Proms 1938

Proms 1938: All Events

Sat 6 Aug 1938
- 20:00
  Prom 01 - First Night of the Proms 1938
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Unknown
  National Anthem
  Richard Wagner
  The Mastersingers of NurembergNo. 1 Prelude Act 1
  George Frideric Handel
  Partenope, HWV 27 (arr. Henry Wood)Aria 'Furibondo spira il vento' Act 2
  Felix Mendelssohn
  Violin Concerto in E minor
  interval
  Jean Sibelius
  En saga
  Giuseppe Verdi
  RigolettoRecitative & aria 'Gualtier Maldè...Caro nome' Act 1 Scene 2
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565 (orch. Henry Wood)
  Gustav Holst
  The PlanetsNo. 3 Mercury, the Winged Messenger
  The PlanetsNo. 4 Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity
  The PlanetsNo. 5 Saturn, the Bringer of Old Age
  Charles Wood
  Ethiopia saluting the colours
  The Sailor Man
  Hector Berlioz
  The Damnation of FaustMarche hongroise
  Performers
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  Norman Allin
  bass
  bass
  Eda Kersey
  violin
  violin
  Noël Eadie
  soprano
  soprano
  Berkeley Mason
  piano
  piano
  Composers
  Unknown
  Richard Wagner
  George Frideric Handel
  Felix Mendelssohn
  Jean Sibelius
  Giuseppe Verdi
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Gustav Holst
  Charles Wood
  Hector Berlioz
Mon 8 Aug 1938
- 20:00
  Prom 02
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Richard Wagner
  RienziOverture
  ParsifalNo. 34 Ja! Wehe! Wehe!...Mein Vater! Hochgesegneter der Helden! Act 3 Scene 2
  GötterdämmerungNo. 37 Trauermusik Act 3 Scene 2
  interval
  Richard Wagner
  TannhäuserNo. 27 Inbrunst im Herzen Act 3 Scene 3 - Wolfram's lines not sung
  Parsifal, WWV 111 (arr. Emil Steinbach)Klingsor's Magic Garden and Flowermaidens' Scene (orchestral synthesis) Act 2
  GötterdämmerungNo. 40 Starke Scheite Act 3 Scene 3
  Constant Lambert
  Horoscope World premiere
  Franz Liszt
  Die Lorelei, S 273 (version for voice & piano)
  Arthur Honegger
  Pacific 231
  Performers
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  Roy Henderson
  baritone
  baritone
  Parry Jones
  tenor
  tenor
  Lilian Stiles-Allen
  soprano
  soprano
  Constant Lambert
  conductor
  conductor
  Berkeley Mason
  piano
  piano
  Composers
  Richard Wagner
  Constant Lambert
  Franz Liszt
  Arthur Honegger
Tue 9 Aug 1938
- 20:00
  Prom 03
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Joseph Haydn
  Symphony No. 45 in F sharp minor 'Farewell'
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  La clemenza di Tito, K 621Recitative & aria 'Ecco il punto...Non più di fiori' Act 2
  Violin Concerto No 5 in A major, K 219 'Turkish'
  Joseph Haydn
  The CreationNo. 24 Aria 'Mit Würd' und Hoheit angetan'
  The CreationNo. 23 Recitative 'Und Gott schuf den Menschen'
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Symphony No. 39 in E flat major
  interval
  Sir Eugene Goossens
  Oboe Concerto
  Robert Schumann
  Lieder und Gesänge (IV), Op 96No. 3 Ihre Stimme
  5 heitere Gesänge, Op 125No. 2 Husarenabzug
  interval
  Henry Balfour Gardiner
  Shepherd Fennel's Dance
  Performers
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  Margaret Balfour
  contralto
  contralto
  Walter Lear
  basset horn
  basset horn
  Arthur Catterall
  violin
  violin
  Eric Greene
  tenor
  tenor
  Léon Goossens
  oboe
  oboe
  Berkeley Mason
  piano
  piano
  Composers
  Joseph Haydn
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Sir Eugene Goossens
  Robert Schumann
  Henry Balfour Gardiner
Wed 10 Aug 1938
- 20:00
  Prom 04
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Orchestral Suite No. 2 in B minor, BWV 1067
  Cantata No. 82, 'Ich habe genug', BWV 82 (arr. Henry Wood)No. 3 Aria 'Schlummert ein, ihr matten Augen'
  Brandenburg Concerto No 5 in D major, BWV 1050
  Cantata No. 28, 'Gottlob! nun geht das Jahr zu Ende', BWV 28 (arr. Henry Wood)No. 1 Aria 'Gottlob! nun geht das Jahr zu Ende'
  interval
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Concerto for Two Keyboards in C minor, BWV 1060
  Brandenburg Concerto No 1 in F major, BWV 1046
  Concerto for Two Keyboards in C major, BWV 1061
  Toccata and Fugue in F minor, No 1, ToccataNo. 1 Toccata
  Performers
  Gerald Jackson
  flute
  flute
  William Parsons
  bass
  bass
  Paul Beard
  violin
  violin
  John Hunt
  piano
  piano
  Noël Eadie
  soprano
  soprano
  Rae Robertson
  piano
  piano
  Ethel Bartlett
  piano
  piano
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Johann Sebastian Bach
Thu 11 Aug 1938
- 20:00
  Prom 05
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Edward Elgar
  Introduction and Allegro
  Ernest Bloch
  Prelude and Two PsalmsNo. 3 Psalm 114
  Sergey Rachmaninov
  Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini
  Ernest John Moeran
  Symphony in G minor
  interval
  Franz Liszt
  Piano Concerto No. 1 in E flat major
  Hector Berlioz
  Overture 'Le carnaval romain'
  Performers
  Mary Bonin
  soprano
  soprano
  Benno Moiseiwitsch
  piano
  piano
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Edward Elgar
  Ernest Bloch
  Sergey Rachmaninov
  Ernest John Moeran
  Franz Liszt
  Hector Berlioz
Fri 12 Aug 1938
- 20:00
  Prom 06
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Overture 'Leonore' No. 2
  In questa tomba oscura, WoO 133 (arr. Henry Wood)
  6 Songs, Op 48 (arr. Henry Wood)No. 4 Die Ehre Gottes aus der Natur
  Piano Concerto No. 1 in C major
  interval
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Symphony No. 5 in C minor
  Joseph Holbrooke
  Bronwen, Op 75Overture
  John Ireland
  Rhapsody Proms premiere
  George Frideric Handel
  Water Music Suite (arr. Hamilton Harty)
  Performers
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  Mary Jarred
  contralto
  contralto
  Lance Dossor
  piano
  piano
  Composers
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Joseph Holbrooke
  John Ireland
  George Frideric Handel
Sat 13 Aug 1938
- 20:00
  Prom 07
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Carl Maria von Weber
  Oberon, J306Overture
  Giuseppe Verdi
  MacbethScena & cavatina 'Ambizioso spiro tu sei...Vieni! t'affretta! Act 1 Scene 2
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major, ‘Emperor’
  interval
  Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
  Scenes from 'The Song of Hiawatha', Op 30No. 1a Aria 'Onaway! awake, belovèd!'
