Proms 1976

Proms 1976 Calendar

By Year

Fri 16 Jul 1976
- 19:45
  Prom 01 - First Night of the Proms 1976
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Missa solemnis
  Performers
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Sir Colin Davis
  conductor
  conductor
  Anthony Rolfe Johnson
  tenor
  tenor
  John Shirley-Quirk
  baritone
  baritone
  Anna Reynolds
  mezzo-soprano
  mezzo-soprano
  Ursula Koszut
  soprano
  soprano
  BBC Singers (1924-34, Wireless Chorus; 1935-8, 1942-3, 1946-72, BBC Chorus)
  London Symphony Chorus (pre-1976, London Symphony Orchestra Chorus) (section)
  BBC Symphony Chorus (pre-1932, National Chorus; 1933-4, BBC Chorus; 1935-77, BBC Choral Society)
  Composers
  Ludwig van Beethoven
Sat 17 Jul 1976
- 19:30
  Prom 02
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Franz Schubert
  Die Zauberharfe, D 644Overture
  Alban Berg
  Seven Early Songs
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Symphony No. 40 in G minor
  Franz von Suppé
  Ein Morgen, Mittag und Abend in WienOverture
  Franz Lehár
  Gold and Silver Waltz
  Johann Strauss II
  Der ZigeunerbaronOverture
  Pizzicato Polka
  Geschichten aus dem Wienerwald, Op 325
  Perpetuum mobile, Op 257 - encore
  Performers
  Felicity Palmer
  soprano
  soprano
  Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
  Walter Susskind
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Franz Schubert
  Alban Berg
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Franz von Suppé
  Franz Lehár
  Johann Strauss II
Mon 19 Jul 1976
- 19:30
  Prom 03
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Piano Concerto No. 27 in B flat major
  Anton Bruckner
  Symphony No. 7 in E major
  Performers
  Clifford Curzon
  piano
  piano
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Sir Andrew Davis
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Anton Bruckner
Tue 20 Jul 1976
- 19:30
  Prom 04
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Malcolm Arnold
  Severn Bridge Variations on a Welsh folk song Proms premiere
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major
  Antonín Dvořák
  Symphony No. 8 in G major
  Performers
  Emanuel Ax
  piano
  piano
  Boris Brott
  conductor
  conductor
  BBC National Orchestra of Wales (pre-1993, BBC Welsh SO)
  Composers
  Malcolm Arnold
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Antonín Dvořák
Wed 21 Jul 1976
- 19:30
  Prom 05
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  Symphony No. 6 in E minor
  Nicholas Maw
  Scenes and Arias
  Johannes Brahms
  Symphony No. 4 in E minor
  Performers
  Margaret Cable
  mezzo-soprano
  mezzo-soprano
  Helen Watts
  contralto
  contralto
  Jane Manning
  soprano
  soprano
  James Loughran
  conductor
  conductor
  Hallé (pre-2003, Hallé Orchestra)
  Composers
  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  Nicholas Maw
  Johannes Brahms
Thu 22 Jul 1976
- 19:30
  Prom 06
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Joseph Haydn
  The Creation
  Performers
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Sir John Eliot Gardiner
  conductor
  conductor
  Sheila Armstrong
  sopranoEve
  sopranoEve
  Anthony Rolfe Johnson
  Uriel
  Uriel
  John Shirley-Quirk
  RaphaelAdam
  RaphaelAdam
  Alastair Ross
  fortepiano
  fortepiano
  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
  Joseph Haydn
Fri 23 Jul 1976
- 19:30
  Prom 07
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Symphony No. 39 in E flat major
  Dmitry Shostakovich
  Violin Concerto No. 1 in A minor
  Igor Stravinsky
  The Firebird – suite (revised version, 1919)
  Performers
  Ida Haendel
  violin
  violin
  Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
  Hans Vonk
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Dmitry Shostakovich
  Igor Stravinsky
Sat 24 Jul 1976
- 19:30
  Prom 08
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Bedrich Smetana
  Má vlastNo. 2 Vltava
  The Bartered BrideAria 'How strange and dead is everything' Act 3 Proms premiere
  Antonín Dvořák
  Scherzo capriccioso, Op 66
  Rusalka, Op 114O silver moon Act 1
  Jaromír Weinberger
  Schwanda the BagpiperPolka Act 1
  Schwanda the BagpiperFugue Act 2
  Richard Heuberger
  Der OpernballOverture Proms premiere
  Karl Millöcker
  Die DubarryIch schenk mein Herz
  Theo Mackeben
  Münchner G'schichten - waltzProms premiere
  Nico Dostal
  CliviaIch bin verliebt Proms premiere
  Alexander Borodin
  Prince IgorPolovtsian Dances Act 2
  Performers
  Elizabeth Harwood
  soprano
  soprano
  Goldsmiths Choral Union
