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Sat 22 Jul 1950
19:30
Prom 01 - First Night of the Proms 1950
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Unknown
National Anthem
Edward Elgar
Overture ‘Cockaigne (In London Town)’
Léo Delibes
Lakmé, Act 2 - 'Où va la jeune Hindoue?'
César Franck
Symphonic Variations
Ralph Vaughan Williams
Symphony No. 2 (A London Symphony)
Camille Saint‐Saëns
The Carnival of the Animals
Ambroise Thomas
Mignon
No. 15 Recitative & aria 'Oui! Pour ce soir...Je suis Titania' Act 2
Hector Berlioz
Overture ‘Le carnaval romain’
Performers
Gwen Catley
soprano
soprano
Phyllis Sellick
piano
piano
Cyril Smith
piano
piano
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Malcolm Sargent
conductor
conductor
Composers
Unknown
Edward Elgar
Léo Delibes
César Franck
Ralph Vaughan Williams
Camille Saint‐Saëns
Ambroise Thomas
Hector Berlioz
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Mon 24 Jul 1950
19:30
Prom 02
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Johannes Brahms
Variations on the St Anthony Chorale
Joseph Haydn
Sinfonia Concertante in B flat major
The Creation
No. 7 Aria 'Rollend in schaumenden Wellen'
interval
Johannes Brahms
Symphony No. 3 in F major
Joseph Haydn
The Creation
No. 1 Prelude 'Die Vorstellung des Chaos'
Keyboard Concerto in D major
Johannes Brahms
Hungarian Dance No. 5 in G minor: Allegro, WoO 1.5 (orch. Albert Parlow)
Hungarian Dance No. 6 in D major: Vivace, WoO 1.6 (orch. Albert Parlow)
Performers
Peter Muscant
cello
cello
Paul Beard
violin
violin
Edward Selwyn
oboe
oboe
Richard Newton
bassoon
bassoon
Hervey Alan
bass-baritone
bass-baritone
Nina Milkina
piano
piano
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Malcolm Sargent
conductor
conductor
Composers
Johannes Brahms
Joseph Haydn
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Tue 25 Jul 1950
19:30
Prom 03
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Edward Elgar
Introduction and Allegro
Ludwig van Beethoven
Adelaide, Op 46 (arr. Louis Spohr)
Arnold Bax
Concertante
London premiere
Antonín Dvořák
Symphony No. 9 in E minor, ‘From the New World’
interval
Sergey Prokofiev
Symphony No 1 in D major 'Classical' - 1. Allegro
Maurice Ravel
Daphnis and Chloe – Suite No. 2
Performers
Heddle Nash
tenor
tenor
Harriet Cohen
piano
piano
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Malcolm Sargent
conductor
conductor
Composers
Edward Elgar
Ludwig van Beethoven
Arnold Bax
Antonín Dvořák
Sergey Prokofiev
Maurice Ravel
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Wed 26 Jul 1950
19:30
Prom 04
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Pyotr Tchaikovsky
Mazeppa
Gopak Act 1 No. 4a
Violin Concerto in D major
Symphony No. 5 in E minor
interval
Clive Douglas
Warra-Wirrawaal
First performance in England
Richard Strauss
Death and Transfiguration
Performers
Malcolm Sargent
conductor
conductor
Alan Loveday
violin
violin
Joseph Post
conductor
conductor
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Composers
Pyotr Tchaikovsky
Clive Douglas
Richard Strauss
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Thu 27 Jul 1950
19:30
Prom 05 - Bach Commemoration Concert
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Johann Sebastian Bach
Brandenburg Concerto No 2 in F major, BWV 1047
Keyboard Concerto in F minor, BWV 1056
Cantata No. 212, 'Mer hahn en neue Oberkeet' 'Peasant Cantata', BWV 212
No. 14 Aria 'Klein-Zschocher müsse'
Brandenburg Concerto No 5 in D major, BWV 1050
Cantata No. 159, 'Sehet, wir gehn hinauf gen Jerusalem', BWV 159 (arr. Henry Wood)
No. 4 Aria 'Es ist vollbracht' Proms premiere
Chorale 'Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott', BWV 302
Cantata No. 80, 'Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott'
No. 1 Chorus 'Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott' Proms premiere
Cantata No. 80, 'Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott'
No. 8 Chorale 'Das Wort sie sollen lassen strahn' Proms premiere
Singet dem Herrn, BWV 225
Fantasia in G minor, BWV 542
Cantata No. 50, 'Nun ist das Heil und die Kraft', BWV 50
Performers
London Symphony Orchestra
Basil Cameron
conductor
conductor
George Malcolm
piano
piano
Edward Walker
flute
flute
Alec Whittaker
oboe
oboe
George Stratton
violin
violin
George Eskdale
trumpet
trumpet
Cyril Preedy
piano
piano
Joan Alexander
soprano
soprano
Arnold Greir
organ
organ
William Parsons
bass
bass
Alexandra Choir
Charles Proctor
conductor
conductor
Geraint Jones
organ
organ
Composers
Johann Sebastian Bach
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Fri 28 Jul 1950
19:30
Prom 06
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Ludwig van Beethoven
Overture 'Leonore' No. 1, Op 138
Symphony No. 2 in D major
Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major, ‘Emperor’
Alan Rawsthorne
Concerto for String Orchestra
Maurice Ravel
Pavane pour une infante défunte (Orchestral version)
interval
Maurice Ravel
Alborada del gracioso
Performers
Cyril Smith
piano
piano
London Symphony Orchestra
Basil Cameron
conductor
conductor
Composers
Ludwig van Beethoven
Alan Rawsthorne
Maurice Ravel
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Sat 29 Jul 1950
19:30
Prom 07
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Mikhail Ivanovich Glinka
Ruslan and Lyudmila – overture
Overture
Alexander Borodin
Prince Igor
Aria 'No sleep, no rest' Act 2
Anatoly Konstantinovich Lyadov
Kikimora
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
The Tale of Tsar Saltan
Entr'acte Act 3 Scene 2
