Proms 1956

Proms 1956: All Events

Sat 21 Jul 1956
- 19:30
  Prom 01 - First Night of the Proms 1956
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Unknown
  National Anthem
  Edward Elgar
  Overture ‘Cockaigne (In London Town)’
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Piano Concerto No. 23 in A major
  César Franck
  Symphony in D minor
  Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
  The Golden CockerelIntroduction and Wedding March
  Darius Milhaud
  Harp ConcertoFirst performance in England
  Emmanuel Chabrier
  Le roi malgré luiFête polonaise
  Performers
  Denis Matthews
  piano
  piano
  Nicanor Zabaleta
  harp
  harp
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Malcolm Sargent
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Unknown
  Edward Elgar
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  César Franck
  Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
  Darius Milhaud
  Emmanuel Chabrier
Mon 23 Jul 1956
- 19:30
  Prom 02
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Carl Maria von Weber
  Oberon, J306Overture
  Gaetano Donizetti
  La favoritaRecitative & aria 'Fia dunque vero...O mio Fernando' Act 3
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Symphony No. 38 in D major, ‘Prague’
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major, ‘Emperor’
  interval
  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis
  Kodály Zoltán
  Variations on a Hungarian Folksong 'The Peacock' London premiere
  Performers
  Nancy Thomas
  mezzo-soprano
  mezzo-soprano
  Benno Moiseiwitsch
  piano
  piano
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Malcolm Sargent
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Carl Maria von Weber
  Gaetano Donizetti
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  Kodály Zoltán
Tue 24 Jul 1956
- 19:30
  Prom 03
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Alexander Borodin
  Prince IgorOverture
  Sergey Rachmaninov
  Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor
  Dmitry Shostakovich
  Symphony No. 1 in F minor
  Carlos Surinach
  Sinfonietta flamencaFirst performance in England
  Ottorino Respighi
  La boutique fantasque (suite)
  Performers
  Shura Cherkassky
  piano
  piano
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Malcolm Sargent
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Alexander Borodin
  Sergey Rachmaninov
  Dmitry Shostakovich
  Carlos Surinach
  Ottorino Respighi
Wed 25 Jul 1956
- 19:30
  Prom 04
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Jean Sibelius
  Karelia SuiteNo. 3 Alla marcia
  En saga
  Violin Concerto
  interval
  Jean Sibelius
  Symphony No 3 in C major
  Joaquín Rodrigo
  Concierto de Aranjuez
  Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
  Capriccio espagnol, Op 34
  Performers
  Ida Haendel
  violin
  violin
  Julian Bream
  guitar
  guitar
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Malcolm Sargent
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Jean Sibelius
  Joaquín Rodrigo
  Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Thu 26 Jul 1956
- 19:30
  Prom 05
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Samuel Barber
  Overture 'The School for Scandal', Op 5 Proms premiere
  Randall Thompson
  The Last Words of David First performance in England
  Tarantella First performance in England
  George Gershwin
  Piano Concerto in F major
  Aaron Copland
  Symphony No. 3 First concert performance in England
  Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
  LitaniesKyrie eleison. Christe eleison. Virgo Mater audi nos Proms premiere
  LitaniesKyrie eleison. Christe eleison. Maria Mater Gratiae Proms premiere
  LitaniesKyrie eleison. Christe eleison. Ave de coelis alma succurre Proms premiere
  Anon.
  O Maria, divina stella Proms premiere
  Giovanni Giacomo Gastoldi
  A lieta vita Proms premiere
  Vivier lieto voglio Proms premiere
  Johann Hermann Schein
  Holla, gut G'sell Proms premiere
  Gioacchino Cocchi
  Golla bottigli'in Mano Proms premiere
  Samuel Webbe
  Glorious Apollo Proms premiere
  Igor Stravinsky
  The Firebird – suite (revised version, 1919)
  Performers
  London Symphony Orchestra
  Basil Cameron
  conductor
  conductor
  G Wallace Woodworth
  conductor
  conductor
  Harvard Glee Club
  Julius Katchen
  piano
  piano
  Composers
  Samuel Barber
  Randall Thompson
  George Gershwin
  Aaron Copland
  Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
  Anon.
