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Fri 19 Jul 1974
19:30
Prom 01 - First Night of the Proms 1974
Royal Albert Hall
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Joseph Haydn
Mass in B flat major, ‘Harmoniemesse’
Franz Schubert
Symphony No. 9 in C major, ‘Great’
Performers
Pierre Boulez
conductor
conductor
Benjamin Luxon
baritone
baritone
Sheila Armstrong
soprano
soprano
Kenneth Bowen
tenor
tenor
Maureen Lehane
contralto
contralto
BBC Singers
Adrian Boult
conductor
conductor
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Composers
Joseph Haydn
Franz Schubert
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Sat 20 Jul 1974
19:30
Prom 02
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
William Walton
Overture 'Scapino'
Frederick Delius
A Village Romeo and Juliet
The Walk to the Paradise Garden
Edward Elgar
Cello Concerto in E minor
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Symphony No. 6 in B minor, ‘Pathétique’
Performers
Thomas Igloi
cello
cello
Charles Groves
conductor
conductor
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
Composers
William Walton
Frederick Delius
Edward Elgar
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
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Sun 21 Jul 1974
19:30
Prom 03
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Arnold Schoenberg
Gurrelieder
Performers
BBC Symphony Orchestra
London Philharmonic Choir
Pierre Boulez
conductor
conductor
Gerald English
Klaus the Fool
Klaus the Fool
Dame Felicity Palmer
Wood-Dove
Wood-Dove
Günther (Günter) Reich
speaker
speaker
Jess Thomas
Waldemar
Waldemar
Siegmund Nimsgern
Peasant
Peasant
Marita Napier
Tove
Tove
BBC Singers (1924-34, Wireless Chorus; 1935-8, 1942-3, 1946-72, BBC Chorus)
Goldsmiths Choral Union
BBC Symphony Chorus (pre-1932, National Chorus; 1933-4, BBC Chorus; 1935-77, BBC Choral Society)
Composers
Arnold Schoenberg
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Mon 22 Jul 1974
19:30
Prom 04
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Johann Sebastian Bach
Brandenburg Concerto No 1 in F major, BWV 1046
Orchestral Suite No. 2 in B minor, BWV 1067
Orchestral Suite No 3 in D major, BWV 1068
Brandenburg Concerto No 5 in D major, BWV 1050
Performers
Richard Adeney
flute
flute
Carl Pini
violin
violin
Sir Andrew Davis
harpsichord/director
harpsichord/director
English Chamber Orchestra
Composers
Johann Sebastian Bach
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Tue 23 Jul 1974
19:30
Prom 05
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Franz Schubert
Symphony No 3 in D major
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Clarinet Concerto in A major
Arnold Schoenberg
Begleitungsmusik zu einer Lichtspielszene, Op 34
Proms premiere
Claude Debussy
Images for Orchestra
No. 2 Ibéria
Images for Orchestra
No. 1 Gigues
Images for Orchestra
No. 3 Rondes de printemps
Performers
Alan Hacker
basset clarinet
basset clarinet
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Pierre Boulez
conductor
conductor
Composers
Franz Schubert
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Arnold Schoenberg
Claude Debussy
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Wed 24 Jul 1974
19:30
Prom 06
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Fantasy-Overture 'Hamlet'
The Nutcracker, Suite, Op 71a
Piano Concerto No. 2 in G major
Performers
Malcolm Binns
piano
piano
BBC Concert Orchestra
Ashley Lawrence
conductor
conductor
Composers
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
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Thu 25 Jul 1974
19:30
Prom 07
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Benjamin Britten
Simple Symphony
Gustav Holst
Savitri, Op 25
Proms premiere
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Aria 'Per questa bella mano'
Proms premiere
Symphony No. 41 in C major, ‘Jupiter’
Performers
Janet Baker
Sāvitri
Sāvitri
Philip Langridge
Satyavān
Satyavān
John Shirley‐Quirk
Death
baritone
Death
baritone
English Opera Group Chorus (women's voices)
Rodney Slatford
double bass
double bass
Steuart Bedford
conductor
conductor
English Chamber Orchestra
Composers
Benjamin Britten
Gustav Holst
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
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Fri 26 Jul 1974
19:30
Prom 08
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Richard Wagner
The Mastersingers of Nuremberg
No. 1 Prelude Act 1
Wesendonck-Lieder
Karlheinz Stockhausen
Gruppen
Alban Berg
Der Wein
Proms premiere
Three Pieces, Op 6
Performers
Jessye Norman
soprano
soprano
Elgar Howarth
conductor
conductor
Diego Masson
conductor
conductor
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Pierre Boulez
conductor
conductor
Composers
Richard Wagner
Karlheinz Stockhausen
Alban Berg
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Sat 27 Jul 1974
19:30
Prom 09
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Emil Nikolaus von Reznicek
Donna Diana
Overture
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Horn Concerto No. 4 in E flat major
Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No. 4 in B flat major
Johann Strauss II
Fledermaus-Polka, Op 362
Overture
Der Zigeunerbaron
Hurrah, die Schlacht mitgebracht Act 3 Proms premiere
Im Krapfenwald'l - polka, Op 336
Proms premiere
Thunder and Lightning Polka
By the Beautiful Blue Danube – waltz
Vergnügungszug - quick polka, Op 281
Proms premiere
Pizzicato Polka
Tritsch-Tratsch - polka, Op 214
Performers
Alan Civil
horn
horn
James Loughran
conductor
conductor
Hallé (pre-2003, Hallé Orchestra)
Composers
Emil Nikolaus von Reznicek
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Ludwig van Beethoven
Johann Strauss II
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Mon 29 Jul 1974
19:30
Prom 10
St Augustine's Church, Kilburn
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Programme
Ralph Vaughan Williams
Ten Blake Songs
Proms premiere
Mass in G minor
Proms premiere
Benjamin Britten
Six Metamorphoses after Ovid, Op 49
Proms premiere
Rejoice in the Lamb, Op 30
Proms premiere
Performers
Ian Partridge
tenor
tenor
Janet Craxton
oboe
oboe
Simon Preston
conductor
conductor
Christ Church Cathedral Choir, Oxford
Stephen Darlington
organ
organ
Composers
Ralph Vaughan Williams
Benjamin Britten
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21:30
Prom 11
Round House, The
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Programme
Roger Smalley
Monody
Proms premiere
Karlheinz Stockhausen
Für kommende Zeiten
No. 4 Über die Grenze Proms premiere
Tim Souster
Zorna
World premiere
Frederic Rzewski
Les moutons de Panurge
Proms premiere
Performers
Roger Smalley
piano
piano
Tony Coe
saxophone
soprano saxophone
saxophone
soprano saxophone
Alan Hacker
piccolo clarinet
piccolo clarinet
Barry Guy
double bass
double bass
John White
euphonium
euphonium
Evan Parker
tenor saxophone
tenor saxophone
Kenny Wheeler
trumpet
trumpet
Paul Rutherford
trombone
trombone
John Marshall
drums
drums
Intermodulation
Composers
Roger Smalley
Karlheinz Stockhausen
Tim Souster
Frederic Rzewski
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Tue 30 Jul 1974
19:30
Prom 12
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Edward Elgar
In the South (Alassio)
Frederick Delius
A Dance Rhapsody No. 1
Gustav Holst
The Hymn of Jesus, Op 37
Malcolm Williamson
Hammarskjöld Portrait
World premiere
Benjamin Britten
The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra
Performers
BBC Singers
BBC Symphony Chorus
Elisabeth Söderström
soprano
soprano
BBC Symphony Orchestra
John Pritchard
conductor
conductor
Composers
Edward Elgar
Frederick Delius
Gustav Holst
Malcolm Williamson
Benjamin Britten
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Wed 31 Jul 1974
19:30
Prom 13
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Franz Schubert
Symphony No. 8 in B minor, 'Unfinished'
Hugo Wolf
Goethe Lieder
No. 2 An die Türen will ich schleichen Proms premiere
Goethe Lieder
No. 1 Wer sich der Einsamkeit ergibt Proms premiere
Goethe Lieder
No. 3 Wer nie sein Brot mit Tränen ass Proms premiere
Goethe Lieder
No. 9 Mignon: Kennst du das Land Proms premiere
Goethe Lieder
No. 29 Anakreons Grab
Mörike Lieder
No. 25 Schlafendes Jesuskind Proms premiere
Spanische Liederbuch
No. 12 In dem Schatten meiner Locken
Goethe Lieder
No. 11 Der Rattenfänger
Mörike Lieder
No. 6 Er ist's
Johannes Brahms
Symphony No. 2 in D major
Performers
Thomas Hemsley
baritone
baritone
Elisabeth Söderström
soprano
soprano
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Alexander Gibson
conductor
conductor
Composers
Franz Schubert
Hugo Wolf
Johannes Brahms
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Thu 1 Aug 1974
19:30
Prom 14
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
George Frideric Handel
Music for the Royal Fireworks
Dixit Dominus
Solomon
Masque for the Queen of Sheba Act 3
Performers
Monteverdi Choir
Sir Thomas Allen
baritone
baritone
Felicity Palmer
soprano
Queen of Sheba
soprano
Queen of Sheba
Philip Langridge
tenor
Zadok
tenor
Zadok
Maureen Lehane
contralto
Solomon
contralto
Solomon
John York Skinner
counter-tenor
counter-tenor
Sir John Eliot Gardiner
conductor
conductor
English Baroque Soloists (pre-1977, Monteverdi Orchestra)
Composers
George Frideric Handel
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Fri 2 Aug 1974
19:30
Prom 15
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Symphony No. 39 in E flat major
Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major
Sergey Prokofiev
Symphony No 6 in E flat minor
Performers
Peter Katin
piano
piano
BBC Symphony Orchestra
John Pritchard
conductor
conductor
Composers
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Ludwig van Beethoven
Sergey Prokofiev
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Sat 3 Aug 1974
19:30
Prom 16
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Edward Elgar
Severn Suite, Op 87
Proms premiere
Harrison Birtwistle
Grimethorpe Aria
Proms premiere
Gustav Holst
A Moorside Suite
Proms premiere
Percy Grainger
I'm seventeen come Sunday
Trad.