Aram Khachaturian
Piano Concerto
Sergey Prokofiev
Peter and the Wolf, Op 67
Reinhold Moritzevich Glière
The Red Poppy, Suite, Op 70a
No. 6 Russian Sailors' Dance
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
The Snow Maiden
Dance of the Clowns Act 3
interval
Performers
Redvers Llewellyn
baritone
baritone
Noel Mewton-Wood
piano
piano
Constance Cummings
narrator
narrator
London Symphony Orchestra
Basil Cameron
conductor
conductor
Composers
Mikhail Ivanovich Glinka
Alexander Borodin
Anatoly Konstantinovich Lyadov
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Aram Khachaturian
Sergey Prokofiev
Reinhold Moritzevich Glière
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Mon 31 Jul 1950
19:30
Prom 08
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Jean Sibelius
Finlandia
Violin Concerto
Symphony No. 2 in D major
interval
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Scheherazade
Performers
Max Rostal
violin
violin
Paul Beard
violin
violin
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Malcolm Sargent
conductor
conductor
Composers
Jean Sibelius
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
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Tue 1 Aug 1950
19:30
Prom 09
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
The Abduction from the Seraglio – overture
Piano Concerto No. 27 in B flat major
Serenade in C minor, K388
- The soloists are all members of the BBC Symphony Orchestra Proms premiere of complete work
Don Giovanni (Act 2, Sc 12: Crudele? Ah no, mio bene!...Non mi dir)
interval
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Symphony No. 38 in D major, ‘Prague’
Frederick Delius
Paris (The Song of a Great City)
A Dance Rhapsody No. 1
Performers
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Malcolm Sargent
conductor
conductor
Denis Matthews
piano
piano
Jesse Pantling
oboe
oboe
Edward Selwyn
oboe
oboe
Richard Newton
bassoon
bassoon
Ralph Clarke
clarinet
clarinet
Douglas Moore
horn
horn
Herbert New
clarinet
clarinet
Harry Watson
horn
horn
James Richens
bassoon
bassoon
Elsie Morison
soprano
soprano
Composers
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Frederick Delius
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Wed 2 Aug 1950
19:30
Prom 10
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Felix Mendelssohn
A Midsummer Night's Dream – overture
Johannes Brahms
Violin Concerto in D major
- cadenza by Kreisler
Felix Mendelssohn
Symphony No 4 in A major 'Italian'
Johannes Brahms
Liebeslieder Waltzes, Op 52 (version with piano duet)
Felix Mendelssohn
A Midsummer Night’s Dream – incidental music
No. 1 Scherzo
A Midsummer Night’s Dream – incidental music
No. 6 Wedding March
A Midsummer Night’s Dream – incidental music
No. 5 Nocturne
Performers
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Malcolm Sargent
conductor
piano/director
conductor
piano/director
Jean Pougnet
violin
violin
Ernest Lush
piano
piano
Margaret Godley
soprano
soprano
Margaret Rees
soprano
soprano
Margaret Rolfe
contralto
contralto
Maude Baker
contralto
contralto
Bradshaw Macmillan
tenor
tenor
Emlyn Bebb
tenor
tenor
Stanley Riley
bass
bass
Leonard Hubbard
bass
bass
Grace Reynolds
soprano
soprano
Gertrude Wood
contralto
contralto
Kathleen Ewart
contralto
contralto
Lawrence Watts
tenor
tenor
Kenneth Tudor
bass
bass
William Brown
bass
bass
Eileen McLoughlin
soprano
soprano
Alpha Newby
tenor
tenor
Composers
Felix Mendelssohn
Johannes Brahms
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Thu 3 Aug 1950
19:30
Prom 11
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Joseph Haydn
L'isola disabitata, Hob. XXVIII:9
Overture
Ernest John Moeran
Violin Concerto
Pyotr Tchaikovsky
Symphony No. 4 in F minor
Arnold Bax
Tintagel
Gaetano Donizetti
La favorita
Recitative & aria 'Ma de' malvagi invan...Vien, Leonora, a piedi tuoi' Act 2
Jean Sibelius
Valse triste
Lemminkäinen Suite, Op 22
No. 4 Lemminkäinen's Return
Performers
Antonio Brosa
violin
violin
Dennis Noble
baritone
baritone
London Symphony Orchestra
Basil Cameron
conductor
conductor
Composers
Joseph Haydn
Ernest John Moeran
Pyotr Tchaikovsky
Arnold Bax
Gaetano Donizetti
Jean Sibelius
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Fri 4 Aug 1950
19:30
Prom 12
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Ludwig van Beethoven
The Creatures of Prometheus
No. 1 Overture
Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major
Symphony No. 3 in E flat major, ‘Eroica’
Arthur Honegger
Prelude, Fugue and Postlude, H 71a
First performance in England
César Franck
Le chasseur maudit
Performers
Kathleen Long
piano
piano
London Symphony Orchestra
Basil Cameron
conductor
conductor
Composers
Ludwig van Beethoven
Arthur Honegger
César Franck
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Sat 5 Aug 1950
19:30
Prom 13
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Gioachino Rossini
The Thieving Magpie – overture
Giuseppe Verdi
La forza del destino
Recitative & aria 'Son giunta!...Madre, pietosa Vergine' Act 2 Scene 2
Pietro Mascagni
Cavalleria rusticana
Intermezzo
Ermanno Wolf‐Ferrari
I gioielli della Madonna
Intermezzo Act 3
interval
Giuseppe Verdi
Aida
Recitative & aria 'Se quel guerrier io fossi!...Celeste Aïda' Act 1 Scene 1
Riccardo Zandonai
Giulietta e Romeo
Torch Dance Act 2 Scene 1 Proms premiere
Giulietta e Romeo
Cavalcade Act 3 Scene 1 Proms premiere
Giacomo Puccini
Madama Butterfly
No. 8a Duet 'Viene la sera' Act 1
Madama Butterfly
No. 8b Duet 'Bimba, dagli occhi' Act 1
Madama Butterfly