  Edward Elgar
  ‘Enigma’ Variations
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Passacaglia and Fugue in C minor, BWV 582 (orch. Ottorino Respighi)
  Frank Bridge
  O that it were so
  Go not, happy day
  Love went a-riding
  Richard Wagner
  Die WalküreWalkürenritt (orchestral synthesis) Act 3 Scene 1
  Performers
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  Laelia Finneberg
  soprano
  soprano
  Frederic Lamond
  piano
  piano
  Edward Reach
  tenor
  tenor
  Berkeley Mason
  piano
  piano
  Composers
  Carl Maria von Weber
  Giuseppe Verdi
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
  Edward Elgar
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Frank Bridge
  Richard Wagner
Mon 15 Aug 1938
- 20:00
  Prom 08
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Edward Elgar
  ‘Enigma’ VariationsNo. 9 Nimrod - Additional item not originally programmed
  Richard Wagner
  TannhäuserNo. 1 Overture
  ParsifalNo. 22 Dich nannt'ich...Ich sah das Kind Act 2 Scene 2
  GötterdämmerungSong of the Rhine Daughters (abridged concert version) Act 3 Scene 1
  interval
  Richard Wagner
  The Flying DutchmanAria 'Die Frist is um' Act 1
  Siegfried Idyll
  Tristan and IsoldePrelude and Liebestod
  Frédéric d’Erlanger
  Prélude romantique
  Johannes Brahms
  Five Songs, Op. 94 – No. 4: ‘Sapphische Ode’No. 4 Sapphische Ode
  5 Songs, Op 105No. 2 Immer leiser wird mein Schlummer
  Johan Svendsen
  Carnival in Paris, Op 9
  Performers
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  Muriel Brunskill
  contralto
  contralto
  Harold Williams
  baritone
  baritone
  Lilian Stiles-Allen
  soprano
  soprano
  Berkeley Mason
  piano
  piano
  Composers
  Edward Elgar
  Richard Wagner
  Frédéric d’Erlanger
  Johannes Brahms
  Johan Svendsen
Tue 16 Aug 1938
- 20:00
  Prom 09
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  Capriccio italien, Op 45
  6 Romances, Op 38 (arr. Henry Wood)No. 1 Serenada Don-Zhuana
  Variations on a Rococo Theme for Cello and Orchestra
  Symphony No. 5 in E minor
  interval
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  The Nutcracker, Suite, Op 71a
  7 Romances, Op 47No. 5 Blagoslavlyayu vas, lesa
  MazeppaGopak Act 1 No. 4a
  Performers
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  Dennis Noble
  baritone
  baritone
  Raya Garbousova
  cello
  cello
  Berkeley Mason
  piano
  piano
  Composers
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Wed 17 Aug 1938
- 20:00
  Prom 10
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Johannes Brahms
  Variations on the St Anthony Chorale
  Piano Concerto No 1 in D minor
  Symphony No. 3 in F major
  interval
  Johannes Brahms
  Three Intermezzos, Op. 117No. 2 in B flat minor
  2 Rhapsodies, Op 79No. 2 in G minor
  Edward Elgar
  In the South (Alassio)
  Performers
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  Solomon
  piano
  piano
  Composers
  Johannes Brahms
  Edward Elgar
Thu 18 Aug 1938
- 20:00
  Prom 11
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Gioachino Rossini
  The Barber of Seville – overture
  Franz Schubert
  Der Hirt auf dem Felsen (arr. Carl Reinecke)
  Benjamin Britten
  Piano ConcertoWorld premiere
  Antonín Dvořák
  Symphony No. 8 in G major
  Richard Strauss
  3 Songs, Op 43No. 2 Muttertändelei
  interval
  Richard Strauss
  5 Songs, Op 15No. 5 Heimkehr
  6 Songs, Op 17No. 2 Ständchen
  Hector Berlioz
  The Damnation of FaustMarche hongroise
  The Damnation of FaustBallet des sylphes
  The Damnation of FaustMenuet des follets
  Performers
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  Elisabeth Schumann
  soprano
  soprano
  Frederick Thurston
  clarinet
  clarinet
  Benjamin Britten
  piano
  piano
  Berkeley Mason
  piano
  piano
  Composers
  Gioachino Rossini
  Franz Schubert
  Benjamin Britten
  Antonín Dvořák
  Richard Strauss
  Hector Berlioz
Fri 19 Aug 1938
- 20:00
  Prom 12
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  The Creatures of PrometheusNo. 1 Overture
  Scena & aria 'Ah! perfido...Per pietà non dirmi addio!', Op 65 (arr. Henry Wood)
  Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor
  interval
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Symphony No. 6 in F major, ‘Pastoral’
  Frederick Delius
  A Song of Summer
  Franz Schubert
  Die Allmacht, D. 852
  Arthur Benjamin
  Overture to an Italian ComedyProms premiere
  Performers
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  Laelia Finneberg
  soprano
  soprano
  Walter Rummel
  piano
  piano
  Berkeley Mason
  piano
  piano
  Composers
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Frederick Delius
  Franz Schubert
  Arthur Benjamin
Sat 20 Aug 1938
- 20:00
  Prom 13
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Edward Elgar
  Overture ‘Cockaigne (In London Town)’
  Christoph Willibald Gluck
  Iphigénie en Aulide (arr. Francis Sanders and Henry Wood)Recitative & aria 'Allez! il faut sauver...Armez-vous d'un noble courage' Act 1
  Franz Schubert
  Symphony No. 8 in B minor, 'Unfinished'
  Nicolò Paganini
  Concerto for Violin No. 1 in E flat major, Op 6 (reorchestrated and arr. Fritz Kreisler in D major)No. 1 Allegro maestoso – Tempo giusto First performance in England of this version
  Kodály Zoltán
  Háry János - suite
  Constant Lambert
  The Rio Grande
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  Overture '1812'
  Performers
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  Astra Desmond
  contralto
  contralto
  Alfredo Campoli
  violin
  violin
  Phil Davis
  cimbalom
  cimbalom
  Constant Lambert
  conductor
  conductor
  Angus Morrison
  piano
  piano
  BBC Singers
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Composers
  Edward Elgar
  Christoph Willibald Gluck
  Franz Schubert
