Winter Proms 1949–50

Winter Proms 1949–50 Calendar

By Year

Mon 10 Jan 1949
- 19:30
  Prom 01
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Unknown
  National Anthem
  Antonín Dvořák
  Overture 'Carnival'
  Giuseppe Verdi
  MacbethUna macchia è qui tuttora! Act 4 Scene 2
  Franz Schubert
  Symphony No. 8 in B minor, 'Unfinished'
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  Piano Concerto No. 1 in B flat minor
  Ottorino Respighi
  La boutique fantasque (suite)
  Giacomo Puccini
  ToscaAria 'Vissi d'arte, vissi d'amore' Act 2
  Richard Wagner
  The Mastersingers of NurembergNo. 1 Prelude Act 1
  Performers
  Margherita Grandi
  soprano
  soprano
  Solomon
  piano
  piano
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Malcolm Sargent
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Unknown
  Antonín Dvořák
  Giuseppe Verdi
  Franz Schubert
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  Ottorino Respighi
  Giacomo Puccini
  Richard Wagner
Tue 11 Jan 1949
- 19:30
  Prom 02
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Symphony No. 35 in D major, 'Haffner'
  Violin Concerto No 3 in G major, K 216
  Così fan tutte, K 588Aria 'Un' aura amorosa' Act 1 Scene 2
  Così fan tutte, K 588Aria 'Ah, lo veggio' Act 2 Scene 2
  Symphony No. 41 in C major, ‘Jupiter’
  interval
  Richard Strauss
  Don Juan
  Horn Concerto No. 1 in E flat major
  Der Rosenkavalier, Waltz Sequence No. 1 Proms premiere of this version
  Performers
  Antonio Brosa
  violin
  violin
  Heddle Nash
  tenor
  tenor
  Dennis Brain
  horn
  horn
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Malcolm Sargent
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Richard Strauss
Wed 12 Jan 1949
- 19:30
  Prom 03
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Carl Maria von Weber
  Oberon, J306Overture
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Piano Concerto No. 23 in A major- cadenza by Mozart
  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  Symphony No. 2 (A London Symphony)
  Johannes Brahms
  Vier ernste Gesänge, Op 121 (orch. Malcolm Sargent)Proms premiere of this orchestration
  interval
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  Fantasy-Overture ‘Romeo and Juliet’
  Performers
  Denis Matthews
  piano
  piano
  Kathleen Ferrier
  contralto
  contralto
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Malcolm Sargent
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Carl Maria von Weber
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  Johannes Brahms
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Thu 13 Jan 1949
- 19:30
  Prom 04
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Richard Wagner
  LohengrinNo. 1 Prelude Act 1
  Edward Elgar
  Cello Concerto in E minor
  Johannes Brahms
  Symphony No. 2 in D major
  interval
  Frederick Delius
  A Dance Rhapsody No. 1
  Richard Strauss
  Till Eulenspiegel’s Merry Pranks
  Performers
  Anthony Pini
  cello
  cello
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Malcolm Sargent
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Richard Wagner
  Edward Elgar
  Johannes Brahms
  Frederick Delius
  Richard Strauss
Fri 14 Jan 1949
- 19:30
  Prom 05
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  EgmontNo. 1 Overture
  Violin Concerto in D major
  Symphony No. 7 in A major
  interval
  William Walton
  Sinfonia concertante
  Alexander Borodin
  Prince IgorPolovtsian Dances Act 2
  Performers
  Jean Pougnet
  violin
  violin
  Noel Mewton-Wood
  piano
  piano
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Malcolm Sargent
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  William Walton
  Alexander Borodin
Sat 15 Jan 1949
- 19:30
  Prom 06
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Gioachino Rossini
  SemiramideOverture
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Don GiovanniAria 'Madamina! il catalogo è questo' Act 1 Scene 5
  Claude Debussy
  Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune
  Sergey Rachmaninov
  Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  The Maid of OrleansRecitative & aria 'So wills the Lord!...Farewell you native hills and fields' Act 1 No. 7
  Gustav Holst
  The PlanetsNo. 1 Mars, the Bringer of War
  The PlanetsNo. 3 Mercury, the Winged Messenger
  The PlanetsNo. 4 Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity
  Jean Sibelius
  En saga
  interval
  Maurice Ravel
  Boléro
  Performers
  Owen Brannigan
  bass
  bass
  Cyril Smith
  piano
  piano
  Janet Howe
  mezzo-soprano
  mezzo-soprano
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Stanford Robinson
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Gioachino Rossini
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Claude Debussy
  Sergey Rachmaninov
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  Gustav Holst
  Jean Sibelius
  Maurice Ravel
Mon 17 Jan 1949
- 19:30
  Prom 07
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  The Sleeping BeautyNo. 6 Valse Act 1 No. 2
  Violin Concerto in D major
  Symphony No. 5 in E minor
  Jacques Ibert
  Flute Concerto Proms premiere
  interval
  Igor Stravinsky
  Petrushka (1947 version)Shrovetide Fair
  Petrushka (1947 version)In Petrushka's Cell
  Petrushka (1947 version)Shrovetide Fair towards Evening, and Death of Petrushka
  Petrushka (1947 version)Russian Dance
  Performers
  Alfredo Campoli
  violin
  violin
  Geoffrey Gilbert
  flute
  flute
  Sidney Harrison
  piano
  piano
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Stanford Robinson
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  Jacques Ibert
  Igor Stravinsky
Tue 18 Jan 1949
- 19:30
  Prom 08