Brigg Fair
Proms premiere
Frederick Delius
Brigg Fair
Percy Grainger
A Lincolnshire Posy
Proms premiere
Arthur Sullivan
Trial by Jury
Performers
Elgar Howarth
conductor
conductor
Black Dyke Band
Grimethorpe Colliery Band
William Relton
music arranger
music arranger
BBC Singers
Ashley Lawrence
conductor
conductor
Gareth Roberts
tenor
tenor
BBC Concert Orchestra
Anthony Rolfe Johnson
Defendant, Edwin
Defendant, Edwin
Bryan Drake
Usher
Usher
Francis Egerton
Learned Judge
Learned Judge
Stuart Harling
Counsel for Plaintiff
Counsel for Plaintiff
Sally Sage
Plaintiff, Angelina
Plaintiff, Angelina
Michael Follis
Foreman of the Jury
Foreman of the Jury
Composers
Edward Elgar
Harrison Birtwistle
Gustav Holst
Percy Grainger
Trad.
Frederick Delius
Arthur Sullivan
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Mon 5 Aug 1974
19:30
Prom 17
St Augustine's Church, Kilburn
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Programme
Johannes Franchois de Gemblaco
Motet 'Ave virgo lux Maria'
Trompetta Introitus Proms premiere
William Byrd
Libera me, Domine, de morte aeterna
Proms premiere
Philippe Verdelot
Da pacem Domine
Proms premiere
Antoine de Févin
Quae est ista
Proms premiere
Jean Mouton
Motet 'Libera animam meam'
Proms premiere
Josquin des Prez
Motet 'Diligam te Domine'
Proms premiere
Jean Mouton
En venant de Lyon
Proms premiere
Antoine Brumel
Da pacem Domine
Proms premiere
Jacob Handl
Missa 'Undique flammatis'
Proms premiere
Thomas Crecquillon
Onques amours ne fut sans grand langueur
Proms premiere
Ludwig Senfl
Lamentatio a 4
Proms premiere
Orazio Vecchi
Saltarello detto Trivella
Proms premiere
Alexander Agricola
Carmen
Proms premiere
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
Stabat mater
Performers
Philip Jones Brass Ensemble
Michael Howard
conductor
conductor
Cantores in Ecclesia
Composers
Johannes Franchois de Gemblaco
William Byrd
Philippe Verdelot
Antoine de Févin
Jean Mouton
Josquin des Prez
Antoine Brumel
Jacob Handl
Thomas Crecquillon
Ludwig Senfl
Orazio Vecchi
Alexander Agricola
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
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21:30
Prom 18
Round House, The
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Programme
Arnold Schoenberg
Chamber Symphony No 1 in E major
Elisabeth Lutyens
And Suddenly it's Evening, Op 66
Luciano Berio
Recital I (for Cathy)
Proms premiere
Performers
Elgar Howarth
conductor
conductor
Leon Lovett
conductor
conductor
Philip Langridge
tenor
tenor
Harold Lester
piano
piano
Cathy Berberian
soprano
soprano
Joanna Wake
actress
actress
London Sinfonietta
Composers
Arnold Schoenberg
Elisabeth Lutyens
Luciano Berio
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Tue 6 Aug 1974
19:30
Prom 19
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
The Marriage of Figaro
Performers
London Philharmonic Orchestra
John Pritchard
conductor
conductor
Bernard Dickerson
Don Curzio
Don Curzio
Knut Skram
Figaro
Figaro
Ugo Trama
Doctor Bartolo
Doctor Bartolo
Kiri Te Kanawa
Countess Almaviva
Countess Almaviva
Elizabeth Gale
Barbarina
Barbarina
Evelyn Mandac
Susanna
Susanna
Helena Jungwirth-Ahnsjö
Cherubino
Cherubino
Nucci Condò
Marcellina
Marcellina
John Fryatt
Don Basilio
Don Basilio
Michael Devlin
Count Almaviva
Count Almaviva
Thomas Lawlor
Antonio
Antonio
Patricia O'Neill
Bridesmaid
Bridesmaid
Miriam Bowen
Bridesmaid
Bridesmaid
Glyndebourne Chorus (formerly Glyndebourne Festival Chorus)
Composers
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
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Wed 7 Aug 1974
19:30
Prom 20
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Ralph Vaughan Williams
Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis
Gordon Crosse
Ariadne, Op 31
Proms premiere
Carl Orff
Carmina burana
- Patrick McCarthy replaced Thomas Allen mid-way through the performance
Performers
André Previn
conductor
conductor
Michael Lankester
conductor
conductor
Sarah Francis
oboe
oboe
Gerald English
tenor
tenor
Sir Thomas Allen
baritone
baritone
Sheila Armstrong
soprano
soprano
Patrick McCarthy
baritone
baritone
London Symphony Chorus
St. Clement Danes School Boys' Choir
London Symphony Orchestra
Composers
Ralph Vaughan Williams