No. 8c Duet 'Stolta paura, l'amor' Act 1
Madama Butterfly
No. 8d Duet 'Vogliatemi bene' Act 1
Madama Butterfly
No. 8e Duet 'Un po' di vero c'è' Act 1
Turandot
No. 3a Chorus 'Perchè tarda la luna?' Act 1
Turandot
No. 12a Chorus 'Gravi, enormi ed imponenti!' Act 2 Scene 2
Turandot
No. 24b Chorus 'Diecimilia anni al nostro Imperatore!' Act 2 Scene 2
Turandot
No. 3b Chorus 'Là sui monti dell'Est' Act 1
Alexander Borodin
Prince Igor
Overture
Sergey Prokofiev
Cinderella
No. 6 The Sister's New Clothes Act 1 Proms premiere
Cinderella
No. 10 Gavotte Act 1 Proms premiere
Cinderella
No. 11 Second Appearance of Fairy Godmother Act 1 Proms premiere
Cinderella
No. 12 Spring Fairy Act 1 Proms premiere
Cinderella
No. 13 Summer Fairy Act 1 Proms premiere
Cinderella
No. 15 Autumn Fairy Act 1 Proms premiere
Cinderella
No. 16 Winter Fairy Act 1 Proms premiere
Cinderella
No. 17 Interrupted Departure Act 1 Proms premiere
Cinderella
No. 36 Duet of the Prince and Cinderella Act 2 Proms premiere
Cinderella
No. 37 Waltz-Coda Act 2 Proms premiere
Cinderella
No. 50 Finale (Amoroso) Act 3 Proms premiere
Pyotr Tchaikovsky
The Sleeping Beauty (Act 1, No 6: Waltz)
The Sleeping Beauty (Introduction)
The Sleeping Beauty (Act 1, No 9: Finale)
The Sleeping Beauty (Act 3, No 22: Polonaise)
Performers
Joan Hammond
soprano
soprano
BBC Opera Chorus (men's voices)
James Johnston
tenor
tenor
BBC Opera Chorus
Stanford Robinson
conductor
conductor
BBC Opera Orchestra
Composers
Gioachino Rossini
Giuseppe Verdi
Pietro Mascagni
Ermanno Wolf‐Ferrari
Riccardo Zandonai
Giacomo Puccini
Alexander Borodin
Sergey Prokofiev
Pyotr Tchaikovsky
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Mon 7 Aug 1950
19:30
Prom 14
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Pyotr Tchaikovsky
Eugene Onegin – Polonaise
7 Romances, Op 47
No. 5 Blagoslavlyayu vas, lesa Proms premiere
6 Romances, Op 38
No. 1 Serenada Don-Zhuana Proms premiere
Serenade for Strings in C major, Op 48
No. 3 Elegy: Larghetto elegiaco
Serenade for Strings in C major, Op 48
No. 2 Valse: Moderato
Piano Concerto No. 1 in B flat minor
interval
Pyotr Tchaikovsky
Fantasy-Overture ‘Romeo and Juliet’
Swan Lake
No. 13d Danse des cygnes: Allegro moderato Act 2 No. 4d
Swan Lake
No. 10 Scène Act 2 No. 1
Swan Lake
No. 2 Valse Act 1 No. 2
Swan Lake
No. 13e Pas d'action Act 2 No. 4e
Overture '1812'
Performers
Harold Williams
baritone
baritone
Anon.
orchestrator
orchestrator
Dame Moura Lympany
piano
piano
London Symphony Orchestra
Basil Cameron
conductor
conductor
Composers
Pyotr Tchaikovsky
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Tue 8 Aug 1950
19:30
Prom 15
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
George Frideric Handel
Concerto grosso in D major, HWV 323
Proms premiere
Johann Sebastian Bach
Concerto in D minor for two violins, BWV 1043
Georg Philipp Telemann
Cantata 'Ich weiss, dass mein Erlöser lebt', TWV 1:877 (arr. Henry Wood)
No. 1 Aria 'Ich weiss, dass mein Erlöser lebt' - Misattributed to J. S. Bach in the printed programme as Cantata No. 160 (BWV 160)
Johann Sebastian Bach
Brandenburg Concerto No 4 in G major, BWV 1049
interval
George Frideric Handel
Organ Concerto in B flat major 'Hallelujah', HWV308, Op. 7, No. 3 (arr. Gordon Jacob)
Johann Christian Bach
Sinfonia in B flat major, G 9
Proms premiere
Constant Lambert
Comus
First concert performance
Performers
Basil Cameron
conductor
conductor
Frederick Grinke
soloist
soloist
David Martin
violin
violin
William Herbert
tenor
tenor
George Stratton
violin
violin
Edward Walker
flute
flute
Gordon Walker
flute
flute
Sir George Thomas Thalben-Ball
organ
organ
Trevor Harvey
conductor
conductor
London Symphony Orchestra
Composers
George Frideric Handel
Johann Sebastian Bach
Georg Philipp Telemann
Johann Christian Bach
Constant Lambert
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Wed 9 Aug 1950
19:30
Prom 16
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Robert Schumann
Manfred, Op 115
Overture
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Concerto No 17 in G major, K 453
Don Giovanni (Act 1, Sc 5: Madamina, il catalogo è questo)
Robert Schumann
Symphony No. 4 in D minor
Cello Concerto in A minor
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Symphony No. 31 in D major, ‘Paris’
Performers
Iris Loveridge
piano
piano
Martin Lawrence
bass
bass
John Shinebourne
cello
cello
London Symphony Orchestra
Basil Cameron
conductor
conductor
Composers
Robert Schumann
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
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Thu 10 Aug 1950
19:30
Prom 17
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Joseph Haydn
Symphony No. 88 in G major
Gioachino Rossini
La Cenerentola – 'Nacqui all' affanno ... Non più mesta'
William Walton
Violin Concerto
Jean Sibelius
Symphony No. 7 in C major
interval
Claude Debussy
Nocturnes
Gustav Holst
The Perfect Fool
Ballet music
Performers
Janet Howe
mezzo-soprano
mezzo-soprano
Alan Loveday
violin
violin
BBC Singers (1924-34, Wireless Chorus; 1935-8, 1942-3, 1946-72, BBC Chorus) (women's voices)
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Malcolm Sargent
conductor
conductor
Composers
Joseph Haydn
Gioachino Rossini
William Walton
Jean Sibelius
Claude Debussy
Gustav Holst
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Fri 11 Aug 1950
19:30
Prom 18
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Ludwig van Beethoven
Egmont
No. 1 Overture
Piano Concerto No. 1 in C major
Symphony No. 7 in A major
interval
Dmitry Shostakovich
Symphony No. 1 in F minor
Performers
