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Sath 23 Iúil 1955
19:30
Prom 01 - First Night of the Proms 1955
Royal Albert Hall
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Unknown
National Anthem
Bedrich Smetana
The Bartered Bride
Overture
Sergey Prokofiev
Symphony No 1 in D major 'Classical' - 1. Allegro
Jean Sibelius
En saga
Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major, ‘Emperor’
Benjamin Britten
The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra
Frederick Delius
A Song Before Sunrise
Maurice Ravel
La valse
Ceoltóirí
Benno Moiseiwitsch
piano
piano
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Malcolm Sargent
stiúrthóir
stiúrthóir
Cumadóirí
Unknown
Bedrich Smetana
Sergey Prokofiev
Jean Sibelius
Ludwig van Beethoven
Benjamin Britten
Frederick Delius
Maurice Ravel
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Proms 1955
Luan 25 Iúil 1955
19:30
Prom 02
Royal Albert Hall
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Johannes Brahms
Academic Festival Overture
Violin Concerto in D major
Jean Sibelius
Symphony No 3 in C major
Ralph Vaughan Williams
Tuba Concerto
Proms premiere
Hector Berlioz
The Trojans
Chasse royale et orage Act 4
The Trojans
Marche troyenne (Concert version, arr. Berlioz)
Ceoltóirí
Malcolm Sargent
stiúrthóir
stiúrthóir
Alfredo Campoli
violin
violin
John Hollingsworth
stiúrthóir
stiúrthóir
Philip Catelinet
tuba
tuba
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Cumadóirí
Johannes Brahms
Jean Sibelius
Ralph Vaughan Williams
Hector Berlioz
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Proms 1955
Máirt 26 Iúil 1955
19:30
Prom 03
Royal Albert Hall
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Hector Berlioz
Benvenuto Cellini
Overture
Joseph Haydn
Symphony No. 94 in G major 'The Surprise'
Edward Elgar
Violin Concerto in B minor
Erno Dohnanyi
Variations on a Nursery Song, Op 25
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Capriccio espagnol, Op 34
Ceoltóirí
Thomas Matthews
violin
violin
Phyllis Sellick
piano
piano
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Malcolm Sargent
stiúrthóir
stiúrthóir
Cumadóirí
Hector Berlioz
Joseph Haydn
Edward Elgar
Erno Dohnanyi
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
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Proms 1955
Céad 27 Iúil 1955
19:30
Prom 04
Royal Albert Hall
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Pyotr Tchaikovsky
Eugene Onegin – Polonaise
Piano Concerto No. 2 in G major
Symphony No. 6 in B minor, ‘Pathétique’
Andrzej Panufnik
Sinfonia rustica
First concert performance in England
Ceoltóirí
Malcolm Sargent
stiúrthóir
stiúrthóir
Joseph Cooper
piano
piano
Andrzej Panufnik
stiúrthóir
stiúrthóir
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Cumadóirí
Pyotr Tchaikovsky
Andrzej Panufnik
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Proms 1955
Déar 28 Iúil 1955
19:30
Prom 05
Royal Albert Hall
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Felix Mendelssohn
Overture 'Ruy Blas'
Frederick Delius
A Village Romeo and Juliet
The Walk to the Paradise Garden
Franz Liszt
Piano Concerto No. 2 in A major
Sergey Prokofiev
Symphony No 7 in C sharp minor
First concert performance in London
Manuel de Falla
Nights in the Gardens of Spain
Edward Elgar
The Wand of Youth, Suite No. 2, Op 1b
Ceoltóirí
Louis Kentner
piano
piano
London Symphony Orchestra
Basil Cameron
stiúrthóir
stiúrthóir
Cumadóirí
Felix Mendelssohn
Frederick Delius
Franz Liszt
Sergey Prokofiev
Manuel de Falla
Edward Elgar
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Proms 1955
Aoine 29 Iúil 1955
19:30
Prom 06
Royal Albert Hall
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Fidelio
Overture
Fidelio
Recitative & aria 'Abscheulicher...Komm, Hoffnung' Act 1 Scene 2
Romance in G major, Op 40
Romance in F major, Op 50
Symphony No. 3 in E flat major, ‘Eroica’
Mátyás Seiber
Notturno