Gordon Crosse
Carl Orff
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Thu 8 Aug 1974
19:30
Prom 21
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
The Magic Flute (Overture)
Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano Concerto No. 1 in C major
Robin Holloway
Domination of Black, Op 23
World premiere
Jean Sibelius
Symphony No. 7 in C major
Performers
Alfred Brendel
piano
piano
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Charles Groves
conductor
conductor
Composers
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Ludwig van Beethoven
Robin Holloway
Jean Sibelius
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Fri 9 Aug 1974
19:30
Prom 22
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Sergey Prokofiev
Lieutenant Kijé, Op 60 (suite)
Piano Concerto No 2 in G minor
Malcolm Arnold
Flute Concerto No. 1
Proms premiere
William Walton
Symphony No 2
Performers
Vladimir Ashkenazy
piano
piano
Peter Lloyd
flute
flute
London Symphony Orchestra
André Previn
conductor
conductor
Composers
Sergey Prokofiev
Malcolm Arnold
William Walton
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Sat 10 Aug 1974
19:30
Prom 23
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Richard Wagner
Rienzi
Overture
Frédéric Chopin
Piano Concerto No 2 in F minor
Leos Janáček
Taras Bulba
Antonín Dvořák
8 Slavonic Dances, Op 72
No. 2 in E minor
8 Slavonic Dances, Op 72
No. 1 in B major
8 Slavonic Dances, Op 72
No. 7 in C major
8 Slavonic Dances, Op 72
No. 8 in A flat major
Performers
Craig Sheppard
piano
piano
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Charles Mackerras
conductor
conductor
Composers
Richard Wagner
Frédéric Chopin
Leos Janáček
Antonín Dvořák
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Sun 11 Aug 1974
19:30
Prom 24
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Edward Elgar
The Dream of Gerontius
Performers
Alexander Gibson
conductor
conductor
Benjamin Luxon
Angel of the Agony
Angel of the Agony
Robert Tear
Gerontius
Gerontius
Helen Watts
Angel
Angel
Royal Scottish National Orchestra (pre-1950, Scottish Orchestra; 1950-91, Scottish National Orchestra)
Royal Scottish National Orchestra Chorus (pre-1950, Scottish Orchestra Chorus; 1950-91, Scottish National Orchestra Chorus)
Composers
Edward Elgar
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Mon 12 Aug 1974
19:30
Prom 25
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Carl Nielsen
Overture 'Helios'
Proms premiere
Sergey Rachmaninov
Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini
Jean Sibelius
Symphony No 3 in C major
Modest Mussorgsky
Pictures at an Exhibition (orch. Maurice Ravel)
Performers
John Lill
piano
piano
Alexander Gibson
conductor
conductor
Royal Scottish National Orchestra (pre-1950, Scottish Orchestra; 1950-91, Scottish National Orchestra)
Composers
Carl Nielsen
Sergey Rachmaninov
Jean Sibelius
Modest Mussorgsky
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Tue 13 Aug 1974
19:30
Prom 26
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Ludwig van Beethoven
Overture 'Leonore' No. 1, Op 138
Béla Bartók
Piano Concerto No. 3
Gustav Holst
The Planets
Performers
Colin Davis
conductor
conductor
Stephen Kovacevich
piano
piano
Adrian Boult
conductor
conductor
BBC Singers (1924-34, Wireless Chorus; 1935-8, 1942-3, 1946-72, BBC Chorus) (women's voices)
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Composers
Ludwig van Beethoven
Béla Bartók
Gustav Holst
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Wed 14 Aug 1974
19:30
Prom 27
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Luciano Berio
Allelujah II
Proms premiere
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Concerto No 26 in D major, K 537 'Coronation'
Béla Bartók
Concerto for Orchestra
Performers
Luciano Berio
conductor
conductor
Clifford Curzon
piano
piano
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Pierre Boulez
conductor
conductor
Composers
Luciano Berio
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Béla Bartók
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Thu 15 Aug 1974
19:30
Prom 28
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Ludwig van Beethoven
Overture 'Leonore' No. 2
Franz Schubert
