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Fri 17 Jul 1998
19:30
Prom 01 - First Night of the Proms 1998
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Hector Berlioz
The Damnation of Faust
Performers
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Sir Andrew Davis
conductor
conductor
Bryn Terfel
Méphistophélès
Méphistophélès
Ann Murray
Marguerite
Marguerite
David Rendall
Faust
Faust
Donald Maxwell
Brander
Brander
New London Children's Choir
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
Hector Berlioz
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Sat 18 Jul 1998
19:00
Prom 02
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Jean‐Philippe Rameau
Zoroastre
Proms premiere
Performers
William Christie
conductor
conductor
Mark Padmore
Zoroastre
Zoroastre
Clive Bayley
Abramane
Abramane
Gaëlle Méchaly
Amélite
Amélite
Stéphanie Révidat
Céphie
Céphie
Karine Deshayes
Erinice
Erinice
Matthieu Lécroart
Zopire
La Vengeance
Zopire
La Vengeance
François Bazola
Narbanor
Narbanor
Thierry Félix
Oromasès/Arimane
Oromasès/Arimane
Les Arts Florissants
ensemble
ensemble
Composers
Jean‐Philippe Rameau
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Sun 19 Jul 1998
19:30
Prom 03
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Karol Szymanowski
King Roger, Op 46
Proms premiere
Performers
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Sir Simon Rattle
conductor
conductor
Philip Langridge
Edrisi
Edrisi
Jadwiga Rappé
Deaconess
Deaconess
Elzbieta Szmytka
Roxana
Roxana
Thomas Hampson
King Roger
King Roger
Ryszard Minkiewicz
Shepherd
Shepherd
Robert Gierlach
Archbishop
Archbishop
City of Birmingham Youth Chorus
City of Birmingham Symphony Chorus
Composers
Karol Szymanowski
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Mon 20 Jul 1998
13:00
Proms Chamber Music 01
Victoria & Albert Museum
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Programme
Béla Bartók
Romanian Folk Dances
Karol Szymanowski
Myths, Op 30
Maurice Ravel
Violin Sonata
Performers
Zoltán Székely
music arranger
music arranger
Tasmin Little
violin
violin
Martin Roscoe
piano
piano
Composers
Béla Bartók
Karol Szymanowski
Maurice Ravel
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19:30
Prom 04
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Leonard Bernstein
On the Waterfront – symphonic suite
Proms premiere
Maurice Ravel
Piano Concerto in G major
George Gershwin
Rhapsody in Blue (orch. Grofé)
Paul Hindemith
Symphony in E flat major
George Gershwin
Girl Crazy
Overture - encore
Performers
Louis Lortie
piano
piano
Yan Pascal Tortelier
conductor
conductor
BBC Philharmonic (pre-1983, BBC Northern SO; 1983-91, BBC Philharmonic Orchestra)
Composers
Leonard Bernstein
Maurice Ravel
George Gershwin
Paul Hindemith
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Tue 21 Jul 1998
19:00
Prom 05
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Edward Elgar
Overture 'Froissart', Op 19
Max Bruch
Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor
Julian Anderson
The Stations of the Sun
World premiere
Ralph Vaughan Williams
Pastoral Symphony (Symphony No. 3)
Performers
Kyoko Takezawa
violin
violin
Paul Agnew
tenor
tenor
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Sir Andrew Davis
conductor
conductor
Composers
Edward Elgar
Max Bruch
Julian Anderson
Ralph Vaughan Williams
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22:00
Prom 06
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
John Harle
Angel Magick
London premiere
Performers
John Harle
conductor
conductor
Sarah Leonard
Queen Elizabeth I
Queen Elizabeth I
Donald Maxwell
Edward Kelley
Edward Kelley
Andrew Forbes-Lane
Giordano Bruno
Giordano Bruno
William Purefoy
Sir Philip Sidney
Sir Philip Sidney
Jacqueline Miura
Edmund Spenser
Edmund Spenser
Christopher Good
Doctor John Dee
Doctor John Dee
Lucy Burge
Jane Dee
Jane Dee
Jan Pearson
Joan Kelley
Joan Kelley
Jim Carter
Voice of the Planets
Voice of the Planets
The Bauhaus Band
Fretwork
Composers
John Harle
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Wed 22 Jul 1998
19:30
Prom 07
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Francis Poulenc
Gloria
Henri Dutilleux
The Shadows of Time
UK premiere
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Symphony No. 5 in E minor
Jean Sibelius
Valse triste
- encore
Performers
London Philharmonic Choir
Alison Hagley
soprano
soprano
Chester Festival Chorus
Edward Burrowes
treble
treble
Yan Pascal Tortelier
conductor
conductor
BBC Philharmonic (pre-1983, BBC Northern SO; 1983-91, BBC Philharmonic Orchestra)
Composers
Francis Poulenc
Henri Dutilleux
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Jean Sibelius
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Thu 23 Jul 1998
19:00
Prom 08
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No. 4 in B flat major
Johannes Brahms
Symphony No. 4 in E minor
Performers
Sir Roger Norrington
conductor
conductor
Philharmonia Orchestra (1964-77, New Philharmonia Orchestra)
Composers
Ludwig van Beethoven
Johannes Brahms
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22:00
Prom 09
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
György Ligeti
Chamber Concerto
Wolfgang Rihm
Gejagte Form (1996 version)
Proms premiere
John Adams
Gnarly Buttons
Proms premiere
Performers
Michael Collins
clarinet
clarinet
London Sinfonietta
Markus Stenz
conductor
conductor
Composers
György Ligeti
Wolfgang Rihm
John Adams
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Fri 24 Jul 1998
19:30
Prom 10
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Concerto No. 24 in C minor
Anton Bruckner
Symphony No 3 in D minor
- 1877 version, with 1876 Adagio World premiere of this version
Performers
Alexei Lubimov
piano
piano
Osmo Vänskä
conductor
conductor
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra (formerly BBC Scottish Orchestra)
Composers
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Anton Bruckner
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Sat 25 Jul 1998
19:30
Prom 11
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Giuseppe Verdi
Falstaff
Performers
Monteverdi Choir
Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique
Hillevi Martinpelto
Alice Ford
Alice Ford
Sir John Eliot Gardiner
conductor
conductor
Francis Egerton
Bardolph
Bardolph
Eirian James
Meg Page
Meg Page
Rebecca Evans
Nannetta
Nannetta
Anthony Michaels-Moore
Ford
Ford
Peter Bronder
Doctor Caius
Doctor Caius
Sara Mingardo
Mistress Quickly
Mistress Quickly
Jean-Philippe Lafont
Falstaff
Falstaff
Antonello Palombi
Fenton
Fenton
Gabriele Monici
Pistol
Pistol
Composers
Giuseppe Verdi
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Sun 26 Jul 1998
15:00
Prom 12
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Rory Boyle
Capriccio
London premiere
Sergey Prokofiev
Piano Concerto No. 3 in C major
Hector Berlioz
Symphonie fantastique
Leroy Anderson
Fiddle Faddle
- encore
Performers
Peter Donohoe
piano
piano
Jun'ichi Hirokami
conductor
conductor
National Youth Orchestra of Scotland
Composers
Rory Boyle
Sergey Prokofiev
Hector Berlioz
Leroy Anderson
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19:30