James Gibb
piano
piano
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Malcolm Sargent
conductor
conductor
Composers
Ludwig van Beethoven
Dmitry Shostakovich
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Sat 12 Aug 1950
19:30
Prom 19
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Gioachino Rossini
William Tell – overture
Gaetano Donizetti
La favorita
Recitative & aria 'Fia dunque vero...O mio Fernando' Act 3
Frederick Delius
Irmelin Prelude
Koanga
La Calinda Act 1
interval
Felix Mendelssohn
Violin Concerto in E minor
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Capriccio espagnol, Op 34
Georges Bizet
L' Arlésienne – Suite No. 1
No. 1 Prélude
L' Arlésienne – Suite No. 1
No. 2 Minuetto
L' Arlésienne – Suite No. 1
No. 3 Adagietto
L' Arlésienne, Suite No. 2
No. 1 Pastorale
L' Arlésienne – Suite No. 1
No. 4 Carillon
L' Arlésienne, Suite No. 2
No. 4 Farandole
Alexander Borodin
String Quartet No. 2 in D major (orch. Malcom Sargent)
No. 3 Notturno
Pyotr Tchaikovsky
Marche slave, Op 31
Performers
Marjorie Thomas
contralto
contralto
Antonio Brosa
violin
violin
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Malcolm Sargent
conductor
conductor
Composers
Gioachino Rossini
Gaetano Donizetti
Frederick Delius
Felix Mendelssohn
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Georges Bizet
Alexander Borodin
Pyotr Tchaikovsky
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Mon 14 Aug 1950
19:30
Prom 20
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Richard Wagner
Tannhäuser
No. 1 Overture
Tannhäuser
No. 2 Venusberg Music Act 1 Scene 1
Das Rheingold
Entry of the Gods into Valhalla (orchestral version) - Performed without soloists other than the Rhinemaidens
Das Rheingold
No. 37 Schwüles Gedünst schwebt in der Luft - Performed without soloists other than the Rhinemaidens
Das Rheingold
No. 38 Zur Burg fürht die Brücke - Performed without soloists other than the Rhinemaidens
Das Rheingold
No. 39 Abdendich strahlt - Performed without soloists other than the Rhinemaidens
Das Rheingold
No. 40 Ihrem Ende - Performed without soloists other than the Rhinemaidens
Das Rheingold
No. 41 Rheingold! Rheingold! - Performed without soloists other than the Rhinemaidens
The Mastersingers of Nuremberg
No. 36 Wahn! Wahn! Überall Wahn! Act 3 Scene 1
The Mastersingers of Nuremberg
No. 33 Prelude Act 3
The Mastersingers of Nuremberg
No. 39 Morgenlich leuchtend in rosigem Schein Act 3 Scene 2
The Mastersingers of Nuremberg
No. 47 Selig, wie die Sonne Act 3 Scene 4
The Mastersingers of Nuremberg
No. 34a Gleich, Meister! Hier! Act 3 Scene 1
The Mastersingers of Nuremberg
No. 43c Grüss Gott, mein Ev'chen! Act 3 Scene 4
The Mastersingers of Nuremberg
No. 35a Am Jordan Sankt Johannes stand Act 3 Scene 1
The Mastersingers of Nuremberg
No. 37 Gruss Gott, mein Junker! Act 3 Scene 2
The Mastersingers of Nuremberg
No. 38 Mein Freund! In holder Jugendzeit Act 3 Scene 2
The Mastersingers of Nuremberg
No. 40 Abendlich glühend Act 3 Scene 2
The Mastersingers of Nuremberg
No. 44 Hat man mit dem Schuhwerk Act 3 Scene 4
The Mastersingers of Nuremberg
No. 45 O Sachs! Mein Freund! Act 3 Scene 4
The Mastersingers of Nuremberg
No. 46a Mein Kind, von Tristan und Isolde Act 3 Scene 4
Richard Strauss
Don Quixote, Op 35
interval
Performers
Margaret Godley
soprano
soprano
Margaret Rees
soprano
soprano
Margaret Rolfe
contralto
contralto
Tom Williams
Hans Sachs
Hans Sachs
Constance Shacklock
Magdalene
Magdalene
Alfred Hepworth
David
David
Amy Shuard
Eva
Eva
Robert Thomas
Walter
Walter
Paul Tortelier
cello
cello
Gwynne Edwards
viola
viola
London Symphony Orchestra
Basil Cameron
conductor
conductor
Composers
Richard Wagner
Richard Strauss
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Tue 15 Aug 1950
19:30
Prom 21
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Antonín Dvořák
Overture 'Carnival'
Johannes Brahms
Alto Rhapsody
Antonín Dvořák
Symphonic Variations, Op 78
Johannes Brahms
Double Concerto
Symphony No 1 in C minor
Performers
Mary Jarred
contralto
contralto
BBC Singers (1924-34, Wireless Chorus; 1935-8, 1942-3, 1946-72, BBC Chorus) (men's voices)
Zara Nelsova
cello
cello
Jean Pougnet
violin
violin
London Symphony Orchestra
Basil Cameron
conductor
conductor
Composers
Antonín Dvořák
Johannes Brahms
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Wed 16 Aug 1950
19:30
Prom 22
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Hector Berlioz
Overture ‘Le carnaval romain’
Carl Maria von Weber
Oberon
No. 13 Aria 'Ocean, thou mighty monster' Act 2
Sergey Rachmaninov
Piano Concerto No. 1 in F sharp minor
Ralph Vaughan Williams
Symphony No. 6 in E minor
interval
Maurice Ravel
Tzigane
Igor Stravinsky
The Firebird Suite
Performers
Amy Shuard
soprano
soprano
Kendall Taylor
piano
piano
Tibor Varga
violin
violin
London Symphony Orchestra
Basil Cameron
conductor
conductor
Composers
Hector Berlioz
Carl Maria von Weber
Sergey Rachmaninov
Ralph Vaughan Williams
Maurice Ravel
Igor Stravinsky
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Thu 17 Aug 1950
19:30
Prom 23
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Joseph Haydn
Symphony No. 86 in D major
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Horn Concerto No. 3 in E flat major
Joseph Haydn
The Creation (Pt 1, No 9: Nun beut die Flur das frische Grun)
The Creation (Pt 1, No 8: Und Gott sprach: Es bringe die Erde Gras hervor)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Symphony No. 41 in C major, ‘Jupiter’
interval
Robert Schumann
Piano Concerto in A minor