Rondo in A major, D 438
Gustav Mahler
Symphony No. 5 in C sharp minor
Performers
Rodney Friend
violin
violin
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Bernard Haitink
conductor
conductor
Composers
Ludwig van Beethoven
Franz Schubert
Gustav Mahler
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Fri 16 Aug 1974
19:30
Prom 29
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Igor Stravinsky
Divertimento 'The Fairy's Kiss'
Carl Nielsen
Clarinet Concerto
Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No. 7 in A major
Performers
Colin Bradbury
clarinet
clarinet
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Sir Colin Davis
conductor
conductor
Composers
Igor Stravinsky
Carl Nielsen
Ludwig van Beethoven
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Sat 17 Aug 1974
19:30
Prom 30
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No. 6 in F major, ‘Pastoral’
Benjamin Britten
Spring Symphony
Performers
London Philharmonic Choir
Gerald English
tenor
tenor
Elly Ameling
soprano
soprano
Helen Watts
contralto
contralto
Finchley Childrens Music Group
London Boy Singers
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Bernard Haitink
conductor
conductor
Composers
Ludwig van Beethoven
Benjamin Britten
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Mon 19 Aug 1974
19:30
Prom 31
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Ludwig van Beethoven
Choral Fantasy
Michael Tippett
A Child of Our Time
Proms premiere
Performers
Michael Roll
piano
piano
Helen Watts
contralto
contralto
Norman Bailey
bass
bass
Jill Gomez
soprano
soprano
Richard Cassilly
tenor
tenor
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Sir Colin Davis
conductor
conductor
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
Michael Tippett
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Tue 20 Aug 1974
19:30
Prom 32
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Gioachino Rossini
Semiramide
Overture
Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No 8 in F major
Alun Hoddinott
Piano Concerto No. 3
Edward Elgar
‘Enigma’ Variations
Performers
Martin Jones
piano
piano
Boris Brott
conductor
conductor
BBC National Orchestra of Wales (pre-1993, BBC Welsh SO)
Composers
Gioachino Rossini
Ludwig van Beethoven
Alun Hoddinott
Edward Elgar
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Wed 21 Aug 1974
19:30
Prom 33
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Maurice Ravel
L' heure espagnole
Proms premiere
Igor Stravinsky
Suite No. 1
Proms premiere
Suite No. 2
Proms premiere
Petrushka (1911 version)
Performers
Gerald English
Torquemada
Torquemada
Robert Massard
Ramiro
Ramiro
Jane Berbié
Concepción
Concepción
Michel Sénéchal
Gonzalve
Gonzalve
Pierre Thau
Don Inigo Gomez
Don Inigo Gomez
Richard Nunn
piano
piano
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Pierre Boulez
conductor
conductor
Composers
Maurice Ravel
Igor Stravinsky
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Thu 22 Aug 1974
20:00
Prom 34
Westminster Cathedral
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Programme
Andrea Gabrieli
Ricercar del duodecimo tono a 4
Giovanni Gabrieli
In ecclesiis benedicite Domino
Adriaan Willaert
Ricercar
Proms premiere
Memento Domine David
Proms premiere
Johannes Ciconia
Motet 'Venetia, mundi splendor'
Proms premiere
Christoforus de Monte
Plaude decus mundi
Orlande de Lassus
Magnificat perpulchrum a 7
Proms premiere
Josquin des Prez
La Spagna
Proms premiere
Motet 'Illibata Dei virgo nutrix'
Proms premiere
Claudio Monteverdi
Gloria in excelsis Deo 'concertata', SV 258
- 8vv
Performers
Philip Jones Brass Ensemble
Denis Stevens
conductor
conductor
Nigel Rogers
tenor
tenor
Terry Edwards
bass
bass
Patricia Clark
soprano
soprano
Shirley Minty
contralto
contralto
Ursula Connors
soprano
soprano
Edgar Fleet
tenor
tenor
Stephen Roberts
baritone
baritone
Accademia Monteverdiana
Leslie Pearson
organ
organ
Trinity Boys Choir
Accademia Monteverdiana Choir
Accademia Monteverdiana Instrumentalists
Composers
Andrea Gabrieli
Giovanni Gabrieli
Adriaan Willaert
Johannes Ciconia
Christoforus de Monte
Orlande de Lassus
Josquin des Prez
Claudio Monteverdi
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Fri 23 Aug 1974