  Giovanni Giacomo Gastoldi
  Johann Hermann Schein
  Gioacchino Cocchi
  Samuel Webbe
  Igor Stravinsky
Fri 27 Jul 1956
- 19:30
  Prom 06
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  EgmontNo. 1 Overture
  Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major
  Symphony No. 6 in F major, ‘Pastoral’
  Leighton Lucas
  Concert champêtre Proms premiere
  Claude Debussy
  La mer
  Performers
  Basil Cameron
  conductor
  conductor
  Ronald Smith
  piano
  piano
  Leighton Lucas
  conductor
  conductor
  Louis Kaufman
  violin
  violin
  London Symphony Orchestra
  Composers
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Leighton Lucas
  Claude Debussy
Sat 28 Jul 1956
- 19:30
  Prom 07
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  Eugene Onegin (Act 2, Sc 1: Waltz)
  Andante cantabile, Op 11a
  Piano Concerto No. 1 in B flat minor
  Francesca da Rimini
  interval
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  Capriccio italien, Op 45
  Eugene Onegin – Letter Scene
  Overture '1812'
  Performers
  Joseph Cooper
  piano
  piano
  Amy Shuard
  soprano
  soprano
  London Symphony Orchestra
  Basil Cameron
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Mon 30 Jul 1956
- 19:30
  Prom 08
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  The Magic Flute (Overture)
  Clarinet Concerto in A major
  Giuseppe Verdi
  Requiem
  Performers
  John Hollingsworth
  conductor
  conductor
  Jack Brymer
  clarinet
  clarinet
  Malcolm Sargent
  conductor
  conductor
  Joan Hammond
  soprano
  soprano
  Constance Shacklock
  mezzo-soprano
  mezzo-soprano
  Walter Midgley
  tenor
  tenor
  Marian Zigmunt
  bass
  bass
  Royal Choral Society
  BBC Symphony Chorus
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Composers
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Giuseppe Verdi
Tue 31 Jul 1956
- 19:30
  Prom 09
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Richard Wagner
  The Mastersingers of NurembergNo. 1 Prelude Act 1
  Franz Schubert
  Symphony No. 8 in B minor, 'Unfinished'
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Piano Concerto No. 22 in E flat major - cadenzas by Hummel
  Frederick Delius
  A Dance Rhapsody No. 1
  Richard Strauss
  Ein Heldenleben
  Performers
  Liza Fuchsova
  piano
  piano
  Paul Beard
  violin
  violin
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Malcolm Sargent
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Richard Wagner
  Franz Schubert
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Frederick Delius
  Richard Strauss
Wed 1 Aug 1956
- 19:30
  Prom 10
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Felix Mendelssohn
  A Midsummer Night’s Dream – incidental musicNo. 6 Wedding March
  Symphony No 4 in A major 'Italian'
  Johannes Brahms
  Piano Concerto No 1 in D minor
  Felix Mendelssohn
  Violin Concerto in E minor
  Johannes Brahms
  Variations on the St Anthony Chorale
  Performers
  Peter Katin
  piano
  piano
  Tessa Robbins
  violin
  violin
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Malcolm Sargent
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Felix Mendelssohn
  Johannes Brahms
Thu 2 Aug 1956
- 19:30
  Prom 11
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Così fan tutte, K 588Overture
  Richard Strauss
  Don Juan
  Sergey Rachmaninov
  Piano Concerto No. 1 in F sharp minor
  Antonín Dvořák
  Symphony No. 8 in G major
  interval
  Arthur Bliss
  Meditations on a Theme by John Blow Proms premiere
  Emmanuel Chabrier
  España
  Performers
  Basil Cameron
  conductor
  conductor
  Kendall Taylor
  piano
  piano
  Arthur Bliss
  conductor
  conductor
  London Symphony Orchestra
  Composers
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Richard Strauss
  Sergey Rachmaninov
  Antonín Dvořák
  Arthur Bliss
  Emmanuel Chabrier
Fri 3 Aug 1956
- 19:30
  Prom 12
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  The Marriage of Figaro – overture
  Piano Concerto No 21 in C major, K 467
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Symphony No. 3 in E flat major, ‘Eroica’
  Phyllis Tate
  Concerto for SaxophoneProms premiere
  interval
  Arnold Bax
  Tintagel
  Performers
  Nina Milkina
  piano
  piano
  Michael Krein
  alto saxophone
  alto saxophone
  London Symphony Orchestra
  Basil Cameron
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Phyllis Tate
  Arnold Bax
Sat 4 Aug 1956
- 19:30
  Prom 13
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Otto Nicolai
  Die lustigen Weiber von WindsorOverture
  Max Bruch
  Das Feuerkreuz, Op 52Aria 'Ave Maria'
  Paul Dukas
  The Sorcerer’s Apprentice
  Edvard Grieg
  Piano Concerto in A minor
  interval
  Kodály Zoltán
  Háry János - suite
  Camille Saint‐Saëns
  Havanaise, Op 83
  Introduction and Rondo capriccioso
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  Marche slave, Op 31
  Performers
  Edith Osler