Proms premiere
Georges Bizet
Symphony in C major
Ceoltóirí
Walburga Wegner
soprano
soprano
Beryl Kimber
violin
violin
Dennis Brain
horn
horn
London Symphony Orchestra
Basil Cameron
stiúrthóir
stiúrthóir
Cumadóirí
Ludwig van Beethoven
Mátyás Seiber
Georges Bizet
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Proms 1955
Sath 30 Iúil 1955
19:30
Prom 07
Royal Albert Hall
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Ambroise Thomas
Mignon
No. 1 Overture
Antonín Dvořák
Rusalka, Op 114
O silver moon Act 1
Frederick Delius
A Dance Rhapsody No. 1
Franz Liszt
Piano Concerto No. 1 in E flat major
Modest Mussorgsky
Pictures at an Exhibition (orch. Maurice Ravel)
George Frideric Handel
Organ Concerto in B flat major 'No. 9' (Handel/Wood)
Pyotr Tchaikovsky
Suite No. 3 in G major, Op 55
No. 4 Tema con variazioni
Ceoltóirí
Marion Lowe
soprano
soprano
Leff Pouishnoff
piano
piano
Sir George Thomas Thalben-Ball
organ
organ
London Symphony Orchestra
Basil Cameron
stiúrthóir
stiúrthóir
Cumadóirí
Ambroise Thomas
Antonín Dvořák
Frederick Delius
Franz Liszt
Modest Mussorgsky
George Frideric Handel
Pyotr Tchaikovsky
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Proms 1955
Luan 1 Lún 1955
19:30
Prom 08
Royal Albert Hall
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Gioachino Rossini
William Tell – overture
Camille Saint‐Saëns
Samson et Dalila
Aria 'Mon coeur s'ouvre à ta voix' Act 2
Franz Schubert
Symphony No. 8 in B minor, ‘Unfinished’
Edvard Grieg
Piano Concerto in A minor
Gustav Holst
The Perfect Fool
Ballet music
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Scheherazade
Ceoltóirí
Gladys Ripley
contralto
contralto
Eileen Joyce
piano
piano
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Malcolm Sargent
stiúrthóir
stiúrthóir
Cumadóirí
Gioachino Rossini
Camille Saint‐Saëns
Franz Schubert
Edvard Grieg
Gustav Holst
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
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Proms 1955
Máirt 2 Lún 1955
19:30
Prom 09
Royal Albert Hall
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Edward Elgar
Introduction and Allegro
William Walton
Troilus and Cressida
Duet 'Here is your refuge...There howls the wind' Act 2 Scene 1 First concert performance
César Franck
Symphonic Variations
Sergey Rachmaninov
Symphony No. 3 in A minor
Sergey Prokofiev
Peter and the Wolf, Op 67
Antonín Dvořák
Overture 'Carnival'
Ceoltóirí
Richard Lewis
Troilus
Troilus
Magda László
Cressida
Cressida
Michal Hambourg
piano
piano
Richard Attenborough
narrator
narrator
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Malcolm Sargent
stiúrthóir
stiúrthóir
Cumadóirí
Edward Elgar
William Walton
César Franck
Sergey Rachmaninov
Sergey Prokofiev
Antonín Dvořák
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Proms 1955
Céad 3 Lún 1955
19:30
Prom 10
Royal Albert Hall
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Jeremiah Clarke
The Prince of Denmark's March (arr. Henry Wood)
Arthur Bliss
Violin Concerto
Proms premiere
Jean Sibelius
Symphony No. 1 in E minor
Alexander Borodin
String Quartet No. 2 in D major (orch. Malcom Sargent)
No. 3 Notturno
Pyotr Tchaikovsky
Francesca da Rimini
Ceoltóirí
Malcolm Sargent
stiúrthóir
stiúrthóir
Charles Spinks
organ
organ
William Overton
trumpet
trumpet
BBC Symphony Orchestra (members)
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Arthur Bliss
stiúrthóir
stiúrthóir
Alfredo Campoli
violin
violin
Cumadóirí
Jeremiah Clarke
Arthur Bliss
Jean Sibelius
Alexander Borodin
Pyotr Tchaikovsky
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Proms 1955
Déar 4 Lún 1955
19:30
Prom 11
Royal Albert Hall
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Richard Wagner
Tannhäuser
No. 1 Overture
Tannhäuser
No. 2 Venusberg Music Act 1 Scene 1
Wesendonck-Lieder
- sung in the usual order (1,2,3,4,5), not in the order set out in the 1955 Proms Guide and the printed programme.