Richard Strauss
Till Eulenspiegel’s Merry Pranks
Performers
Dennis Brain
horn
horn
Isobel Baillie
soprano
soprano
Georges Théméli
piano
piano
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Malcolm Sargent
conductor
conductor
Composers
Joseph Haydn
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Robert Schumann
Richard Strauss
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Fri 18 Aug 1950
19:30
Prom 24
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Ludwig van Beethoven
Overture 'Leonore' No. 3
Violin Concerto in D major
Symphony No 8 in F major
Ralph Vaughan Williams
Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis
interval
Edward Elgar
The Kingdom
Prelude
George Frideric Handel
Chandos Anthem No. 2 'In the Lord put I my trust', HWV 247 (arr. Edward Elgar)
Overture in D minor
Performers
Ida Haendel
violin
violin
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Malcolm Sargent
conductor
conductor
Composers
Ludwig van Beethoven
Ralph Vaughan Williams
Edward Elgar
George Frideric Handel
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Sat 19 Aug 1950
19:30
Prom 25
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Daniel François Esprit Auber
Fra Diavolo, S 18
Overture
Gustave Charpentier
Louise
Aria 'Depuis le jour' Act 3
Georges Bizet
The Fair Maid of Perth
Prélude Proms premiere
The Fair Maid of Perth
Marche Act 2 No. 1 Proms premiere
The Fair Maid of Perth
Entr'acte Act 3 Proms premiere
The Fair Maid of Perth
St Valentine Chorus Act 4 Proms premiere
The Fair Maid of Perth
Danse bohémienne Act 2 Proms premiere
Carmen
No. 15c Aria 'La fleur que tu m'avais jetée' Act 2
Jules Massenet
Manon
No. 24a Je suis seul! Act 3 Scene 2 Proms premiere
Manon
No. 24b Ah! fuyez, douce image Act 3 Scene 2 Proms premiere
Manon
No. 25 Pardonez-moi, Dieu de prudence Act 3 Scene 2 Proms premiere
Manon
No. 25a Toi! Vous! Act 3 Scene 2 Proms premiere
Manon
No. 25b N'est-ce plus ma main Act 3 Scene 2 Proms premiere
Hector Berlioz
The Trojans
Chasse royale et orage Act 4
The Trojans
Marche troyenne (Concert version, arr. Berlioz)
interval
Constant Lambert
The Rio Grande
William Walton
Façade, Suite No. 1
No. 1 Polka
Façade, Suite No. 1
No. 2 Valse
Façade, Suite No. 1
No. 3 Swiss Yodelling Song
Façade, Suite No. 2
No. 5 Popular Song
Façade, Suite No. 2
No. 6 Old Sir Faulk
Façade, Suite No. 1
No. 5 Tarantella Sevillana
Arthur Bliss
Checkmate
No. 3 Dance of the Four Knights
Checkmate
No. 4 Entry of the Black Queen
Checkmate
No. 5 The Red Knight's Mazurka
Checkmate
No. 6 Ceremony of the Red Bishops
Checkmate
No. 12 Finale: Checkmate
Performers
Janine Micheau
soprano
Manon
soprano
Manon
BBC Opera Chorus
Heddle Nash
tenor
des Grieux
tenor
des Grieux
Gladys Ripley
contralto
contralto
Eric Harrison
piano
piano
Stanford Robinson
conductor
conductor
BBC Opera Orchestra
Composers
Daniel François Esprit Auber
Gustave Charpentier
Georges Bizet
Jules Massenet
Hector Berlioz
Constant Lambert
William Walton
Arthur Bliss
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Mon 21 Aug 1950
19:30
Prom 26
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Pyotr Tchaikovsky
The Sleeping Beauty (Act 1, No 6: Waltz)
Piano Concerto No. 2 in G major
Symphony No. 6 in B minor, ‘Pathétique’
Gordon Jacob
Suite No. 2
London premiere
Hector Berlioz
The damnation of Faust - Marche hongroise
The damnation of Faust - Ballet des sylphes
The damnation of Faust - Menuet des follets
interval
Performers
Irene Kohler
piano
piano
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Malcolm Sargent
conductor
conductor
Composers
Pyotr Tchaikovsky
Gordon Jacob
Hector Berlioz
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Tue 22 Aug 1950
19:30
Prom 27
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Ottorino Respighi
La boutique fantasque (suite)
Sergey Rachmaninov
Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini
Edward Elgar
Falstaff
John Ireland
Piano Concerto
interval
interval
Maurice Ravel
La valse
Performers
Colin Horsley
piano
piano
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Malcolm Sargent
conductor
conductor
Composers
Ottorino Respighi
Sergey Rachmaninov
Edward Elgar
John Ireland
Maurice Ravel
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Wed 23 Aug 1950
19:30
Prom 28
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
George Frideric Handel
Water Music Suite (arr. Hamilton Harty)
Johann Sebastian Bach
Cantata No. 18, 'Gleichwie der Regen und Schnee vom Himmel fällt', BWV 18
No. 4 Aria 'Mein Seelenschatz ist Gottes Wort'
interval
George Frideric Handel
Oboe Concerto No. 3 in G minor
Johann Sebastian Bach
Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G major
George Frideric Handel
Organ Concerto in D minor
Johann Sebastian Bach
Passacaglia and Fugue in C minor, BWV 582 (orch. Ottorino Respighi)
Leo Sowerby
Concerto for Organ No. 1 in C major
First performance in England
Gustav Holst
The Planets
No. 1 Mars, the Bringer of War
The Planets
No. 4 Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity
Performers
Elsie Suddaby
soprano
soprano
Léon Goossens
oboe
oboe
E. Power Biggs
organ
organ
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Malcolm Sargent
conductor
conductor
Composers
George Frideric Handel
Johann Sebastian Bach
Leo Sowerby
Gustav Holst
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Thu 24 Aug 1950
19:30
Prom 29
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
The Magic Flute (Overture)
Richard Strauss
6 Songs, Op 17 (orch. Felix Mottl)
No. 2 Ständchen
Four Songs, Op. 27
No. 4 Morgen!
