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Sat 8 Aug 1936
20:00
Prom 01 - First Night of the Proms 1936
Queen's Hall
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Programme
Unknown
National Anthem
Edward Elgar
Overture ‘Cockaigne (In London Town)’
Richard Wagner
The Flying Dutchman
Aria 'Die Frist is um' Act 1
Felix Mendelssohn
Violin Concerto in E minor
interval
Richard Strauss
Till Eulenspiegel’s Merry Pranks
Giacomo Puccini
La bohème
Aria 'Si. Mi chiamano Mimì' Act 1
Hector Berlioz
The Damnation of Faust
Marche hongroise
The Damnation of Faust
Ballet des sylphes
The Damnation of Faust
Menuet des follets
Ottorino Respighi
Fountains of Rome
Henri Duparc
Phidylé
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Sadko
Aria 'Les diamants chez nous sont innombrables'
Franz Schubert
3 Marche militaires (No 1 in D major)
(orch. Henry Wood)
Performers
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Henry Wood
conductor
conductor
Arthur Fear
bass-baritone
bass-baritone
Antonio Brosa
violin
violin
Dora Labbette
soprano
soprano
Berkeley Mason
piano
piano
Anon.
music arranger
music arranger
Composers
Unknown
Edward Elgar
Richard Wagner
Felix Mendelssohn
Richard Strauss
Giacomo Puccini
Hector Berlioz
Ottorino Respighi
Henri Duparc
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Franz Schubert
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Mon 10 Aug 1936
20:00
Prom 02
Queen's Hall
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Programme
Richard Wagner
Rienzi
Overture
Tristan and Isolde
No. 4 Wie lachend sie mir Lieder singen Act 1 Scene 3
Siegfried
Siegfried slays the dragon (orchestral synthesis) Act 2 Scene 2
interval
Richard Wagner
The Mastersingers of Nuremberg
No. 15a Am Stillen Herd Act 1 Scene 3
The Mastersingers of Nuremberg
No. 18 'Fanget an' - So rief der Lenz in den Wald Act 1 Scene 3
The Mastersingers of Nuremberg
No. 15b Was Winternacht, was Waldespracht Act 1 Scene 3
Götterdämmerung
Song of the Rhine Daughters (abridged concert version) Act 3 Scene 1
Tristan and Isolde
Prelude and Liebestod
Die Walküre
Walkürenritt (orchestral synthesis) Act 3 Scene 1
César Franck
Le chasseur maudit
Charles Gounod
La reine de Saba
Recitative & aria 'Inspirez-moi, race divine...Prête-moi ton aide' Act 2
Arthur Sullivan
Macbeth
Overture
Performers
Eva Turner
soprano
soprano
Arthur Carron (formerly Cox)
tenor
tenor
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Henry Wood
conductor
conductor
Composers
Richard Wagner
César Franck
Charles Gounod
Arthur Sullivan
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Tue 11 Aug 1936
20:00
Prom 03
Queen's Hall
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Programme
William Walton
Overture ‘Portsmouth Point’
Viola Concerto
Façade, Suite No. 1
Symphony No. 1 in B flat minor
Edvard Grieg
Lyric Suite, Op 54
Giovanni Battista Pergolesi
Sonatina in B flat major
Alexander Borodin
Prince Igor
Overture
Performers
BBC Symphony Orchestra
William Walton
conductor
conductor
Henry Wood
conductor
conductor
William Primrose
viola
viola
Berkeley Mason
piano
piano
Composers
William Walton
Edvard Grieg
Giovanni Battista Pergolesi
Alexander Borodin
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Wed 12 Aug 1936
20:00
Prom 04
Queen's Hall
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Programme
Johannes Brahms
Academic Festival Overture
Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major
Symphony No. 2 in D major
Frederick Delius
Brigg Fair
interval
Isaac Albéniz
Triana
Bedrich Smetana
The Bartered Bride
Overture
Performers
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Henry Wood
conductor
conductor
Leff Pouishnoff
piano
piano
Composers
Johannes Brahms
Frederick Delius
Isaac Albéniz
Bedrich Smetana
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Thu 13 Aug 1936
20:00
Prom 05
Queen's Hall
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Programme
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Mazeppa
Gopak Act 1 No. 4a
6 Romances, Op 38 (arr. Henry Wood)
No. 4 Slyeza drozhit
6 Romances, Op 38 (arr. Henry Wood)
No. 1 Serenada Don-Zhuana
Violin Concerto in D major
interval
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Symphony No. 5 in E minor
John Greenwood
Salute to Gustav Holst
First concert performance
Ralph Vaughan Williams
The House of Life
No. 2 Silent Noon
Edward German
Symphonic Suite in D minor 'Leeds'
No. 2 Valse gracieuse
Antonín Dvořák
Slavonic Dances, Op 46
No. 1 in C major
Performers
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Henry Wood
conductor
conductor
Roy Henderson
baritone
baritone
Eda Kersey
violin
violin
John Greenwood
conductor
conductor
Berkeley Mason
piano
piano
Composers
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
John Greenwood
Ralph Vaughan Williams
Edward German
Antonín Dvořák
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Fri 14 Aug 1936
20:00
Prom 06
Queen's Hall
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Programme
Ludwig van Beethoven
Overture 'Leonore' No. 2
An die ferne Geliebte, Op 98 (arr. Henry Wood)
Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major
interval
Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No. 5 in C minor
Ralph Vaughan Williams
Norfolk Rhapsody No. 1 in E minor
Frédéric Chopin
12 Études, Op 25
No. 2 in F minor
12 Études, Op 25
No. 3 in F major
Christoph Willibald Gluck
Iphigénie en Aulide (arr. Richard Wagner)
Overture
Performers
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Henry Wood
conductor
conductor
Percy Manchester
tenor
tenor
Solomon
piano
piano
Composers
Ludwig van Beethoven
Ralph Vaughan Williams
Frédéric Chopin
Christoph Willibald Gluck
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Sat 15 Aug 1936
20:00
Prom 07
Queen's Hall
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Programme
Hector Berlioz
Overture 'Le carnaval romain'
Edvard Grieg
6 Poems, Op 25
No. 2 A Swan
6 Songs - No. 6, A Dream
(arr. Henry Wood)
Frederick Delius
Violin Concerto
interval
Franz Schubert
Symphony No. 8 in B minor, 'Unfinished'
Richard Wagner
Die Walküre
No. 9 Winterstürme wichen dem Wonnemond Act 1 Scene 3
The Mastersingers of Nuremberg
No. 56 Morgenlich leuchtend in rosigem Schein Act 3 Scene 5
Richard Strauss
Don Juan
George Frideric Handel
Organ Concerto in B flat major 'No. 9' (Handel/Wood)
Gioachino Rossini
The Barber of Seville – overture
Performers
Isobel Baillie
soprano
soprano
Orrea Pernel
violin
violin
Parry Jones
tenor
tenor
Sir George Thomas Thalben-Ball
organ
organ
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Henry Wood
conductor
conductor
Composers
Hector Berlioz
Edvard Grieg
Frederick Delius
Franz Schubert
Richard Wagner
Richard Strauss
George Frideric Handel
Gioachino Rossini
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Mon 17 Aug 1936
20:00
Prom 08
Queen's Hall
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Programme
Richard Wagner
Lohengrin
No. 1 Prelude Act 1
Das Rheingold
No. 1 Prelude
Das Rheingold
No. 2 Weia! Waga! Woge, du Welle
Das Rheingold
No. 3 He he! Ihr nicker!
Das Rheingold
No. 4 Garstig glatter glitschriger Glimmer!