Prom 13
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Kurt Weill
Der Weg der Verheissung
Propheten Act 4 UK premiere
Gustav Mahler
Symphony No. 4 in G major
Performers
Neil Jenkins
Isaiah
Isaiah
Christopher Gillett
Adversary
Adversary
Janice Watson
Rachel
soprano
Rachel
soprano
Andrew Murgatroyd
First White Angel
First White Angel
Stuart MacIntyre
Dark Angel
Dark Angel
Robert Johnston
Second White Angel
Second White Angel
Kurt Azesberger
Rabbi
Rabbi
Albert Dohmen
Jeremiah/Voice of Solomon
Jeremiah/Voice of Solomon
Julian Becker
Thirteen-Year-Old
Thirteen-Year-Old
Michael Mellinger
Estranged One
Estranged One
Harry Nicoll
Hananiah
Hananiah
Ethan Freeman
Pashur
Pashur
Wolf Kahler
Zedekiah
Zedekiah
Anthony Marber
Ebed Melech
Ebed Melech
Noam Sheriff
music arranger
music arranger
Finchley Children's Music Group
BBC Symphony Chorus
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Matthias Bamert
conductor
conductor
Composers
Kurt Weill
Gustav Mahler
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Mon 27 Jul 1998
13:00
Proms Chamber Music 02
Victoria & Albert Museum
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Programme
György Ligeti
Bagatelles
John Woolrich
The Iron Cockerel Sings
World premiere
Samuel Barber
Summer Music, Op 31
Leos Janáček
Mládí
Performers
Michael Collins
clarinet/director
clarinet/director
London Winds
Composers
György Ligeti
John Woolrich
Samuel Barber
Leos Janáček
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19:00
Prom 14
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
George Frideric Handel
Solomon
Performers
Susan Gritton
Queen of Sheba
Queen of Sheba
Paul McCreesh
conductor
conductor
Peter Harvey
Levite
Levite
Andreas Scholl
Solomon
Solomon
Paul Agnew
Zadok
Zadok
Susan Bickley
Second Harlot
Second Harlot
Inger Dam-Jensen
Solomon's Queen
Solomon's Queen
Alison Hagley
First Harlot
First Harlot
Gabrieli Consort
Gabrieli Players
Composers
George Frideric Handel
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Tue 28 Jul 1998
19:30
Prom 15
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Sergey Prokofiev
Romeo and Juliet, Suite No. 2, Op 64b
No. 1 Montagues and Capulets
Romeo and Juliet, Suite No. 2, Op 64b
No. 4 Dance
Romeo and Juliet – Suite No. 1
No. 7 Death of Tybalt
Romeo and Juliet – Suite No. 1
No. 6 Romeo and Juliet (Balcony Scene)
Gerard McBurney
Letter to Paradise
World premiere
Maurice Ravel
Daphnis and Chloe
Performers
Tigran Martirossian
bass
bass
Philharmonia Chorus
BBC National Chorus of Wales
Mark Wigglesworth
conductor
conductor
BBC National Orchestra of Wales (pre-1993, BBC Welsh SO)
Composers
Sergey Prokofiev
Gerard McBurney
Maurice Ravel
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Wed 29 Jul 1998
19:30
Prom 16
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Olivier Messiaen
Et exspecto resurrectionem mortuorum
Gustav Mahler
Symphony No. 2 in C minor, ‘Resurrection’
Performers
Barbara Bonney
soprano
soprano
Jard van Nes
mezzo-soprano
mezzo-soprano
BBC National Chorus of Wales
CBSO Chorus
Mark Wigglesworth
conductor
conductor
BBC National Orchestra of Wales (pre-1993, BBC Welsh SO)
Composers
Olivier Messiaen
Gustav Mahler
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Thu 30 Jul 1998
19:30
Prom 17
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Bohuslav Martinů
Memorial to Lidice, H 296
Antonín Dvořák
Piano Concerto in G minor
Leos Janáček
1.X.1905 'From the Street'
Proms premiere
Johannes Brahms
Symphony No. 2 in D major
Performers
Jiří Bělohlávek
conductor
conductor
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Sir András Schiff
piano
piano
Composers
Bohuslav Martinů
Antonín Dvořák
Leos Janáček
Johannes Brahms
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Fri 31 Jul 1998
19:00
Prom 18
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Igor Stravinsky
Jeu de cartes
Benjamin Britten
Double Concerto for Violin and Viola
London premiere
Dmitry Shostakovich
Symphony No. 5 in D minor
Performers
Daniele Gatti
conductor
conductor
Tasmin Little
violin
violin
Lars Anders Tomter
viola
viola
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Composers
Igor Stravinsky
Benjamin Britten
Dmitry Shostakovich
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22:00
Prom 19 - Lo Sposalizio - The Wedding of Venice to the Sea
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Trad.
Single tolling bell of San Marco
- The processions and journey across the lagoon. (Church bell recorded live in Venice, Easter 1998.)
Drums
- The processions and journey across the lagoon
Anon.
Rotta
- The processions and journey across the lagoon
Andrea Gabrieli
Vieni, vieni Imeneo
- The processions and journey across the lagoon
Gioseffo Guami
Canzona XXIV a 8
- The processions and journey across the lagoon
Johannes Hieronymus Kapsberger
Chitarrone Trio 'Kapsberger'
- The processions and journey across the lagoon
Andrea Gabrieli
Cantiam di Dio
- The processions and journey across the lagoon
Trad.
Drums
- The processions and journey across the lagoon
Andrea Gabrieli
Aria della battaglia per sonar d'istrumenti da fiato 'La Battaglia'
- The processions and journey across the lagoon
Giovanni Gabrieli
Lieto godea sedendo
- The processions and journey across the lagoon
Anon.
Variazioni sopra 'La Folia' (in the style of Alessandro Piccinini)
- The processions and journey across the lagoon
Lodovico Grossi da Viadana
Sinfonie musicale, Op 18
Canzona 'La Veneziana' - The processions and journey across the lagoon
Giovanni Gabrieli
Udite, chiari et generosi figli
- The processions and journey across the lagoon
Anon.
Imperiale prima
- The processions and journey across the lagoon
Trad.
Tolling church bell
- The Solemn Mass held in San Nicolò. (Church bell recorded live in Venice, Easter 1998.)
Anon.
Imperiale seconda
- The Solemn Mass held in San Nicolò
Giovanni Gabrieli
Kyrie a 12
- The Solemn Mass held in San Nicolò
Andrea Gabrieli
Intonationi d'organo
Intonatione (unspecified) - The Solemn Mass held in San Nicolò
Missa a 16
Gloria a 16 - The Solemn Mass held in San Nicolò
Intonationi d'organo
Intonatione settimo tono - The Solemn Mass held in San Nicolò
Anon.
Sursum corda (plainsong)
- The Solemn Mass held in San Nicolò
Giovanni Gabrieli
Sanctus/Benedictus a 12
- The Solemn Mass held in San Nicolò
Andrea Gabrieli
Intonationi d'organo
Intonatione primo tono - The Solemn Mass held in San Nicolò
Claudio Monteverdi
Christe, adoramus te, SV 294
- The Solemn Mass held in San Nicolò
Giovanni Gabrieli
Canzoni e sonate (from Sacrae symphoniae, liber secundus)
Sonata XX a 22 - The Solemn Mass held in San Nicolò
Trad.
Bells of Venice and drum procession
- The Solemn Mass held in San Nicolò. (Church bells recorded live in Venice, Easter 1998.)
Performers
Robert King
conductor
conductor
The King's Consort
Choir of the King’s Consort
Robin Blaze
counter-tenor
counter-tenor
Bernhard Landauer
counter-tenor
counter-tenor
Charles Daniels
counter-tenor
counter-tenor
James O’Donnell
organ
organ
Andrew Carwood
celebrant
celebrant
Robert Harre-Jones
counter-tenor
counter-tenor
Robert Evans
baritone
baritone
Composers
Trad.
Anon.