interval
Richard Strauss
Four Songs, Op. 27
No. 2 Cäcilie
Edward Elgar
Cello Concerto in E minor
Antonín Dvořák
Symphony No. 8 in G major
Charles Gounod
Faust
No. 12b Scena 'Il était un roi de Thulé' Act 3
Faust
No. 13 Recitative & aria 'O Dieu! que de bijoux!...Ah! je ris de me voir' Act 3
Pyotr Tchaikovsky
Francesca da Rimini
Performers
Victoria de los Ángeles
soprano
soprano
David Wise
violin
violin
Anthony Pini
cello
cello
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Basil Cameron
conductor
conductor
Composers
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Richard Strauss
Edward Elgar
Antonín Dvořák
Charles Gounod
Pyotr Tchaikovsky
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Fri 25 Aug 1950
19:30
Prom 30
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Ludwig van Beethoven
Fidelio
Overture
Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major
Symphony No. 6 in F major, ‘Pastoral’
interval
Benjamin Frankel
Overture 'May Day', Op 22
London premiere
John Ireland
Concertino pastorale
Johann Sebastian Bach
Fantasia and Fugue in C minor, BWV 537, Op 86 (orch. Edward Elgar)
No. 2 Fugue
Performers
Dame Moura Lympany
piano
piano
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Basil Cameron
conductor
conductor
Composers
Ludwig van Beethoven
Benjamin Frankel
John Ireland
Johann Sebastian Bach
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Sat 26 Aug 1950
19:30
Prom 31
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
John Ireland
A London Overture
Sir George Dyson
The Canterbury Pilgrims
No. 11 The Wife of Bath
Paul Dukas
The Sorcerer’s Apprentice
Sergey Rachmaninov
Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor
Zoltán Kodály
Háry János - suite
Maurice Ravel
Boléro
Performers
Jennifer Vyvyan
soprano
soprano
Cyril Smith
piano
piano
Gilbert Webster
cimbalom
cimbalom
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Basil Cameron
conductor
conductor
Composers
John Ireland
Sir George Dyson
Paul Dukas
Sergey Rachmaninov
Zoltán Kodály
Maurice Ravel
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Mon 28 Aug 1950
19:30
Prom 32
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Johann Sebastian Bach
Orchestral Suite No. 1 in C major, BWV 1066
Violin Concerto in E major
Concerto for Two Keyboards in C major, BWV 1061
interval
Johann Sebastian Bach
Orchestral Suite No 3 in D major, BWV 1068
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Concerto in E flat major for two pianos
Bedrich Smetana
Má vlast
No. 4 From Bohemia's Woods and Fields
Performers
Marie Wilson
violin
violin
Cyril Smith
soloist
piano
soloist
piano
Phyllis Sellick
piano
piano
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Malcolm Sargent
conductor
conductor
Composers
Johann Sebastian Bach
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Bedrich Smetana
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Tue 29 Aug 1950
19:30
Prom 33
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Eine kleine Nachtmusik
The Marriage of Figaro (Act 2, Sc 2: Voi che sapete)
Vesperae de Dominica, K 321
Laudate Dominum Proms premiere
interval
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Concerto No 26 in D major, K 537 'Coronation'
- cadenza by Mozart
Symphony No. 39 in E flat major
Manuel de Falla
La vida breve
Aria 'Vivan los que ríen' Proms premiere
La vida breve
Aria 'Allí está riyendo' Act 2 Scene 1 Proms premiere
Enrique Granados
Goyescas (opera)
Aria 'La Maja y el Ruiseñor' Proms premiere
Manuel de Falla
The Three-Cornered Hat – Suite No. 2
Performers
Victoria de los Ángeles
soprano
soprano
Robert Casadesus
piano
piano
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Malcolm Sargent
conductor
conductor
Composers
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Manuel de Falla
Enrique Granados
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Wed 30 Aug 1950
19:30
Prom 34
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Richard Wagner
Lohengrin
No. 1 Prelude Act 1
Maurice Ravel
Shéhérazade
Edward Elgar
Symphony No. 2 in E flat major
interval
Franz Liszt
Piano Concerto No. 2 in A major
Henri Duparc
Phidylé
Hector Berlioz
Benvenuto Cellini
Overture
Performers
Malcolm Sargent
conductor
conductor
Suzanne Danco
soprano
soprano
John Hollingsworth
conductor
conductor
Louis Kentner
piano
piano
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Composers
Richard Wagner
Maurice Ravel
Edward Elgar
Franz Liszt
Henri Duparc
Hector Berlioz
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Thu 31 Aug 1950
19:30
Prom 35
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Richard Wagner
The Flying Dutchman
Overture
Götterdämmerung
No. 5 Siegfrieds Rheinfahrt (Prologue)
Tannhäuser
No. 10 Dich, teure Halle, grüss' ich wieder Act 2 Scene 1
Tannhäuser
No. 24 Allmächt'ge Jungfrau Act 3 Scene 1
Parsifal
Good Friday Music (concert version) Act 3 Scene 1
interval
Richard Wagner
Die Walküre
No. 40 Leb' wohl [Wotan's Abschied] Act 3 Scene 3
Die Walküre
No. 43 Feuerzauber Act 3 Scene 3
Hector Berlioz
Symphonie fantastique
Performers
Joan Hammond
soprano
soprano
Harold Williams
baritone
baritone
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Basil Cameron
conductor
conductor
Composers
Richard Wagner
Hector Berlioz
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Fri 1 Sep 1950
19:30
Prom 36
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No. 1 in C major
Concert aria ‘Ah! perfido’
Romance in G major, Op 40
Symphony No. 5 in C minor
interval
interval
Arnold Bax
Violin Concerto
Lord Berners
Fugue in C minor
Performers
Emelie Hooke
soprano
soprano
Frederick Grinke
violin
violin
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Basil Cameron
conductor
conductor
Composers
Ludwig van Beethoven
Arnold Bax
Lord Berners