  Nicolò Paganini
  Kodály Zoltán
  Constant Lambert
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Mon 22 Aug 1938
- 20:00
  Prom 14
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Richard Wagner
  The Mastersingers of NurembergNo. 1 Prelude Act 1
  LohengrinNo. 4 Einsam in trüben Tagen Act 1 Scene 2
  Tristan and IsoldeNo. 12 Prelude Act 3
  The Mastersingers of NurembergNo. 15a Am Stillen Herd Act 1 Scene 3
  The Mastersingers of NurembergNo. 18 'Fanget an' - So rief der Lenz in den Wald Act 1 Scene 3
  The Mastersingers of NurembergNo. 15b Was Winternacht, was Waldespracht Act 1 Scene 3
  GötterdämmerungNo. 37 Trauermusik Act 3 Scene 2
  LohengrinNo. 19a Das süsse Lied verhallt Act 3 Scene 2
  LohengrinNo. 19b Atmest du nicht mit mir die süssen Düfte? Act 3 Scene 2
  LohengrinNo. 19c Höchstes Vertraun hast du mir schon zu danken Act 3 Scene 2
  Die WalküreWalkürenritt (orchestral synthesis) Act 3 Scene 1
  Eric Fogg
  Concerto for Bassoon in D major
  William Walton
  3 Songs
  Alexander Borodin
  Prince IgorPolovtsian Dances Act 2
  Performers
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  May Blyth
  sopranoElsa
  sopranoElsa
  David John
  cor anglais
  cor anglais
  Parry Jones
  tenorLohengrin
  tenorLohengrin
  Eric Fogg
  conductor
  conductor
  Archie Camden
  bassoon
  bassoon
  Berkeley Mason
  piano
  piano
  Composers
  Richard Wagner
  Eric Fogg
  William Walton
  Alexander Borodin
Tue 23 Aug 1938
- 20:00
  Prom 15
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Jean Sibelius
  The Tempest – Prelude
  Symphony No 3 in C major
  The Rapid-Rider's Brides, Op 33
  interval
  Jean Sibelius
  Symphony No. 2 in D major
  Erno Dohnanyi
  Symphonic Minutes, Op 36
  Hugo Wolf
  6 Gedichte von Scheffel, Mörike, Goethe und KernerNo. 6 Zur Ruh, zur Ruh!
  Italienisches Liederbuch, nach Paul HeyseNo. 20 Mein Liebster singt am Haus
  20 Gedichte von Joseph von EichendorffNo. 1 Der Freund
  Granville Bantock
  Overture 'The Frogs'
  Performers
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  Muriel Brunskill
  contralto
  contralto
  Berkeley Mason
  piano
  piano
  Composers
  Jean Sibelius
  Erno Dohnanyi
  Hugo Wolf
  Granville Bantock
Wed 24 Aug 1938
- 20:00
  Prom 16
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Brandenburg Concerto No 2 in F major, BWV 1047
  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)
  interval
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Keyboard Concerto in E major, BWV 1053
  Cantata No. 203, 'Amore traditore', BWV 203 (arr. unknown, for voice and orchestra)
  Concerto for Three Keyboards in D minor, BWV 1063
  Easter Oratorio
  Antonio Vivaldi
  Concerto for Four Violins in B minor
  John Dowland
  Can she excuse my wrongs (The Earl of Essex's Galliard)
  Henry Purcell
  The Rival Sisters, Z 609Celia has a thousand charms
  Hubert Parry
  Suite for Strings and Organ in E minor (arr. unknown)
  Performers
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  Terence Macdonagh
  oboe
  oboe
  Ernest Hall
  trumpet
  trumpet
  Gerald Jackson
  flute
  flute
  Paul Beard
  violin
  violin
  Freda Townson
  mezzo-soprano
  mezzo-soprano
  James Ching
  piano
  piano
  Keith Falkner
  bass-baritone
  bass-baritone
  Berkeley Mason
  pianoorgan
  pianoorgan
  Dorothy Manley
  piano
  piano
  Myers Foggin
  piano
  piano
  Laurance Turner
  violin
  violin
  Jessie Hinchliffe
  violin
  violin
  Kathleen Washbourne
  violin
  violin
  Composers
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Antonio Vivaldi
  John Dowland
  Henry Purcell
  Hubert Parry
Thu 25 Aug 1938
- 20:00
  Prom 17
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Felix Mendelssohn
  A Midsummer Night's Dream – overture
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Don Giovanni, K 527 (arr. Henry Wood)Aria 'Batti, batti, o bel Masetto' Act 1
  Exsultate, jubilateNo. 3 Alleluia
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  Piano Concerto No. 1 in B flat minor
  interval
  Sir George Dyson
  Symphony in G major Proms premiere
  Richard Strauss
  Don Juan
  Peter Warlock
  The Singer
  The Singer
  The bayley berith the bell away
  In an Arbour Green
  Sergey Prokofiev
  Love for Three Oranges, Suite, Op 33bNo. 4 Scherzo
  Love for Three Oranges, Suite, Op 33bNo. 3 March
  Performers
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  Nan Maryska
  soprano
  soprano
  Frederic Lamond
  piano
  piano
  Sir George Dyson
  conductor
  conductor
  Berkeley Mason
  piano
  piano
  Composers
  Felix Mendelssohn
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  Sir George Dyson
  Richard Strauss
  Peter Warlock
  Sergey Prokofiev
Fri 26 Aug 1938
- 20:00
  Prom 18
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Overture ‘Coriolan’
  FidelioRecitative & aria 'Abscheulicher...Komm, Hoffnung' Act 1 Scene 2
  Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major
  Symphony No. 3 in E flat major, ‘Eroica’
  interval
  Marcel Poot
  Symphonisch allegro London premiere
  Hugo Wolf
  Mörike LiederNo. 46 Gesang Weylas
  Johannes Brahms
  5 Songs, Op 49No. 4 Wiegenlied
  5 Songs, Op 19No. 4 Der Schmied
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  MazeppaEntr'acte: The Battle of Poltava Act 3 No. 15
  Performers
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  Cecilia Wessels
  soprano
  soprano
  Lili Kraus
  piano
  piano
  Berkeley Mason
  piano
  piano
  Composers
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Marcel Poot
  Hugo Wolf
  Johannes Brahms
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Sat 27 Aug 1938
- 20:00
  Prom 19
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Richard Wagner
  The Flying DutchmanOverture
  Giuseppe Verdi
  La Traviata - 'È strano! è strano!'