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Vilem Tausky
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Bedrich Smetana
  Antonín Dvořák
  Jaromír Weinberger
  Richard Heuberger
  Karl Millöcker
  Theo Mackeben
  Nico Dostal
  Alexander Borodin
Mon 26 Jul 1976
- 19:30
  Prom 09
  St Augustine's Church, Kilburn
  Programme
  Heinrich Schütz
  Cantiones sacrae, SWV 53-93, Op 4Quid commisisti, SWV 56 Proms premiere
  Cantiones sacrae, SWV 53-93, Op 4Ego sum tui plaga doloris, SWV 57 Proms premiere
  Cantiones sacrae, SWV 53-93, Op 4Ego enim inique egi, SWV 58 Proms premiere
  Cantiones sacrae, SWV 53-93, Op 4Quo, nate Dei, SWV 59 Proms premiere
  Cantiones sacrae, SWV 53-93, Op 4Calicem salutaris accipiam, SWV 60 Proms premiere
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Serenade in C minor, K388
  Richard Strauss
  Deutsche Motet Proms premiere
  Performers
  Malcolm Hicks
  organ continuo
  organ continuo
  Susan Sheppard
  cello continuo
  cello continuo
  Keith Marjoram
  double bass continuo
  double bass continuo
  The Schütz Choir of London
  Kent Opera Wind Ensemble
  Stephen Varcoe
  baritone
  baritone
  Jean Temperley
  contralto
  contralto
  Wynford Evans
  tenor
  tenor
  Jessica Cash
  soprano
  soprano
  Sir Roger Norrington
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Heinrich Schütz
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Richard Strauss
- 21:30
  Prom 10
  Round House, The
  Programme
  Oliver Knussen
  Océan de terre, Op 10 UK premiere
  Peter Maxwell Davies
  Dark Angels Proms premiere
  Dominic Muldowney
  Solo/Ensemble Proms premiere
  Peter Maxwell Davies
  Eight Songs for a Mad King Proms premiere
  Performers
  Peter Maxwell Davies
  conductor
  conductor
  Mary Thomas
  soprano
  soprano
  The Fires of London
  Timothy Walker
  guitar
  guitar
  Donald Bell
  bass-baritone
  bass-baritone
  Composers
  Oliver Knussen
  Peter Maxwell Davies
  Dominic Muldowney
Tue 27 Jul 1976
- 19:30
  Prom 11
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Symphony No. 7 in A major
  Benjamin Britten
  Our Hunting Fathers, Op 8
  Havergal Brian
  Symphony No. 9 in A minor Proms premiere
  Performers
  Heather Harper
  soprano
  soprano
  Charles Groves
  conductor
  conductor
  Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
  Composers
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Benjamin Britten
  Havergal Brian
Wed 28 Jul 1976
- 19:30
  Prom 12
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Benjamin Britten
  Canadian Carnival, Op 19
  Samuel Barber
  Violin Concerto
  Edward Elgar
  Symphony No. 1 in A flat major
  Performers
  Sir Edward Downes
  conductor
  conductor
  Ralph Holmes
  violin
  violin
  Adrian Boult
  conductor
  conductor
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Composers
  Benjamin Britten
  Samuel Barber
  Edward Elgar
Thu 29 Jul 1976
- 19:30
  Prom 13
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Igor Stravinsky
  Concerto in D Proms premiere
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor - cadenzas by Alfred Brendel
  Benjamin Britten
  Les illuminations
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Symphony No 34 in C major, K 338
  Performers
  Imogen Cooper
  piano
  piano
  Sheila Armstrong
  soprano
  soprano
  Sir Mark Elder
  conductor
  conductor
  English Chamber Orchestra
  Composers
  Igor Stravinsky
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Benjamin Britten
Fri 30 Jul 1976
- 19:30
  Prom 14
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Joseph Haydn
  Symphony No. 95 in C minor
  Franz Liszt
  Piano Concerto No. 2 in A major
  György Ligeti
  2 Études Proms premiere
  Béla Bartók
  Concerto for Orchestra
  Performers
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Sir John Pritchard
  conductor
  conductor
  Roger Woodward
  piano
  piano
  Timothy Bond
  organ
  organ
  Composers
  Joseph Haydn
  Franz Liszt
  György Ligeti
  Béla Bartók
Sat 31 Jul 1976
- 19:30
  Prom 15
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Leos Janáček
  Sinfonietta
  William Walton
  Viola Concerto
  Jean Sibelius
  Symphony No. 1 in E minor
  Performers
  Csaba Erdélyi
  viola
  viola
  National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain
  David Atherton
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Leos Janáček
  William Walton
  Jean Sibelius
Sun 1 Aug 1976
- 15:00
  Prom 16
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  St Matthew Passion
  Performers
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Charles Mackerras
  conductor
  conductor
  Heather Harper