Andrea Gabrieli
Gioseffo Guami
Johannes Hieronymus Kapsberger
Giovanni Gabrieli
Lodovico Grossi da Viadana
Claudio Monteverdi
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Sat 1 Aug 1998
18:30
Prom 20
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
George Gershwin
Porgy and Bess
Performers
BBC Concert Orchestra
Willard White
Porgy
Porgy
Cynthia Clarey
Serena
Serena
Wayne Marshall
conductor
conductor
Jonathan Veira
Jake/Frazier
Jake/Frazier
Stuart MacIntyre
Archdale
Archdale
Maureen Brathwaite
Clara
Clara
Cynthia Haymon
Bess
Bess
Daniel Washington
Crown
Crown
Wills Morgan
Robbins/Nelson
Robbins/Nelson
Marietta Simpson
Maria
Maria
Fredrick Martell
Peter
Peter
Hyacinth Nicholls
Lily/Strawberry Woman
Lily/Strawberry Woman
Ethan Freeman
Detective
Detective
Michael Forest
Sporting Life
Sporting Life
Vanya Abrahams
Jim
Jim
Kay Smith
Woman
Woman
BBC Singers (1924-34, Wireless Chorus; 1935-8, 1942-3, 1946-72, BBC Chorus)
Bournemouth Symphony Chorus
Composers
George Gershwin
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Sun 2 Aug 1998
19:30
Prom 21
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Jean Sibelius
The Oceanides
Thea Musgrave
Songs for a Winter's Evening
London premiere
Edward Elgar
The Wand of Youth, Suite No. 2, Op 1b
Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No. 7 in A major
Performers
Lisa Milne
soprano
soprano
Osmo Vänskä
conductor
conductor
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra (formerly BBC Scottish Orchestra)
Composers
Jean Sibelius
Thea Musgrave
Edward Elgar
Ludwig van Beethoven
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Mon 3 Aug 1998
13:00
Proms Chamber Music 03
Victoria & Albert Museum
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Programme
Philippe de Monte
Super flumina Babylonis
William Byrd
Quomodo cantabimus?
Thomas Tallis
Misere nostri
William Byrd
Ne irascaris, Domine
Nunc scio vere
Constitues eos principes
Tu es Petrus
Quodcunque ligaveris
Praise our Lord, all ye Gentiles
Orlando Gibbons
O Lord, in thy wrath rebuke me not
Thomas Tomkins
O God, the proud are risen against me
William Byrd
Turn our captivity, O Lord
O Lord, make thy servant Elizabeth
Performers
Andrew Carwood
director
director
The Cardinall’s Musick
Composers
Philippe de Monte
William Byrd
Thomas Tallis
Orlando Gibbons
Thomas Tomkins
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19:30
Prom 22
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Arvo Pärt
Cantus in memoriam Benjamin Britten
Ralph Vaughan Williams
Symphony No. 5 in D major
Tan Dun
Heaven Earth Mankind
European premiere
Performers
Jerzy Maksymiuk
conductor
conductor
Yo‐Yo Ma
cello
cello
Tan Dun
conductor
conductor
New London Children’s Choir
Imperial Bells Ensemble of China
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra (formerly BBC Scottish Orchestra)
Composers
Arvo Pärt
Ralph Vaughan Williams
Tan Dun
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Tue 4 Aug 1998
19:30
Prom 23
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Andrzej Panufnik
Katy? Epitaph
Proms premiere
Antonín Dvořák
Cello Concerto in B minor
Mark O’Connor
Appalachian Waltz
- encore Proms premiere
Edward Elgar
Symphony No. 1 in A flat major
Performers
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Tadaaki Otaka
conductor
conductor
Yo‐Yo Ma
cello
cello
Anon.
music arranger
music arranger
Composers
Andrzej Panufnik
Antonín Dvořák
Mark O’Connor
Edward Elgar
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Wed 5 Aug 1998
19:30
Prom 24
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Gioachino Rossini
L'italiana in Algeri
Overture
Frédéric Chopin
Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor
John Casken
Maharal Dreaming
London premiere
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Symphony No. 40 in G minor
Sergey Prokofiev
Symphony No 1 in D major 'Classical' - 1. Allegro
No. 3 Gavotte - encore
Performers
Jean‐Bernard Pommier
conductor
piano/conductor
conductor
piano/conductor
Northern Sinfonia
Composers
Gioachino Rossini
Frédéric Chopin
John Casken
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Sergey Prokofiev
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Thu 6 Aug 1998
19:00
Prom 25
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
William Walton
Henry V
Robert Simpson
Concerto for Piano
Proms premiere
John Foulds
Three Mantras
Proms premiere
Edward Elgar
‘Enigma’ Variations
Performers
Piers Lane
piano
piano
The Joyful Company of Singers
BBC Concert Orchestra
Barry Wordsworth
conductor
conductor
Composers
William Walton
Robert Simpson
John Foulds
Edward Elgar
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22:00
Prom 26 - Javanese Court Dance and Gamelan
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Alec Roth
The Tempest
Dance for Ariel: Brave Spirit Act 1 Scene 2
The Tempest
Come unto These Yellow Sands Act 1 Scene 2
The Tempest
Full Fathom Five Thy Father Lies Act 1 Scene 2
Trad.
Langendriyan Menakjingga Lena
Rahayu Supanggah
Kartini
Trad.
Topeng Klana
Jineman Singa Tirta
Godril
Rahayu Supanggah
Srimpi Jayaningsih
Performers
Emma Dowden
voice
voice
Kenneth Tharp
dancer
dancer
South Bank Gamelan Players
STSI Surakarta Dancers
STSI Surakarta Musicians
Sunarno Purwolelono
dancer
dancer
Composers
Alec Roth
Trad.
Rahayu Supanggah
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Fri 7 Aug 1998
19:30
Prom 27
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Rodion Shchedrin
Four Russian Songs
World premiere
Hector Berlioz
Les nuits d'été
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Symphony No. 4 in F minor
Isaac Albéniz
Two Tangos by Albéniz, Op 96
excerpt - encore
Aram Khachaturian
Masquerade, Suite
No. 1 Waltz - encore
Performers
Barbara Hendricks
soprano
soprano
Dmitry Sitkovetsky
conductor
conductor
Ulster Orchestra
Composers
Rodion Shchedrin
Hector Berlioz
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Isaac Albéniz
Aram Khachaturian
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Sat 8 Aug 1998
19:30
Prom 28
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Benjamin Britten
The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra
Michael Berkeley
The Garden of Earthly Delights
World premiere
Dmitry Shostakovich
Symphony No. 10 in E minor
Performers
National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain
Mstislav Rostropovich
conductor
conductor
Composers
Benjamin Britten
Michael Berkeley
Dmitry Shostakovich
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Sun 9 Aug 1998
19:30
Prom 29
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Hector Berlioz
Tristia, Op 18
Tristia, Op 18
No. 3 Marche funèbre pour la dernière scène d'Hamlet
Franz Liszt
Piano Concerto No. 1 in E flat major
Benjamin Britten
Sinfonia da Requiem
Sergey Prokofiev
Cantata for the Twentieth Anniversary of the October Revolution, Op 74
Proms premiere
Performers
Philharmonia Chorus
BBC Symphony Chorus
Paul Lewis
piano
piano
Gerard McBurney