Die Walküre
No. 40 Leb' wohl [Wotan's Abschied] Act 3 Scene 3
Die Walküre
No. 43 Feuerzauber Act 3 Scene 3
Tristan and Isolde
Prelude and Liebestod
Franz Schubert
Symphony No. 9 in C major, ‘Great’
Ceoltóirí
BBC Singers (1924-34, Wireless Chorus; 1935-8, 1942-3, 1946-72, BBC Chorus) (women's voices)
Erna Schlüter
soprano
soprano
Hervey Alan
bass-baritone
bass-baritone
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Basil Cameron
stiúrthóir
stiúrthóir
Cumadóirí
Richard Wagner
Franz Schubert
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Proms 1955
Aoine 5 Lún 1955
19:30
Prom 12
Royal Albert Hall
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Ludwig van Beethoven
The Creatures of Prometheus
No. 1 Overture
Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor
Symphony No. 6 in F major, ‘Pastoral’
Arnold Cooke
Oboe Concerto
London premiere
Alan Rawsthorne
Fantasy Overture 'Cortèges'
Ceoltóirí
Solomon
piano
piano
Léon Goossens
oboe
oboe
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Basil Cameron
stiúrthóir
stiúrthóir
Cumadóirí
Ludwig van Beethoven
Arnold Cooke
Alan Rawsthorne
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Proms 1955
Sath 6 Lún 1955
19:30
Prom 13
Royal Albert Hall
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Pyotr Tchaikovsky
Mazeppa
Gopak Act 1 No. 4a
Eugene Onegin – Letter Scene
Andante cantabile, Op 11a
Piano Concerto No. 1 in B flat minor
Fantasy-Overture ‘Romeo and Juliet’
The Nutcracker, Suite, Op 71a
Overture '1812'
Ceoltóirí
Victoria Elliott
soprano
soprano
Shura Cherkassky
piano
piano
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Malcolm Sargent
stiúrthóir
stiúrthóir
Cumadóirí
Pyotr Tchaikovsky
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Proms 1955
Luan 8 Lún 1955
19:30
Prom 14
Royal Albert Hall
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Johannes Brahms
Variations on the St Anthony Chorale
Song of Destiny
Symphony No 1 in C minor
Antonín Dvořák
Overture 'Othello', Op 93
Te Deum, Op 103
Proms premiere
Ceoltóirí
Alexandra Choir
Dame Joan Sutherland
soprano
soprano
Bruce Boyce
baritone
baritone
London Symphony Orchestra
Basil Cameron
stiúrthóir
stiúrthóir
Cumadóirí
Johannes Brahms
Antonín Dvořák
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Proms 1955
Máirt 9 Lún 1955
19:30
Prom 15
Royal Albert Hall
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Mikhail Ivanovich Glinka
Ruslan and Lyudmila – overture
Overture
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Concerto in E flat major for two pianos
Hector Berlioz
Symphonie fantastique
Camille Saint‐Saëns
The Carnival of the Animals
César Franck
Le chasseur maudit
interval
Ceoltóirí
Cyril Smith
piano
piano
Phyllis Sellick
piano
piano
London Symphony Orchestra
Basil Cameron
stiúrthóir
stiúrthóir
Cumadóirí
Mikhail Ivanovich Glinka
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Hector Berlioz
Camille Saint‐Saëns
César Franck
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Proms 1955
Céad 10 Lún 1955
19:30
Prom 16
Royal Albert Hall
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Easter Oratorio
Concerto in D minor for two violins, BWV 1043
George Frideric Handel
Messiah (Pt 3, No 48: The trumpet shall sound)
Messiah (Pt 3, No 47: Behold, I Tell you a Mystery)
Johann Sebastian Bach
Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G major
George Frideric Handel
Organ Concerto No. 14 in A major
Proms premiere
Music for the Royal Fireworks – overture (arr. Hamilton Harty)
Music for the Royal Fireworks - No 3. Bourrée (arr. Hamilton Harty)
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)
Ralph Vaughan Williams
Symphony No. 5 in D major
Ceoltóirí
Erich Gruenberg
violin
violin
Manoug Parikian
violin
violin
George Eskdale