Das Rheingold
No. 5 Lugt, Schwestern
Das Rheingold
No. 6a Der Welte Erbe
Das Rheingold
No. 6b Spottet nur zul
Das Rheingold
No. 7 Orchestral interlude
interval
Richard Wagner
Götterdämmerung
Dawn and Siegfried's Rhine Journey (abridged concert version)
The Mastersingers of Nuremberg
No. 36 Wahn! Wahn! Überall Wahn! Act 3 Scene 1
The Mastersingers of Nuremberg
No. 23b Was duftet doch der Flieder Act 2 Scene 3
Tannhäuser
No. 2 Venusberg Music Act 1 Scene 1
Das Rheingold
Scene 4
Arnold Bax
The Garden of Fand
Giacomo Meyerbeer
Le prophète
Aria 'Ah! mon fils, sois béni' Act 4 Scene 2
Jean Sibelius
Karelia Overture, Op 10
Performers
Elena Danieli
Woglinde
Woglinde
Edith Furmedge
Flosshilde
Fricka
mezzo-soprano
Flosshilde
Fricka
mezzo-soprano
Thorpe Bates
Alberich
Donner
Alberich
Donner
Helena Bromley
Wellgunde
Wellgunde
Keith Falkner
bass-baritone
Wotan
bass-baritone
Wotan
Tudor Davies
Froh
Loge
Froh
Loge
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Henry Wood
conductor
conductor
Composers
Richard Wagner
Arnold Bax
Giacomo Meyerbeer
Jean Sibelius
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Tue 18 Aug 1936
20:00
Prom 09
Queen's Hall
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Programme
Mikhail Ivanovich Glinka
Ruslan and Lyudmila – overture
Overture
Giuseppe Verdi
Otello
Aria 'Mia parea m'ingiunse...Piangea cantando nell'erma landa' Act 4
Wladimir Vogel
Ritmica Ostinata
First concert performance in England
César Franck
Symphonic Variations
Edward Elgar
Symphony No. 1 in A flat major
Eric Fogg
Concerto for Bassoon in D major
Frederick Delius
7 Songs from the Norwegian
No. 3 Evening Voices
7 Songs from the Norwegian
No. 4 Sweet Venevil
interval
Henry Balfour Gardiner
Shepherd Fennel's Dance
Performers
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Henry Wood
conductor
conductor
Dora Labbette
soprano
soprano
Irene Kohler
piano
piano
Eric Fogg
conductor
conductor
Archie Camden
bassoon
bassoon
Berkeley Mason
piano
piano
Composers
Mikhail Ivanovich Glinka
Giuseppe Verdi
Wladimir Vogel
César Franck
Edward Elgar
Eric Fogg
Frederick Delius
Henry Balfour Gardiner
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Wed 19 Aug 1936
20:00
Prom 10
Queen's Hall
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Programme
Johann Sebastian Bach
Orchestral Suite No. 2 in B minor, BWV 1067
Cantata No. 18, 'Gleichwie der Regen und Schnee vom Himmel fällt', BWV 18 (arr. Henry Wood)
No. 4 Aria 'Mein Seelenschatz ist Gottes Wort'
Brandenburg Concerto No 2 in F major, BWV 1047
Concerto for Two Keyboards in C major, BWV 1061
interval
Johann Sebastian Bach
Cantata No. 70, 'Wachet! betet! betet! wachet!', BWV 70 (arr. Henry Wood)
No. 10 Aria 'Seligster Erquickungstag'
Cantata No. 70, 'Wachet! betet! betet! wachet!', BWV 70 (arr. Henry Wood)
No. 9 Recitative 'Ach, soll nicht dieser grosse Tag'
Orchestral Suite No 3 in D major, BWV 1068
George Frideric Handel
Organ Concerto in D minor (Handel/Wood)
Music for the Royal Fireworks – overture (arr. Hamilton Harty)
Performers
Robert Murchie
flute
flute
Elsie Suddaby
soprano
soprano
Marie Wilson
violin
violin
Alec Whittaker
oboe
oboe
Ernest Hall
trumpet
trumpet
Rae Robertson
piano
piano
Ethel Bartlett
piano
piano
William Parsons
bass
bass
Marcel Dupré
organ
organ
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Henry Wood
conductor
conductor
Composers
Johann Sebastian Bach
George Frideric Handel
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Thu 20 Aug 1936
20:00
Prom 11
Queen's Hall
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Programme
Maurice Ravel
Mother Goose – suite
Claude Debussy
Nocturnes
Proms premiere of complete work
Maurice Ravel
Piano Concerto in G major
Claude Debussy
Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune
Maurice Ravel
Rapsodie espagnole
Manuel de Falla
El amor brujo
No. 12 Danza del juego de amor
El amor brujo
No. 5 Danza del terror
El amor brujo
No. 8 Danza ritual del fuego
El amor brujo
No. 1 Introduction and Scene
El amor brujo
No. 2 In the Gypsy Cave (Night-time)
El amor brujo
No. 4 The Apparition
El amor brujo
No. 6 The Magic Circle (The Fisherman's Story)
El amor brujo
No. 7 Midnight (Witchcraft)
El amor brujo
No. 9 Scene
El amor brujo
No. 11 Pantomime
El amor brujo
No. 13 Finale: Morning Bells
Isaac Albéniz
Navarra (completed Déodat de Sévérac)
Lord Berners
Fugue in C minor
Performers
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Henry Wood
conductor
conductor
BBC Singers (1924-34, Wireless Chorus; 1935-8, 1942-3, 1946-72, BBC Chorus) (women's voices)
Marcelle Meyer
piano
piano
Composers
Maurice Ravel
Claude Debussy
Manuel de Falla
Isaac Albéniz
Lord Berners
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Fri 21 Aug 1936
20:00
Prom 12
Queen's Hall
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Programme
Ludwig van Beethoven
Overture 'Leonore' No. 3
George Frideric Handel
Giulio Cesare (Act 2, Sc 2: V'adoro pupille)
Atalanta, HWV 35 (arr. Henry Wood)
Aria 'Riportai gloriosa palma' Act 1
Ludwig van Beethoven
Romance in G major, Op 40
interval
Ludwig van Beethoven
Romance in F major, Op 50
Symphony No. 7 in A major
Paul Juon
Episodes concertantes, Op 45
- Frederick Grinke, Florence Hooton and Dorothy Manley are members of the Grinke Trio
Richard Wagner
Tannhäuser
No. 12 Ankunft der Gäste Act 2 Scene 4
Performers
Jo Vincent
soprano
soprano
Frederick Grinke
violin
violin
Florence Hooton
cello
cello
Dorothy Manley
piano
piano
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Henry Wood
conductor
conductor
Composers
Ludwig van Beethoven
George Frideric Handel
Paul Juon
Richard Wagner
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Sat 22 Aug 1936
20:00
Prom 13
Queen's Hall
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Programme
Felix Mendelssohn
Overture ‘The Hebrides’ (‘Fingal’s Cave’)
Giuseppe Verdi
Otello
Aria 'Credo in un Dio crudel' Act 2
Robert Schumann
Piano Concerto in A minor
interval
Frederick Delius
A Dance Rhapsody No. 1
Kodály Zoltán
Háry János - suite
Gustav Holst
The Perfect Fool
Ballet music
Isaac Albéniz
España, Op 165
No. 3 Malagueña
Chants d'Espagne, Op 232
No. 5 Seguidillas
George Frideric Handel
Water Music Suite (arr. Hamilton Harty)
Carl Maria von Weber
Der Freischütz
Recitative & aria 'Wie nahte mir der Schlummer...Leise, leise' Act 1
Performers
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Henry Wood
conductor
conductor
John Brownlee
baritone
baritone
Solomon
piano
piano
Phil Davis
cimbalom
cimbalom
Lilian Stiles-Allen
soprano
soprano
Composers
Felix Mendelssohn
Giuseppe Verdi
Robert Schumann
Frederick Delius
Kodály Zoltán
Gustav Holst
Isaac Albéniz
George Frideric Handel