19:30
Prom 35
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Fantasy-Overture ‘Romeo and Juliet’
Sergey Prokofiev
Violin Concerto No. 2 in G minor
Johannes Brahms
Symphony No 1 in C minor
Performers
Kyung-wha Chung
violin
violin
National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain
Christopher Seaman
conductor
conductor
Composers
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Sergey Prokofiev
Johannes Brahms
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Sat 24 Aug 1974
19:30
Prom 36
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Maurice Ravel
Valses nobles et sentimentales (orchestral version)
Claude Debussy
Danse sacrée et danse profane
Olivier Messiaen
Poèmes pour Mi
Béla Bartók
Three Village Scenes
Proms premiere
Igor Stravinsky
Les Noces
Performers
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Sidonie Goossens
harp
harp
Felicity Palmer
soprano
soprano
BBC Singers
David Wilde
piano
piano
John Constable
piano
piano
Vivien Townley
soprano
soprano
Alexander Oliver
tenor
tenor
Gillian Knight
mezzo-soprano
mezzo-soprano
Paul Hudson
bass
bass
Richard Nunn
piano
piano
Ronald Lumsden
piano
piano
BBC Symphony Orchestra (members)
Pierre Boulez
conductor
conductor
Composers
Maurice Ravel
Claude Debussy
Olivier Messiaen
Béla Bartók
Igor Stravinsky
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Mon 26 Aug 1974
19:30
Prom 37
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Joseph Haydn
Symphony No. 88 in G major
Igor Stravinsky
Jeu de cartes
Johannes Brahms
Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major
Performers
David Wilde
piano
piano
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Lawrence Foster
conductor
conductor
Composers
Joseph Haydn
Igor Stravinsky
Johannes Brahms
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Tue 27 Aug 1974
19:30
Prom 38
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Quartet in E flat major
- At the date of this concert, Peter Cropper, Roger Bigley & Bernard Gregor-Smith were members of the Lindsay Quartet Proms premiere
Gustav Mahler
Symphony No. 2 in C minor, ‘Resurrection’
Performers
Sir William Glock
piano
piano
Peter Cropper
violin
violin
Roger Bigley
viola
viola
Bernard Gregor-Smith
cello
cello
BBC Symphony Orchestra
London Philharmonic Choir
Pierre Boulez
conductor
conductor
Felicity Palmer
soprano
soprano
Tatiana Troyanos
mezzo-soprano
mezzo-soprano
BBC Symphony Chorus
Composers
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Gustav Mahler
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Wed 28 Aug 1974
19:30
Prom 39
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
George Frideric Handel
Concerto grosso in G major, HWV 319, Op 6.1
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Concerto No 25 in C major, K 503
Richard Strauss
Ein Heldenleben
Performers
Rudolf Kempe
harpsichord/director
conductor
harpsichord/director
conductor
Nerine Barrett
piano
piano
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Composers
George Frideric Handel
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Richard Strauss
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Thu 29 Aug 1974
19:30
Prom 40
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Guillaume Dufay
Donnés l'assault a la fortresse
Se la face ay pale
- original three-part chanson Proms premiere
Se la face ay pale
- keyboard version (from the Buxheim Organ Book)
Se la face ay pale
- four-part instrumental version
Ce moys de may
Proms premiere
Anon.
Nobilis humilis
Proms premiere
Peter Maxwell Davies
Hymn to St Magnus
Proms premiere
Guillaume Dufay
Missa 'Se la face ay pale'
Proms premiere
Peter Maxwell Davies
The Devils (concert suite)
Proms premiere
Performers
David Munrow
conductor
music arranger
conductor
music arranger
James Bowman
counter-tenor
counter-tenor
Charles Brett
counter-tenor
counter-tenor
Early Music Consort of London
James Tyler
lute
lute
Martyn Hill
tenor
tenor
Oliver Brookes
bass viol
bass viol
Christopher Hogwood
organ
organ
Anon.
music arranger
music arranger
Geoffrey Shaw
baritone
baritone
Rogers Covey‐Crump
tenor
tenor
Mary Thomas
soprano
soprano
Peter Maxwell Davies
conductor
conductor
The Fires of London
Composers
Guillaume Dufay
Anon.