trumpet
trumpet
Gwyn Griffiths
bass
bass
Geraint Jones
organ
organ
London Symphony Orchestra
Basil Cameron
stiúrthóir
stiúrthóir
Cumadóirí
Johann Sebastian Bach
George Frideric Handel
Ralph Vaughan Williams
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Proms 1955
Déar 11 Lún 1955
19:30
Prom 17
Royal Albert Hall
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Hector Berlioz
Beatrice and Benedict – overture
Overture
Sergey Rachmaninov
Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor
Richard Strauss
Ein Heldenleben
interval
Jean Sibelius
Symphony No. 7 in C major
Ceoltóirí
Cyril Smith
piano
piano
Paul Beard
violin
violin
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Malcolm Sargent
stiúrthóir
stiúrthóir
Cumadóirí
Hector Berlioz
Sergey Rachmaninov
Richard Strauss
Jean Sibelius
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Proms 1955
Aoine 12 Lún 1955
19:30
Prom 18
Royal Albert Hall
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Ludwig van Beethoven
The Creatures of Prometheus
No. 18 Finale: Allegretto - Allegro molto - Presto Act 2 No. 13
Adelaide, Op 46 (arr. Louis Spohr)
Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major
Symphony No. 7 in A major
Frank Martin
Violin Concerto
Proms premiere
Edward Elgar
Pomp and Circumstance March No. 4 in G major
Ceoltóirí
William Herbert
tenor
tenor
Rosalyn Tureck
piano
piano
Henry Holst
violin
violin
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Malcolm Sargent
stiúrthóir
stiúrthóir
Cumadóirí
Ludwig van Beethoven
Frank Martin
Edward Elgar
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Proms 1955
Sath 13 Lún 1955
19:30
Prom 19
Royal Albert Hall
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Arthur Sullivan
Overture di ballo
Sergey Rachmaninov
Piano Concerto No. 1 in F sharp minor
Paul Dukas
The Sorcerer’s Apprentice
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
Scenes from 'The Song of Hiawatha', Op 30
Hiawatha's Wedding Feast
interval
Georges Bizet
Jeux d'enfants (orchestral version)
Roger Quilter
To Julia, Op 8
Alexander Borodin
Prince Igor
Polovtsian Dances Act 2
Ceoltóirí
Peter Katin
piano
piano
Webster Booth
tenor
tenor
Royal Choral Society
BBC Symphony Chorus
Malcolm Sargent
ceolfhoirnitheoir
stiúrthóir
ceolfhoirnitheoir
stiúrthóir
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Cumadóirí
Arthur Sullivan
Sergey Rachmaninov
Paul Dukas
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
Georges Bizet
Roger Quilter
Alexander Borodin
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Proms 1955
Luan 15 Lún 1955
19:30
Prom 20
Royal Albert Hall
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Orchestral Suite No. 2 in B minor, BWV 1067
Cantata No. 170, ‘Vergnügte Ruh, beliebte Seelenlust’
Keyboard Concerto in D minor, BWV 1052
Brandenburg Concerto No 2 in F major, BWV 1047
interval
Johannes Brahms
Symphony No. 4 in E minor
Ceoltóirí
John Hollingsworth
stiúrthóir
stiúrthóir
Gerald Jackson
flute
flute
Charles Spinks
organ
organ
Nancy Evans
mezzo-soprano
mezzo-soprano
George Malcolm
harpsichord
harpsichord
Terence Macdonagh
oboe
oboe
Harold Jackson
trumpet
trumpet
Arthur Leavins
violin
violin
Basil Cameron
stiúrthóir
stiúrthóir
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Cumadóirí
Johann Sebastian Bach
Johannes Brahms
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Proms 1955
Máirt 16 Lún 1955
19:30
Prom 21
Royal Albert Hall
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Jean Sibelius
Karelia Suite
No. 3 Alla marcia
Lemminkäinen Suite, Op 22
No. 2 The Swan of Tuonela
Lemminkäinen Suite, Op 22
No. 4 Lemminkäinen's Return
Violin Concerto
Symphony No. 5 in E flat major
interval
Malcolm Arnold
Overture 'Tam o'Shanter', Op 51
World premiere