speaker
speaker
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Sir Mark Elder
conductor
conductor
Composers
Hector Berlioz
Franz Liszt
Benjamin Britten
Sergey Prokofiev
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Mon 10 Aug 1998
13:00
Proms Chamber Music 04
Victoria & Albert Museum
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Programme
Henry Purcell
Chacony
Fantasia No. 7 in C minor
Edward Elgar
Piano Quintet in A minor, Op 84
Performers
Piers Lane
piano
piano
Vellinger String Quartet
Composers
Henry Purcell
Edward Elgar
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19:00
Prom 30
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Paul Dukas
The Sorcerer’s Apprentice
Sofia Gubaidulina
Und: Das Fest Ist In Vollem Gang
UK premiere
Karol Szymanowski
Songs of an Infatuated Muezzin, Op 42
Proms premiere
Richard Strauss
Also sprach Zarathustra
Performers
David Geringas
cello
cello
Jean-Paul Fouchécourt
tenor
tenor
Tadaaki Otaka
conductor
conductor
BBC National Orchestra of Wales (pre-1993, BBC Welsh SO)
Composers
Paul Dukas
Sofia Gubaidulina
Karol Szymanowski
Richard Strauss
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22:00
Prom 31
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Oliver Knussen
Coursing, Op 17
Proms premiere
Thomas Adès
Concerto Conciso
Proms premiere
Simon Holt
Lilith
Proms premiere
Colin Matthews
...through the glass
London premiere
Mark‐Anthony Turnage
Kai
Proms premiere
Performers
Sir Simon Rattle
conductor
conductor
Thomas Adès
piano/director
piano/director
Ulrich Heinen
cello
cello
Birmingham Contemporary Music Group
Composers
Oliver Knussen
Thomas Adès
Simon Holt
Colin Matthews
Mark‐Anthony Turnage
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Tue 11 Aug 1998
19:30
Prom 32
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Leonard Slatkin
Housewarming
European premiere
Joseph Schwantner
Concerto for Percussion
Proms premiere
Edward Elgar
Symphony No. 2 in E flat major
Performers
Islington Music Centre Children's Choir
Evelyn Glennie
percussion
percussion
Leonard Slatkin
conductor
conductor
Philharmonia Orchestra (1964-77, New Philharmonia Orchestra)
Composers
Leonard Slatkin
Joseph Schwantner
Edward Elgar
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Wed 12 Aug 1998
19:30
Prom 33
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Joseph Haydn
Symphony No. 70 in D major
Proms premiere
Aria 'Dice benissimo', Hob. XXIVb:5
Proms premiere
Aria 'Un cor sì tenero', Hob. XXIVb:11
Proms premiere
Christoph Willibald Gluck
Alceste - Overture
Iphigénie en Tauride
Aria 'Dieux! qui me poursuivez' Act 2 Scene 1 Proms premiere
Iphigénie en Aulide
Aria 'Tu décide son sort' Act 2 Scene 7 Proms premiere
Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No. 3 in E flat major, ‘Eroica’
Performers
Sir Thomas Allen
baritone
baritone
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
Heinrich Schiff
conductor
conductor
Composers
Joseph Haydn
Christoph Willibald Gluck
Ludwig van Beethoven
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Thu 13 Aug 1998
19:00
Prom 34
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Maurice Ravel
Mother Goose – suite
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Concerto No 17 in G major, K 453
Edward Elgar
Symphony No 3 (elab. Payne)
Proms premiere
Performers
Howard Shelley
piano
piano
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Sir Andrew Davis
conductor
conductor
Composers
Maurice Ravel
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Edward Elgar
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Fri 14 Aug 1998
19:30
Prom 35
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Harrison Birtwistle
The Triumph of Time
Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No. 9 in D minor, ‘Choral’
Performers
Philip Langridge
tenor
tenor
Sir Willard White
bass
bass
Jadwiga Rappé
mezzo-soprano
mezzo-soprano
Ruth Ziesak
soprano
soprano
CBSO Chorus
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Sir Simon Rattle
conductor
conductor
Composers
Harrison Birtwistle
Ludwig van Beethoven
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Sat 15 Aug 1998
14:30
Prom 36 - Choral Day
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Thomas Tallis
Spem in alium
Francis Poulenc
Un soir du neige
Proms premiere
Jonathan Harvey
Forms of Emptiness
Proms premiere
Trad.
Brigg Fair
Percy Grainger
Irish Tune from County Derry
Ralph Vaughan Williams
Valiant-for-truth
Alan Simmons
Energy
No. 1 First movement London premiere
Judith Weir
Storm
London premiere
Marc‐Antoine Charpentier
Le reniement de St Pierre, H 424
Proms premiere
Claudio Monteverdi
Contrafacta motet 'Maria, Maria, quid ploras?'
Proms premiere
Contrafacta motet 'Plagas tuas'
Proms premiere
Thomas Jennefelt
Villarosa sarialdi
Proms premiere
David Wright
Harmony
Leslie Bricusse
The Roar of the Greasepaint, The Smell of the Crowd
On a Wonderful Day Like Today
Allie Wrubel
Song of the South
Zip-a-dee-doo-dah
It's a Good Day
What a Wonderful World!
Nicholas Brodzsky
I'll Walk with God
John Kander
New York, New York
Title song
Antonio DeVita
Softly, as I Leave You
Ernest R. Ball
Love Me and the World Is Mine
Lewis F. Muir
Waiting for the Robert E Lee
John Taverner
Mater Christi sanctissima
Proms premiere
Thomas Tallis
Lamentations of Jeremiah, Lectio I
Charles Villiers Stanford
Three Motets, Op. 38
No. 2 Coelos ascendit hodie Proms premiere
Anton Bruckner
Christus factus est
Frank Martin
Mass
Agnus Dei
Hubert Parry
Coronation Anthem ‘I Was Glad’
Proms premiere
David Matthews
Vespers (version with keyboard)
The Light Shouts in Your Tree-top Proms premiere
Vespers (version with keyboard)
All Will Grow Great and Powerful Again Proms premiere
Edward Elgar
Te Deum and Benedictus, Op 34 (version with organ)
Proms premiere
Performers
Peter Broadbent
conductor
conductor
Ex Cathedra Choir
The Joyful Company of Singers
Andrew Peter King
tenor
tenor
Simon Halsey
conductor
conductor
Anon.
piano
chamber organ
music arranger
organ
piano
chamber organ
music arranger
organ
CBSO Youth Chorus
Birmingham Contemporary Music Group (members)
Jeffrey Skidmore
conductor
conductor
Carolyn Sampson
Doorkeeper
Doorkeeper
Jonathan Gunthorpe
Jesus
Jesus
Steven Harrold
Peter
Peter
Robert Clarke
narrator
narrator
James Mustard
narrator
narrator
Natalie Clifton-Griffith
Maidservant
Maidservant
Andrew Gray
Relative of Malchus
Relative of Malchus
Graham Davies
conductor
conductor
Shannon Express
David Wright
music arranger
music arranger
Mike Griebel
music arranger
music arranger
Russ Foris
music arranger
music arranger
Pete Rupay
music arranger
music arranger
Renee Craig
music arranger
music arranger
Alan Simmons
music arranger
music arranger
John Armstrong
piano
piano
Edward Higginbottom
conductor
conductor
Choir of New College Oxford
Huddersfield Choral Society
Martyn Brabbins
conductor
conductor
John Alley
piano
piano
Composers
Thomas Tallis
Francis Poulenc
Jonathan Harvey
Trad.