  soprano
  soprano
  Alfreda Hodgson
  contralto
  contralto
  Philip Langridge
  tenor
  tenor
  Thomas Hemsley
  baritone
  baritone
  Alexander Young
  Evangelist
  Evangelist
  David Ward
  Christus
  Christus
  BBC Singers (1924-34, Wireless Chorus; 1935-8, 1942-3, 1946-72, BBC Chorus)
  Wandsworth School Boys' Choir
  Composers
  Johann Sebastian Bach
Mon 2 Aug 1976
- 19:30
  Prom 17
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  George Frideric Handel
  Coronation Anthem ‘Zadok the Priest’
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Orchestral Suite No. 2 in B minor, BWV 1067
  George Frideric Handel
  Chandos Anthem No. 6 'As pants the hart for cooling streams', HWV 251bProms premiere
  Henry Purcell
  Come, ye sons of art, away, Z 323
  Jean‐Philippe Rameau
  Les BoréadesAir très gai Act 1 Proms premiere
  Les BoréadesEntrée de Polymnie Act 4 Proms premiere
  Les BoréadesGavottes pour les Heures et les Zéphirs Act 4 Proms premiere
  Les BoréadesGavottes 1 & 2 Act 3 Proms premiere
  Les BoréadesContredanses 1 & 2 Act 5 Proms premiere
  Les BoréadesAir très gai Act 2 Proms premiere
  Les BoréadesAir andante et gracieux pour Orithie et ses compagnons Act 2 Proms premiere
  Les BoréadesRigaudon pour Orithie et ses compagnons Act 2 Proms premiere
  Les BoréadesGavottes pour les suivants de Borée Act 2 Proms premiere
  Les BoréadesLoure Act 2 Proms premiere
  Les BoréadesMenuets 1 & 2 Act 3 Proms premiere
  Les BoréadesRondeaux vifs Act 1 Proms premiere
  Les BoréadesRigaudons 1 & 2 Act 4 Proms premiere
  Performers
  Monteverdi Choir
  William Bennett
  flute
  flute
  Norma Burrowes
  soprano
  soprano
  Wynford Evans
  tenor
  tenor
  Richard Jackson
  bass
  bass
  Charles Brett
  counter-tenor
  counter-tenor
  John Williams
  counter-tenor
  counter-tenor
  Sir John Eliot Gardiner
  conductor
  conductor
  English Baroque Soloists (pre-1977, Monteverdi Orchestra)
  Composers
  George Frideric Handel
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Henry Purcell
  Jean‐Philippe Rameau
Tue 3 Aug 1976
- 19:30
  Prom 18 - American Programme
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Charles Ives
  Symphony 'New England Holidays'No. 3 The Fourth of July
  Roger Sessions
  Symphony No. 8 Proms premiere
  Concerto for Violin and Cello Proms premiere
  Aaron Copland
  Quiet City Proms premiere
  George Gershwin
  Variations on 'I got Rhythm' Proms premiere
  Aaron Copland
  Rodeo – Four Dance Episodes
  Performers
  György Pauk
  violin
  violin
  Ralph Kirshbaum
  cello
  cello
  Gerald Robbins
  piano
  piano
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Lawrence Foster
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Charles Ives
  Roger Sessions
  Aaron Copland
  George Gershwin
Wed 4 Aug 1976
- 19:30
  Prom 19
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Elisabeth Lutyens
  Music for Orchestra II, Op 48 Proms premiere
  Jean Sibelius
  Violin Concerto
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  Symphony No. 6 in B minor, ‘Pathétique’
  Performers
  Ulf Hoelscher
  violin
  violin
  Ole Schmidt
  conductor
  conductor
  Philharmonia Orchestra (1964-77, New Philharmonia Orchestra)
  Composers
  Elisabeth Lutyens
  Jean Sibelius
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Thu 5 Aug 1976
- 20:00
  Prom 20
  Westminster Cathedral
  Programme
  Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber
  Missa SalisburgensisNo. 1 Kyrie Proms premiere
  Claudio Monteverdi
  Adoramus te Christe, SV 289
  Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber
  Missa SalisburgensisNo. 2 Gloria Proms premiere
  Giovanni Gabrieli
  Canzoni e sonate (from Sacrae symphoniae, libro primo)No. 16 Canzon quarti toni a 15 Proms premiere
  Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber
  Missa SalisburgensisNo. 3 Credo Proms premiere
  Claudio Monteverdi
  Christe, adoramus te, SV 294
  Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber
  Missa SalisburgensisNo. 4b Benedictus Proms premiere
  Missa SalisburgensisNo. 4a Sanctus Proms premiere
  Giovanni Gabrieli
  Canzoni e sonate (from Sacrae symphoniae, liber secundus)Sonata XIII a 8
  Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber
  Missa SalisburgensisNo. 5 Agnus Dei Proms premiere
  Claudio Monteverdi
  Deus tuorum militum, SV 280 Proms premiere
  Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber
  Plaudite tympana Proms premiere
  Performers
  Stephen Varcoe
  bass
  bass
  Meriel Dickinson
  contralto
  contralto
  Eleanor Capp
  soprano
  soprano
  Jean Temperley
  contralto