  soprano
  soprano
  Phyllis Sellick
  piano
  piano
  Gilbert Webster
  cimbalom
  cimbalom
  Yfrah Neaman
  violin
  violin
  London Symphony Orchestra
  Basil Cameron
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Otto Nicolai
  Max Bruch
  Paul Dukas
  Edvard Grieg
  Kodály Zoltán
  Camille Saint‐Saëns
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Mon 6 Aug 1956
- 19:30
  Prom 14
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Gioachino Rossini
  SemiramideOverture
  Alexander Borodin
  Prince IgorAria 'No sleep, no rest' Act 2
  Frederick Delius
  A Song Before Sunrise
  Sergey Rachmaninov
  Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  Fantasy-Overture ‘Romeo and Juliet’
  interval
  Antonín Dvořák
  Symphony No. 9 in E minor, ‘From the New World’
  Performers
  Alfred Orda
  baritone
  baritone
  Benno Moiseiwitsch
  piano
  piano
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Malcolm Sargent
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Gioachino Rossini
  Alexander Borodin
  Frederick Delius
  Sergey Rachmaninov
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  Antonín Dvořák
Tue 7 Aug 1956
- 19:30
  Prom 15
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Johannes Brahms
  Tragic Overture
  Vier ernste Gesänge, Op 121 (orch. Malcolm Sargent)
  Violin Concerto in D major
  Symphony No. 2 in D major
  Performers
  Norma Procter
  contralto
  contralto
  Johanna Martzy
  violin
  violin
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Malcolm Sargent
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Johannes Brahms
Wed 8 Aug 1956
- 19:30
  Prom 16
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Joseph Haydn
  Symphony No. 88 in G major
  L' anima del filosofo, Hob. XXVII:13Recitative & aria 'Dov'e l'amato bene?...Del mio core' Act 2
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Piano Concerto No 14 in E flat major, K449
  Symphony No. 39 in E flat major
  Gabriel Fauré
  Pavane
  Malcolm Arnold
  Symphony No. 2, Op 40Proms premiere
  Performers
  Malcolm Sargent
  conductor
  conductor
  Heather Harper
  soprano
  soprano
  Nina Milkina
  piano
  piano
  Malcolm Arnold
  conductor
  conductor
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Composers
  Joseph Haydn
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Gabriel Fauré
  Malcolm Arnold
Thu 9 Aug 1956
- 19:30
  Prom 17
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Richard Wagner
  The Flying DutchmanOverture
  GötterdämmerungDawn and Siegfried's Rhine Journey (abridged concert version)
  The Mastersingers of NurembergNo. 36 Wahn! Wahn! Überall Wahn! Act 3 Scene 1
  The Mastersingers of NurembergNo. 33 Prelude Act 3
  The Mastersingers of NurembergNo. 39 Morgenlich leuchtend in rosigem Schein Act 3 Scene 2
  The Mastersingers of NurembergNo. 47 Selig, wie die Sonne Act 3 Scene 4
  The Mastersingers of NurembergNo. 34a Gleich, Meister! Hier! Act 3 Scene 1
  The Mastersingers of NurembergNo. 43c Grüss Gott, mein Ev'chen! Act 3 Scene 4
  The Mastersingers of NurembergNo. 35a Am Jordan Sankt Johannes stand Act 3 Scene 1
  The Mastersingers of NurembergNo. 37 Gruss Gott, mein Junker! Act 3 Scene 2
  The Mastersingers of NurembergNo. 38 Mein Freund! In holder Jugendzeit Act 3 Scene 2
  The Mastersingers of NurembergNo. 40 Abendlich glühend Act 3 Scene 2
  The Mastersingers of NurembergNo. 44 Hat man mit dem Schuhwerk Act 3 Scene 4
  The Mastersingers of NurembergNo. 45 O Sachs! Mein Freund! Act 3 Scene 4
  The Mastersingers of NurembergNo. 46a Mein Kind, von Tristan und Isolde Act 3 Scene 4
  Die WalküreWalkürenritt (orchestral synthesis) Act 3 Scene 1
  interval
  Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
  Scheherazade
  Performers
  Janet Howe
  Magdalene
  Magdalene
  James Johnston
  Walter
  Walter
  Elizabeth Fretwell
  Eva
  Eva
  Karl Kamann
  Hans Sachs
  Hans Sachs
  Gwent Lewis
  David
  David
  Basil Cameron
  conductor
  conductor
  Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
  Composers
  Richard Wagner
  Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Fri 10 Aug 1956
- 19:30
  Prom 18
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  FidelioOverture
  Violin Concerto in D major
  Symphony No. 5 in C minor
  interval
  Peter Racine Fricker
  Concertante No. 2, Op 15 First concert performance in London
  John Ireland
  The Forgotten Rite
  Mai-Dun
  Performers
  Basil Cameron
  conductor
  conductor
  Alfredo Campoli
  violin
  violin
  Peter Racine Fricker
  conductor
  conductor
  Kyla Greenbaum
  piano
  piano
  Margaret Kitchin
  piano
  piano
  Robin Wood
  piano
  piano
  Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
  Composers
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Peter Racine Fricker
  John Ireland
Sat 11 Aug 1956
- 19:30
  Prom 19
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Léo Delibes