Carl Maria von Weber
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Mon 24 Aug 1936
20:00
Prom 14
Queen's Hall
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Programme
Richard Wagner
Tannhäuser
No. 1 Overture
The Flying Dutchman
Aria 'Joho hoe! Traft ihr das Schiff' Act 2
Parsifal
Good Friday Music (concert version) Act 3 Scene 1
Lohengrin
No. 22 Mein lieber Schwan! Act 3 Scene 3
interval
Richard Wagner
Siegfried
Forest Murmurs (orchestral synthesis) Act 2 Scene 2
Tristan and Isolde
No. 8c O sink hernieder, Nacht der Liebe Act 2 Scene 2
Tristan and Isolde
No. 9a Einsam wachend Act 2 Scene 2
The Mastersingers of Nuremberg
No. 49 Dance of the Apprentices Act 3 Scene 5
The Mastersingers of Nuremberg
No. 50 Procession of the Masters Act 3 Scene 5
The Mastersingers of Nuremberg
No. 33 Prelude Act 3
The Mastersingers of Nuremberg
No. 51 Wach auf! es nahet gen den Tag Act 3 Scene 5
Arthur Bliss
Music for Strings
Proms premiere
Edward Elgar
Shepherd's Song, Op 16.1
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
The Maid of Pskov
Overture
Performers
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Henry Wood
conductor
conductor
May Blyth
soprano
Isolde
soprano
Isolde
Walter Widdop
tenor
Tristan
tenor
Tristan
Mahry Dawes
Brangäne
Brangäne
Arthur Bliss
conductor
conductor
Berkeley Mason
piano
piano
Composers
Richard Wagner
Arthur Bliss
Edward Elgar
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
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Tue 25 Aug 1936
20:00
Prom 15
Queen's Hall
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Programme
Hector Berlioz
Benvenuto Cellini
Overture
Franz Liszt
Piano Concerto No. 1 in E flat major
Hector Berlioz
Les nuits d'été
No. 2 Le spectre de la rose - order changed from pre-season prospectus
Les nuits d'été
No. 4 Absence - order changed from pre-season prospectus
Symphonie fantastique
interval
Franz Liszt
Symphonic Poem No. 4 'Orpheus', S 98
3 Études de concert, S 144
No. 1 in A flat major ' Il lamento'
Die Legende von der heiligen Elisabeth, S 2
No. 3 March of the Crusaders
Performers
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Henry Wood
conductor
conductor
Leff Pouishnoff
piano
piano
Astra Desmond
contralto
contralto
Composers
Hector Berlioz
Franz Liszt
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Wed 26 Aug 1936
20:00
Prom 16
Queen's Hall
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Programme
Johannes Brahms
Variations on the St Anthony Chorale
Double Concerto
Symphony No. 4 in E minor
Gustav Holst
A Somerset Rhapsody, Op 21.2
interval
Jean‐Marie Leclair
Sonata for Violin and Continuo in D major, Op 9.3
No. 3 Sarabande
Sonata for Violin and Continuo in D major, Op 9.3
No. 4 Tambourine: Allegro vivace
Georges Bizet
Overture 'Patrie'
Performers
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Henry Wood
conductor
conductor
Albert Sammons
violin
violin
Lauri Kennedy
cello
cello
Berkeley Mason
piano
piano
Composers
Johannes Brahms
Gustav Holst
Jean‐Marie Leclair
Georges Bizet
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Thu 27 Aug 1936
20:00
Prom 17
Queen's Hall
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Programme
Richard Wagner
Lohengrin
No. 17 Prelude Act 3
Felix Mendelssohn
2 Lieder ohne Worte (orch. Ernest Guiraud)
No. 30 in A major: Allegretto grazioso 'Frühlingslied' (Op. 62 No. 6)
2 Lieder ohne Worte (orch. Ernest Guiraud)
No. 34 in C major: Presto 'Spinnerlied' (Op. 67 No. 4)
Sir George Dyson
The Canterbury Pilgrims
No. 11 The Wife of Bath
Camille Saint‐Saëns
Piano Concerto No 4 in C minor
interval
Charles Gounod
Philémon et Baucis
Aria 'Au bruit des lourds marteaux' Act 1
Arnold Bax
Symphony No. 3
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
The Nutcracker, Suite, Op 71a
Peter Warlock
Yarmouth Fair
Edward German
Welsh Rhapsody
No. 4 Finale 'Men of Harlech'
Performers
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Henry Wood
conductor
conductor
Isobel Baillie
soprano
soprano
Leslie England
piano
piano
Robert Easton
bass
bass
Berkeley Mason
piano
piano
Composers
Richard Wagner
Felix Mendelssohn
Sir George Dyson
Camille Saint‐Saëns
Charles Gounod
Arnold Bax
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Peter Warlock
Edward German
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Fri 28 Aug 1936
20:00
Prom 18
Queen's Hall
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Programme
Ludwig van Beethoven
Egmont
No. 1 Overture
Adelaide, Op 46 (arr. Louis Spohr)
Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major, ‘Emperor’
Symphony No. 2 in D major
interval
Ernest John Moeran
Lonely Waters
Whythorne's Shadow
Johannes Brahms
2 Rhapsodies, Op 79
No. 2 in G minor
Ferruccio Busoni
Lustspielouvertüre, K245, Op 38
Performers
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Henry Wood
conductor
conductor
Heddle Nash
tenor
tenor
Solomon
piano
piano
Composers
Ludwig van Beethoven
Ernest John Moeran
Johannes Brahms
Ferruccio Busoni
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Sat 29 Aug 1936
20:00
Prom 19
Queen's Hall
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Programme
Carl Maria von Weber
Oberon, J306
Overture
Johann Sebastian Bach
Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D major, BWV 1068 (arr. August Wilhelmj)
No. 2 Air
Partita for Solo Violin No. 3 in E major, BWV 1006 (orch. Sigismund Bachrich)
No. 3 Gavotte en rondeau
Rutland Boughton
The Immortal Hour
No. 49 In the days of the great fires Act 2
The Immortal Hour
No. 55 How beautiful they are Act 2
Sergey Rachmaninov
Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini
Edvard Grieg
Peer Gynt, Suite No. 1, Op 46
Giuseppe Verdi
Ernani
Recitative & cavatina 'Surta è la notte...Ernani, involami' Act 1 Scene 3
Maurice Ravel
Boléro
William Wallace
François Villon
Sergey Rachmaninov
13 Preludes, Op 32
No. 5 in G major
10 Preludes, Op 23
No. 2 in B flat major
Percy Grainger
Mock Morris
Shepherd's Hey - medley
Performers
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Henry Wood
conductor
conductor
Trefor Jones
tenor
tenor
Sidonie Goossens
harp
harp
Benno Moiseiwitsch
piano
piano
Joan Cross
soprano
soprano
Composers
Carl Maria von Weber
Johann Sebastian Bach
Rutland Boughton
Sergey Rachmaninov
Edvard Grieg
Giuseppe Verdi
Maurice Ravel
William Wallace
Percy Grainger
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Mon 31 Aug 1936
20:00
Prom 20
Queen's Hall
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Programme
Richard Wagner
The Mastersingers of Nuremberg
No. 1 Prelude Act 1
Tannhäuser
No. 27 Inbrunst im Herzen Act 3 Scene 3
Huldigungsmarsch, WWV 97
Die Walküre
No. 10b O süsseste Wonne! Act 1 Scene 3