  contralto
  William Mason
  bass
  bass
  Stephen Roberts
  bass
  bass
  Rogers Covey‐Crump
  tenor
  tenor
  Paul Elliott
  tenor
  tenor
  Eiddwen Harrhy
  soprano
  soprano
  Linda Hirst
  contralto
  contralto
  Peter Hall
  tenor
  tenor
  Mavis Beattie
  soprano
  soprano
  Susan Dennis
  soprano
  soprano
  Doreen Walker
  contralto
  contralto
  Ian Thompson
  tenor
  tenor
  Antony Ransome
  bass
  bass
  The Schütz Choir of London
  Symphoniae Sacrae
  Sir Roger Norrington
  conductor
  conductor
  London Baroque Ensemble
  Composers
  Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber
  Claudio Monteverdi
  Giovanni Gabrieli
Fri 6 Aug 1976
- 19:30
  Prom 21
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Leos Janáček
  Glagolitic Mass
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Symphony No. 6 in F major, ‘Pastoral’
  Performers
  Charles Mackerras
  conductor
  conductor
  Robert Tear
  tenor
  tenor
  Don Garrard
  bass
  bass
  Christopher Bowers-Broadbent
  organ
  organ
  Lorna Haywood
  soprano
  soprano
  Anne Collins
  contralto
  contralto
  BBC Singers
  BBC Symphony Chorus
  Adrian Boult
  conductor
  conductor
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Composers
  Leos Janáček
  Ludwig van Beethoven
Sat 7 Aug 1976
- 19:30
  Prom 22
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Anton Webern
  Passacaglia, Op. 1
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  Swan LakeNo. 13d Danse des cygnes: Allegro moderato Act 2 No. 4d
  Swan LakeNo. 2 Valse Act 1 No. 2
  Swan LakeNo. 20 Danse hongroise (Czárdás) Act 3 No. 6
  Swan LakeNo. 1 Introduction et Scène Act 1 No. 1
  Swan LakeNo. 22 Danse napolitaine Act 3 No. 8
  Swan LakeNo. 27 Danses des petits cygnes Act 4 No. 3
  Swan LakeNo. 28 Scène Act 4 No. 4
  Swan LakeNo. 29 Scène et Final Act 4 No. 5
  Swan LakeNo. 13e Pas d'action Act 2 No. 4e
  Swan LakeNo. 13c Danse des cygnes: Tempo di valse Act 2 No. 4c
  Swan LakeNo. 13f Danse des cygnes: Tempo di valse Act 2 No. 4f
  Performers
  Peter Frankl
  piano
  piano
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Bernard Haitink
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Anton Webern
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Mon 9 Aug 1976
- 19:30
  Prom 23
  St Augustine's Church, Kilburn
  Programme
  Benjamin Britten
  Fanfare for St Edmundsbury Proms premiere
  William Byrd
  Laetentur coeli Proms premiere
  Fantasia a 6 in F major Proms premiere
  John Browne
  Stabat Mater Proms premiere
  Edmund Rubbra
  Veni Creator Spiritus, Op 130
  Orlando Gibbons
  O Lord, in thy wrath rebuke me not Proms premiere
  O clap your hands together Proms premiere
  Henry Purcell
  Funeral Music for Queen MaryMarch, Z860a
  Funeral Music for Queen MaryThou know'st, Lord, Z58c
  Funeral Music for Queen MaryCanzona, Z860b
  Funeral Music for Queen MaryMarch, Z860a
  Performers
  Philip Jones Brass Ensemble
  John Poole
  conductor
  conductor
  BBC Singers
  Composers
  Benjamin Britten
  William Byrd
  John Browne
  Edmund Rubbra
  Orlando Gibbons
  Henry Purcell
- 21:30
  Prom 24
  Round House, The
  Programme
  Barry Guy
  Songs from Tomorrow UK premiere
  Elisabeth Lutyens
  And Suddenly it's Evening, Op 66
  Harrison Birtwistle
  Meridian Proms premiere
  Performers
  Simon Bainbridge
  conductor
  conductor
  Stephen Pruslin
  piano
  piano
  Sir Simon Rattle
  conductor
  conductor
  Gerald English
  soloist
  soloist
  Sarah Walker
  mezzo-soprano
  mezzo-soprano
  London Sinfonietta Chorus
  London Sinfonietta
  Composers
  Barry Guy
  Elisabeth Lutyens
  Harrison Birtwistle
Tue 10 Aug 1976
- 19:00
  Prom 25
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Claude Debussy
  Pelléas et MélisandeProms premiere
  Performers
  London Philharmonic Orchestra
  Bernard Haitink
  conductor
  conductor
  Don Garrard
  Arkel
  Arkel
  Michael Devlin
  Golaud
  Golaud
  Malcolm King
  Doctor
  Doctor
  Anne-Marie Blanzat
  Mélisande
  Mélisande
  Elisabeth Conquet
  Yniold
  Yniold
  Jocelyne Taillon
  Geneviève
  Geneviève
  André Jobin
  Pelléas
  Pelléas
  Glyndebourne Chorus (formerly Glyndebourne Festival Chorus)
  Composers
  Claude Debussy
Wed 11 Aug 1976
- 19:30
  Prom 26
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Anton Bruckner
  Overture in G minor
  Richard Strauss
  Don Quixote, Op 35
  Peter Racine Fricker
  Symphony No. 5, Op 74 Proms premiere
  Benjamin Britten
  The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra
  Performers
  Sir John Pritchard
  conductor
  conductor
  Heinrich Schiff
  cello
  cello
  Paul Cropper