Percy Grainger
Ralph Vaughan Williams
Alan Simmons
Judith Weir
Marc‐Antoine Charpentier
Claudio Monteverdi
Thomas Jennefelt
David Wright
Leslie Bricusse
Allie Wrubel
Nicholas Brodzsky
John Kander
Antonio DeVita
Ernest R. Ball
Lewis F. Muir
John Taverner
Charles Villiers Stanford
Anton Bruckner
Frank Martin
Hubert Parry
David Matthews
Edward Elgar
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20:00
Prom 37 - Choral Day
Royal Albert Hall
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Carl Orff
Carmina burana
Performers
Huddersfield Choral Society
Terry Edwards
conductor
conductor
John Alley
piano
piano
John Graham-Hall
tenor
tenor
Judith Howarth
soprano
soprano
Rod(ney) Gilfry
baritone
baritone
Elizabeth Burley
piano
piano
Stephen Betteridge
piano
piano
Ian Watson
piano
piano
Joseph Cooper
percussion
percussion
Graham King
timpani
timpani
Matthew Turner
percussion
percussion
Kevin Earley
percussion
percussion
Stephen Quigley
percussion
percussion
Chris Thomas
percussion
percussion
Giles Harrison
percussion
percussion
Martin Owens
percussion
percussion
Diggory Seacombe
percussion
percussion
Wilhelm Killmayer
music arranger
music arranger
New College Choir, Oxford
City of Birmingham Symphony Youth Chorus
Joyful Company of Singers
Cheltenham Bach Choir
City of Birmingham Choir
City of Glasgow Chorus
Glasgow Phoenix Choir
Harrogate Choral Society
Hertfordshire Chorus
Ipswich Bach Choir
Leicester Philharmonic Choir
Malvern Festival Chorus
Sheffield Philharmonic Chorus
Waltham Singers
Composers
Carl Orff
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Sun 16 Aug 1998
19:30
Prom 38
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Symphony No 25 in G minor
Diana Burrell
Dunkelhvide Månestråler
Proms premiere
John Tavener
The Hidden Face
Proms premiere
Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No. 2 in D major
Edward Elgar
Chanson de matin, Op 15.2
- encore
Performers
Nicholas Daniel
cor anglais
oboe
cor anglais
oboe
Catherine Wyn‐Rogers
mezzo-soprano
mezzo-soprano
Michael Chance
counter-tenor
counter-tenor
Richard Hickox
conductor
conductor
City of London Sinfonia (pre-1979, Richard Hickox Orchestra)
Composers
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Diana Burrell
John Tavener
Ludwig van Beethoven
Edward Elgar
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Mon 17 Aug 1998
13:00
Proms Chamber Music 05
Victoria & Albert Museum
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Programme
Francesco Gasparini
Quanto sei penosa
Arcangelo Corelli
12 Trio Sonatas, Op 1
No. 9 in G major
Innocenzo Fede
Bellezze voi siete
Sei pur dolce
Violin Sonata in D minor
Alessandro Scarlatti
Correa nel seno amato
Performers
Charles Medlam
cello/director
cello/director
Catherine Bott
soprano
soprano
London Baroque
Composers
Francesco Gasparini
Arcangelo Corelli
Innocenzo Fede
Alessandro Scarlatti
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19:30
Prom 39
Royal Albert Hall
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George Frideric Handel
Coronation Anthem 'The king shall rejoice'
Johann Sebastian Bach
Violin Concerto in E major
George Frideric Handel
Water Music – Suite No. 2 in D Major
No. 1 (Overture:) Andante - Allegro
Water Music – Suite No. 2 in D Major
No. 2 Alla hornpipe
Water Music – Suite No. 3 in G major
No. 1 Sarabande (Minuet)
Water Music – Suite No. 3 in G major
No. 2 Rigaudon (Presto)
Water Music – Suite No. 2 in D Major
No. 4 Lentement
Water Music – Suite No. 2 in D Major
No. 5 Air (Bourrée)
Water Music – Suite No. 3 in G major
No. 3 Minuets 1 & 2
Water Music – Suite No. 3 in G major
No. 4 Gigue (Country Dance)
Water Music – Suite No. 2 in D Major
No. 3 (Trumpet) Minuet
Coronation Anthem ‘Zadok the Priest’
Antonio Vivaldi
Nulla in mundo pax sincera, RV 630
Proms premiere
Concerto for Violin, Two Oboes, Two Horns, Cello and Bassoon in F major, RV 571
Proms premiere
George Frideric Handel
Sing unto God, HWV 263
Proms premiere
Performers
Christopher Hogwood
conductor
conductor
Choir of New College Oxford
Andrew Manze
violin/director
violin
violin/director
violin
Rachel Brown
flute
flute
Emma Kirkby
soprano
soprano
Frank de Bruine
oboe
oboe
Lars Henriksson
oboe
oboe
Roger Montgomery
horn
horn
Susan Dent
horn
horn
David Watkin
cello
cello
Alastair Mitchell
bassoon
bassoon
Mark Padmore
tenor
tenor
Charles Daniels
tenor
tenor
Matthew Hargreaves
baritone
baritone
David Blackadder
trumpet
trumpet
Academy of Ancient Music
Composers
George Frideric Handel
Johann Sebastian Bach
Antonio Vivaldi
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Tue 18 Aug 1998
19:30
Prom 40
Royal Albert Hall
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Olivier Messiaen
L' Ascension (orchestral version)
Sir George Benjamin
Sometime Voices
London premiere
Robin Holloway
Hymn to the Senses, Op 72
London premiere
Alexander Scriabin
The Poem of Ecstasy
Performers
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Oliver Knussen
conductor
conductor
David Wilson‐Johnson
baritone
baritone
BBC Singers
Stephen Cleobury
conductor
conductor
Composers
Olivier Messiaen
Sir George Benjamin
Robin Holloway
Alexander Scriabin
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Wed 19 Aug 1998
19:30
Prom 41
Royal Albert Hall
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Fidelio – overture
Dmitry Shostakovich
Symphony No 3 in E flat major 'The First of May'
Kalevi Aho
Syvien vesien juhla
UK premiere
Johannes Brahms
Piano Concerto No 1 in D minor
Performers
London Symphony Chorus
Stephen Kovacevich
piano
piano
Osmo Vänskä
conductor
conductor
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra (formerly BBC Scottish Orchestra)
Composers
Ludwig van Beethoven
Dmitry Shostakovich
Kalevi Aho
Johannes Brahms
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Thu 20 Aug 1998
19:00
Prom 42
Royal Albert Hall
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Ralph Vaughan Williams
The Wasps – overture
Simon Bainbridge
Ad ora incerta
Proms premiere
William Walton
Symphony No. 1 in B flat minor
Performers
Simon Bickley
mezzo-soprano
mezzo-soprano
Kim Walker
bassoon
bassoon
Gennady Rozhdestvensky
conductor
conductor
BBC Philharmonic (pre-1983, BBC Northern SO; 1983-91, BBC Philharmonic Orchestra)
Composers
Ralph Vaughan Williams
Simon Bainbridge
William Walton
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22:00
Prom 43 - Protest songs, African folk songs, Reggae and Gospel music
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Bob Marley
Redemption Song
Ysaye M. Barnwell
We Are
Trad.
Wayfaring Stranger
Deep River (arr. H. Chambers)
Get Up! Stand Up!
Carol Pemberton
Real World
Sensenina
Praise the Lord
Trad.
Constant Love
Edward Francis Rimbault
O Happy Day
Paul Simon
Bridge over Troubled Water
Stand Up
Performers
Carol Pemberton
director
director
Black Voices
Bazil Meade
keyboard/director
keyboard/director
Noel Robinson
guitar
guitar
Anthony III Williams
bass guitar
bass guitar
John Fisher
drums
drums
London Community Gospel Choir
Anon.
music arranger
music arranger
Composers
Bob Marley
Ysaye M. Barnwell
Trad.