Jules Massenet
La Vierge
Le dernier sommeil de la Vierge
Zoltán Kodály
Háry János - suite
Ceoltóirí
Basil Cameron
stiúrthóir
stiúrthóir
Leonard Brain
cor anglais
cor anglais
Ida Haendel
violin
violin
Malcolm Arnold
stiúrthóir
stiúrthóir
Gilbert Webster
cimbalom
cimbalom
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Cumadóirí
Jean Sibelius
Malcolm Arnold
Jules Massenet
Zoltán Kodály
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Proms 1955
Céad 17 Lún 1955
19:30
Prom 22
Royal Albert Hall
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Antonín Dvořák
8 Slavonic Dances, Op 72
No. 2 in E minor
Cello Concerto in B minor
Symphony No. 7 in D minor
Richard Strauss
Till Eulenspiegel’s Merry Pranks
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
Ceoltóirí
Zara Nelsova
cello
cello
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Malcolm Sargent
stiúrthóir
stiúrthóir
Cumadóirí
Antonín Dvořák
Richard Strauss
Richard Wagner
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Proms 1955
Déar 18 Lún 1955
19:30
Prom 23
Royal Albert Hall
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Pyotr Tchaikovsky
The Sleeping Beauty (Act 1, No 6: Waltz)
Violin Concerto in D major
Symphony No. 5 in E minor
interval
Zoltán Kodály
Concerto for Orchestra
Proms premiere
Richard Wagner
Die Walküre
Walkürenritt (orchestral synthesis) Act 3 Scene 1
Ceoltóirí
Alan Loveday
violin
violin
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Malcolm Sargent
stiúrthóir
stiúrthóir
Cumadóirí
Pyotr Tchaikovsky
Zoltán Kodály
Richard Wagner
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Proms 1955
Aoine 19 Lún 1955
19:30
Prom 24
Royal Albert Hall
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Egmont
No. 1 Overture
Piano Concerto No. 1 in C major
Symphony No. 5 in C minor
interval
John Veale
Panorama
First concert performance in London
Manuel de Falla
El amor brujo
No. 12 Danza del juego de amor
El amor brujo
No. 5 Danza del terror
El amor brujo
No. 8 Danza ritual del fuego
El amor brujo
No. 1 Introduction and Scene
El amor brujo
No. 2 In the Gypsy Cave (Night-time)
El amor brujo
No. 4 The Apparition
El amor brujo
No. 6 The Magic Circle (The Fisherman's Story)
El amor brujo
No. 7 Midnight (Witchcraft)
El amor brujo
No. 9 Scene
El amor brujo
No. 11 Pantomime
El amor brujo
No. 13 Finale: Morning Bells
Ceoltóirí
Malcolm Sargent
stiúrthóir
stiúrthóir
Kendall Taylor
piano
piano
John Hollingsworth
stiúrthóir
stiúrthóir
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Cumadóirí
Ludwig van Beethoven
John Veale
Manuel de Falla
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Proms 1955
Sath 20 Lún 1955
19:30
Prom 25
Royal Albert Hall
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Arthur Sullivan
The Yeomen of the Guard
Overture Proms premiere
The Yeomen of the Guard
Is life a boon? Act 1 No. 7 Proms premiere
The Yeomen of the Guard
Strange Adventure! Act 2 No. 5 Proms premiere
The Yeomen of the Guard
When maiden loves Act 1 No. 1 Proms premiere
The Yeomen of the Guard
Were I thy bride Act 1 No. 13 Proms premiere
The Yeomen of the Guard
'Tis done! I am a bride Act 1 No. 12 Proms premiere
The Yeomen of the Guard
Free from his fetters grim Act 2 No. 4 Proms premiere
Iolanthe
When all night long a chap remains [The Sentry's song] Act 2 No. 1
Iolanthe
Loudly let the trumpet bray [Entrance and March of the Peers] Act 1 No. 6
Iolanthe
When Britain really rul'd the waves Act 2 No. 3
Iolanthe
Overture
The Mikado
Three little maids from school Act 1 No. 7 Proms premiere
The Mikado
The sun whose rays are all ablaze Act 2 No. 2 Proms premiere
The Mikado
Comes a train of little ladies Act 1 No. 6 Proms premiere
The Mikado
Braid the raven hair Act 2 No. 1 Proms premiere
The Mikado