  Felix Mendelssohn
  Symphony No 4 in A major 'Italian'
  Edward Elgar
  Cello Concerto in E minor
  Charles Gounod
  Philémon et BaucisAria 'Au bruit des lourds marteaux' Act 1
  Maurice Ravel
  Boléro
  Camille Saint‐Saëns
  The Carnival of the Animals
  Percy Grainger
  Molly on the Shore
  Handel in the Strand (arr. Henry Wood)
  Performers
  Elena Danieli
  soprano
  soprano
  Beatrice Harrison
  cello
  cello
  Robert Easton
  bass
  bass
  Ernest Lush
  piano
  piano
  Berkeley Mason
  piano
  piano
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Richard Wagner
  Giuseppe Verdi
  Felix Mendelssohn
  Edward Elgar
  Charles Gounod
  Maurice Ravel
  Camille Saint‐Saëns
  Percy Grainger
Mon 29 Aug 1938
- 20:00
  Prom 20
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Richard Wagner
  TannhäuserNo. 1 Overture
  TannhäuserNo. 2 Venusberg Music Act 1 Scene 1
  Tristan and IsoldeNo. 4 Wie lachend sie mir Lieder singen Act 1 Scene 3
  SiegfriedNo. 37 Prelude Act 3
  SiegfriedWotan's Spear and the Sleeping Brünnhilde (orchestral synthesis) Act 3
  SiegfriedEntry of the Wanderer (orchestral synthesis) Act 3 Scene 1
  TannhäuserNo. 25b O du mein holder Abendstern Act 3 Scene 2
  TannhäuserNo. 15 Blick' ich umher Act 2 Scene 4
  TannhäuserNo. 25a Wie Todesahnung Dämm'rung Act 3 Scene 2
  ParsifalGood Friday Music (concert version) Act 3 Scene 1
  interval
  Richard Wagner
  Das RheingoldEntry of the Gods into Valhalla (orchestral version)
  Frank Bridge
  The Sea
  Sir Hamilton Harty
  6 Songs of IrelandNo. 3 Lullaby
  6 Songs of IrelandNo. 4 Grace for light
  Lord Berners
  Fantaisie espagnole
  Performers
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  Isobel Baillie
  soprano
  soprano
  Keith Falkner
  bass-baritone
  bass-baritone
  Berkeley Mason
  piano
  piano
  Composers
  Richard Wagner
  Frank Bridge
  Sir Hamilton Harty
  Lord Berners
Tue 30 Aug 1938
- 20:00
  Prom 21
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Symphony No. 38 in D major, ‘Prague’
  Joseph Haydn
  The Seasons (Summer, No 15: Welche Labung für die Sinne!)
  The Seasons (Summer, No 14: Willkommen jetzt, o dunkler Hain)
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Piano Concerto No. 15 in B flat major, K450
  interval
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Don GiovanniCanzonetta 'Deh vieni alla finestra' Act 2
  Don GiovanniAria 'Fin ch'han dal vino' Act 1
  Joseph Haydn
  Symphony No. 92 in G major 'Oxford'
  John Ireland
  The Forgotten Rite
  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  Songs of travelNo. 8 Bright is the ring of words
  Songs of travelNo. 3 The roadside fire
  Songs of travelNo. 1 The vagabond
  Hector Berlioz
  Overture ‘Le corsaire’
  Performers
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  Kate Winter
  soprano
  soprano
  Solomon
  piano
  piano
  Roy Henderson
  baritone
  baritone
  Berkeley Mason
  piano
  piano
  Composers
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Joseph Haydn
  John Ireland
  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  Hector Berlioz
Wed 31 Aug 1938
- 20:00
  Prom 22
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Johannes Brahms
  Academic Festival Overture
  Double Concerto
  Symphony No 1 in C minor
  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis
  interval
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Suite No. 4 in E flat major for solo cello, BWV 1010 Proms premiere
  Ferruccio Busoni
  Lustspielouvertüre, K245, Op 38
  Performers
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  Antonio Brosa
  violin
  violin
  Emanuel Feuermann
  cello
  cello
  Composers
  Johannes Brahms
  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Ferruccio Busoni
Thu 1 Sep 1938
- 20:00
  Prom 23
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Antonín Dvořák
  Overture 'Carnival'
  Arnold Bax
  Symphonic Variations
  George Frideric Handel
  Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63 (arr. Henry Wood)Recitative & aria 'I feel the Deity within...Arm, arm, ye brave' Act 1
  interval
  César Franck
  Symphony in D minor
  Frederick Delius
  Brigg Fair
  Charles Villiers Stanford
  50 Songs of Old IrelandNo. 25 My love's an arbutus
  Songs of a Roving Celt, Op 157No. 1 The Pibroch
  Edward Elgar
  Pomp and Circumstance March No. 4 in G major
  Performers
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  Harriet Cohen
  piano
  piano
  Norman Walker
  bass
  bass
  Berkeley Mason
  piano
  piano
  Composers
  Antonín Dvořák
  Arnold Bax
  George Frideric Handel
  César Franck
  Frederick Delius
  Charles Villiers Stanford
  Edward Elgar
Fri 2 Sep 1938
- 20:00
  Prom 24
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Symphony No. 1 in C major
  Violin Concerto in D major
  Symphony No 8 in F major
  interval
  George Frideric Handel
  Concerto for Piano in B flat major (Handel/Lambert)
  Ethel Smyth
  The WreckersOverture
  Performers
  Isolde Menges
  violin
  violin
  Frank Merrick
  piano
  piano
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  George Frideric Handel
  Ethel Smyth
Sat 3 Sep 1938
- 20:00
  Prom 25
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  Eugene OneginPolonaise Act 3 Scene 1
  The Maid of OrleansRecitative & aria 'So wills the Lord!...Farewell you native hills and fields' Act 1 No. 7
  Piano Concerto No. 2 in G major
  Symphony No. 6 in B minor, ‘Pathétique’
  interval
  Arthur Bliss
  Conquest of the Air, suite First concert performance
  Henri Duparc
  L'invitation au voyage
  Chanson triste
  Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
  The Tale of Tsar SaltanEntr'acte Act 3 Scene 2
  Alexander Mosolov
  Iron Foundry
  Performers
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  Olga Haley
  mezzo-soprano
  mezzo-soprano
  Benno Moiseiwitsch
  piano
  piano
  Berkeley Mason
  piano
  piano
  Composers
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  Arthur Bliss
  Henri Duparc
  Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
  Alexander Mosolov