Carol Pemberton
Edward Francis Rimbault
Paul Simon
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Fri 21 Aug 1998
19:30
Prom 44
Royal Albert Hall
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Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Overture '1812'
Karol Szymanowski
Symphony No. 4, Op 60
Dmitry Shostakovich
Symphony No. 13 in B flat minor, ‘Babi Yar’
Performers
Howard Shelley
piano
piano
Sergei Petrovich Leiferkus
baritone
baritone
Huddersfield Choral Society (men's voices)
Leeds Festival Chorus (men's voices)
Vassily Sinaisky
conductor
conductor
BBC Philharmonic (pre-1983, BBC Northern SO; 1983-91, BBC Philharmonic Orchestra)
Composers
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Karol Szymanowski
Dmitry Shostakovich
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Sat 22 Aug 1998
19:30
Prom 45
Royal Albert Hall
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Magnus Lindberg
Arena
London premiere
Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major, ‘Emperor’
Igor Stravinsky
The Rite of Spring
Performers
Robert Levin
piano
piano
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Jukka-Pekka Saraste
conductor
conductor
Composers
Magnus Lindberg
Ludwig van Beethoven
Igor Stravinsky
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Sun 23 Aug 1998
18:30
Prom 46
Royal Albert Hall
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Johann Sebastian Bach
St Matthew Passion
Performers
Ian Bostridge
Evangelist
Evangelist
Philippe Herreweghe
conductor
conductor
Andreas Scholl
alto
alto
Werner Güra
tenor
tenor
Sibylla Rubens
soprano
soprano
Franz-Josef Selig
Christus
Christus
Dietrich Henschel
bass
bass
Elisabeth Hermans
soprano
soprano
Susan Hamilton
soprano
soprano
Frits Vanhulle
bass
bass
Dominik Wörner
bass
bass
Collegium Vocale Gent
Schola Cantorum Cantate Domino
Composers
Johann Sebastian Bach
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Mon 24 Aug 1998
13:00
Proms Chamber Music 06
Victoria & Albert Museum
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Programme
François Couperin
Les barricades mistérieuses (from Second livre de pièces de clavecin)
Proms premiere
Manuel de Falla
Pour le tombeau de Paul Dukas
Olivier Messiaen
Pièce pour le tombeau de Paul Dukas
Alexei Stanchinsky
3 Preludes in Canonic Form
No. 3 in A major
Thomas Adès
Traced Overhead, Op 15
François Couperin
La visionaire (from Quatrième livre de pièces de clavecin)
La mistérieuse (from Quatrième livre de pièces de clavecin)
Les ombres errantes (from Quatrième livre de pièces de clavecin)
Oliver Knussen
Prayer Bell Sketch, Op 29
London premiere
Leos Janáček
In the Mists
Performers
Thomas Adès
piano
piano
Composers
François Couperin
Manuel de Falla
Olivier Messiaen
Alexei Stanchinsky
Thomas Adès
Oliver Knussen
Leos Janáček
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19:30
Prom 47
Royal Albert Hall
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Alfred Schnittke
Ritual
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Fantasy-Overture ‘Romeo and Juliet’
Sergey Prokofiev
Violin Concerto No. 2 in G minor
Igor Stravinsky
Petrushka (1947 version)
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
The Nutcracker, Suite, Op 71a (Russian Dance 'Trepak')
encore
Performers
Sasha Rozhdestvensky
violin
violin
Gennady Rozhdestvensky
conductor
conductor
St Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra (c.1925-91, Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra)
Composers
Alfred Schnittke
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Sergey Prokofiev
Igor Stravinsky
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Tue 25 Aug 1998
19:30
Prom 48
Royal Albert Hall
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Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
The Golden Cockerel Suite (arr. Maximilian Steinberg )
Sergey Prokofiev
Piano Concerto No 2 in G minor
4 Pieces, Op 4
No. 4 Suggestion diabolique - encore
Modest Mussorgsky
Pictures at an Exhibition (orch. Maurice Ravel)
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
The Legend of the Invisible City of Kitezh
Prelude - encore
Sergey Prokofiev
Romeo and Juliet – Suite No. 1
No. 7 Death of Tybalt - encore
Isaac Albéniz
Two Tangos by Albéniz, Op 96
No. 2 Andantino - encore
Performers
Yuri Temirkanov
conductor
conductor
Imperial Music Choir
Evgeny Kissin
piano
piano
Composers
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Sergey Prokofiev
Modest Mussorgsky
Isaac Albéniz
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Wed 26 Aug 1998
19:00
Prom 49
Royal Albert Hall
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Bohuslav Martinů
The Frescoes of Piero della Francesca, H 352
Felix Mendelssohn
Violin Concerto in E minor
Berthold Goldschmidt
Deux nocturnes
World premiere
Claude Debussy
La mer
Performers
Frank Peter Zimmermann
violin
violin
Rosemary Hardy
soprano
soprano
Jiří Bělohlávek
conductor
conductor
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Composers
Bohuslav Martinů
Felix Mendelssohn
Berthold Goldschmidt
Claude Debussy
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22:00
Prom 50
Royal Albert Hall
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Arnold Schoenberg
Pierrot lunaire
Chamber Symphony No 1 in E major
Performers
Christine Schäfer
reciter
reciter
Daniel Harding
conductor
conductor
Scharoun Ensemble, Berlin
Composers
Arnold Schoenberg
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Thu 27 Aug 1998
19:30
Prom 51
Royal Albert Hall
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Concerto for Flute and Harp in C major, K299
Anton Bruckner
Symphony No. 5 in B flat major
- edition unspecified
Performers
Emmanuel Pahud
flute
flute
Marie‐Pierre Langlamet
harp
harp
Claudio Abbado
conductor
conductor
Berliner Philharmoniker
Composers
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Anton Bruckner
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Fri 28 Aug 1998
19:30
Prom 52
Royal Albert Hall
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Wolfgang Rihm
In-Schrift
London premiere
Robert Schumann
Piano Concerto in A minor
Johannes Brahms
Symphony No. 3 in F major
Ludwig van Beethoven
Egmont - overture
encore
Johannes Brahms
Hungarian Dance No. 5 in G minor
- encore. \ Orchestrator probably Schmeling
Performers
Maria João Pires
piano
piano
Claudio Abbado
conductor
conductor
Berliner Philharmoniker
Composers
Wolfgang Rihm
Robert Schumann
Johannes Brahms
Ludwig van Beethoven
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Sat 29 Aug 1998
19:00
Prom 53
Royal Albert Hall
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Giuseppe Verdi
Simon Boccanegra
Performers
Alastair Miles
Jacopo Fiesco
Jacopo Fiesco
Sir Mark Elder
conductor
conductor
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Peter Sidhom
Paolo Albiani
Paolo Albiani
Elena Prokina
Maria Boccanegra
Maria Boccanegra
David Rendall
Gabriele Adorno
Gabriele Adorno
Giancarlo Pasquetto
Simon Boccanegra
Simon Boccanegra
Daniel Borowski
Pietro
Pietro
Yvonne Patrick
Maidservant
Maidservant
Kevin Sharp
Captain
Captain
Glyndebourne Chorus (formerly Glyndebourne Festival Chorus)
Composers
Giuseppe Verdi
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Sun 30 Aug 1998
19:30
Prom 54
Royal Albert Hall
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Edward Elgar
The Apostles
Performers
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Sir Andrew Davis
conductor
conductor
Felicity Lott
Mary, the Blessed Virgin
Mary, the Blessed Virgin
Catherine Wyn-Rogers
Mary Magdalene
Mary Magdalene
Tom Randle
John
John
Sir John Tomlinson
Judas
Judas
Anthony Michaels-Moore
Jesus
Jesus
Steven Page
Peter
Peter
BBC Symphony Chorus (pre-1932, National Chorus; 1933-4, BBC Chorus; 1935-77, BBC Choral Society)
Composers
Edward Elgar
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Mon 31 Aug 1998
13:00
Proms Chamber Music 07 - 1848!