A wand'ring minstrel I Act 1 No. 2 Proms premiere
The Pirates of Penzance - 'Poor wand’ring one…”
Poor wand'ring one Act 1 No. 8
The Gondoliers
List and Learn Act 1 No. 1 Proms premiere
The Gondoliers
Take a pair of sparkling eyes Act 2 No. 3 Proms premiere
The Gondoliers
Dance a Cachucha Act 2 No. 5 Proms premiere
The Gondoliers
When a merry maiden marries Act 1 No. 9a Proms premiere
Roger Quilter
A Children's Overture, Op 17
Edvard Grieg
Two Elegiac Melodies, Op 34
Franz von Suppé
Dichter und Bauer
Overture
Ceoltóirí
Owen Brannigan
bass
bass
Elsie Morison
soprano
soprano
Marjorie Thomas
contralto
contralto
Walter Midgley
tenor
tenor
BBC Singers
BBC Symphony Chorus
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Malcolm Sargent
stiúrthóir
stiúrthóir
Cumadóirí
Arthur Sullivan
Roger Quilter
Edvard Grieg
Franz von Suppé
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Luan 22 Lún 1955
19:30
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Engelbert Humperdinck
Hansel and Gretel
Overture
Robert Schumann
Piano Concerto in A minor
César Franck
Symphony in D minor
interval
Gabriel Fauré
Requiem
Proms premiere
Ceoltóirí
Eileen Joyce
piano
piano
Elsie Morison
soprano
soprano
Frederick Harvey
baritone
baritone
BBC Singers
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Malcolm Sargent
stiúrthóir
stiúrthóir
Cumadóirí
Engelbert Humperdinck
Robert Schumann
César Franck
Gabriel Fauré
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Máirt 23 Lún 1955
19:30
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Johannes Brahms
Hungarian Dance No. 1 in G minor: Allegro molto, WoO 1.1 (orch. Johannes Brahms)
Hungarian Dance No. 6 in D major: Vivace, WoO 1.6 (orch. Albert Parlow)
Felix Mendelssohn
Symphony No 4 in A major 'Italian'
Johannes Brahms
Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major
interval
Ottorino Respighi
La boutique fantasque (suite)
Jean Sibelius
Valse triste
Finlandia
Ceoltóirí
Malcolm Sargent
stiúrthóir
stiúrthóir
Gina Bachauer
piano
piano
John Hollingsworth
stiúrthóir
stiúrthóir
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Cumadóirí
Johannes Brahms
Felix Mendelssohn
Ottorino Respighi
Jean Sibelius
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Céad 24 Lún 1955
19:30
Prom 28
Royal Albert Hall
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Pyotr Tchaikovsky
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
The Maid of Orleans
Recitative & aria 'So wills the Lord!...Farewell you native hills and fields' Act 1 No. 7
Variations on a Rococo Theme for Cello and Orchestra
Symphony No. 4 in F minor
Richard Strauss
Don Quixote, Op 35
Ceoltóirí
Nancy Evans
mezzo-soprano
mezzo-soprano
André Navarra
cello
cello
Kenneth Essex
viola
viola
London Symphony Orchestra
Basil Cameron
stiúrthóir
stiúrthóir
Cumadóirí
Pyotr Tchaikovsky
Richard Strauss
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Déar 25 Lún 1955
19:30
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Royal Albert Hall
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Carl Maria von Weber
Oberon
Overture
Giuseppe Verdi
Simon Boccanegra
No. 1b Aria 'Il lacerato spirito'
Simon Boccanegra
No. 1a Recitative 'A te l'estremo addio'
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor
Claude Debussy
La mer
interval
William Walton
Symphony No. 1 in B flat minor
Ceoltóirí
Michael Langdon
bass
bass
Louis Kentner
piano
piano
London Symphony Orchestra
Basil Cameron
stiúrthóir
stiúrthóir
Cumadóirí
Carl Maria von Weber
Giuseppe Verdi
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Claude Debussy
William Walton
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Aoine 26 Lún 1955
19:30
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Royal Albert Hall