  viola
  viola
  Christopher Adey
  conductor
  conductor
  Jennifer Bate
  organ
  organ
  BBC Philharmonic (pre-1983, BBC Northern SO; 1983-91, BBC Philharmonic Orchestra)
  Composers
  Anton Bruckner
  Richard Strauss
  Peter Racine Fricker
  Benjamin Britten
Thu 12 Aug 1976
- 19:30
  Prom 27
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Joseph Haydn
  Symphony No. 102 in B flat major
  Béla Bartók
  Piano Concerto No. 3
  Johannes Brahms
  Symphony No. 2 in D major
  Performers
  Jean‐Bernard Pommier
  piano
  piano
  London Philharmonic Orchestra
  Bernard Haitink
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Joseph Haydn
  Béla Bartók
  Johannes Brahms
Fri 13 Aug 1976
- 19:30
  Prom 28
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Giuseppe Verdi
  FalstaffProms premiere
  Performers
  Alexander Gibson
  conductor
  conductor
  Elizabeth Bainbridge
  Mistress Quickly
  Mistress Quickly
  John Shaw
  Ford
  Ford
  Catherine Wilson
  Alice Ford
  Alice Ford
  Glenys Fowles
  Nannetta
  Nannetta
  Claire Livingstone
  Meg Page
  Meg Page
  David Fieldsend
  Bardolph
  Bardolph
  Richard Greager
  Fenton
  Fenton
  John Robertson
  Doctor Caius
  Doctor Caius
  Sesto Bruscantini
  Falstaff
  Falstaff
  William McCue
  Pistol
  Pistol
  Royal Scottish National Orchestra (pre-1950, Scottish Orchestra; 1950-91, Scottish National Orchestra)
  Scottish Opera Chorus
  Composers
  Giuseppe Verdi
Sat 14 Aug 1976
- 19:30
  Prom 29
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Iain Hamilton
  Aurora Proms premiere
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor
  Sergey Rachmaninov
  Symphony No. 2 in E minor
  Performers
  John Lill
  piano
  piano
  Alexander Gibson
  conductor
  conductor
  Royal Scottish National Orchestra (pre-1950, Scottish Orchestra; 1950-91, Scottish National Orchestra)
  Composers
  Iain Hamilton
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Sergey Rachmaninov
Sun 15 Aug 1976
- 19:30
  Prom 30
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Benjamin Britten
  War Requiem
  Performers
  London Philharmonic Orchestra
  Bernard Haitink
  conductor
  conductor
  Malcolm Hicks
  chamber organ
  chamber organ
  Thomas Hemsley
  baritone
  baritone
  Peter Pears
  tenor
  tenor
  Ralph Downes
  organ
  organ
  Galina Vishnevskaya
  soprano
  soprano
  BBC Singers (1924-34, Wireless Chorus; 1935-8, 1942-3, 1946-72, BBC Chorus)
  London Philharmonic Chamber Ensemble
  Wandsworth School Boys' Choir
  BBC Symphony Chorus (pre-1932, National Chorus; 1933-4, BBC Chorus; 1935-77, BBC Choral Society)
  Composers
  Benjamin Britten
Mon 16 Aug 1976
- 19:30
  Prom 31
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Joseph Haydn
  Symphony No 22 in E flat major 'The Philosopher'
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Oboe Concerto in C major, K314
  Joseph Haydn
  Symphony No. 44 in E minor 'Trauersinfonie' Proms premiere
  Antoine Reicha
  Scène Proms premiere
  Joseph Haydn
  Symphony No. 88 in G major
  Performers
  Heinz Holliger
  oboecor anglais
  oboecor anglais
  Northern Sinfonia
  Christopher Seaman
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Joseph Haydn
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Antoine Reicha
Tue 17 Aug 1976
- 19:30
  Prom 32
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Alban Berg
  Chamber Concerto Proms premiere
  Richard Wagner
  Siegfried Idyll
  Johannes Brahms
  Symphony No 1 in C minor
  Performers
  John Carewe
  conductor
  conductor
  György Pauk
  violin
  violin
  Paul Crossley
  piano
  piano
  Adrian Boult
  conductor
  conductor
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Composers
  Alban Berg
  Richard Wagner
  Johannes Brahms
Wed 18 Aug 1976
- 19:30
  Prom 33
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Igor Stravinsky
  Octet
  Luciano Berio
  Sequenza VII Proms premiere
  Luigi Dallapiccola
  Commiato Proms premiere
  Igor Stravinsky
  Renard
  Luciano Berio
  Chemins IV Proms premiere
  Igor Stravinsky
  Concerto in E flat major, 'Dumbarton Oaks'
  Performers
  London Sinfonietta
  Gary Bertini
  conductor
  conductor
  Heinz Holliger
  oboe
  oboe
  Janet Price
  soprano
  soprano
  Philip Langridge
  tenor
  tenor
  Don Garrard
  bass
  bass
  Derek Hammond-Stroud
  baritone
  baritone
  Peter Hall
  tenor
  tenor
  Margaret Barbieri
  dancer
  dancer
  Graham Goodbody
  dancer
  dancer
  Peter O'Brien
  dancer
  dancer
  Stephen Wicks
  dancer
  dancer
  Composers
  Igor Stravinsky
  Luciano Berio
  Luigi Dallapiccola
Thu 19 Aug 1976
- 19:30
  Prom 34