  SylviaNo. 17 Grand cortège de Bacchus Act 3
  Carl Maria von Weber
  Aufforderung zum Tanze (orch. Maurice Johnstone)Proms premiere of this orchestration
  Maurice Ravel
  Daphnis et Chloé: Fragments symphoniques IProms premiere
  William Walton
  Façade, Suite No. 2No. 1 Fanfare
  Façade, Suite No. 2No. 2 Scotch Rhapsody
  interval
  William Walton
  Façade, Suite No. 1No. 1 Polka
  Façade, Suite No. 1No. 3 Swiss Yodelling Song
  Façade, Suite No. 2No. 6 Old Sir Faulk
  Façade, Suite No. 1No. 2 Valse
  Façade, Suite No. 2No. 5 Popular Song
  Façade, Suite No. 1No. 4 Tango-Pasodoble
  Façade, Suite No. 1No. 5 Tarantella Sevillana
  Sergey Rachmaninov
  Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini
  Malcolm Arnold
  Homage to the QueenNo. 6a Air: Introduction Proms premiere
  Homage to the QueenNo. 6b Air: Girl's Variation Proms premiere
  Homage to the QueenNo. 6c Air: Man's Variation Proms premiere
  Homage to the QueenNo. 6d Air: Pas de deux Proms premiere
  Homage to the QueenNo. 7 Finale Proms premiere
  John Addison
  Carte blanche (Suite)First public performance
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  Swan LakeNo. 13d Danse des cygnes: Allegro moderato Act 2 No. 4d
  Swan LakeNo. 10 Scène Act 2 No. 1
  Swan LakeNo. 2 Valse Act 1 No. 2
  Swan LakeNo. 20 Danse hongroise (Czárdás) Act 3 No. 6
  Swan LakeNo. 13e Pas d'action Act 2 No. 4e
  Performers
  John Hollingsworth
  conductor
  conductor
  Shura Cherkassky
  piano
  piano
  John Addison
  conductor
  conductor
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Composers
  Léo Delibes
  Carl Maria von Weber
  Maurice Ravel
  William Walton
  Sergey Rachmaninov
  Malcolm Arnold
  John Addison
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Mon 13 Aug 1956
- 19:30
  Prom 20
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  George Frideric Handel
  Music for the Royal Fireworks – overture (arr. Hamilton Harty)
  Music for the Royal Fireworks - No 3. Bourrée (arr. Hamilton Harty)
  Music for the Royal Fireworks, HWV 351 (arr. Hamilton Harty)No. 3 La paix: Largo alla siciliana
  Music for the Royal Fireworks - No 5. Minuets (arr. Hamilton Harty)
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Piano Concerto No. 24 in C minor- cadenzas by Tureck
  William Walton
  Belshazzar’s Feast
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  Symphony No 2 in C minor, 'Little Russian'
  Performers
  John Hollingsworth
  conductor
  conductor
  Rosalyn Tureck
  piano
  piano
  Malcolm Sargent
  conductor
  conductor
  Dennis Noble
  baritone
  baritone
  BBC Singers
  Royal Choral Society
  BBC Symphony Chorus
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Composers
  George Frideric Handel
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  William Walton
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Tue 14 Aug 1956
- 19:30
  Prom 21
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  The Sleeping Beauty (Act 1, No 6: Waltz)
  Piano Concerto No. 2 in G major
  Symphony No. 5 in E minor
  Humphrey Searle
  Piano Concerto No. 2First concert performance in London
  Benjamin Britten
  Matinées musicalesProms premiere
  Performers
  Malcolm Sargent
  conductor
  conductor
  Clive Lythgoe
  piano
  piano
  John Hollingsworth
  conductor
  conductor
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Composers
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  Humphrey Searle
  Benjamin Britten
Wed 15 Aug 1956
- 19:30
  Prom 22
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Cantata No. 31, 'Der Himmel lacht! die Erde jubilieret', BWV 31No. 1 Sonata
  Concerto for Two Keyboards in C minor, BWV 1060
  Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G major
  Cantata No. 34, 'O ewiges Feuer, O Ursprung der Liebe', BWV 34Aria, 'Wohl euch, ihr auserwählten Seelen' Proms premiere
  interval
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Cantata No. 187, 'Es wartet alles auf dich', BWV 187Aria 'Du Herr, du krönst allein das Jahr' Proms premiere
  George Frideric Handel
  Organ Concerto in G minor/major
  Water Music Suite (arr. Hamilton Harty)
  Bohuslav Martinů
  Suite Concertante, H 276Proms premiere
  Manuel de Falla
  The Three-Cornered Hat – Suite No. 2
  Performers
  Joan Trimble
  piano
  piano
  Valerie Trimble
  piano
  piano
  Helen Watts
  contralto
  contralto
  Geraint Jones
  organ
  organ
  Alan Loveday
  violin
  violin
  London Symphony Orchestra
  Basil Cameron
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  George Frideric Handel
  Bohuslav Martinů
  Manuel de Falla
Thu 16 Aug 1956
- 19:30
  Prom 23
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Bedrich Smetana
  The Bartered BrideOverture
  Joseph Haydn
  Symphony No 22 in E flat major 'The Philosopher'
  Franz Liszt
  Piano Concerto No. 1 in E flat major
  Jean Sibelius
  Symphony No. 2 in D major