Mon 5 Sep 1938
- 20:00
  Prom 26
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Richard Wagner
  ParsifalNo. 1 Prelude Act 1
  The Flying DutchmanAria 'Joho hoe! Traft ihr das Schiff' Act 2
  SiegfriedForest Murmurs (orchestral synthesis) Act 2 Scene 2
  The Mastersingers of NurembergNo. 56 Morgenlich leuchtend in rosigem Schein Act 3 Scene 5
  LohengrinNo. 17 Prelude Act 3
  LohengrinNo. 13 Elsas Brautzug Act 2 Scene 4
  SiegfriedNo. 47 Heil dir, Sonne! Act 3 Scene 3
  SiegfriedNo. 48a O Siegfried! Seliger Held! Act 3 Scene 3
  SiegfriedNo. 49a Dort seh' ich Grane Act 3 Scene 3
  SiegfriedNo. 50 Ewig war ich, ewig bin ich Act 3 Scene 3
  SiegfriedNo. 49b Heilig schied sie aus Walhall Act 3 Scene 3
  SiegfriedNo. 51 Dich lieb' ich:o liebtest mich du! Act 3 Scene 3
  SiegfriedNo. 48b O wüsstest du, Lust der Welt Act 3 Scene 3
  interval
  Richard Wagner
  GötterdämmerungDawn and Siegfried's Rhine Journey (abridged concert version)
  Arnold Bax
  London Pageant
  Alexander Glazunov
  Nina's Romance, Op 102
  6 Songs, Op 60No. 2 Desire
  6 Songs, Op 60No. 4 Dream
  Kodály Zoltán
  Ballet Music
  Performers
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  Oda Slobodskaya
  soprano
  soprano
  Parry Jones
  tenor
  tenor
  Berkeley Mason
  piano
  piano
  Composers
  Richard Wagner
  Arnold Bax
  Alexander Glazunov
  Kodály Zoltán
Tue 6 Sep 1938
- 20:00
  Prom 27
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Robert Schumann
  Manfred, Op 115Overture
  Violin Concerto in D minor
  Franz Schubert
  Symphony No. 9 in C major, ‘Great’
  Robert Schumann
  Piano Concerto in A minor
  Franz Schubert
  3 Marche militaires (No 1 in D major)(orch. Henry Wood)
  Performers
  Jelly Aranyi
  violin
  violin
  Maurice Cole
  piano
  piano
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Robert Schumann
  Franz Schubert
Wed 7 Sep 1938
- 20:00
  Prom 28
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G major
  Concerto for Flute, Violin and Keyboard in A minor, BWV 1044
  Cantata No. 135, 'Ach Herr, mich armen Sünder', BWV 135Aria 'Weicht, all ihr Übeltäter'
  Brandenburg Concerto No 4 in G major, BWV 1049
  Cantata No. 152, 'Tritt auf die Glaubensbahn', BWV 152 (arr. Henry Wood)No. 4 Aria 'Stein, der über alle Schätze'
  interval
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Cantata No. 68, 'Also hat Gott die Welt geliebt', BWV 68 (arr. Henry Wood)No. 2 Aria 'Mein gläubiges Herze'
  Orchestral Suite No 3 in D major, BWV 1068
  Benjamin Britten
  Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge
  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  The Wasps – overture
  interval
  Performers
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  Gerald Jackson
  flute
  flute
  Paul Beard
  violin
  violin
  Reginald Paul
  piano
  piano
  Norman Walker
  bass
  bass
  Frank Almgill
  flute
  flute
  Isobel Baillie
  soprano
  soprano
  Bernard Shore
  viola
  viola
  Ambrose Gauntlett
  cello
  cello
  Benjamin Britten
  conductor
  conductor
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Composers
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Benjamin Britten
  Ralph Vaughan Williams
Thu 8 Sep 1938
- 20:00
  Prom 29
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Carl Maria von Weber
  Euryanthe, J291Overture
  Edward Elgar
  Violin Concerto in B minor
  Gordon Jacob
  Helen of Kirkconnell First concert performance in London
  Richard Strauss
  Death and Transfiguration
  César Franck
  Symphonic Variations
  Albert Roussel
  Rapsodie flamande, Op 56 First concert performance in England
  Performers
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  Jean Pougnet
  violin
  violin
  Gordon Jacob
  conductor
  conductor
  William Parsons
  baritone
  baritone
  Leslie England
  piano
  piano
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Composers
  Carl Maria von Weber
  Edward Elgar
  Gordon Jacob
  Richard Strauss
  César Franck
  Albert Roussel
Fri 9 Sep 1938
- 20:00
  Prom 30
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  FidelioOverture
  An die ferne Geliebte, Op 98 (arr. Henry Wood)
  Concerto for violin, cello and piano in C major, 'Triple Concerto' - Frederick Grinke, Florence Hooton and Kendall Taylor are members of the Grinke Trio
  Symphony No. 7 in A major
  interval
  Vincent d’Indy
  Istar, Op 42
  Franz Schubert
  Die Liebe hat gelogen, D 751
  Im Abendrot, D 799
  Der Musensohn
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Serenade in B flat major 'Gran Partita', K 361No. 6 Thema mit Variationen: Andante
  Serenade in B flat major 'Gran Partita', K 361No. 7 Rondo: Allegro molto
  Performers
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  John McKenna
  baritone
  baritone
  Kendall Taylor
  piano
  piano
  Frederick Grinke
  violin
  violin
  Florence Hooton
  cello
  cello
  Berkeley Mason
  piano
  piano
  BBC Symphony Orchestra (members)
  Composers
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Vincent d’Indy
  Franz Schubert
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Sat 10 Sep 1938
- 20:00
  Prom 31
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Felix Mendelssohn
  Overture 'Ruy Blas'
  Giuseppe Verdi
  Don CarlosRecitative & aria 'Ella giammai m'amò!...Dormirò sol nel manto' Act 4 Scene 1
  Frederick Delius
  A Dance Rhapsody No. 1
  Sergey Rachmaninov
  Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor
  interval
  Sir Landon Ronald
  Adonaïs
  Franz Liszt
  Hungarian Rhapsodies, S 359 (orchestral version)No. 2 in D minor (ending in G major)
  William Walton
  Façade, Suite No. 2 World premiere
  Hubert Parry
  English Lyrics Set 6No. 3 Love is a bable
  English Lyrics Set 6No. 2 And yet I love her till I die
  Jeremiah Clarke
  The Prince of Denmark's March (arr. Henry Wood)
  Performers
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  Keith Falkner
  bass-baritone
  bass-baritone
  Cyril Smith
  piano
  piano
  Lilian Stiles-Allen
  soprano
  soprano
  Berkeley Mason
  pianoorgan
  pianoorgan
  Anon.