Victoria & Albert Museum
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Programme
readings from Berlioz's Memoirs
Hector Berlioz
Les nuits d'été
No. 1 Villanelle
Le roi de Thulé, Op 1.6 (version with piano)
Antoine Reicha
36 Fugues
No. 12 Fugue in A major & G major
Hector Berlioz
La captive, Op 12
La mort d'Ophélie, Op 18.2 (version for solo voice & piano)
Frédéric Chopin
Waltz in D flat major, Op 70.3
Franz Liszt
Harmonies poétiques et religieuses: - No 7. Funérailles
Henri Duparc
Chanson triste
L'invitation au voyage
Performers
Samuel West
speaker
speaker
Louise Winter
mezzo-soprano
mezzo-soprano
Clifford Benson
piano
piano
Composers
Hector Berlioz
Antoine Reicha
Frédéric Chopin
Franz Liszt
Henri Duparc
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14:30
Prom 55
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
George Gershwin
Girl Crazy
Overture
Sergey Prokofiev
Cinderella
No. 10 Gavotte Act 1
Cinderella
No. 20 Dance of the Courtiers Act 2
Cinderella
No. 28 Mazurka Act 2
Cinderella
No. 17 Interrupted Departure Act 1
Cinderella
No. 18 The Clock Act 1
Cinderella
No. 19 Cinderella's Departure for the Ball Act 1
Richard Rodgers
Cinderella
Cinderella Waltz
Dmitry Shostakovich
Piano Concerto No. 2 in F major
Dmitri Kabalevsky
Colas Breugnon, Op 24
Overture
Aaron Copland
Old American Songs
No. 1 The Boatmen's Dance
Old American Songs
No. 3 Long Time Ago
Old American Songs
No. 4 Simple Gifts
Old American Songs
No. 6 The Little Horses
Old American Songs
No. 10 Ching-A-Ring Chaw
George Gershwin
An American in Paris
Performers
Steven Osborne
piano
piano
Christopher Maltman
baritone
baritone
Ronald Corp
conductor
conductor
New London Orchestra
Composers
George Gershwin
Sergey Prokofiev
Richard Rodgers
Dmitry Shostakovich
Dmitri Kabalevsky
Aaron Copland
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20:00
Prom 56
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Aaron Copland
El salón México
Esa‐Pekka Salonen
L.A. Variations
UK premiere
Igor Stravinsky
The Firebird
Sergey Prokofiev
Romeo and Juliet – Suite No. 1
No. 7 Death of Tybalt - encore
Performers
Esa-Pekka Salonen
conductor
conductor
Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra
Composers
Aaron Copland
Esa‐Pekka Salonen
Igor Stravinsky
Sergey Prokofiev
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Tue 1 Sep 1998
19:00
Prom 57
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
John Adams
Slonimsky's Earbox
London premiere
Gustav Mahler
Songs of a Wayfarer
Jean Sibelius
Lemminkäinen Suite, Op 22
Pelléas and Mélisande, Op 46 (Suite)
No. 9 The Death of Mélisande - encore
Silvestre Revueltas
La noche de los mayas (suite)
No. 2 Noche de los jaranas: Scherzo - encore
Performers
Lorraine Hunt Lieberson
mezzo-soprano
mezzo-soprano
Esa-Pekka Salonen
conductor
conductor
Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra
Composers
John Adams
Gustav Mahler
Jean Sibelius
Silvestre Revueltas
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Wed 2 Sep 1998
19:00
Prom 58
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Anton Webern
Im Sommerwind
Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major
Sergey Prokofiev
Symphony No. 5 in B flat major
Performers
Alfred Brendel
piano
piano
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Manfred Honeck
conductor
conductor
Composers
Anton Webern
Ludwig van Beethoven
Sergey Prokofiev
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22:00
Prom 59
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Hanns Eisler
Kleine Sinfonie, Op 29
Proms premiere
Rundköpfe und die Spitzköpfe (arr. Robert Ziegler)
Lied der Nanna Proms premiere
Kurt Weill
Der Dreigroschenoper (arr. Robert Ziegler)
Seeräuber-Jenny
Hanns Eisler
To a portable radio (arr. Robert Ziegler)
Proms premiere
Schweyk im zweiten Weltkrieg (arr. Robert Ziegler)
Song of the Nazi Soldier's Wife Proms premiere
Bilder aus der 'Kriegsfibel'
Proms premiere
Die Rundköpfe und die Spitzköpfe
Madam's Song
Kurt Weill
Der Dreigroschenoper (arr. Robert Ziegler)
Barbara-Song
Hanns Eisler
To those born later (first version, arr. Robert Ziegler)
To those born later (second version, arr. Robert Ziegler)
Proms premiere
Kurt Weill
Der Dreigroschenoper (arr. Robert Ziegler)
Kanonen-Song
Hanns Eisler
Suite No. 2 'Niemandsland', Op 24
Proms premiere
Kurt Weill
Happy End (arr. Robert Ziegler)
Surabaya-Johnny
Hanns Eisler
Ballade von der Judenhure Marie Sanders (arr. Robert Ziegler)
Proms premiere
Lied einer deutschen Mutter (arr. Robert Ziegler)
- encore Proms premiere
Performers
Matrix Ensemble
Maria Friedman
singer
singer
Andrew Murgatroyd
tenor
tenor
Carolyn Foulkes
soprano
soprano
Stuart MacIntyre
bass
bass
BBC Singers
Robert Ziegler
conductor
conductor
Composers
Hanns Eisler
Kurt Weill
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Thu 3 Sep 1998
19:30
Prom 60
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Harrison Birtwistle
Exody
European premiere
Gustav Mahler
Symphony No. 5 in C sharp minor
Performers
Daniel Barenboim
conductor
conductor
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Composers
Harrison Birtwistle
Gustav Mahler
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Fri 4 Sep 1998
19:00
Prom 61
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Richard Strauss
Till Eulenspiegel’s Merry Pranks
Alban Berg
Three Pieces, Op 6
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Symphony No. 6 in B minor, ‘Pathétique’
Symphony No. 5 in E minor
No. 3 Valse: Allegro moderato - encore
Mikhail Ivanovich Glinka
Ruslan and Lyudmila – overture
Overture - encore
Performers
Daniel Barenboim
conductor
conductor
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Composers
Richard Strauss
Alban Berg
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Mikhail Ivanovich Glinka
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22:00
Prom 62
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Benjamin Britten
Voices for Today, Op 75
Proms premiere
Kodály Zoltán
Este (Evening), for soprano and chorus
Proms premiere
Mátra Pictures
Edward Elgar
4 Choral Songs, Op 53
No. 1 There is sweet music Proms premiere
2 Choral Songs, Op 71
No. 2 The Fountain Proms premiere
Karol Szymanowski
6 Kurpian Songs, Op 58
Proms premiere
Hubert Parry
Songs of Farewell
No. 6 Lord, let me know mine end
Performers
Guildford Cathedral Choristers
Micaela Haslam
soprano
soprano
Stephen Charlesworth
baritone
baritone
Margaret Feaviour
soprano
soprano
Judith Harris
contralto
contralto
Robert Johnston
tenor
tenor
Jane Glover
conductor
conductor
BBC Singers (1924-34, Wireless Chorus; 1935-8, 1942-3, 1946-72, BBC Chorus)
Composers
Benjamin Britten
Kodály Zoltán
Edward Elgar
Karol Szymanowski
Hubert Parry
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Sat 5 Sep 1998
19:30
Prom 63
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Andrew March
Marine - à travers les arbres
Proms premiere
Alban Berg
Seven Early Songs
Richard Strauss
An Alpine Symphony
Performers
Hillevi Martinpelto
soprano
soprano
Vladimir Ashkenazy
conductor
conductor
European Union Youth Orchestra (before 1995 European Community YO)
Composers
Andrew March
Alban Berg
Richard Strauss
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Sun 6 Sep 1998
15:00
Prom 64
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Herbert Ashworth-Hope
Barnacle Bill (arr. George L. Zalva)
Henry Mancini
The Pink Panther
The Pink Panther Theme
Aaron Copland
Fanfare for the Common Man
Johann Sebastian Bach
Orchestral Suite No 3 in D major, BWV 1068
No. 2 Air
Johann Strauss II
Pizzicato Polka
Béla Bartók
Concerto for Orchestra
No. 2 Giuoco delle coppie: Allegretto scherzando
Wingy Manone
In the Mood
Sergey Prokofiev
Romeo and Juliet – Suite No. 1
No. 7 Death of Tybalt
Georges Bizet
Carmen
No. 3 Chorus of Street Urchins 'Avec la garde montante' Act 1
Carmen
No. 11b Aria 'Les tringles des sistres tintaient' Act 2
Maurice Ravel
Boléro
Errollyn Wallen
Concerto for Percussion
No. 3 Finale
Henry Wood
Fantasia on British Sea-Songs