Die Walküre
No. 9 Winterstürme wichen dem Wonnemond Act 1 Scene 3
Die Walküre
No. 6 Ein Schwert verheiss mir der Vater Act 1 Scene 3
Die Walküre
No. 7 Schläfst du, Gäst? Act 1 Scene 3
Die Walküre
No. 8 Der Männer Sippe Act 1 Scene 3
Die Walküre
No. 10a Du bist der Lenz Act 1 Scene 3
Die Walküre
No. 11 War Wälse dein Vater Act 1 Scene 3
Die Walküre
No. 12 Siegmund heiss ich Act 1 Scene 3
interval
Richard Wagner
Die Walküre
Walkürenritt (orchestral synthesis) Act 3 Scene 1
Die Walküre
No. 40 Leb' wohl [Wotan's Abschied] Act 3 Scene 3
Die Walküre
No. 43 Feuerzauber Act 3 Scene 3
Ian Whyte
Three Scottish Dances
First concert performance in London
George Frideric Handel
Giulio Cesare in Egitto, HWV 17 (arr. Henry Wood)
Recitative 'From the rage of the tempest' (inauthentic words)
Scipione, HWV 20 (arr. Henry Wood)
Aria 'Tutta raccolta ancor' Act 2 Scene 2
Hermann Goetz
Der Widerspenstigen Zähmung
Aria 'Die Kraft versagt' Act 4
Jean Sibelius
Pohjola's Daughter
Performers
Henry Wood
conductor
conductor
Parry Jones
tenor
Siegmund
tenor
Siegmund
Oda Slobodskaya
Sieglinde
soprano
Sieglinde
soprano
Horace Stevens
bass
bass
Ian Whyte
conductor
conductor
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Composers
Richard Wagner
Ian Whyte
George Frideric Handel
Hermann Goetz
Jean Sibelius
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Tue 1 Sep 1936
20:00
Prom 21
Queen's Hall
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Programme
Felix Mendelssohn
Overture 'Ruy Blas'
Richard Strauss
Eight Poems from ‘Letzte Blätter’
No. 8 Allerseelen
3 Songs, Op 29
No. 1 Traum durch die Dämmerung
6 Songs, Op 17 (orch. Felix Mottl)
No. 2 Ständchen
John Ireland
Piano Concerto
interval
Antonín Dvořák
Symphony No. 9 in E minor, ‘From the New World’
Paul Dukas
The Sorcerer’s Apprentice
Franz Liszt
Hungarian Rhapsodies, S 244 (solo piano version)
No. 12 in C sharp minor
Ambroise Thomas
Mignon
No. 1 Overture
Performers
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Henry Wood
conductor
conductor
Olga Haley
mezzo-soprano
mezzo-soprano
Anon.
orchestrator
orchestrator
Arthur Rubinstein
piano
piano
Composers
Felix Mendelssohn
Richard Strauss
John Ireland
Antonín Dvořák
Paul Dukas
Franz Liszt
Ambroise Thomas
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Wed 2 Sep 1936
20:00
Prom 22
Queen's Hall
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Programme
Johann Sebastian Bach
Brandenburg Concerto No 4 in G major, BWV 1049
Aria 'Komm, süsser Tod, komm, sel’ge Ruh’!', BWV 478 (arr. Henry Wood)
Aria 'O liebe Seele, zieh' die Sinnen', BWV 494 (arr. Henry Wood)
Aria 'Ich halte treulich still und liebe', BWV 466 (arr. Henry Wood)
Keyboard Concerto in F minor, BWV 1056
Cantata No. 82, 'Ich habe genug', BWV 82 (arr. Henry Wood)
No. 3 Aria 'Schlummert ein, ihr matten Augen'
Violin Concerto in E major
Brandenburg Concerto No 1 in F major, BWV 1046
interval
interval
interval
Elizabeth Maconchy
Concerto (Concertino) for Piano
First concert performance in England
Ralph Vaughan Williams
The Wasps – overture
Performers
Marie Wilson
violin
violin
Robert Murchie
flute
flute
Frank Almgill
flute
flute
Freda Townson
mezzo-soprano
mezzo-soprano
Harriet Cohen
piano
piano
Norman Walker
bass
bass
Isolde Menges
violin
violin
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Henry Wood
conductor
conductor
Composers
Johann Sebastian Bach
Elizabeth Maconchy
Ralph Vaughan Williams
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Thu 3 Sep 1936
20:00
Prom 23
Queen's Hall
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Programme
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Symphony No. 39 in E flat major
Joseph Haydn
The Creation
No. 14 Recitative 'Und Gott sprach: Es bringe das Wasser in der Fülle hervor'
The Creation
No. 15 Aria 'Auf starkem Fittige schwinget sich der Adler stolz'
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Violin Concerto No 3 in G major, K 216
interval
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Aria with recitative 'Misero! o sogno...Aura che intorni spiri', K 431
Joseph Haydn
Symphony No. 101 in D major 'The Clock'
Ferruccio Busoni
Rondò arlecchinesco, K266, Op 46
Josef Myslivecek
Canzonetta 'Ridente la calma', K 152
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Idomeneo, rè di Creta, Suite, K 366 (arr. Ferruccio Busoni)
Performers
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Henry Wood
conductor
conductor
Joan Coxon
soprano
soprano
Albert Sammons
violin
violin
Heddle Nash
tenor
tenor
Berkeley Mason
piano
piano
Composers
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Joseph Haydn
Ferruccio Busoni
Josef Myslivecek
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Fri 4 Sep 1936
20:00
Prom 24
Queen's Hall
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Programme
Ludwig van Beethoven
The Creatures of Prometheus
No. 1 Overture
6 Songs, Op 48 (arr. Henry Wood)
No. 6 Busslied
6 Songs, Op 75 (arr. Henry Wood)
No. 3 Aus Goethes Faust
Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor
interval
Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No. 6 in F major, ‘Pastoral’
Erno Dohnanyi
Symphonic Minutes, Op 36
First concert performance in England
Frédéric Chopin
Polonaise in A flat major 'Heroic', Op 53
Johann Sebastian Bach
Fantasia and Fugue in C minor, BWV 537, Op 86 (orch. Edward Elgar)
Performers
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Henry Wood
conductor
conductor
William Parsons
bass
bass
Arthur Rubinstein
piano
piano
Composers
Ludwig van Beethoven
Erno Dohnanyi
Frédéric Chopin
Johann Sebastian Bach
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Sat 5 Sep 1936
20:00
Prom 25
Queen's Hall
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Programme
Franz Schubert
Die Zauberharfe, D 644
Overture
Edward Elgar
Sea Pictures
No. 4 Where corals lie
Sea Pictures
No. 3 Sabbath morning at sea
Johann Sebastian Bach
Concerto for Two Keyboards in C minor, BWV 1060
Constant Lambert
Summer's Last Will and Testament
No. 6 Rondo burlesca 'King Pest'
interval
Jean Sibelius
Valse triste
George Frideric Handel
Alexander's Feast, HWV 75 (arr. Henry Wood)
Aria 'Revenge, revenge! Timotheus cries' Act 2 No. 2
César Franck
Symphony in D minor
Camille Saint‐Saëns
The Carnival of the Animals
Henry Purcell
From silent shades, Z 370
Jeremiah Clarke
The Prince of Denmark's March (arr. Henry Wood)
Performers
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Henry Wood
conductor
conductor
Mary Jarred
contralto
contralto
Rae Robertson
piano
piano
Ethel Bartlett
piano
piano
Constant Lambert
conductor
conductor
Keith Falkner
bass-baritone
bass-baritone
Berkeley Mason
piano
organ
piano
organ
Anon.