  Alan Rawsthorne
  Piano Concerto No. 2
  Maurice Ravel
  Alborada del gracioso (for Orchestra)
  Performers
  Colin Horsley
  piano
  piano
  London Symphony Orchestra
  Basil Cameron
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Bedrich Smetana
  Joseph Haydn
  Franz Liszt
  Jean Sibelius
  Alan Rawsthorne
  Maurice Ravel
Fri 17 Aug 1956
- 19:30
  Prom 24
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Overture 'Leonore' No. 3
  Piano Concerto No. 1 in C major
  Symphony No. 4 in B flat major
  Béla Bartók
  Rhapsody for Piano, Sz 27, Op 1
  Harald Sæverud
  Silju Dance, Op 17a First concert performance in England
  Performers
  Andor Földes
  piano
  piano
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Malcolm Sargent
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Béla Bartók
  Harald Sæverud
Sat 18 Aug 1956
- 19:30
  Prom 25
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Gioachino Rossini
  William Tell – overture
  Frederick Delius
  On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring
  Édouard Lalo
  Symphonie espagnole, Op. 21No. 1 Allegro non troppo
  Symphonie espagnole, Op. 21No. 2 Scherzando: Allegro molto
  Symphonie espagnole, Op. 21No. 4 Andante
  Symphonie espagnole, Op. 21No. 5 Rondo: Allegro
  Gustave Charpentier
  LouiseAria 'Depuis le jour' Act 3
  interval
  Alexander Borodin
  Symphony No 2 in B minor
  Eric Coates
  Four CenturiesProms premiere
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  Suite No. 3 in G major, Op 55No. 4 Tema con variazioni
  Performers
  Malcolm Sargent
  conductor
  conductor
  Alfredo Campoli
  violin
  violin
  Adele Leigh
  soprano
  soprano
  Eric Coates
  conductor
  conductor
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Composers
  Gioachino Rossini
  Frederick Delius
  Édouard Lalo
  Gustave Charpentier
  Alexander Borodin
  Eric Coates
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Mon 20 Aug 1956
- 19:30
  Prom 26
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Antonín Dvořák
  Overture 'Carnival'
  Rusalka, Op 114O silver moon Act 1
  Violin Concerto in A minor
  Johannes Brahms
  Symphony No. 3 in F major
  Arthur Benjamin
  Concerto quasi una Fantasia London premiere
  Franz Liszt
  Symphonic Poem No. 3 'Les Préludes', S 97
  Performers
  Marion Lowe
  soprano
  soprano
  Ida Haendel
  violin
  violin
  Lamar Crowson
  piano
  piano
  London Symphony Orchestra
  Basil Cameron
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Antonín Dvořák
  Johannes Brahms
  Arthur Benjamin
  Franz Liszt
Tue 21 Aug 1956
- 19:30
  Prom 27
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Brandenburg Concerto No 4 in G major, BWV 1049
  Cantata No 82, 'Ich habe genug'
  Concerto in D minor for two violins, BWV 1043
  Brandenburg Concerto No 1 in F major, BWV 1046
  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  Sinfonia antartica (Symphony No. 7)
  Performers
  John Hollingsworth
  conductor
  conductor
  Granville Jones
  violin
  violin
  Carl Dolmetsch
  recorder
  recorder
  Richard Taylor
  recorder
  recorder
  Heinz Rehfuss
  bass
  bass
  Roger Lord
  oboe
  oboe
  Frederick Grinke
  violin
  violin
  David Martin
  violin
  violin
  Basil Cameron
  conductor
  conductor
  Adrienne Cole
  soprano
  soprano
  BBC Singers (1924-34, Wireless Chorus; 1935-8, 1942-3, 1946-72, BBC Chorus) (women's voices)
  London Symphony Orchestra
  Composers
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Ralph Vaughan Williams
Wed 22 Aug 1956
- 19:30
  Prom 28
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Mikhail Ivanovich Glinka
  Ruslan and Lyudmila – overtureOverture
  Dmitry Shostakovich
  Violin Concerto No. 1 in A minorProms premiere
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  Symphony No. 4 in F minor
  Alexander Borodin
  String Quartet No. 2 in D major (orch. Malcom Sargent)No. 3 Notturno
  Alexander Scriabin
  The Poem of Ecstasy
  Performers
  Max Rostal
  violin
  violin
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Malcolm Sargent
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Mikhail Ivanovich Glinka
  Dmitry Shostakovich
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  Alexander Borodin
  Alexander Scriabin
Thu 23 Aug 1956
- 19:30
  Prom 29
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Edward Elgar
  Introduction and Allegro
  Cello Concerto in E minor
  ‘Enigma’ Variations
  interval
  Gustav Holst
  The Planets
  Performers
  Anthony Pini
  cello
  cello
  BBC Singers (1924-34, Wireless Chorus; 1935-8, 1942-3, 1946-72, BBC Chorus) (women's voices)
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Malcolm Sargent
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Edward Elgar
  Gustav Holst
Fri 24 Aug 1956
- 19:30
  Prom 30
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  The Creatures of PrometheusNo. 1 Overture
  Adelaide, Op 46 (arr. Louis Spohr)
  Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major
  interval
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Symphony No. 2 in D major
  Edmund Rubbra
  Piano Concerto in G majorProms premiere
  Gustav Holst
  The Perfect FoolBallet music
  Performers
  William McAlpine
  tenor
  tenor
  Denis Matthews
  piano
  piano
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Malcolm Sargent
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Edmund Rubbra
  Gustav Holst
Sat 25 Aug 1956
- 19:30
  Prom 31
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Gioachino Rossini
  Il viaggio a ReimsOverture
  Franz Schubert
  Rosamunde, Fürstin von Zypern, D 797No. 6 Entr'acte No. 3 in B flat major: Andantino
  Rosamunde, Fürstin von Zypern, D 797No. 10 Ballet No. 2 in G major: Andantino
  Franz Liszt
  Piano Concerto No. 2 in A major
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Symphony No. 5 in C minor
  Sergey Prokofiev
  Peter and the Wolf, Op 67
  Edvard Grieg
  Two Elegiac Melodies, Op 34
  Arthur Sullivan
  Overture di ballo
  Performers
  Richard Farrell
  piano
  piano
  Frank Phillips
  narrator
  narrator
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Malcolm Sargent
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Gioachino Rossini
  Franz Schubert
  Franz Liszt
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Sergey Prokofiev
  Edvard Grieg
  Arthur Sullivan
Mon 27 Aug 1956
- 19:30
  Prom 32
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Felix Mendelssohn
  Overture 'Ruy Blas'
  Richard Wagner
  Siegfried Idyll
  Franz Schubert
  Symphony No. 9 in C major, ‘Great’
  interval
  Anatoly Konstantinovich Lyadov
  The Enchanted Lake, Op 62 Proms premiere
  Geoffrey Bush
  Concerto for Oboe Proms premiere
  Albert Roussel
  Bacchus et Ariane, Suite No. 2, Op 43 Proms premiere
  Performers
  Evelyn Rothwell
  oboe
  oboe
  George Weldon
  conductor
  conductor
  Hallé (pre-2003, Hallé Orchestra)
  Composers
  Felix Mendelssohn
  Richard Wagner
  Franz Schubert
  Anatoly Konstantinovich Lyadov
  Geoffrey Bush
  Albert Roussel
Tue 28 Aug 1956
- 19:30
  Prom 33
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  La clemenza di Tito, K 621Overture
  Exsultate, jubilate
  Serenade in C minor, K388
  interval
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Piano Concerto No 26 in D major, K 537 'Coronation'
  Gustav Mahler
  Symphony No. 1 in D major
  Performers
  Basil Cameron
  conductor
  conductor
  Hallé
  Erna Spoorenberg
  soprano
  soprano
  Hallé (pre-2003, Hallé Orchestra) (members)
  Iso Elinson
  piano
  piano
  Composers
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Gustav Mahler
Wed 29 Aug 1956
- 19:30
  Prom 34
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Jeremiah Clarke
  The Prince of Denmark's March (arr. Henry Wood)
  Franz Schubert
  Symphony No 5 in B flat major
  Frederick Delius
  Idyll
  interval
  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  Symphony No. 8 in D minor Proms premiere
  Béla Bartók
  Concerto for Orchestra
  Performers
  William Lang
  trumpet
  trumpet
  Eric Chadwick
  organ
  organ
  Hallé (pre-2003, Hallé Orchestra) (members)
  Hallé
  Sylvia Fisher
  soprano
  soprano
  Ronald Lewis
  baritone
  baritone
  Basil Cameron
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Jeremiah Clarke
  Franz Schubert
  Frederick Delius
  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  Béla Bartók
Thu 30 Aug 1956
- 19:30
  Prom 35
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Johannes Brahms
  Academic Festival Overture
  Double Concerto
  Symphony No. 4 in E minor
  Lennox Berkeley
  Nelson, Op 42 (suite) First concert performance in London
  Paul Hindemith
  Symphonic Metamorphosis of Themes by Carl Maria von Weber
  interval
  Performers
  André Navarra
  cello
  cello
  Endre Wolf
  violin
  violin
  Basil Cameron
  conductor
  conductor
  Hallé (pre-2003, Hallé Orchestra)
  Composers
  Johannes Brahms
  Lennox Berkeley
  Paul Hindemith
Fri 31 Aug 1956
- 19:30
  Prom 36
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Overture ‘Coriolan’
  Rondino in E flat major, WoO 25
  Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor- cadenza by Mischa Levitzki
  Symphony No 8 in F major
  Gerald Finzi
  Cello Concerto in A minorProms premiere
  Jean Sibelius
  Lemminkäinen Suite, Op 22No. 4 Lemminkäinen's Return
  Performers
  George Weldon
  conductor
  conductor
  Hallé
  Hallé (pre-2003, Hallé Orchestra) (members)
  Gina Bachauer
  piano
  piano
  Christopher Bunting
  cello
  cello
  Composers
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Gerald Finzi
  Jean Sibelius
Sat 1 Sep 1956
- 19:30
  Prom 37
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Franz Schubert
  Die Zauberharfe, D 644Overture
  Deutsche Tänze, D 820 (orch. Anton Webern)Proms premiere