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Michael Tippett
  The Midsummer MarriageRitual Dances
  David Blake
  Concerto for Violin World premiere
  Edward Elgar
  ‘Enigma’ Variations
  Performers
  BBC Singers
  Iona Brown
  violin
  violin
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Charles Groves
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Michael Tippett
  David Blake
  Edward Elgar
Fri 20 Aug 1976
- 19:30
  Prom 35
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Giovanni Gabrieli
  Canzoni e sonate (from Sacrae symphoniae, liber secundus)Sonata XVIII a 14 - This and Sonata XX replaced Susato's Suite of dances from the Danserye, as listed in 1976 Proms Guide Proms premiere
  Josquin des Prez
  Scaramella va alla guerra Proms premiere
  Allegez moy Proms premiere
  Mille regretz Proms premiere
  El grillo è buon cantore Proms premiere
  Motet 'Benedicta es, caelorum regina' Proms premiere
  Jean Mouton
  Nesciens mater virgo virum
  Josquin des Prez
  Qui habitat in adiutorio altissimi (a 24) Proms premiere
  Giovanni Gabrieli
  Canzoni e sonate (from Sacrae symphoniae, liber secundus)Sonata XX a 22 - This and Sonata XVIII replaced Susato's Suite of dances from the Danserye, as listed in 1976 Proms guide Proms premiere
  Antoine Brumel
  Missa 'Et ecce terrae motus'No. 1 Kyrie Proms premiere
  Missa 'Et ecce terrae motus'No. 2 Gloria Proms premiere
  Missa 'Et ecce terrae motus'No. 3 Credo Proms premiere
  Missa 'Et ecce terrae motus'No. 4 Sanctus Proms premiere
  Missa 'Et ecce terrae motus'No. 5 Benedictus Proms premiere
  Nicolas Gombert
  Missa 'In tempore paschali'Agnus Dei I and II Proms premiere
  Performers
  Nicholas Cleobury
  conductor
  conductor
  Cantores et Musici Londiniensis
  Composers
  Giovanni Gabrieli
  Josquin des Prez
  Jean Mouton
  Antoine Brumel
  Nicolas Gombert
Sat 21 Aug 1976
- 19:30
  Prom 36
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Overture 'Leonore' No. 3
  Hector Berlioz
  Les nuits d'été
  Igor Stravinsky
  The Rite of Spring
  Performers
  Janet Baker
  mezzo-soprano
  mezzo-soprano
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Sir Colin Davis
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Hector Berlioz
  Igor Stravinsky
Mon 23 Aug 1976
- 19:30
  Prom 37
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Witold Lutosławski
  Musique funèbre
  Frédéric Chopin
  Piano Concerto No 2 in F minor
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Symphony No. 3 in E flat major, ‘Eroica’
  Performers
  Garrick Ohlsson
  piano
  piano
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Sir Andrew Davis
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Witold Lutosławski
  Frédéric Chopin
  Ludwig van Beethoven
Tue 24 Aug 1976
- 19:30
  Prom 38
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Franz Schubert
  Symphony No 5 in B flat major
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Horn Concerto No. 3 in E flat major, K447
  Igor Stravinsky
  Ode
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  Serenade for Strings in C major, Op 48
  Performers
  Alan Civil
  horn
  horn
  John Lubbock
  conductor
  conductor
  Orchestra of St John's (sometime OSJ)
  Composers
  Franz Schubert
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Igor Stravinsky
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Wed 25 Aug 1976
- 19:30
  Prom 39
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Felix Mendelssohn
  Octet in E flat major, Op 20
  Gustav Mahler
  Das Lied von der Erde
  Performers
  Chilingirian Quartet
  Lindsay String Quartet
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Sir Andrew Davis
  conductor
  conductor
  Janet Baker
  mezzo-soprano
  mezzo-soprano
  John Mitchinson
  tenor
  tenor
  Composers
  Felix Mendelssohn
  Gustav Mahler
Thu 26 Aug 1976
- 19:30
  Prom 40
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Symphony No. 1 in C major
  Sinfonia concertante in E flat major, K 297b (version for oboe, clarinet, bassoon and horn )
  Manuel de Falla
  The Three-Cornered Hat Proms premiere of complete work
  Performers
  Roger Lord
  oboe
  oboe
  Jack Brymer
  clarinet
  clarinet
  Roger Birnstingl
  bassoon
  bassoon
  David Cripps
  horn
  horn
  Patricia Taylor
  mezzo-soprano
  mezzo-soprano
  BBC Singers
  London Symphony Orchestra
  Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Manuel de Falla
Fri 27 Aug 1976
- 19:30
  Prom 41
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Richard Rodney Bennett
  Zodiac UK premiere
  Johannes Brahms
  Double Concerto