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Sat 2 Sep 1950
19:30
Prom 37
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Carl Maria von Weber
Der Freischütz
Overture
Antonín Dvořák
Rusalka, Op 114
O silver moon Act 1
Jaromír Weinberger
Schwanda the Bagpiper
Polka Act 1 Proms premiere
Schwanda the Bagpiper
Odzemek Proms premiere
Schwanda the Bagpiper
Furiant Proms premiere
Schwanda the Bagpiper
Fugue Act 2 Proms premiere
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
The Abduction from the Seraglio (Act 1, Sc 2: Wer ein Liebchen hat gefunden)
The Abduction from the Seraglio (Act 1, Sc 3: Solche hergelauf'ne Laffen)
interval
Richard Strauss
Der Rosenkavalier
Closing Scene Act 3 Proms premiere
Richard Wagner
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. 51 Wach auf! es nahet gen den Tag Act 3 Scene 5
The Mastersingers of Nuremberg
No. 48b Sankt Krispin, lobet ihn! Act 3 Scene 5
The Mastersingers of Nuremberg
No. 58 Ehrt eure deutschen Meister Act 3 Scene 5
Johann Strauss
Radetzky March, Op 228
Franz von Suppé
Die schöne Galathee
Overture Proms premiere
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
3 German Dances, K605
Proms premiere
Josef Strauss
Sphären-Klänge – waltz
Proms premiere
Johann Strauss II
Perpetuum mobile, Op 257
Pizzicato Polka
Emperor Waltz
Performers
Gré Brouwenstijn
soprano
Marschallin
soprano
Marschallin
BBC Opera Chorus
Owen Brannigan
bass
Faninal
bass
Faninal
Victoria Sladen
Octavian
Octavian
Adele Leigh
Sophie
Sophie
William Biggs
tenor
tenor
Jack Mackintosh
post horn
post horn
Stanford Robinson
conductor
conductor
BBC Opera Orchestra
Composers
Carl Maria von Weber
Antonín Dvořák
Jaromír Weinberger
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Richard Strauss
Richard Wagner
Johann Strauss
Franz von Suppé
Josef Strauss
Johann Strauss II
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Mon 4 Sep 1950
19:30
Prom 38
Royal Albert Hall
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Franz Schubert
Die Zauberharfe, D 644
Overture
Symphony No. 8 in B minor, ‘Unfinished’
Johannes Brahms
Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major
Symphony No. 2 in D major
interval
Performers
Myra Hess
piano
piano
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Basil Cameron
conductor
conductor
Composers
Franz Schubert
Johannes Brahms
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Tue 5 Sep 1950
19:30
Prom 39
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Carl Maria von Weber
Oberon
Overture
Claude Debussy
L' enfant prodigue
Recitative & aria 'L'année en vain chasse l'année...Azaël! Azaël!'
Béla Bartók
Viola Concerto
London premiere
Jean Sibelius
Symphony No. 5 in E flat major
interval
Claude Debussy
Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune
Edward Elgar
‘Enigma’ Variations
Performers
Nancy Evans
mezzo-soprano
mezzo-soprano
William Primrose
viola
viola
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Basil Cameron
conductor
conductor
Composers
Carl Maria von Weber
Claude Debussy
Béla Bartók
Jean Sibelius
Edward Elgar
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Wed 6 Sep 1950
19:30
Prom 40
Royal Albert Hall
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Richard Wagner
A Faust Overture, WWV 59
Siegfried
Forest Murmurs (orchestral synthesis) Act 2 Scene 2
Tannhäuser
No. 27 Inbrunst im Herzen Act 3 Scene 3 - In this performance Wolfram's lines were not sung
Siegfried Idyll
interval
Richard Wagner
Götterdämmerung
No. 32 Frau Sonne, sendet lichte Strahlen Act 3 Scene 1
Lohengrin
No. 4 Einsam in trüben Tagen Act 1 Scene 2
Die Walküre
Walkürenritt (orchestral synthesis) Act 3 Scene 1
Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major, ‘Emperor’
King Stephen
Overture
Performers
Parry Jones
tenor
tenor
Margaret Godley
soprano
soprano
Margaret Rees
soprano
soprano
Margaret Rolfe
contralto
contralto
Sylvia Fisher
soprano
soprano
Benno Moiseiwitsch
piano
piano
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Basil Cameron
conductor
conductor
Composers
Richard Wagner
Ludwig van Beethoven
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Thu 7 Sep 1950
19:30
Prom 41
Royal Albert Hall
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George Frideric Handel
Music for the Royal Fireworks – overture (arr. Hamilton Harty)
Music for the Royal Fireworks - No 3. Bourrée (arr. Hamilton Harty)
No. 2 Bourrée
Music for the Royal Fireworks, HWV 351 (arr. Hamilton Harty)
No. 3 La paix: Largo alla siciliana
Music for the Royal Fireworks - No 5. Minuets (arr. Hamilton Harty)
Coronation Anthem ‘Zadok the Priest’
Concerto Grosso in D minor, HWV 328, Op. 6, No. 10
Proms premiere
interval
George Frideric Handel
Organ Concerto in B flat major, HWV 306, Op. 7 No. 1 (arr. Gordon Jacob)
Alexander’s Feast
Aria 'Revenge, revenge! Timotheus cries' Act 2 No. 2
Israel in Egypt (Pt 2, No 6: He spake the word)
Israel in Egypt (Pt 2, No 9: He smote all the first-born)
Israel in Egypt (Pt 2, No 7: He gave them hailstones)
Israel in Egypt (Pt 2, No 8: He sent a thick darkness)
Israel in Egypt (Pt 3, No 39: Sing ye to the Lord)
Edward Elgar
The Music Makers
Performers
BBC Symphony Chorus
Jeanne Demessieux
organ
organ
William Overton
trumpet
trumpet
Trevor Anthony
bass
bass
Mary Jarred
contralto
contralto
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Malcolm Sargent
conductor
conductor
Composers
George Frideric Handel
Edward Elgar
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Fri 8 Sep 1950
19:30
Prom 42
Royal Albert Hall
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Overture ‘Coriolan’
Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor
Symphony No. 4 in B flat major
Elisabeth Lutyens
Concerto for Viola, Op 15
World premiere
Franz Liszt
Two Episodes from Lenau's Faust, S 110
No. 2 Der Tanz in der Dorfschenke