trumpet
trumpet
BBC Symphony Orchestra (members)
Composers
Franz Schubert
Edward Elgar
Johann Sebastian Bach
Constant Lambert
Jean Sibelius
George Frideric Handel
César Franck
Camille Saint‐Saëns
Henry Purcell
Jeremiah Clarke
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Mon 7 Sep 1936
20:00
Prom 26
Queen's Hall
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Programme
Richard Wagner
The Flying Dutchman
Overture
Tannhäuser
No. 25b O du mein holder Abendstern Act 3 Scene 2
Tannhäuser
No. 15 Blick' ich umher Act 2 Scene 4
Siegfried
No. 37 Prelude Act 3
Siegfried
Wotan's Spear and the Sleeping Brünnhilde (orchestral synthesis) Act 3
Siegfried
Entry of the Wanderer (orchestral synthesis) Act 3 Scene 1
Lohengrin
No. 4 Einsam in trüben Tagen Act 1 Scene 2
interval
Richard Wagner
Siegfried Idyll
The Flying Dutchman
Duet 'Wie aus der Ferne' Act 2
Das Rheingold
Entry of the Gods into Valhalla (orchestral version)
Edward Elgar
Introduction and Allegro
Ruggero Leoncavallo
Pagliacci - 'Si può? Si può?'
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
The Sleeping Beauty
No. 6 Valse Act 1 No. 2
Performers
John Brownlee
baritone
Dutchman
baritone
Dutchman
Miriam Licette
soprano
Senta
soprano
Senta
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Henry Wood
conductor
conductor
Composers
Richard Wagner
Edward Elgar
Ruggero Leoncavallo
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
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Tue 8 Sep 1936
20:00
Prom 27
Queen's Hall
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Programme
Franz Schubert
Rosamunde, Fürstin von Zypern, D 797
No. 6 Entr'acte No. 3 in B flat major: Andantino
Rosamunde, Fürstin von Zypern, D 797
No. 10 Ballet No. 2 in G major: Andantino
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Sinfonia concertante in E flat major
- cadenza by Hellmesberger
Il re pastore, K 208
Aria 'L'amerò, sarò costante' Act 2
Exsultate, jubilate
No. 3 Alleluia
interval
Franz Schubert
Symphony No. 9 in C major, ‘Great’
Camille Saint‐Saëns
Le rouet d'Omphale, Op 31
Gustav Mahler
Rückert-Lieder
No. 2 Ich atmet' einen linden Duft
Songs from 'Des Knaben Wunderhorn'
No. 4 Wer hat dies Liedlein erdacht?
Arthur Honegger
Pacific 231
Performers
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Henry Wood
conductor
conductor
Jean Pougnet
violin
violin
Bernard Shore
viola
viola
Marie Wilson
violin
violin
Elisabeth Schumann
soprano
soprano
Berkeley Mason
piano
piano
Composers
Franz Schubert
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Camille Saint‐Saëns
Gustav Mahler
Arthur Honegger
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Wed 9 Sep 1936
20:00
Prom 28
Queen's Hall
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Programme
Johannes Brahms
4 Songs for Female Voices, Two Horns and Harp, Op 17
Piano Concerto No 1 in D minor
Symphony No. 3 in F major
interval
Granville Bantock
Overture 'The Frogs'
World premiere
Sergey Rachmaninov
10 Preludes, Op 23
No. 3 in D minor
10 Preludes, Op 23
No. 5 in G minor
Engelbert Humperdinck
Hansel and Gretel
Dream Pantomime Act 2 Scene 3
Performers
Henry Wood
conductor
conductor
BBC Symphony Orchestra (members)
BBC Singers (1924-34, Wireless Chorus; 1935-8, 1942-3, 1946-72, BBC Chorus) (women's voices)
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Solomon
piano
piano
Granville Bantock
conductor
conductor
Composers
Johannes Brahms
Granville Bantock
Sergey Rachmaninov
Engelbert Humperdinck
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Thu 10 Sep 1936
20:00
Prom 29
Queen's Hall
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Programme
Jean Sibelius
The Tempest – Prelude
Violin Concerto
The Rapid-Rider's Brides, Op 33
First performance in England
Symphony No. 2 in D major
interval
Igor Stravinsky
The Firebird Suite
Sergei Mikhailovich Lyapunov
The Shulamite
Modest Mussorgsky
Marcia alla Turca 'The Capture of Kars'
Performers
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Henry Wood
conductor
conductor
Arthur Catterall
violin
violin
Muriel Brunskill
contralto
contralto
Berkeley Mason
piano
piano
Composers
Jean Sibelius
Igor Stravinsky
Sergei Mikhailovich Lyapunov
Modest Mussorgsky
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Fri 11 Sep 1936
20:00
Prom 30
Queen's Hall
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Programme
Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No. 1 in C major
Fidelio
Recitative & aria 'Abscheulicher...Komm, Hoffnung' Act 1 Scene 2
Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major
- cadenza by Nicolas Medtner
Symphony No 8 in F major
interval
George Frideric Handel
Concerto grosso in B-flat major, Op 6, No 5 Hornpipe
(arr. Henry Wood)
Ludwig van Beethoven
The Ruins of Athens, Op 113 (arr. Camille Saint-Saëns)
No. 4 Dervish Chorus 'Du hast in deines Ärmels Falten'
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Sonata No 11 in A major, K 331
No. 3 Alla turca: Allegretto
Don Giovanni
Overture
Performers
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Henry Wood
conductor
conductor
Lilian Stiles-Allen
soprano
soprano
Nikolai Karlovich Medtner
piano
piano
Composers
Ludwig van Beethoven
George Frideric Handel
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
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Sat 12 Sep 1936
20:00
Prom 31
Queen's Hall
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Programme
Gioachino Rossini
William Tell – overture
Georges Bizet
Carmen
No. 15c Aria 'La fleur que tu m'avais jetée' Act 2
Frédéric Chopin
Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor
Jean Sibelius
En saga
interval
Ambroise Thomas
Mignon
No. 15 Recitative & aria 'Oui! Pour ce soir...Je suis Titania' Act 2
Franz Liszt
Hungarian Rhapsodies, S 359 (orchestral version)
No. 1 in F minor (ending in F major)
Jacques Ibert
Concertino da camera
First performance in England
Josef Szulc
10 Mélodies sur des poésies de Verlaine, Op 83
No. 1 Clair de Lune
Félix Fourdrain
Le papillon, Op 77
Emmanuel Chabrier
España
Performers
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Henry Wood
conductor
conductor
Francis Russell
tenor
tenor
Leff Pouishnoff
piano
piano
Noël Eadie
soprano
soprano
Sigurd Raschèr
saxophone
saxophone