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Orchestral Suite No 3 in D major, BWV 1068
  George Frideric Handel
  RinaldoRecitative & aria 'Armida, dispietata...Lascia ch'io pianga' Act 2 Scene 4
  TheodoraNo. 46 Recitative 'Or lulled with grief' Act 1 Scene 5
  TheodoraNo. 47 Air 'Sweet rose and lily' Act 1 Scene 5
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Concerto in D minor for two violins, BWV 1043
  George Frideric Handel
  Israel in EgyptNo. 6 Chorus 'He spake the word'
  Israel in EgyptNo. 9 Chorus 'He smote all the firstborn'
  Israel in EgyptNo. 7 Chorus 'He gave them hailstones'
  Israel in EgyptNo. 8 Chorus 'He sent a thick darkness'
  Israel in EgyptNo. 30 Chorus 'Sing ye to the Lord'
  interval
  George Frideric Handel
  Chandos Anthem No. 2 'In the Lord put I my trust', HWV 247 (arr. Edward Elgar)Overture in D minor
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Keyboard Concerto in F minor, BWV 1056
  Chorale Prelude 'Valet will ich dir geben', BWV 736Proms premiere
  Chorale Prelude 'Ich ruf' zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ', BWV 639Proms premiere
  Prelude and Fugue in A minor, BWV 543
  George Frideric Handel
  Coronation Anthem ‘Zadok the Priest’
  Performers
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Malcolm Sargent
  conductor
  conductor
  Nancy Evans
  mezzo-soprano
  mezzo-soprano
  Frederick Grinke
  violin
  violin
  David Martin
  violin
  violin
  Goldsmiths Choral Union
  Kathleen Long
  piano
  piano
  Sir George Thomas Thalben-Ball
  organ
  organ
  Composers
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  George Frideric Handel
Wed 19 Jan 1949
- 19:30
  Prom 09
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Felix Mendelssohn
  A Midsummer Night's Dream – overture
  A Midsummer Night’s Dream – incidental musicNo. 1 Scherzo
  A Midsummer Night’s Dream – incidental musicNo. 6 Wedding March
  A Midsummer Night’s Dream – incidental musicNo. 5 Nocturne
  Johannes Brahms
  Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major
  Felix Mendelssohn
  Symphony No 4 in A major 'Italian'
  Johannes Brahms
  Academic Festival Overture
  interval
  interval
  interval
  Performers
  Solomon
  piano
  piano
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Malcolm Sargent
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Felix Mendelssohn
  Johannes Brahms
Thu 20 Jan 1949
- 19:30
  Prom 10
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Hector Berlioz
  Beatrice and Benedict – overtureOverture
  Frederick Delius
  A Village Romeo and JulietThe Walk to the Paradise Garden
  César Franck
  Symphonic Variations
  interval
  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  Symphony No. 5 in D major
  Aram Khachaturian
  Piano Concerto
  Jean Sibelius
  Lemminkäinen Suite, Op 22No. 2 The Swan of Tuonela
  Finlandia
  Performers
  Dame Moura Lympany
  piano
  piano
  Helen Gaskell
  cor anglais
  cor anglais
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Malcolm Sargent
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Hector Berlioz
  Frederick Delius
  César Franck
  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  Aram Khachaturian
  Jean Sibelius
Fri 21 Jan 1949
- 19:30
  Prom 11
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Overture ‘Coriolan’
  Symphony No. 3 in E flat major, ‘Eroica’
  Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major - cadenza by Clara Schumann
  Overture 'Leonore' No. 3
  interval
  Performers
  Cyril Preedy
  piano
  piano
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Malcolm Sargent
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Ludwig van Beethoven
Sat 22 Jan 1949
- 19:30
  Prom 12
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  John Ireland
  A London Overture
  Edvard Grieg
  Piano Concerto in A minor
  Giuseppe Verdi
  A Masked BallRecitative & aria 'Alzati!...Eri tu che macchiavi' Act 3 Scene 1
  Edward Elgar
  ‘Enigma’ Variations
  Gordon Jacob
  Music for a Prince - Festal March First concert performance
  Herbert Howells
  Music for a Prince - Corydon's Dance First concert performance
  Music for a Prince - Scherzo in Arden First concert performance
  Michael Tippett
  Suite for the Birthday of Prince Charles First concert performance
  Edward Elgar
  Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1 in D major, ‘Land of Hope and Glory’
  Unknown
  National Anthem
  Performers
  Eileen Joyce
  piano
  piano
  Redvers Llewellyn
  baritone
  baritone
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Malcolm Sargent
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  John Ireland
  Edvard Grieg
  Giuseppe Verdi
  Edward Elgar
  Gordon Jacob
  Herbert Howells
  Michael Tippett
  Unknown

Winter Proms 1949–50

Winter Proms 1949–50 Calendar

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Mon 10 Jan 1949

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Tue 11 Jan 1949

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Wed 12 Jan 1949

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Thu 13 Jan 1949

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Fri 14 Jan 1949

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Sat 15 Jan 1949

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Mon 17 Jan 1949

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Tue 18 Jan 1949

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Wed 19 Jan 1949

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Thu 20 Jan 1949

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Fri 21 Jan 1949

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Sat 22 Jan 1949

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