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Symphony No. 5 in C minor
  Performers
  Manoug Parikian
  violin
  violin
  Erling Blöndal Bengtsson
  cello
  cello
  Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
  Antal Dorati
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Richard Rodney Bennett
  Johannes Brahms
  Ludwig van Beethoven
Sat 28 Aug 1976
- 19:30
  Prom 42
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Igor Stravinsky
  Les Noces
  Brian Chapple
  ScherzosWorld premiere
  Gustav Holst
  The Planets
  Performers
  Sir Andrew Davis
  conductor
  conductor
  Richard Rodney Bennett
  piano
  piano
  David Johnson
  percussion
  percussion
  Vivien Townley
  soprano
  soprano
  Francis Egerton
  tenor
  tenor
  James Holland
  percussion
  percussion
  Terence Emery
  percussion
  percussion
  Gillian Knight
  mezzo-soprano
  mezzo-soprano
  Paul Hudson
  bass
  bass
  Kevin Nutty
  percussion
  percussion
  John Chimes
  percussion
  percussion
  Peter Greenham
  percussion
  percussion
  Anne Shasby
  piano
  piano
  Richard McMahon
  piano
  piano
  Susan Bradshaw
  piano
  piano
  BBC Singers
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  BBC Singers (1924-34, Wireless Chorus; 1935-8, 1942-3, 1946-72, BBC Chorus) (women's voices)
  Composers
  Igor Stravinsky
  Brian Chapple
  Gustav Holst
Mon 30 Aug 1976
- 19:30
  Prom 43
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major, ‘Emperor’
  Dmitry Shostakovich
  Symphony No. 10 in E minor
  Performers
  Bruno Leonardo Gelber
  piano
  piano
  London Symphony Orchestra
  Charles Groves
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Dmitry Shostakovich
Tue 31 Aug 1976
- 19:30
  Prom 44
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Carl Maria von Weber
  Oberon, J306Overture
  Konzertstück for Piano in F minor, J282, Op 79
  Richard Wagner
  Die Walküre Act 1
  Performers
  Howard Shelley
  soloist
  soloist
  Marita Napier
  Sieglinde
  Sieglinde
  Richard Cassilly
  Siegmund
  Siegmund
  Aage Haugland
  Hunding
  Hunding
  Sir Colin Davis
  conductor
  conductor
  Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
  Composers
  Carl Maria von Weber
  Richard Wagner
Wed 1 Sep 1976
- 19:30
  Prom 45
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Claude Debussy
  Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune
  La mer
  Béla Bartók
  Duke Bluebeard’s Castle
  Performers
  Siegmund Nimsgern
  Duke Bluebeard
  Duke Bluebeard
  Tatiana Troyanos
  Judith
  Judith
  Carl Duering
  narrator
  narrator
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Pierre Boulez
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Claude Debussy
  Béla Bartók
Thu 2 Sep 1976
- 20:00
  Prom 46
  Westminster Cathedral
  Programme
  Carlo Gesualdo
  O vos omnes qui transitisProms premiere
  Hei mihi, DomineProms premiere
  Olivier Messiaen
  Et exspecto resurrectionem mortuorum
  Anton Bruckner
  Mass No. 2 in E minor
  Performers
  Monteverdi Choir
  English Baroque Soloists
  Sir John Eliot Gardiner
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Carlo Gesualdo
  Olivier Messiaen
  Anton Bruckner
Fri 3 Sep 1976
- 19:30
  Prom 47
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Igor Stravinsky
  Symphony of Psalms
  Gustav Mahler
  Das klagende Lied (original version, 1880) Proms premiere
  Performers
  Yvonne Minton
  mezzo-soprano
  mezzo-soprano
  Marius Rintzler
  bass
  bass
  Janis Martin
  soprano
  soprano
  Stuart Burrows
  tenor
  tenor
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Pierre Boulez
  conductor
  conductor
  BBC Singers (1924-34, Wireless Chorus; 1935-8, 1942-3, 1946-72, BBC Chorus)
  BBC Symphony Chorus (pre-1932, National Chorus; 1933-4, BBC Chorus; 1935-77, BBC Choral Society)
  Composers
  Igor Stravinsky
  Gustav Mahler
Sat 4 Sep 1976
- 19:30
  Prom 48
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Felix Mendelssohn
  Symphony No 4 in A major 'Italian'
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Sinfonia concertante in E flat major
  Antonín Dvořák
  Symphony No. 9 in E minor, ‘From the New World’
  Performers
  Csaba Erdélyi
  viola
  viola
  Carl Pini
  violin
  violin
  Riccardo Muti
  conductor
  conductor
  Philharmonia Orchestra (1964-77, New Philharmonia Orchestra)
  Composers
  Felix Mendelssohn
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Antonín Dvořák
Sun 5 Sep 1976
- 15:00
  Prom 49
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Arthur Sullivan
  PatienceProms premiere
  Performers
  Charles Mackerras
  conductor
  conductor
  Derek Hammond-Stroud