  Grazer Galopp in C major, D 925Proms premiere
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Serenade in D major 'Serenata notturna', K 239
  Symphony No 36 in C major 'Linz', K 425
  Franz von Suppé
  Ein Morgen, Mittag und Abend in WienOverture
  Johann Strauss II
  Rosen aus dem Süden
  Pizzicato Polka
  Johann Strauss
  Radetzky March, Op 228
  Franz Lehár
  The Merry WidowWaltz Act 1 Proms premiere
  Richard Strauss
  Der Rosenkavalier – suite
  Performers
  Vilém Tauský
  orchestratorconductor
  orchestratorconductor
  Hallé (pre-2003, Hallé Orchestra)
  Composers
  Franz Schubert
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Franz von Suppé
  Johann Strauss II
  Johann Strauss
  Franz Lehár
  Richard Strauss
Mon 3 Sep 1956
- 19:30
  Prom 38
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Idomeneo (Overture)
  The Abduction from the Seraglio (Act 2, Sc 3: Martern aller Arten)
  Sinfonia concertante in E flat major
  interval
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Symphony No. 41 in C major, ‘Jupiter’
  Edward Elgar
  Falstaff
  Performers
  David Sandeman
  flute
  flute
  Dame Joan Sutherland
  soprano
  soprano
  Harold Parfitt
  violin
  violin
  John Long
  cello
  cello
  David Woolley
  oboe
  oboe
  Frederick Riddle
  viola
  viola
  Raymond Cohen
  violin
  violin
  London Philharmonic Orchestra
  Adrian Boult
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Edward Elgar
Tue 4 Sep 1956
- 19:30
  Prom 39
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Carl Maria von Weber
  Der FreischützOverture
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Symphony No. 1 in C major
  Robert Schumann
  Piano Concerto in A minor
  interval
  Frank Martin
  Harpsichord ConcertoProms premiere
  Maurice Ravel
  Daphnis and Chloe – Suite No. 2
  Performers
  John Hollingsworth
  conductor
  conductor
  Adrian Boult
  conductor
  conductor
  Myra Hess
  piano
  piano
  George Malcolm
  harpsichord
  harpsichord
  London Philharmonic Orchestra
  Composers
  Carl Maria von Weber
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Robert Schumann
  Frank Martin
  Maurice Ravel
Wed 5 Sep 1956
- 19:30
  Prom 40
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  Eugene Onegin – Polonaise
  Violin Concerto in D major
  Symphony No. 6 in B minor, ‘Pathétique’
  interval
  Alun Hoddinott
  Clarinet Concerto No. 1First concert performance in London
  Antonín Dvořák
  Symphonic Variations, Op 78
  Performers
  Ralph Holmes
  violin
  violin
  Gervase de Peyer
  clarinet
  clarinet
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Malcolm Sargent
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  Alun Hoddinott
  Antonín Dvořák
Thu 6 Sep 1956
- 19:30
  Prom 41
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Orchestral Suite No 3 in D major, BWV 1068
  Keyboard Concerto in D minor, BWV 1052
  Cantata No. 80, 'Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott'
  Singet dem Herrn, BWV 225
  Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565
  Performers
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Malcolm Sargent
  conductor
  conductor
  Harriet Cohen
  piano
  piano
  Duncan Robertson
  tenor
  tenor
  James Milligan
  bass
  bass
  Jennifer Vyvyan
  soprano
  soprano
  Pamela Bowden
  mezzo-soprano
  mezzo-soprano
  BBC Singers
  Leslie Woodgate
  conductor
  conductor
  Sir George Thomas Thalben-Ball
  organ
  organ
  Composers
  Johann Sebastian Bach
Fri 7 Sep 1956
- 19:30
  Prom 42
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Eine kleine Nachtmusik
  Piano Concerto No. 27 in B flat major
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Symphony No. 7 in A major
  Alan Bush
  Concert Suite, Op 37 First concert performance in London
  John Ireland
  Overture 'Satyricon'
  Performers
  Malcolm Sargent
  conductor
  conductor
  Clifford Curzon
  piano
  piano
  Alan Bush
  conductor
  conductor
  Florence Hooton
  cello
  cello
  John Hollingsworth
  conductor
  conductor
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Composers
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Alan Bush
  John Ireland
Sat 8 Sep 1956
- 19:30
  Prom 43
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Gioachino Rossini
  The Barber of Seville – overture
  Claude Debussy
  Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune
  Camille Saint‐Saëns
  Piano Concerto No 2 in G minor
  Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
  Scenes from 'The Song of Hiawatha', Op 30The Death of Minnehaha Proms premiere
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  The Nutcracker, Suite, Op 71a
  Henry Litolff
  Concerto symphonique No. 4 in D minorNo. 2 Scherzo: Presto
  Alexander Borodin
  Prince IgorPolovtsian Dances Act 2
  interval
  Performers
  Dame Moura Lympany
  piano
  piano
  Hervey Alan
  bass-baritone
  bass-baritone
  Jacqueline Delman