Berkeley Mason
piano
piano
Composers
Gioachino Rossini
Georges Bizet
Frédéric Chopin
Jean Sibelius
Ambroise Thomas
Franz Liszt
Jacques Ibert
Josef Szulc
Félix Fourdrain
Emmanuel Chabrier
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Mon 14 Sep 1936
20:00
Prom 32
Queen's Hall
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Programme
Richard Wagner
Siegfried
Act 1 Scene 3
Siegfried
No. 37 Prelude Act 3
Siegfried
Act 3 Scene 1
Siegfried
No. 47 Heil dir, Sonne! Act 3 Scene 3
Siegfried
No. 48a O Siegfried! Seliger Held! Act 3 Scene 3
Siegfried
No. 49a Dort seh' ich Grane Act 3 Scene 3
Siegfried
No. 50 Ewig war ich, ewig bin ich Act 3 Scene 3
Siegfried
No. 51 Dich lieb' ich:o liebtest mich du! Act 3 Scene 3
Siegfried
No. 52 Siehst du mich nicht? Act 3 Scene 3
Siegfried
No. 48b O wüsstest du, Lust der Welt Act 3 Scene 3
Hector Berlioz
La captive, Op 12
The Damnation of Faust
Marche hongroise
The Damnation of Faust
Ballet des sylphes
The Damnation of Faust
Menuet des follets
The Damnation of Faust
Aria 'Voici des roses'
The Damnation of Faust
Aria 'Une puce gentille'
The Childhood of Christ
No. 13 Trio for Two Flutes & Harp
Performers
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Henry Wood
conductor
conductor
Walter Widdop
Siegfried
Siegfried
Sydney Russell
Mime
Mime
Muriel Brunskill
Erda
contralto
Erda
contralto
Arthur Fear
Wanderer
bass-baritone
Wanderer
bass-baritone
Oda Slobodskaya
Brünnhilde
Brünnhilde
Robert Murchie
flute
flute
Frank Almgill
flute
flute
Sidonie Goossens
harp
harp
Composers
Richard Wagner
Hector Berlioz
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Tue 15 Sep 1936
20:00
Prom 33
Queen's Hall
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Programme
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Fantasy-Overture ‘Romeo and Juliet’
Piano Concerto No. 1 in B flat minor
Symphony No. 4 in F minor
interval
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
The Tale of Tsar Saltan
Entr'acte Act 3 Scene 2
Alexander Mosolov
Iron Foundry
Frédéric Chopin
Nocturne in G major, Op 37.2
Erno Dohnanyi
6 Concert Etudes, Op 28
No. 6 Capriccio in F minor
Alexander Glazunov
Overture 'Carnaval', Op 45
Performers
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Henry Wood
conductor
conductor
Benno Moiseiwitsch
piano
piano
Berkeley Mason
organ
organ
Composers
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Alexander Mosolov
Frédéric Chopin
Erno Dohnanyi
Alexander Glazunov
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Wed 16 Sep 1936
20:00
Prom 34
Queen's Hall
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Programme
George Frideric Handel
Concerto grosso in C major, HWV 318
Theodora, HWV 68 (arr. Henry Wood)
No. 23 Recitative 'Oh, worse than death indeed!' Act 1 Scene 5
Theodora, HWV 68 (arr. Henry Wood)
No. 24 Air 'Angels, ever bright and fair' Act 1 Scene 5
Johann Sebastian Bach
Keyboard Concerto in D minor, BWV 1052
Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G major
interval
Johann Sebastian Bach
Cantata No. 159, 'Sehet, wir gehn hinauf gen Jerusalem', BWV 159 (arr. Henry Wood)
No. 4 Aria 'Es ist vollbracht'
Brandenburg Concerto No 5 in D major, BWV 1050
George Frideric Handel
Alcina, HWV 34 (arr. Henry Wood)
Dream Music (Ballet) Act 2
Alcina, HWV 34 (arr. Henry Wood)
Ballet Music Act 1
Alcina, HWV 34 (arr. Henry Wood)
Overture
Alessandro, HWV 21 (arr. Henry Wood)
Recitative & aria 'Ne trionfi d'Alessandro...Lusinghe più care' Act 1
Johann Sebastian Bach
Toccata and Fugue in F major, BWV 540 (orch. Henry Wood)
No. 1 Toccata
Performers
Isobel Baillie
soprano
soprano
Myra Hess
piano
piano
Alec Whittaker
oboe
oboe
Arthur Cranmer
baritone
baritone
Marie Wilson
violin
violin
Robert Murchie
flute
flute
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Henry Wood
conductor
conductor
Composers
George Frideric Handel
Johann Sebastian Bach
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Thu 17 Sep 1936
20:00
Prom 35
Queen's Hall
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Programme
Carl Maria von Weber
Euryanthe, J291
Overture
Charles Gounod
Faust
No. 13 Recitative & aria 'O Dieu! que de bijoux!...Ah! je ris de me voir' Act 3 - Additional item not originally listed in 1936 Proms prospectus.
Edvard Grieg
Piano Concerto in A minor
Ralph Vaughan Williams
Symphony No. 2 (A London Symphony)
Frederick Delius
A Village Romeo and Juliet
The Walk to the Paradise Garden
Richard Strauss
Schlichte Weisen, Op 21
No. 3 Ach Lieb, ich muss nun scheiden
Four Songs, Op. 27
No. 3 Heimliche Aufforderung
Antonín Dvořák
Overture 'Carnival'
Pietro Mascagni
Cavalleria rusticana
Aria 'Voi lo sapete'
Performers
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Henry Wood
conductor
conductor
May Blyth
soprano
soprano
Cyril Smith
piano
piano
Berkeley Mason
piano
piano
Composers
Carl Maria von Weber
Charles Gounod
Edvard Grieg
Ralph Vaughan Williams
Frederick Delius
Richard Strauss
Antonín Dvořák
Pietro Mascagni
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Fri 18 Sep 1936
20:00
Prom 36
Queen's Hall
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Programme
Ludwig van Beethoven
Overture ‘Coriolan’
George Frideric Handel
Partenope, HWV 27 (arr. Henry Wood)
Aria 'Furibondo spira il vento' Act 2
Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano Concerto No. 1 in C major
Symphony No. 3 in E flat major, ‘Eroica’
interval
Frank Bridge
Two Poems of Richard Jefferies
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
6 Romances, Op 6
No. 4 Slyeza drozhit
George Frideric Handel
Berenice, HWV 38: Overture
(arr. Henry Wood)
Performers
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Henry Wood
conductor
conductor
Norman Allin
bass
bass
Helen Perkin
piano
piano
Frank Bridge
conductor
conductor
Berkeley Mason
piano
piano
Composers
Ludwig van Beethoven
George Frideric Handel
Frank Bridge
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
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Sat 19 Sep 1936
20:00
Prom 37
Queen's Hall
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Programme
Richard Wagner
Rienzi
Overture
George Frideric Handel
Serse (Act 1: Ombra mai fù)
(probably arr. Henry Wood)
Giuseppe Verdi
La Traviata - 'È strano! è strano!'