No. 5 Jack's the Lad
Claude Debussy
La mer
No. 3 Dialogue du vent et de la mer
Henry Mancini
The Revenge of the Pink Panther
Hong Kong Fireworks
Happy Birthday (arr. Steve King)
- encore to celebrate the 40th Anniversary of Blue Peter
Herbert Ashworth-Hope
Barnacle Bill (arr. George L. Zalva)
Performers
Yan Pascal Tortelier
conductor
conductor
Katy Hill
presenter
presenter
Islington Music Centre Children's Choir
Rumon Gamba
conductor
conductor
Adrian Spillett
percussion
percussion
Alasdair Malloy
percussion
percussion
BBC Philharmonic (pre-1983, BBC Northern SO; 1983-91, BBC Philharmonic Orchestra)
Composers
Herbert Ashworth-Hope
Henry Mancini
Aaron Copland
Johann Sebastian Bach
Johann Strauss II
Béla Bartók
Wingy Manone
Sergey Prokofiev
Georges Bizet
Maurice Ravel
Errollyn Wallen
Henry Wood
Claude Debussy
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19:30
Prom 65
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Ludwig van Beethoven
String Quartet in E flat major, Op 127 (arr. Colin Davis and David Matthews)
Proms premiere
Michael Tippett
A Child of Our Time
Performers
John Tomlinson
bass
bass
Jerry Hadley
tenor
tenor
Deborah Riedel
soprano
soprano
Nora Gubisch
mezzo-soprano
mezzo-soprano
London Symphony Chorus
London Symphony Orchestra
Sir Colin Davis
conductor
conductor
Composers
Ludwig van Beethoven
Michael Tippett
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Mon 7 Sep 1998
13:00
Proms Chamber Music 08
Victoria & Albert Museum
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Programme
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
The Magic Flute
excerpts
Antonio Salieri
Armonia per un tempio della notte
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Serenade in E flat major, K 375
Performers
Joseph Heidenreich
music arranger
music arranger
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment Wind Soloists
Composers
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Antonio Salieri
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14:00
Prom 66
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Herbert Ashworth-Hope
Barnacle Bill (arr. George L. Zalva)
Henry Mancini
The Pink Panther
The Pink Panther Theme
Aaron Copland
Fanfare for the Common Man
Johann Sebastian Bach
Orchestral Suite No 3 in D major, BWV 1068
No. 2 Air
Johann Strauss II
Pizzicato Polka
Béla Bartók
Concerto for Orchestra
No. 2 Giuoco delle coppie: Allegretto scherzando
Wingy Manone
In the Mood
Sergey Prokofiev
Romeo and Juliet – Suite No. 1
No. 7 Death of Tybalt
Georges Bizet
Carmen
No. 3 Chorus of Street Urchins 'Avec la garde montante' Act 1
Carmen
No. 11b Aria 'Les tringles des sistres tintaient' Act 2
Maurice Ravel
Boléro
Errollyn Wallen
Concerto for Percussion
No. 3 Finale
Henry Wood
Fantasia on British Sea-Songs
No. 5 Jack's the Lad
Claude Debussy
La mer
No. 3 Dialogue du vent et de la mer
Henry Mancini
The Revenge of the Pink Panther
Hong Kong Fireworks
Happy Birthday (arr. Steve King)
- encore to celebtarate the 40th Anniversary of Blue Peter
Herbert Ashworth-Hope
Barnacle Bill (arr. George L. Zalva)
Performers
Yan Pascal Tortelier
conductor
conductor
Katy Hill
presenter
presenter
Islington Music Centre Children's Choir
Rumon Gamba
conductor
conductor
Adrian Spillett
percussion
percussion
Alasdair Malloy
percussion
percussion
BBC Philharmonic (pre-1983, BBC Northern SO; 1983-91, BBC Philharmonic Orchestra)
Composers
Herbert Ashworth-Hope
Henry Mancini
Aaron Copland
Johann Sebastian Bach
Johann Strauss II
Béla Bartók
Wingy Manone
Sergey Prokofiev
Georges Bizet
Maurice Ravel
Errollyn Wallen
Henry Wood
Claude Debussy
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20:00
Prom 67
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Leos Janáček
The Cunning Little Vixen (suite)
Proms premiere
Taras Bulba
Gustav Mahler
Symphony No. 1 in D major
Performers
Charles Mackerras
conductor
conductor
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra
Composers
Leos Janáček
Gustav Mahler
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Tue 8 Sep 1998
19:00
Prom 68
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Antonín Dvořák
Overture 'My Homeland', Op 62
Karol Szymanowski
Violin Concerto No 1
Eugène Ysaÿe
Sonata for Solo Violin No. 4 in E minor, Op 27.4
No. 3 Finale: Presto ma non troppo - encore
Johannes Brahms
Symphony No 1 in C minor
Antonín Dvořák
8 Slavonic Dances, Op 72
No. 1 in B major - encore
Performers
Libor Pešek
conductor
conductor
Czech Philharmonic
Raphaël Oleg
violin
violin
Composers
Antonín Dvořák
Karol Szymanowski
Eugène Ysaÿe
Johannes Brahms
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22:00
Prom 69
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Hildegard von Bingen
Ordo virtutum
Semi-staged.
Performers
Sequentia
Composers
Hildegard von Bingen
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Wed 9 Sep 1998
19:30
Prom 70
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Mikhail Ivanovich Glinka
Ruslan and Lyudmila – overture
Overture
Sergey Rachmaninov
Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor
Arcadi Volodos
Concert Paraphrase on Mozart's Turkish March
- encore
Franz Schmidt
Symphony No 4 in C major
Proms premiere
Sergey Rachmaninov
14 Songs, Op 34 (arr. Rachamaninov, for orchestra without voice)
No. 14 Vocalise - encore
Performers
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
Yakov Kreizberg
conductor
conductor
Arcadi Volodos
piano
piano
Composers
Mikhail Ivanovich Glinka
Sergey Rachmaninov
Arcadi Volodos
Franz Schmidt
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Thu 10 Sep 1998
19:30
Prom 71
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Igor Stravinsky
Scherzo fantastique
Karol Szymanowski
Songs of a Fairy Princess
Proms premiere
Claude Debussy
Jeux
Gustav Holst
The Planets
Performers
Valdine Anderson
soprano
soprano
BBC National Chorus of Wales (pre-1993, BBC Welsh Chorus) (women's voices)
Sir Mark Elder
conductor
conductor
BBC National Orchestra of Wales (pre-1993, BBC Welsh SO)
Composers
Igor Stravinsky
Karol Szymanowski
Claude Debussy
Gustav Holst
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Fri 11 Sep 1998
19:30
Prom 72
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Ludwig van Beethoven
Missa solemnis
Performers
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Nikolaus Harnoncourt
conductor
conductor
Neal Davies
bass
bass
Herbert Lippert
tenor
tenor
Ruth Ziesak
soprano
soprano
Bernarda Fink
alto
alto
Arnold Schoenberg Choir
Composers
Ludwig van Beethoven
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Sat 12 Sep 1998
19:15
Prom 73 - Last Night of the Proms 1998
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Gioachino Rossini
The Barber of Seville – overture
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
The Marriage of Figaro (Act 1, Sc 8: Non più andrai)
Giuseppe Verdi
La Traviata - 'Di Provenza il mar, il suol'
Gioachino Rossini
The Barber of Seville – 'Largo al factotum'
Hugh Wood
Variations for Orchestra, Op 39
European premiere
Sergey Rachmaninov
Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini
Leonard Bernstein
Candide – overture
Overture
Hubert Parry
Blest Pair of Sirens
George Gershwin
A Damsel in Distress
Nice Work If You Can Get It
George White's Scandals of 1924
Somebody Loves Me
A Damsel in Distress
A Foggy Day
Girl Crazy
Embraceable You
Lady, be Good!
Fascinating Rhythm
Nathan Milstein
Paganiniana (arr. Tasmin Little)
Thomas Adès
These Premises are Alarmed, Op 16
London premiere
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
Thomas Hampson
baritone
baritone
Jean‐Yves Thibaudet
piano
piano
BBC Singers
BBC Symphony Chorus
Nic Raine
orchestrator
orchestrator
Tasmin Little
violin
violin
Composers
Gioachino Rossini
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Giuseppe Verdi
Hugh Wood
Sergey Rachmaninov
Leonard Bernstein
Hubert Parry
George Gershwin
Nathan Milstein
Thomas Adès
Edward Elgar
Henry Wood
Thomas Arne
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