaninov
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Sun 7 Sep 1997
19:30
Prom 65
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Johannes Brahms
Rinaldo, Op 50
Sergey Prokofiev
Violin Concerto No. 1 in D major
Jean Sibelius
Symphony No. 5 in E flat major
Hugo Alfvén
Gustav II Adolf, Op 49
Elegy - encore
Performers
Stig Andersen
tenor
violin
tenor
violin
Orphei Drängar
Neeme Järvi
conductor
conductor
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra
Composers
Johannes Brahms
Sergey Prokofiev
Jean Sibelius
Hugo Alfvén
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Mon 8 Sep 1997
13:00
Proms Chamber Music 08
Victoria & Albert Museum
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Programme
Franz Schubert
Nacht und Träume
Gretchen am Spinnrade, D 118
Franz Liszt
Die Lorelei, S 273 (version for voice & piano)
Es muss ein Wunderbares sein, S 314
Oh! quand je dors
Benjamin Britten
Folk-Song Arrangements
Le roi s'en va-t'en chasse
Folk-Song Arrangements
La belle est au jardin d'amour
Folk-Song Arrangements
La fileuse
Folk-Song Arrangements
Quand j'étais chez mon père
Performers
Joan Rodgers
soprano
soprano
Roger Vignoles
piano
piano
Composers
Franz Schubert
Franz Liszt
Benjamin Britten
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14:30
Prom 66 - Wet Wet Wet!
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
George Frideric Handel
Water Music – Suite No. 2 in D Major
No. 2 Alla hornpipe
Johann Strauss II
By the Beautiful Blue Danube – waltz
Shortened version
Jerome Kern
Show Boat
Ol' Man River
Trad.
Song of the Volga Boatmen (arr. Ronald Corp)
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Swan Lake
No. 13d Danse des cygnes: Allegro moderato Act 2 No. 4d
Swan Lake
No. 10 Scène Act 2 No. 1
Trad.
Over the Sea to Skye (arr. Ronald Corp)
Benjamin Britten
Four Sea Interludes from ‘Peter Grimes’
No. 4 Storm
Paul Dukas
The Sorcerer’s Apprentice
Henry Wood
Fantasia on British Sea-Songs
No. 5 Jack's the Lad
Arthur Sullivan
HMS Pinafore
When I was a lad Act 1 No. 9
Ronald Binge
The Watermill
Johann Strauss II
Thunder and Lightning Polka
Joseph Horovitz
Captain Noah and his Floating Zoo
opening number
Camille Saint‐Saëns
The Carnival of the Animals
No. 7 Aquarium
John Williams
Jaws
'Jaws' Theme
Yellow Submarine
Trad.
I'll Sing You a Song of the Fish in the Sea (arr. Ronald Corp)
Benjamin Nicholls
The Fisherman's Song (arr. Ronald Corp)
World premiere
Edward Elgar
Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1 in D major, ‘Land of Hope and Glory’
Performers
BBC Concert Orchestra
Tony Robinson
presenter
narrator
reciter
presenter
narrator
reciter
Robert Poulton
baritone
baritone
New London Children’s Choir
Anon.
music arranger
music arranger
Ronald Corp
conductor
conductor
Composers
George Frideric Handel
Johann Strauss II
Jerome Kern
Trad.