  soprano
  soprano
  Royal Choral Society
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Malcolm Sargent
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Gioachino Rossini
  Claude Debussy
  Camille Saint‐Saëns
  Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  Henry Litolff
  Alexander Borodin
Mon 10 Sep 1956
- 19:30
  Prom 44
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Symphony No. 35 in D major, 'Haffner'
  Aria with recitative 'Mia speranza adorata...Ah, non sai qual pena sia', K 416 Proms premiere
  Violin Concerto No 3 in G major, K 216
  interval
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Symphony No. 40 in G minor
  William Walton
  Symphony No. 1 in B flat minor
  Performers
  Ilse Hollweg
  soprano
  soprano
  André Gertler
  violin
  violin
  London Philharmonic Orchestra
  Basil Cameron
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  William Walton
Tue 11 Sep 1956
- 19:30
  Prom 45
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  George Frideric Handel
  Concerto a due cori No. 2 in F major, HWV 333 (arr. Hamilton Harty)Proms premiere of this arrangement
  Sergey Prokofiev
  Cello Concerto in E minorProms premiere
  Jean Sibelius
  Symphony No. 5 in E flat major
  Manuel de Falla
  Nights in the Gardens of Spain
  César Franck
  Le chasseur maudit
  Performers
  Charles Spinks
  organ
  organ
  János Starker
  cello
  cello
  Iris Loveridge
  piano
  piano
  London Philharmonic Orchestra
  Basil Cameron
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  George Frideric Handel
  Sergey Prokofiev
  Jean Sibelius
  Manuel de Falla
  César Franck
Wed 12 Sep 1956
- 19:30
  Prom 46
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Joseph Haydn
  Armida, Hob. XXVIII:12Overture
  Symphony No. 102 in B flat major
  Johannes Brahms
  Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major
  interval
  interval
  Johannes Brahms
  Symphony No 1 in C minor
  Performers
  Clifford Curzon
  piano
  piano
  London Philharmonic Orchestra
  Basil Cameron
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Joseph Haydn
  Johannes Brahms
Thu 13 Sep 1956
- 19:30
  Prom 47
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Hector Berlioz
  Overture 'Le carnaval romain'
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor- cadenzas by Beethoven
  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  Symphony No. 2 (A London Symphony)
  Iain Hamilton
  Symphonic Variations, Op 19London premiere
  interval
  Richard Strauss
  Till Eulenspiegel’s Merry Pranks
  Performers
  Myra Hess
  piano
  piano
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Malcolm Sargent
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Hector Berlioz
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  Iain Hamilton
  Richard Strauss
Fri 14 Sep 1956
- 19:30
  Prom 48
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Fantasia and Fugue in C minor, BWV 537, Op 86 (orch. Edward Elgar)
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Symphony No. 9 in D minor, ‘Choral’
  John Greenwood
  Concerto for Viola World premiere
  Arnold Bax
  The Happy Forest
  Performers
  Malcolm Sargent
  conductor
  conductor
  Norma Procter
  contralto
  contralto
  Owen Brannigan
  bass
  bass
  Pauline Brockless
  soprano
  soprano
  Walter Midgley
  tenor
  tenor
  Royal Choral Society
  BBC Symphony Chorus
  John Hollingsworth
  conductor
  conductor
  Watson Forbes
  viola
  viola
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Composers
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  John Greenwood
  Arnold Bax
Sat 15 Sep 1956
- 19:30
  Prom 49 - Last Night of the Proms 1956
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Richard Wagner
  TannhäuserNo. 1 Overture
  Camille Saint‐Saëns
  Le rouet d'Omphale, Op 31
  César Franck
  Symphonic Variations
  Jean Sibelius
  Symphony No. 7 in C major
  Edward Elgar
  Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1 in D major, ‘Land of Hope and Glory’
  Benjamin Britten
  The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra
  Henry Wood
  Fantasia on British Sea-SongsNo. 5 Jack's the Lad
  Fantasia on British Sea-SongsNo. 6 Farewell and Adieu, Ye Spanish Ladies - Cadenza
  Fantasia on British Sea-SongsNo. 3 The Saucy Arethusa
  Fantasia on British Sea-SongsNo. 4 Tom Bowling
  Thomas Arne
  Rule, Britannia!
  Hubert Parry
  Jerusalem (orch. Elgar)
  Unknown
  National Anthem
  Performers
  Malcolm Sargent
  conductor
  conductor
  Basil Cameron
  conductor
  conductor
  Eileen Joyce
  piano
  piano
  Constance Shacklock
  mezzo-soprano
  mezzo-soprano
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Composers
  Richard Wagner
  Camille Saint‐Saëns
  César Franck
  Jean Sibelius
  Edward Elgar
  Benjamin Britten
  Henry Wood
  Thomas Arne
  Hubert Parry
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