Max Bruch
Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor
interval
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
Scenes from 'The Song of Hiawatha', Op 30
No. 3a Aria 'True is all Iagoo tells us'
Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No. 5 in C minor
Charles Villiers Stanford
Concert Variations upon an English Theme 'Down among the dead men', Op 71
Carl Maria von Weber
Invitation to the Dance (orch. Felix Weingartner)
Performers
Marie Wilson
violin
violin
Berkeley Mason
organ
organ
Sidonie Goossens
harp
harp
Laelia Finneberg
soprano
soprano
Lisa Minghetti
violin
violin
Harold Williams
baritone
baritone
Maurice Cole
piano
piano
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Henry Wood
conductor
conductor
Composers
Richard Wagner
George Frideric Handel
Giuseppe Verdi
Max Bruch
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
Ludwig van Beethoven
Charles Villiers Stanford
Carl Maria von Weber
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Mon 21 Sep 1936
20:00
Prom 38
Queen's Hall
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Programme
Richard Wagner
Parsifal
No. 1 Prelude Act 1
Parsifal
No. 12b Verwandlungsmusik Act 1 Scene 3
Parsifal
No. 12a Vom Bade kehrt der König heim Act 1 Scene 3
Parsifal
No. 13 Nun achte wohl, und lass mich sehn Act 1 Scene 3
Parsifal
No. 14a Mein Sohn Amfortas, bist du am Amt? Act 1 Scene 3
Parsifal
No. 14b Nein! Lass ihn unhenthüllt! Act 1 Scene 3
Parsifal
No. 14c Wehvolles Erbe, dem ich verfallen Act 1 Scene 3
Parsifal
No. 15 Durch Mitleid wissend... Act 1 Scene 3
Parsifal
No. 22 Dich nannt'ich...Ich sah das Kind Act 2 Scene 2
Parsifal
No. 19 Hier war das Tosen Act 2 Scene 1
Parsifal
No. 20 Komm, komm, holder Knabe! Act 2 Scene 2
Parsifal
No. 21 Dies alles - hab' ich nun geträumt? Act 2 Scene 2
Parsifal
No. 34 Ja! Wehe! Wehe!...Mein Vater! Hochgesegneter der Helden! Act 3 Scene 2
Parsifal
No. 35 Nur eine Waffe taugt Act 3 Scene 2
Hubert Parry
Symphonic Variations in E minor
George Frideric Handel
Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63 (arr. Henry Wood)
Recitative & aria 'My arms!...Sound an alarm' Act 2
Henry Purcell
Suite for Organ & Orchestra (Purcell/Wood)
Performers
Herbert Heyner
Amfortas
Amfortas
Norman Walker
Gurnemanz
Gurnemanz
Frank Titterton
Parsifal
tenor
Parsifal
tenor
Victor Harding
Titurel
Titurel
BBC Singers
London Philharmonic Choir
Elena Danieli
Flower Maiden
Flower Maiden
Edith Furmedge
Kundry
Kundry
Kate Winter
Flower Maiden
Flower Maiden
Helena Bromley
Flower Maiden
Flower Maiden
Janet Powell
Flower Maiden
Flower Maiden
Molly Gunst
Flower Maiden
Flower Maiden
Myra Owen
Flower Maiden
Flower Maiden
Berkeley Mason
organ
organ
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Henry Wood
conductor
conductor
Composers
Richard Wagner
Hubert Parry
George Frideric Handel
Henry Purcell
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Tue 22 Sep 1936
20:00
Prom 39
Queen's Hall
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Programme
George Frideric Handel
Solomon, HWV 67 (arr. Henry Wood)
No. 1 Overture
Edward Elgar
Cello Concerto in E minor
Camille Saint‐Saëns
Samson et Dalila
Recitative & aria 'Samson, recherchant ma présence...Amour! viens aider ma faiblesse!' Act 2
interval
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Symphony No. 6 in B minor, ‘Pathétique’
Constant Lambert
The Rio Grande
Sir Alexander Campbell Mackenzie
Overture 'Britannia', Op 52
Performers
Henry Wood
conductor
conductor
Thelma Reiss (formerly Reiss Smith)
cello
cello
Betty Bannerman
mezzo-soprano
mezzo-soprano
Leslie Woodgate
conductor
conductor
Angus Morrison
piano
piano
BBC Singers
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Composers
George Frideric Handel
Edward Elgar
Camille Saint‐Saëns
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Constant Lambert
Sir Alexander Campbell Mackenzie
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Wed 23 Sep 1936
20:00
Prom 40
Queen's Hall
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Programme
Johannes Brahms
Tragic Overture
Violin Concerto in D major
- cadenza by Joachim
Symphony No 1 in C minor
interval
Nicolò Paganini
24 Caprices, Op 1
No. 24 in A minor (theme & variations)
Herbert Howells
Procession, Op 36
John Ireland
A London Overture
World premiere of this orchestration
Performers
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Henry Wood
conductor
conductor
Joseph Szigeti
violin
violin
Composers
Johannes Brahms
Nicolò Paganini
Herbert Howells
John Ireland
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Thu 24 Sep 1936
20:00
Prom 41
Queen's Hall
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Programme
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Overture 'Russian Easter Festival', Op 36
Nikolai Karlovich Medtner
Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor
Modest Mussorgsky
A Night on the Bare Mountain (orch. Rimsky-Korsakov)
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
The Maid of Orleans
Recitative & aria 'So wills the Lord!...Farewell you native hills and fields' Act 1 No. 7
interval
Alexander Borodin
Symphony No 2 in B minor
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Overture '1812'
Nikolai Karlovich Medtner
7 Pushkin Poems, Op 29
No. 7 Evocation
6 Pushkin Poems, Op 32
No. 5 The Waltz
Sergey Prokofiev
Love for Three Oranges, Suite, Op 33b
No. 4 Scherzo
Love for Three Oranges, Suite, Op 33b
No. 3 March
Performers
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Henry Wood
conductor
conductor
Nikolai Karlovich Medtner
piano
piano
Tatiana Makushina
soprano
soprano
Composers
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Nikolai Karlovich Medtner
Modest Mussorgsky
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Alexander Borodin
Sergey Prokofiev
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Fri 25 Sep 1936
20:00
Prom 42
Queen's Hall
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Programme
Ludwig van Beethoven
Fidelio
Overture
Carl Maria von Weber
Oberon, J306
No. 13 Aria 'Ocean, thou mighty monster' Act 2
Ludwig van Beethoven
Violin Concerto in D major
- cadenza by Joachim
Symphony No. 4 in B flat major
Béla Bartók
4 Orchestral Pieces, Sz 51, Op 12
No. 3 Intermezzo
4 Orchestral Pieces, Sz 51, Op 12
No. 4 Marcia funebre
Franz Liszt
Oh! quand je dors
Johannes Brahms
Hungarian Dance No. 5 in G minor: Allegro, WoO 1.5 (orch. Martin Schmeling)
Hungarian Dance No. 6 in D major: Vivace, WoO 1.6 (orch. Martin Schmeling)
Performers
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Henry Wood
conductor
conductor
Laelia Finneberg
soprano
soprano
Joseph Szigeti
violin
violin
Berkeley Mason
piano
piano
Composers
Ludwig van Beethoven
Carl Maria von Weber
Béla Bartók
Franz Liszt
Johannes Brahms
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Sat 26 Sep 1936
20:00
Prom 43
Queen's Hall
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Programme
Carl Maria von Weber
Der Freischütz
Overture
Luigi Boccherini
Quintet in E major, Op 11: No 3, Minuet in A major
Nicolò Paganini
Moto perpetuo in C major, Op 11 (arr. Percy Pitt)
Gustave Charpentier
Louise
Aria 'Depuis le jour' Act 3
interval
Sergey Rachmaninov
Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor
Felix Mendelssohn
Die Heimkehr aus der Fremde, Op 89
Aria 'Ich bin ein veilgereister Mann'
Johann Sebastian Bach
Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565 (orch. Henry Wood)
Arthur Bliss
Things to Come
No. 3 March
Things to Come
No. 1 Prologue
Things to Come
No. 2 Ballet for Children
Things to Come
No. 4 Attack!