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Benjamin Britten
Paul Dukas
Henry Wood
Arthur Sullivan
Ronald Binge
Joseph Horovitz
Camille Saint‐Saëns
John Williams
Benjamin Nicholls
Edward Elgar
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19:30
Prom 67
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Igor Stravinsky
Oedipus rex
Béla Bartók
Concerto for Orchestra
Wilhelm Stenhammar
Sången, Op 44
Interlude - encore
Performers
Anthony Rolfe Johnson
Oedipus
Oedipus
Alan Opie
Messenger
Creon
Messenger
Creon
Anne Sofie von Otter
Jocasta
Jocasta
Michael Pennington
narrator
narrator
Ronnie Johansen
Tirésias
Tirésias
Jón Rúnar Arason
Shepherd
Shepherd
Orphei Drängar
Neeme Järvi
conductor
conductor
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra
Composers
Igor Stravinsky
Béla Bartók
Wilhelm Stenhammar
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Tue 9 Sep 1997
19:30
Prom 68
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major
Anton Bruckner
Symphony No. 7 in E major
Performers
Emanuel Ax
piano
piano
Bernard Haitink
conductor
conductor
European Union Youth Orchestra (before 1995 European Community YO)
Composers
Ludwig van Beethoven
Anton Bruckner
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Wed 10 Sep 1997
19:00
Prom 69
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Felix Mendelssohn
Symphony No. 5 in D major, 'Reformation'
Johannes Brahms
A German Requiem
Performers
Solveig Kringelborn
soprano
soprano
Peter Mattei
baritone
baritone
Philharmonia Chorus
BBC Symphony Chorus
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Claus Peter Flor
conductor
conductor
Composers
Felix Mendelssohn
Johannes Brahms
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22:00
Prom 70
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Fantasia in F minor, K 608 (orch. Francis Sanders and Henry Wood)
Serenade in B flat major 'Gran Partita', K 361
Performers
Thomas Trotter
organ
organ
Sir Simon Rattle
conductor
conductor
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra Wind Ensemble
Composers
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
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Thu 11 Sep 1997
19:30
Prom 71
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Dmitry Shostakovich
Violin Concerto No. 1 in A minor
Heinrich Wilhelm Ernst
Variations on 'The Last Rose of Summer'
- encore
Gustav Mahler
Symphony No. 5 in C sharp minor
Performers
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Maxim Vengerov
violin
violin
Sir Simon Rattle
conductor
conductor
Composers
Dmitry Shostakovich
Heinrich Wilhelm Ernst
Gustav Mahler
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Fri 12 Sep 1997
19:30
Prom 72 - In memoriam Diana, Princess of Wales (1/7/1961 - 31/8/1997)
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Giuseppe Verdi
Requiem
Performers
London Symphony Orchestra
Sir Colin Davis
conductor
conductor
Olga Borodina
mezzo-soprano
mezzo-soprano
René Pape
bass
bass
Michèle Crider
soprano
soprano
Frank Lopardo
tenor
tenor
London Voices
London Symphony Chorus (pre-1976, London Symphony Orchestra Chorus)
Composers
Giuseppe Verdi
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Sat 13 Sep 1997
19:30
Prom 73 - Last Night of the Proms 1997
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
George Frideric Handel
Coronation Anthem ‘Zadok the Priest’
Johannes Brahms
Variations on the St Anthony Chorale
Judith Weir
Sanctus
UK premiere
Olivier Messiaen
L' Ascension (organ version)
No. 3 Transports de joie
Richard Wagner
Tristan and Isolde
Prelude and Liebestod
Aaron Copland
Fanfare for the Common Man
Gustav Holst
The Planets
No. 4 Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity
George Gershwin
Variations on 'I got Rhythm'
Benjamin Britten
Irish Reel
London premiere
Carl Maria von Weber
Der Freischütz
Recitative & aria 'Wie nahte mir der Schlummer...Leise, leise' Act 1
Edward Elgar
Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1 in D major, ‘Land of Hope and Glory’
Henry Wood
Fantasia on British Sea-Songs
No. 5 Jack's the Lad
Fantasia on British Sea-Songs
No. 6 Farewell and Adieu, Ye Spanish Ladies - Cadenza
Fantasia on British Sea-Songs
No. 7 Home, Sweet Home
Fantasia on British Sea-Songs
No. 3 The Saucy Arethusa
Fantasia on British Sea-Songs
No. 4 Tom Bowling
Fantasia on British Sea-Songs
No. 8 See, the Conquering Hero Comes
Fantasia on British Sea-Songs
No. 1 Bugle Calls
Thomas Arne
Rule, Britannia!
Hubert Parry
Jerusalem
Performers
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Sir Andrew Davis
conductor
conductor
BBC Singers
BBC Symphony Chorus
Wayne Marshall
organ
piano
organ
piano
Anne Evans
soprano
soprano
Composers
George Frideric Handel
Johannes Brahms
Judith Weir
Olivier Messiaen
Richard Wagner
Aaron Copland
Gustav Holst
George Gershwin
Benjamin Britten
Carl Maria von Weber
Edward Elgar
Henry Wood
Thomas Arne
Hubert Parry
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