  Bunthorne
  Bunthorne
  Terry Jenkins
  Duke of Dunstable
  Duke of Dunstable
  Anne Collins
  Lady Jane
  Lady Jane
  Sandra Dugdale
  Patience
  Patience
  Margaret Haggart
  Lady Ella
  Lady Ella
  Ann Hood
  Lady Angela
  Lady Angela
  Shelagh Squires
  Lady Saphir
  Lady Saphir
  Ashton Smith
  Major Murgatroyd
  Major Murgatroyd
  Tom McDonnell
  Grosvenor
  Grosvenor
  Eric Shilling
  Colonel Calverley
  Colonel Calverley
  English National Opera Orchestra
  English National Opera Chorus
  Composers
  Arthur Sullivan
Mon 6 Sep 1976
- 19:30
  Prom 50
  St Augustine's Church, Kilburn
  Programme
  The Play of Daniel Proms premiere
  Performers
  David Wulstan
  conductormusic arranger
  conductormusic arranger
  The Clerkes of Oxenford
- 21:30
  Prom 51
  Round House, The
  Programme
  Manuel de Falla
  Concerto for Harpsichord and Five Instruments Proms premiere
  George Crumb
  Ancient Voices of Children Proms premiere
  Elliott Carter
  Sonata for Flute, Oboe, Cello and Harpsichord Proms premiere
  John Tavener
  Canciones españolas Proms premiere
  Performers
  Lionel Friend
  conductor
  conductor
  Harold Lester
  harpsichord
  harpsichord
  Mary Thomas
  soprano
  soprano
  Andrew Harding
  treble
  treble
  John Tavener
  conductor
  conductor
  James Bowman
  counter-tenor
  counter-tenor
  Kevin Smith
  counter-tenor
  counter-tenor
  Nash Ensemble
  Composers
  Manuel de Falla
  George Crumb
  Elliott Carter
  John Tavener
Tue 7 Sep 1976
- 19:30
  Prom 52
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Béla Bartók
  Hungarian Peasant Songs, Sz 100
  Richard Strauss
  Burleske
  Hector Berlioz
  Symphonie fantastique
  Performers
  Walter Klien
  piano
  piano
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Béla Bartók
  Richard Strauss
  Hector Berlioz
Wed 8 Sep 1976
- 19:30
  Prom 53
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  The Magic Flute (Overture)
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Violin Concerto in D major
  Thea Musgrave
  Triptych
  Paul Hindemith
  Symphonic Metamorphosis of Themes by Carl Maria von Weber
  Performers
  Miriam Fried
  violin
  violin
  Neil Mackie
  tenor
  tenor
  Christopher Seaman
  conductor
  conductor
  BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra (formerly BBC Scottish Orchestra)
  Composers
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Thea Musgrave
  Paul Hindemith
Thu 9 Sep 1976
- 19:30
  Prom 54
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Masonic Funeral Music
  Symphony No. 41 in C major, ‘Jupiter’
  Johannes Brahms
  Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major
  Performers
  Stephen Kovacevich
  piano
  piano
  London Symphony Orchestra
  Wilfried Boettcher
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Johannes Brahms
Fri 10 Sep 1976
- 19:30
  Prom 55
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Benjamin Britten
  Sinfonia da Requiem
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Symphony No. 9 in D minor, ‘Choral’
  Performers
  Heather Harper
  soprano
  soprano
  John Mitchinson
  tenor
  tenor
  Donald McIntyre
  bass
  bass
  Maureen Guy
  mezzo-soprano
  mezzo-soprano
  BBC Singers
  BBC Symphony Chorus
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Raymond Leppard
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Benjamin Britten
  Ludwig van Beethoven
Sat 11 Sep 1976
- 19:30
  Prom 56 - Last Night of the Proms 1976
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  William Walton
  Overture ‘Portsmouth Point’
  Frederick Delius
  Sea Drift
  Benjamin Britten
  Diversions, Op 21
  Edward Elgar
  Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1 in D major, ‘Land of Hope and Glory’
  Malcolm Williamson
  Our Man in Havana (concert suite) Proms premiere
  Henry Wood
  Fantasia on British Sea-SongsNo. 5 Jack's the Lad
  Fantasia on British Sea-SongsNo. 3 The Saucy Arethusa
  Fantasia on British Sea-SongsNo. 4 Tom Bowling
  Fantasia on British Sea-SongsNo. 1 Bugle Calls
  Thomas Arne
  Rule, Britannia!
  Hubert Parry
  Jerusalem
  Unknown
  National Anthem (arr. Edward Elgar)
  Performers
  Benjamin Luxon
  baritone
  baritone
  BBC Singers
  BBC Symphony Chorus
  Anthony Goldstone
  piano
  piano
  Anne Collins
  contralto
  contralto
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Charles Groves
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  William Walton
  Frederick Delius
  Benjamin Britten
  Edward Elgar
  Malcolm Williamson
  Henry Wood
  Thomas Arne
  Hubert Parry
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