  trumpet
  trumpet
  BBC Symphony Orchestra (members)
  Composers
  Felix Mendelssohn
  Giuseppe Verdi
  Frederick Delius
  Sergey Rachmaninov
  Sir Landon Ronald
  Franz Liszt
  William Walton
  Hubert Parry
  Jeremiah Clarke
Mon 12 Sep 1938
- 20:00
  Prom 32
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Richard Wagner
  GötterdämmerungSong of the Rhine Daughters (abridged concert version) Act 3 Scene 1
  LohengrinNo. 22 Mein lieber Schwan! Act 3 Scene 3
  TannhäuserNo. 2 Venusberg Music Act 1 Scene 1
  GötterdämmerungNo. 16 Höre mit Sinn, was ich dir sage! Act 1 Scene 3
  interval
  Richard Wagner
  Siegfried Idyll
  Die WalküreNo. 40 Leb' wohl [Wotan's Abschied] Act 3 Scene 3
  Die WalküreNo. 43 Feuerzauber Act 3 Scene 3
  Arthur Bliss
  Introduction and Allegro
  Francis Korbay
  Hungarian Melodies Book 1No. 4 Had a horse
  Hungarian Melodies Book 1No. 1 Marishka! Marishka!
  Hungarian Melodies Book 2No. 16 Shepherd, see thy horse's foaming mane
  Enrique Granados
  12 Danzas españolas, Op 37 (orch. Henry Wood)No. 4 Villanesca (Allegretto alla pastorale)
  12 Danzas españolas, Op 37 (orch. Henry Wood)No. 5 Andantino quasi allegretto
  12 Danzas españolas, Op 37 (orch. Henry Wood)No. 6 Allegretto, poco a poco accelerando
  Performers
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  Heddle Nash
  tenor
  tenor
  Mary Jarred
  contralto
  contralto
  Harold Williams
  baritone
  baritone
  Arthur Bliss
  conductor
  conductor
  Berkeley Mason
  piano
  piano
  Composers
  Richard Wagner
  Arthur Bliss
  Francis Korbay
  Enrique Granados
Tue 13 Sep 1938
- 20:00
  Prom 33
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  George Frideric Handel
  Judas MaccabaeusChorus 'Fall'n is the foe' Act 2
  Acis and GalateaChorus 'Wretched lovers' Act 2
  Israel in EgyptNo. 7 Chorus 'He gave them hailstones'
  Concerto grosso in G minor, HWV 324, Op 6.6
  interval
  George Frideric Handel
  Oratorio per la Resurrezione di Nostro Signor Gesù Cristo, HWV 47Recir & aria 'O voi dell' Erebo'
  Organ Concerto in D minor(arr. Henry Wood)
  Alessandro, HWV 21 (arr. Henry Wood)Recitative & aria 'Ne trionfi d'Alessandro...Lusinghe più care' Act 1
  Messiah, HWV 56 (arr. Henry Wood)No. 1 Symphony [Overture] Part 1
  Messiah, HWV 56 (arr. Henry Wood)No. 4 Chorus 'And the glory of the Lord' Part 1
  Messiah, HWV 56 (arr. Henry Wood)No. 12 Chorus 'For unto us a Child is born' Part 1
  Messiah, HWV 56 (arr. Henry Wood)No. 33 Chorus 'Lift up your heads, O ye gates' Part 2
  Messiah, HWV 56 (arr. Henry Wood)No. 37 Chorus 'The Lord gave the word' Part 2
  Messiah, HWV 56 (arr. Henry Wood)No. 44 Chorus 'Hallelujah!' Part 2
  Sir Anthony Lewis
  OvertureWorld premiere
  Charles Villiers Stanford
  Songs of the Sea
  Performers
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  BBC Symphony Chorus
  Dennis Noble
  baritone
  baritone
  Harold Edwin Darke
  organ
  organ
  Elsie Suddaby
  soprano
  soprano
  Leslie Woodgate
  conductor
  conductor
  BBC Singers
  Composers
  George Frideric Handel
  Sir Anthony Lewis
  Charles Villiers Stanford
Wed 14 Sep 1938
- 20:00
  Prom 34
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Johannes Brahms
  Hungarian Dance in G minor (unspecified), WoO 1 (orch. unknown)
  Hungarian Dance (unspecified), WoO 1 (orch. unknown)
  Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major
  interval
  Johannes Brahms
  Symphony No. 2 in D major
  William Hurlstone
  Fantasie-Variations on a Swedish Air
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Prelude and Fugue in D major, BWV 532 (arr. Ferruccio Busoni)
  Carl Maria von Weber
  Invitation to the Dance (orch. Felix Weingartner)
  Performers
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  Egon Petri
  piano
  piano
  Composers
  Johannes Brahms
  William Hurlstone
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Carl Maria von Weber
Thu 15 Sep 1938
- 20:00
  Prom 35
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Franz Schubert
  Die Zauberharfe, D 644Overture
  Frederick Delius
  Idyll
  Alexander Glazunov
  Piano Concerto No. 1 in F minor
  Igor Stravinsky
  The Firebird Suite
  interval
  William Walton
  Viola Concerto
  Gabriel Fauré
  L' absent, Op 5.3
  Sylvie, Op 6.3
  Jean Sibelius
  Valse triste
  Lemminkäinen Suite, Op 22No. 4 Lemminkäinen's Return
  Performers
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  Roy Henderson
  baritone
  baritone
  Dora Labbette
  soprano
  soprano
  Yelena Glazunov
  piano
  piano
  William Primrose
  viola
  viola
  Berkeley Mason
  piano
  piano
  Composers
  Franz Schubert
  Frederick Delius
  Alexander Glazunov
  Igor Stravinsky