Peter Maxwell Davies
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Fri 30 Aug 1974
19:30
Prom 41
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Franz Schubert
Symphony No 5 in B flat major
Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major, ‘Emperor’
Leos Janáček
Sinfonietta
Performers
Peter Frankl
piano
piano
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Rudolf Kempe
conductor
conductor
Composers
Franz Schubert
Ludwig van Beethoven
Leos Janáček
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Sat 31 Aug 1974
19:30
Prom 42
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Hector Berlioz
Beatrice and Benedict – overture
Jean Sibelius
Violin Concerto
Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No. 3 in E flat major, ‘Eroica’
Performers
Ida Haendel
violin
violin
Sir Andrew Davis
conductor
conductor
Philharmonia Orchestra (1964-77, New Philharmonia Orchestra)
Composers
Hector Berlioz
Jean Sibelius
Ludwig van Beethoven
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Mon 2 Sep 1974
19:30
Prom 43
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Richard Strauss
Till Eulenspiegel’s Merry Pranks
Johannes Brahms
Double Concerto
Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No. 5 in C minor
Performers
Jaime Laredo
violin
violin
Zara Nelsova
cello
cello
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Norman Del Mar
conductor
conductor
Composers
Richard Strauss
Johannes Brahms
Ludwig van Beethoven
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Tue 3 Sep 1974
19:30
Prom 44
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
La clemenza di Tito, K 621
Proms premiere
Performers
Sir Colin Davis
conductor
conductor
Yvonne Minton
Sesto
Sesto
Janet Baker
Vitellia
Vitellia
Alexander Young
Tito
Tito
Anne Howells
Annio
Annio
Teresa Cahill
Servilia
Servilia
Robert Lloyd
Publio
Publio
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
Royal Opera Chorus
Composers
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
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Wed 4 Sep 1974
19:30
Prom 45
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Ludwig van Beethoven
Overture 'Leonore' No. 3
Charles Ives
Symphony 'New England Holidays'
No. 2 Decoration Day Proms premiere
Anton Bruckner
Symphony No. 8 in C minor (1890 version, ed. Nowak)
- 1890 version, edited L. Nowak
Performers
Zubin Mehta
conductor
conductor
Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra
Composers
Ludwig van Beethoven
Charles Ives
Anton Bruckner
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Thu 5 Sep 1974
19:30
Prom 46
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Fantasia in F minor, K 608 (orch. Francis Sanders and Henry Wood)
Proms premiere
Anton Bruckner
Mass No. 2 in E minor
Hans Haselböck
Organ improvisation on Themes by Bruckner
- extemporisation on themes selected by Deryck Cooke about one hour before the performance World premiere
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Vesperae solennes de confessore, K 339
Performers
Hans Haselböck
organ
organ
BBC Symphony Orchestra
John Poole
conductor
conductor
BBC Singers
Margaret Cable
contralto
contralto
Benjamin Luxon
baritone
baritone
Philip Langridge
tenor
tenor
Ileana Cotrubaș
soprano
soprano
Composers
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Anton Bruckner
Hans Haselböck
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Fri 6 Sep 1974
19:30
Prom 47
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Arthur Bliss
Introduction and Allegro
Martin Dalby
Concerto for Viola
World premiere
Gustav Mahler
Das Lied von der Erde
Performers
Frederick Riddle
viola
viola
Yvonne Minton
mezzo-soprano
mezzo-soprano
John Mitchinson
tenor
tenor
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Norman Del Mar
conductor
conductor
Composers
Arthur Bliss
Martin Dalby
Gustav Mahler
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Sat 7 Sep 1974
19:30
Prom 48
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Hector Berlioz
Benvenuto Cellini
Overture
Maurice Ravel
Shéhérazade
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Serenade for Strings in C major, Op 48
Igor Stravinsky
The Rite of Spring
Performers
Jill Gomez
soprano
soprano
Sir Colin Davis
conductor
conductor
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
Composers
Hector Berlioz
Maurice Ravel
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Igor Stravinsky
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Sun 8 Sep 1974
19:30
Prom 49
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Leos Janáček