Things to Come
No. 5 The World in Ruins
Things to Come
No. 6 Pestilence
Things to Come
No. 12 Epilogue
Frederick Delius
3 Songs
No. 1 Indian Love Song
3 Songs
No. 2 Love's Philosophy
Édouard Lalo
Rapsodie norvégienne
Performers
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Henry Wood
conductor
conductor
Miriam Licette
soprano
soprano
Clifford Curzon
piano
piano
Robert Easton
bass
bass
Arthur Bliss
conductor
conductor
Berkeley Mason
piano
piano
Composers
Carl Maria von Weber
Luigi Boccherini
Nicolò Paganini
Gustave Charpentier
Sergey Rachmaninov
Felix Mendelssohn
Johann Sebastian Bach
Arthur Bliss
Frederick Delius
Édouard Lalo
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Mon 28 Sep 1936
20:00
Prom 44
Queen's Hall
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Programme
Richard Wagner
A Faust Overture, WWV 59
Götterdämmerung
No. 3 Zu neuen Taten, teurer Helde (Prologue)
Götterdämmerung
No. 2 Tagesgrauen und Sonnenaufgang (Prologue)
Götterdämmerung
No. 5 Siegfrieds Rheinfahrt (Prologue)
Götterdämmerung
No. 4 O heilige Götter! (Prologue)
Götterdämmerung
No. 32 Frau Sonne, sendet lichte Strahlen Act 3 Scene 1
Götterdämmerung
No. 31 Prelude Act 3
Götterdämmerung
No. 37 Trauermusik Act 3 Scene 2
interval
Richard Wagner
Götterdämmerung
No. 40 Starke Scheite Act 3 Scene 3
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Capriccio espagnol, Op 34
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
7 Romances, Op 47
No. 5 Blagoslavlyayu vas, lesa
Leone Sinigaglia
Overture 'Le baruffe chiozzotte', Op 32
Performers
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Henry Wood
conductor
conductor
Lilian Stiles-Allen
Brünnhilde
soprano
Brünnhilde
soprano
Walter Widdop
Siegfried
Siegfried
Elena Danieli
Woglinde
Woglinde
Edith Furmedge
Flosshilde
Flosshilde
Helena Bromley
Wellgunde
Wellgunde
Berkeley Mason
piano
piano
Composers
Richard Wagner
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Leone Sinigaglia
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Tue 29 Sep 1936
20:00
Prom 45
Queen's Hall
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Programme
Joseph Haydn
Symphony No. 94 in G major 'The Surprise'
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
The Abduction from the Seraglio
Aria 'Martern aller Arten' Act 2 Scene 2
Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor
- cadenza by Beethoven
interval
Joseph Haydn
The Seasons (Autumn, No 24: Seht auf die breiten Wiesen hin!)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Symphony No. 40 in G minor
interval
Armand Marsick
Tableaux Grecs
UK premiere
interval
Francis Toye
The Inn
Hector Berlioz
The Trojans
Chasse royale et orage Act 4
Performers
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Henry Wood
conductor
conductor
Marie Wilson
violin
violin
Noël Eadie
soprano
soprano
Alec Whittaker
oboe
oboe
Robert Murchie
flute
flute
Ambrose Gauntlett
cello
cello
Myra Hess
piano
piano
Keith Falkner
bass-baritone
bass-baritone
Berkeley Mason
piano
piano
Composers
Joseph Haydn
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Armand Marsick
Francis Toye
Hector Berlioz
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Wed 30 Sep 1936
20:00
Prom 46
Queen's Hall
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Programme
Johann Sebastian Bach
Brandenburg Concerto No 6 in B flat major, BWV 1051
Cantata No. 85, 'Ich bin ein guter Hirt', BWV 85
No. 5 Aria 'Seht, was die Liebe tut'
Concerto in D minor for two violins, BWV 1043
interval
Johann Sebastian Bach
Orchestral Suite No. 1 in C major, BWV 1066
Cantata No. 53, 'Schlage doch, gewünschte Stunde', BWV 53 (arr. Henry Wood)
Concerto for Four Keyboards in A minor, BWV 1065
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Serenade in B flat major 'Gran Partita', K 361
No. 6 Thema mit Variationen: Andante
Serenade in B flat major 'Gran Partita', K 361
No. 7 Rondo: Allegro molto
Granville Bantock
Song of the genie
Hubert Parry
Suite for Strings and Organ in E minor (arr. unknown)
Performers
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Henry Wood
conductor
conductor
Eric Greene
tenor
tenor
Adila Fachiri
violin
violin
Jelly Aranyi
violin
violin
Margaret Balfour
contralto
contralto
Ross Pratt
piano
piano
Nancy Weir
piano
piano
Sara Stein
piano
piano
Bruno Raikin
piano
piano
BBC Symphony Orchestra (members)
Berkeley Mason
piano
organ
piano
organ
Composers
Johann Sebastian Bach
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Granville Bantock
Hubert Parry
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Thu 1 Oct 1936
20:00
Prom 47
Queen's Hall
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Programme
Felix Mendelssohn
A Midsummer Night's Dream – overture
Scherzo in G minor, from Octet, Op 20 (orchestral version)
Robert Schumann
Piano Concerto in A minor
Felix Mendelssohn
Concert aria 'Infelice'
interval
Felix Mendelssohn
Symphony No. 3 in A minor, ‘Scottish’
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Suite No. 3 in G major, Op 55
No. 4 Tema con variazioni
Gerard von Brucken Fock
Berceuse d'armorique
Bruit de char
Modest Mussorgsky
Sorochintsï Fair (arr. Anatoly Lyadov)
Gopak Act 2
Performers
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Henry Wood
conductor
conductor
Irene Scharrer
piano
piano
Oda Slobodskaya
soprano
soprano
Berkeley Mason
piano
piano
Composers
Felix Mendelssohn
Robert Schumann
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Gerard von Brucken Fock
Modest Mussorgsky
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Fri 2 Oct 1936
20:00
Prom 48
Queen's Hall
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Programme
Ludwig van Beethoven
Opferlied, Op 121b (2nd version)
Meeresstille und glückliche Fahrt, Op 112
Symphony No. 9 in D minor, ‘Choral’
interval
George Frideric Handel
Admeto, re di Tessaglia, HWV 22 (arr. Henry Wood)
Chorus 'Se un cor e contento' Act 3 Scene 11
Deidamia, HWV 42 (arr. Henry Wood)
Chorus 'Non trascurate, amanti' Act 3
Rinaldo, HWV 7 (arr. Henry Wood)
Duet 'Il vostro maggio' Act 2 Scene 3
Lotario, HWV 26 (arr. Henry Wood)
Chorus 'Gioie e serto dona al merto' Act 3
Atalanta, HWV 35 (arr. Henry Wood)
Chorus 'Oggi rimbombano di feste' Act 2
Berenice, HWV 38
Aria 'Si, tra i ceppi' Act 2
Alexander Borodin
Prince Igor
Polovtsian Dances Act 2
Performers
Henry Wood
conductor
conductor
Elsie Suddaby
soprano
soprano
BBC Symphony Chorus
Margaret Balfour
contralto
contralto
Parry Jones
tenor
tenor
Harold Williams
baritone
baritone
Leslie Woodgate
conductor
conductor
BBC Symphony Chorus (women's voices)
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Composers
Ludwig van Beethoven
George Frideric Handel
Alexander Borodin
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Sat 3 Oct 1936
20:00
Prom 49 - Last Night of the Proms 1936
Queen's Hall
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Programme
Otto Nicolai
Die lustigen Weiber von Windsor
Overture
Giuseppe Verdi
Aida
Aria 'Ritorna vincitor' Act 1 Scene 1
Camille Saint‐Saëns
Piano Concerto No 2 in G minor
Johann Sebastian Bach
Partita for Solo Violin No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004 (orch. Alfredo Casella)
No. 5 Chaconne First performance in England of this version
Ralph Vaughan Williams
Songs of travel
No. 8 Bright is the ring of words
Songs of travel
No. 3 The roadside fire
Songs of travel
No. 1 The vagabond
Gustav Holst
The Planets
No. 3 Mercury, the Winged Messenger
The Planets
No. 4 Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity
The Planets
No. 5 Saturn, the Bringer of Old Age
Henry Wood
Fantasia on British Sea-Songs
Francis Korbay
Hungarian Melodies Book 1
No. 4 Had a horse
Edward Elgar
Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1 in D major, ‘Land of Hope and Glory’
Unknown
National Anthem
Performers
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Henry Wood
conductor
conductor
Josephine Wray
soprano
soprano
Stephen Wearing
piano
piano
Roy Henderson
baritone
baritone
Berkeley Mason
piano
piano
Composers
Otto Nicolai
Giuseppe Verdi
Camille Saint‐Saëns
Johann Sebastian Bach
Ralph Vaughan Williams
Gustav Holst
Henry Wood
Francis Korbay
Edward Elgar
Unknown
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