  William Walton
  Gabriel Fauré
  Jean Sibelius
Fri 16 Sep 1938
- 20:00
  Prom 36
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Frédéric Chopin
  Piano Sonata No. 2 in B flat minor, Op 35 (orch. Henry Wood)No. 3 Marche funèbre
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Romance in G major, Op 40
  Romance in F major, Op 50
  interval
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major
  Symphony No. 4 in B flat major
  Piano Sonata No 8 in C minor 'Pathétique'
  Overture 'Leonore' No. 3
  EgmontNo. 1 Overture
  Performers
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  Isolde Menges
  violin
  violin
  Myra Hess
  piano
  piano
  Composers
  Frédéric Chopin
  Ludwig van Beethoven
Sat 17 Sep 1938
- 20:00
  Prom 37
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Gioachino Rossini
  William Tell – overture
  Giacomo Puccini
  ToscaAria 'Recondita armonia' Act 1
  ToscaAria 'E lucevan le stelle' Act 3
  Camille Saint‐Saëns
  Piano Concerto No 2 in G minor
  Granville Bantock
  SapphoNo. 1b Hymn to Aphrodite
  interval
  Antonín Dvořák
  Symphony No. 9 in E minor, ‘From the New World’
  George Frideric Handel
  Organ Concerto in B flat major 'No. 9' (Handel/Wood)
  Jean Sibelius
  Finlandia
  Performers
  Frank Titterton
  tenor
  tenor
  Michal Hambourg
  piano
  piano
  Dorothy Clark
  mezzo-soprano
  mezzo-soprano
  Sir George Thomas Thalben-Ball
  organ
  organ
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Gioachino Rossini
  Giacomo Puccini
  Camille Saint‐Saëns
  Granville Bantock
  Antonín Dvořák
  George Frideric Handel
  Jean Sibelius
Mon 19 Sep 1938
- 20:00
  Prom 38
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Richard Wagner
  A Faust Overture, WWV 59
  LohengrinNo. 21 In fernem Land Act 3 Scene 3
  Das RheingoldEntry of the Gods into Valhalla (orchestral version)
  The Mastersingers of NurembergNo. 36 Wahn! Wahn! Überall Wahn! Act 3 Scene 1
  The Mastersingers of NurembergNo. 23b Was duftet doch der Flieder Act 2 Scene 3
  SiegfriedForest Murmurs (orchestral synthesis) Act 2 Scene 2
  GötterdämmerungNo. 40 Starke Scheite Act 3 Scene 3
  Claude Debussy
  La mer
  Edvard Grieg
  5 Poems, Op 70No. 1 Eros
  Paul Hindemith
  Overture 'Neues vom Tage'
  Performers
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  Arthur Carron (formerly Cox)
  tenor
  tenor
  Arthur Fear
  bass-baritone
  bass-baritone
  Eva Turner
  soprano
  soprano
  Berkeley Mason
  piano
  piano
  Composers
  Richard Wagner
  Claude Debussy
  Edvard Grieg
  Paul Hindemith
Tue 20 Sep 1938
- 20:00
  Prom 39
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Jean Sibelius
  Tapiola
  Violin Concerto
  Symphony No. 1 in E minor
  interval
  Arnold Bax
  In the Faery Hills
  Béla Bartók
  6 Romanian Folk Dances, Sz 56 (arr. violin & piano Zoltán Székely)
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  Marche slave, Op 31
  Performers
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  Emil Telmányi
  violin
  violin
  Berkeley Mason
  piano
  piano
  Composers
  Jean Sibelius
  Arnold Bax
  Béla Bartók
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Wed 21 Sep 1938
- 20:00
  Prom 40
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Brandenburg Concerto No 6 in B flat major, BWV 1051
  Cantata No. 51, 'Jauchzet Gott in allen Landen!', BWV 51 (arr. Henry Wood)
  Orchestral Suite No. 4 in D major, BWV 1069
  interval
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Concerto in D minor for two violins, BWV 1043
  Cantata No. 29, 'Wir danken dir, Gott, wir danken dir', BWV 29 (arr. Henry Wood)No. 1 Sinfonia
  George Frideric Handel
  Organ Concerto in G minor (Handel/Wood)
  Solomon, HWV 67 (arr. Henry Wood)No. 1 Overture
  Performers
  Laurance Turner
  violin
  violin
  Jo Vincent
  soprano
  soprano
  Ernest Hall
  trumpet
  trumpet
  Paul Beard
  violin
  violin
  Jack Mackintosh
  trumpet
  trumpet
  Eric Pritchard
  trumpet
  trumpet
  Adila Fachiri
  violin
  violin
  Jelly Aranyi
  violin
  violin
  Berkeley Mason
  organ
  organ
  G(eorge) D(orrington) Cunningham
  organ
  organ
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  George Frideric Handel
Thu 22 Sep 1938
- 20:00
  Prom 41
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Don GiovanniOverture
  Claude Debussy
  Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune
  Frederick Delius
  Piano Concerto in C minor
  Edward Elgar
  Scenes from the Saga of King Olaf, Op 30Aria 'And King Olaf heard the cry'
  Richard Strauss
  Ein Heldenleben
  interval
  interval
  César Franck
  Le chasseur maudit
  Richard Strauss
  Four Songs, Op. 27No. 4 Morgen!