Katya Kabanova
Proms premiere
Performers
Charles Mackerras
conductor
conductor
Sylvia Fisher
Kabanicha
Kabanicha
Dennis Wicks
Dikoy
Dikoy
Terry Jenkins
Vanya
Vanya
Robert Ferguson
Tikhon
Tikhon
Lorna Haywood
Katya
Katya
Barbara Walker
Varvara
Varvara
Audrey Gunn
Feklusha
Feklusha
Sheila Rex
Glasha
Glasha
Kenneth Woollam
Boris
Boris
Alan Opie
Kuligin
Kuligin
English National Opera Orchestra
English National Opera Chorus
Composers
Leos Janáček
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Mon 9 Sep 1974
19:30
Prom 50
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Michael Tippett
Praeludium
Proms premiere
The Midsummer Marriage
Ritual Dances
Henry Purcell
Dido and Aeneas
Performers
BBC Singers
Norma Procter
Sorceress
Sorceress
Norma Burrowes
Belinda
Belinda
Janet Baker
Dido
Dido
Alfreda Hodgson
Second Witch
Second Witch
Philip Langridge
Sailor
Sailor
Elizabeth Bainbridge
First Witch
First Witch
John Constable
harpsichord continuo
harpsichord continuo
Elizabeth Gale
Second Lady
Second Lady
Håkan Hagegård
Aeneas
Aeneas
Raymond Leppard
conductor
conductor
BBC Philharmonic (pre-1983, BBC Northern SO; 1983-91, BBC Philharmonic Orchestra)
Composers
Michael Tippett
Henry Purcell
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Tue 10 Sep 1974
19:30
Prom 51
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Franz Liszt
Fantasia and Fugue on 'Ad nos, ad salutarem undam'
Proms premiere
Totentanz
Nuages gris, S 199
Proms premiere
Unstern! Sinistre, disastro, S 208
Proms premiere
La lugubre gondola, S 200.1 (First version)
Proms premiere
Richard Wagner - Venezia, S 201
Proms premiere
Antonín Dvořák
Symphony No. 9 in E minor, ‘From the New World’
Performers
Jennifer Bate
organ
organ
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Sir Charles Groves
conductor
conductor
Maurizio Pollini
piano
piano
Composers
Franz Liszt
Antonín Dvořák
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Wed 11 Sep 1974
19:30
Prom 52
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Serenade in C minor, K388
György Ligeti
Concerto for Flute and Oboe
Proms premiere
Iain Hamilton
Voyage
Proms premiere
Carl Stamitz
Concerto for Flute and Oboe in G major
Proms premiere
Igor Stravinsky
Concerto in E flat major, 'Dumbarton Oaks'
Performers
Aurèle Nicolet
flute
flute
Heinz Holliger
oboe
oboe
Barry Tuckwell
horn
horn
London Sinfonietta
David Atherton
conductor
conductor
Composers
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
György Ligeti
Iain Hamilton
Carl Stamitz
Igor Stravinsky
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Thu 12 Sep 1974
19:30
Prom 53
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Ludwig van Beethoven
Egmont - overture
Don Banks
Prospects
Proms premiere
Franz Liszt
Piano Concerto No. 2 in A major
Hector Berlioz
Symphonie fantastique
Performers
Roger Woodward
piano
piano
Willem Otterloo
conductor
conductor
Sydney Symphony (formerly Sydney Symphony Orchestra)
Composers
Ludwig van Beethoven
Don Banks
Franz Liszt
Hector Berlioz
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Fri 13 Sep 1974
19:30
Prom 54
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Verklärte Nacht, Op 4 (string orchestra version)
- Schoenberg was born 13 September 1874, 100 years ago today.
Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No. 9 in D minor, ‘Choral’
Performers
Heather Harper
soprano
soprano
John Mitchinson
tenor
tenor
Helen Watts
contralto
contralto
Marius Rintzler
bass
bass
Philharmonia Chorus
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Sir Andrew Davis
conductor
conductor
Composers
Ludwig van Beethoven
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Sat 14 Sep 1974
19:30
Prom 55 - Last Night of the Proms 1974
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Havergal Brian
Festival Fanfare
Proms premiere
Ralph Vaughan Williams
Serenade to Music
William Walton
Belshazzar’s Feast
Benjamin Britten
Piano Concerto
Edward Elgar
Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1 in D major, ‘Land of Hope and Glory’
Gustav Holst
The Perfect Fool
Ballet music
Thomas Arne
Rule, Britannia!
Hubert Parry
Jerusalem
Unknown
The National Anthem (arr. Britten)
Performers
BBC Singers
John Shirley‐Quirk
baritone
baritone
BBC Symphony Chorus
Michael Roll
piano
piano
Norma Procter
contralto
contralto
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Charles Groves
conductor
conductor
Composers
Havergal Brian
Ralph Vaughan Williams
William Walton
Benjamin Britten
Edward Elgar
Gustav Holst
Thomas Arne
Hubert Parry
Unknown
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