interval
Performers
Malcolm Sargent
conductor
conductor
Myra Hess
piano
piano
John Hollingsworth
conductor
conductor
Frederick Riddle
viola
viola
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Composers
Ludwig van Beethoven
Elisabeth Lutyens
Franz Liszt
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Sat 9 Sep 1950
19:30
Prom 43
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Bedrich Smetana
The Bartered Bride
Overture
Frederick Delius
A Song Before Sunrise
Edvard Grieg
Piano Concerto in A minor
Giuseppe Verdi
Aida
Finale Act 2 Scene 2
interval
Erno Dohnanyi
Variations on a Nursery Song, Op 25
Pyotr Tchaikovsky
Andante cantabile, Op 11a
Alexander Borodin
Prince Igor
Polovtsian Dances Act 2
Performers
Eileen Joyce
piano
piano
Victoria Sladen
Aida
Aida
Gordon Clinton
Amanasro
Amanasro
James Johnston
Radamès
Radamès
Edith Coates
Amneris
Amneris
Bernard Steel
Ramfis
King of Egypt
Ramfis
King of Egypt
Royal Choral Society
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Malcolm Sargent
conductor
conductor
Composers
Bedrich Smetana
Frederick Delius
Edvard Grieg
Giuseppe Verdi
Erno Dohnanyi
Pyotr Tchaikovsky
Alexander Borodin
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Mon 11 Sep 1950
19:30
Prom 44
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Carl Maria von Weber
Euryanthe, J291
Overture
Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major
- cadenzas by Beethoven
Ralph Vaughan Williams
Symphony No. 5 in D major
John Ireland
The Forgotten Rite
Zoltán Kodály
Dances of Galánta
Performers
Basil Cameron
conductor
conductor
Clifford Curzon
piano
piano
Ralph Vaughan Williams
conductor
conductor
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Composers
Carl Maria von Weber
Ludwig van Beethoven
Ralph Vaughan Williams
John Ireland
Zoltán Kodály
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Tue 12 Sep 1950
19:30
Prom 45
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Franz Schubert
Overture in D major 'In the Italian Style', D 590
Der Hirt auf dem Felsen (arr. Carl Reinecke)
Franz Liszt
Totentanz
Franz Schubert
Symphony No. 9 in C major, ‘Great’
Fantasy in C major, D760, 'Wanderer' (orch. Liszt)
Franz Liszt
Symphonic Poem No. 3 'Les Préludes', S 97
Performers
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf
soprano
soprano
Maurice Cody
clarinet
clarinet
Louis Kentner
piano
piano
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Basil Cameron
conductor
conductor
Composers
Franz Schubert
Franz Liszt
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Wed 13 Sep 1950
19:30
Prom 46
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Richard Wagner
The Mastersingers of Nuremberg
No. 1 Prelude Act 1
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Concerto No. 24 in C minor
William Walton
Symphony No. 1 in B flat minor
interval
Manuel de Falla
Nights in the Gardens of Spain
Emmanuel Chabrier
España
Performers
Clifford Curzon
piano
piano
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Basil Cameron
conductor
conductor
Composers
Richard Wagner
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
William Walton
Manuel de Falla
Emmanuel Chabrier
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Thu 14 Sep 1950
19:30
Prom 47
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Johannes Brahms
Academic Festival Overture
Vier ernste Gesänge, Op 121 (orch. Malcolm Sargent)
Piano Concerto No 1 in D minor
Symphony No. 4 in E minor
interval
Performers
Kathleen Ferrier
contralto
contralto
Solomon
piano
piano
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Malcolm Sargent
conductor
conductor
Composers
Johannes Brahms
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Fri 15 Sep 1950
19:30
Prom 48
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Ralph Vaughan Williams
Fantasia (quasi variazioni) on the 'Old 104th'
London premiere
Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No. 9 in D minor, ‘Choral’
Jean Sibelius
En saga
interval
Richard Wagner
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
Performers
Malcolm Sargent
conductor
conductor
Michael Mullinar
piano
piano
Royal Choral Society
Gladys Ripley
contralto
contralto
Norman Walker
bass
bass
Marjorie Avis
soprano
soprano
Richard Lewis
tenor
tenor
Trevor Harvey
conductor
conductor
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Composers
Ralph Vaughan Williams
Ludwig van Beethoven
Jean Sibelius
Richard Wagner
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Sat 16 Sep 1950
19:30
Prom 49 - Last Night of the Proms 1950
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Franz von Suppé
Dichter und Bauer
Overture
Giuseppe Verdi
Don Carlos
Aria 'O don fatale' Act 4 Scene 1
Pyotr Tchaikovsky
The Nutcracker, Suite, Op 71a
Franz Liszt
Piano Concerto No. 1 in E flat major
Benjamin Britten
The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra
Johann Strauss II
By the Beautiful Blue Danube – waltz
Edward Elgar
Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1 in D major (‘Land of Hope and Glory’)
Henry Wood
Fantasia on British Sea-Songs
No. 5 Jack's the Lad
Fantasia on British Sea-Songs
No. 6 Farewell and Adieu, Ye Spanish Ladies - Cadenza
Fantasia on British Sea-Songs
No. 7 Home, Sweet Home
Fantasia on British Sea-Songs
No. 9 Rule, Britannia!
Fantasia on British Sea-Songs
No. 3 The Saucy Arethusa
Fantasia on British Sea-Songs
No. 4 Tom Bowling
Unknown
National Anthem
Performers
Constance Shacklock
mezzo-soprano
mezzo-soprano
Kendall Taylor
piano
piano
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Malcolm Sargent
conductor
conductor
Composers
Franz von Suppé
Giuseppe Verdi
Pyotr Tchaikovsky
Franz Liszt
Benjamin Britten
Johann Strauss II
Edward Elgar
Henry Wood
Unknown
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