  interval
  Richard Strauss
  Eight Poems from ‘Letzte Blätter’No. 1 Zueignung
  Modest Mussorgsky
  Sorochintsï Fair (arr. Anatoly Lyadov)Gopak Act 2
  Performers
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  Clifford Curzon
  piano
  piano
  Walter Widdop
  tenor
  tenor
  Paul Beard
  violin
  violin
  Berkeley Mason
  piano
  piano
  Composers
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Claude Debussy
  Frederick Delius
  Edward Elgar
  Richard Strauss
  César Franck
  Modest Mussorgsky
Fri 23 Sep 1938
- 20:00
  Prom 42
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Overture 'Leonore' No. 1, Op 138
  Adelaide, Op 46 (arr. Louis Spohr)
  Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major, ‘Emperor’
  Symphony No. 2 in D major
  interval
  Ferruccio Busoni
  Rondò arlecchinesco, K266, Op 46
  Franz Liszt
  Rigoletto: paraphrase de concert, S 434
  Franz Schubert
  Alfonso und EstrellaOverture
  Performers
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  Heddle Nash
  tenor
  tenor
  Egon Petri
  piano
  piano
  Composers
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Ferruccio Busoni
  Franz Liszt
  Franz Schubert
Sat 24 Sep 1938
- 20:00
  Prom 43
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Sergey Rachmaninov
  The Miserly Knight, Op 24Prelude First performance in England
  14 Romances (No 14, Vocalise)
  Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor
  interval
  Sergey Rachmaninov
  Symphony No. 3 in A minor
  Richard Strauss
  Till Eulenspiegel’s Merry Pranks
  Frédéric Chopin
  Polonaise in A flat major 'Heroic', Op 53
  Richard Wagner
  TannhäuserNo. 12 Ankunft der Gäste Act 2 Scene 4
  Performers
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  Oda Slobodskaya
  soprano
  soprano
  Benno Moiseiwitsch
  piano
  piano
  Composers
  Sergey Rachmaninov
  Richard Strauss
  Frédéric Chopin
  Richard Wagner
Mon 26 Sep 1938
- 20:00
  Prom 44
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Richard Wagner
  The Flying DutchmanOverture
  TannhäuserNo. 10 Dich, teure Halle, grüss' ich wieder Act 2 Scene 1
  TannhäuserNo. 24 Allmächt'ge Jungfrau Act 3 Scene 1
  GötterdämmerungDawn and Siegfried's Rhine Journey (abridged concert version)
  interval
  Richard Wagner
  SiegfriedNo. 17b Mime, der Künstler Act 1 Scene 3
  SiegfriedNo. 16 Nothung! Nothung! Neidliches Schwert! Act 1 Scene 3
  LohengrinNo. 1 Prelude Act 1
  Tristan and IsoldeNo. 8c O sink hernieder, Nacht der Liebe Act 2 Scene 2
  The Mastersingers of NurembergNo. 49 Dance of the Apprentices Act 3 Scene 5
  The Mastersingers of NurembergNo. 50 Procession of the Masters Act 3 Scene 5
  The Mastersingers of NurembergNo. 33 Prelude Act 3
  The Mastersingers of NurembergNo. 51 Wach auf! es nahet gen den Tag Act 3 Scene 5
  Darius Milhaud
  Suite provençale, Op 152c First concert performance in England
  Robert Schumann
  Myrthen, Op 25No. 3 Der Nussbaum
  Myrthen, Op 25No. 3 Der Nussbaum
  Lieder und Gesänge (III), Op 77No. 5 Aufträge
  Arthur Bliss
  Things to ComeNo. 3 March
  Performers
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  Jo Vincent
  sopranoIsolde
  sopranoIsolde
  Walter Widdop
  tenorTristan
  tenorTristan
  Mahry Dawes
  Brangäne
  Brangäne
  Berkeley Mason
  piano
  piano
  Composers
  Richard Wagner
  Darius Milhaud
  Robert Schumann
  Arthur Bliss
Tue 27 Sep 1938
- 20:00
  Prom 45
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  The Magic FluteNo. 1 Overture
  Masonic Funeral Music
  Piano Concerto No. 23 in A major
  Aria with recitative 'Ma che vi fece, O stelle...Sperai vicino', K 368
  interval
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Clarinet Concerto in A major
  Symphony No. 40 in G minor
  George Butterworth
  Six Songs from 'A Shropshire Lad'
  Thomas Arne
  When daisies pied
  Under the greenwood tree
  Alexander Glazunov
  Overture 'Carnaval', Op 45
  Performers
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  Myra Hess
  piano
  piano
  Joan Coxon
  soprano
  soprano
  Frederick Thurston
  clarinet
  clarinet
  Berkeley Mason
  pianoorgan
  pianoorgan
  Composers
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  George Butterworth
  Thomas Arne
  Alexander Glazunov
Wed 28 Sep 1938
- 20:00
  Prom 46
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Johannes Brahms
  Tragic Overture
  Violin Concerto in D major
  Symphony No. 4 in E minor
  Liebeslieder Waltzes, Op 52 (version with piano duet)
  Antonín Dvořák
  Symphonic Variations, Op 78
  Performers
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  Ida Haendel
  violin
  violin
  Alec Rowley
  piano
  piano
  Leslie Woodgate
  conductor
  conductor
  Edgar Moy
  piano
  piano
  BBC Singers
  Composers
  Johannes Brahms
  Antonín Dvořák
Thu 29 Sep 1938
- 20:00
  Prom 47
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Hector Berlioz
  Benvenuto CelliniOverture
  Sir George Dyson
  The Canterbury PilgrimsNo. 11 The Wife of Bath
  Edvard Grieg
  Piano Concerto in A minor
  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  Pastoral Symphony (Symphony No. 3)
  interval
  Maurice Ravel
  Rapsodie espagnole
  Ivor Gurney
  5 Elizabethan SongsNo. 4 Sleep
  5 Elizabethan SongsNo. 5 Spring
  Antonín Dvořák
  3 Slavonic Rhapsodies, Op 45No. 3 in A flat major
  Performers
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  Isobel Baillie
  soprano
  soprano
  Dame Moura Lympany
  piano
  piano
  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  conductor
  conductor
  Berkeley Mason
  piano
  piano
  Composers
  Hector Berlioz
  Sir George Dyson
  Edvard Grieg
  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  Maurice Ravel
  Ivor Gurney
  Antonín Dvořák
Fri 30 Sep 1938
- 20:00
  Prom 48
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Choral Fantasy
  Symphony No. 9 in D minor, ‘Choral’
  Henry Purcell
  My heart is inditing
  Ernest John Moeran
  4 English LyricsNo. 1 Cherry Ripe
  Rosefrail
  The Sweet o' the Year
  Hubert Parry
  Blest Pair of Sirens
  Performers
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  Margaret Balfour
  contralto
  contralto
  Cyril Smith
  piano
  piano
  Elsie Suddaby
  soprano
  soprano
  Parry Jones
  tenor
  tenor
  Harold Williams
  baritone
  baritone
  Margaret Godley
  soprano
  soprano
  Webster Booth
  tenor
  tenor
  BBC Symphony Chorus
  Leslie Woodgate
  conductor
  conductor
  Berkeley Mason
  piano
  piano
  Composers
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Henry Purcell
  Ernest John Moeran
  Hubert Parry
Sat 1 Oct 1938
- 20:00
  Prom 49 - Last Night of the Proms 1938
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Bedrich Smetana
  The Bartered BrideOverture
  Giuseppe Verdi
  OtelloAria 'Credo in un Dio crudel' Act 2
  John Ireland
  Piano Concerto
  Carl Maria von Weber
  Der FreischützRecitative & aria 'Wie nahte mir der Schlummer...Leise, leise' Act 1
  Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
  Scheherazade
  interval
  Paul Dukas
  The Sorcerer’s Apprentice
  Maude Valérie White
  King Charles
  Marching along
  Henry Wood
  Fantasia on British Sea-Songs
  Unknown
  National Anthem
  Performers
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  Tom Williams
  baritone
  baritone
  Clifford Curzon
  piano
  piano
  Joan Cross
  soprano
  soprano
  Berkeley Mason
  piano
  piano
  Composers
  Bedrich Smetana
  Giuseppe Verdi
  John Ireland
  Carl Maria von Weber
  Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
  Paul Dukas
  Maude Valérie White
  Henry Wood
  Unknown

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