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Overture ‘Coriolan’
Violin Concerto in D major
Symphony No. 4 in B flat major
Sergey Prokofiev
Piano Concerto No 2 in G minor
First concert performance in England
Arnold Bax
Overture to a Picaresque Comedy
Ceoltóirí
Ida Haendel
violin
violin
Kyla Greenbaum
piano
piano
London Symphony Orchestra
Basil Cameron
stiúrthóir
stiúrthóir
Cumadóirí
Ludwig van Beethoven
Sergey Prokofiev
Arnold Bax
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Sath 27 Lún 1955
19:30
Prom 31
Royal Albert Hall
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Alexander Borodin
Prince Igor
Overture
Cedric Thorpe Davie
Diversions on a Tune by Dr. Arne
World premiere
Max Bruch
Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor
Pyotr Tchaikovsky
Marche slave, Op 31
Antonín Dvořák
Symphony No. 9 in E minor, ‘From the New World’
Ceoltóirí
Ralph Holmes
violin
violin
National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain
Adrian Boult
stiúrthóir
stiúrthóir
Cumadóirí
Alexander Borodin
Cedric Thorpe Davie
Max Bruch
Pyotr Tchaikovsky
Antonín Dvořák
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Luan 29 Lún 1955
19:30
Prom 32
Royal Albert Hall
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Richard Wagner
The Mastersingers of Nuremberg
No. 1 Prelude Act 1
Ralph Vaughan Williams
Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis
Claude Debussy
Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune
Jean Sibelius
Symphony No. 2 in D major
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Symphony No 29 in A major, K 201
Maurice Ravel
Mother Goose – suite
Emmanuel Chabrier
España
Ceoltóirí
John Barbirolli
stiúrthóir
stiúrthóir
Hallé (pre-2003, Hallé Orchestra)
Cumadóirí
Richard Wagner
Ralph Vaughan Williams
Claude Debussy
Jean Sibelius
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Maurice Ravel
Emmanuel Chabrier
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Máirt 30 Lún 1955
19:30
Prom 33
Royal Albert Hall
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Hector Berlioz
Overture ‘Le carnaval romain’
Felix Mendelssohn
Violin Concerto in E minor
Edward Elgar
Symphony No. 1 in A flat major
Jacques Ibert
Divertissement
Maurice Ravel
Daphnis and Chloe – Suite No. 2
Ceoltóirí
Endre Wolf
violin
violin
John Barbirolli
stiúrthóir
stiúrthóir
Hallé (pre-2003, Hallé Orchestra)
Cumadóirí
Hector Berlioz
Felix Mendelssohn
Edward Elgar
Jacques Ibert
Maurice Ravel
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Céad 31 Lún 1955
19:30
Prom 34
Royal Albert Hall
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Franz Schubert
Die Zauberharfe, D 644
Overture
Symphony No 5 in B flat major
Johannes Brahms
Piano Concerto No 1 in D minor
Symphony No. 3 in F major
Ceoltóirí
Iso Elinson
piano
piano
John Barbirolli
stiúrthóir
stiúrthóir
Hallé (pre-2003, Hallé Orchestra)
Cumadóirí
Franz Schubert
Johannes Brahms
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Déar 1 MFómh 1955
19:30
Prom 35
Royal Albert Hall
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Richard Wagner
The Flying Dutchman
Overture
Die Walküre
Act 1 Scene 3
Götterdämmerung
No. 37 Trauermusik Act 3 Scene 2
Götterdämmerung
No. 40 Starke Scheite Act 3 Scene 3
Götterdämmerung
Dawn and Siegfried's Rhine Journey (abridged concert version)
Richard Strauss
Die Liebe der Danae, Op 83
Symphonic Fragment (arr. C. Krauss) Proms premiere
Death and Transfiguration
Ceoltóirí
Ludwig Suthaus
Siegmund
Siegmund
Sylvia Fisher
Sieglinde
Brünnhilde
Sieglinde
Brünnhilde
Clemens Krauss
cóiritheoir
cóiritheoir
John Barbirolli
stiúrthóir
stiúrthóir
Hallé (pre-2003, Hallé Orchestra)
Cumadóirí
Richard Wagner
Richard Strauss
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Aoine 2 MFómh 1955
19:30
Prom 36
Royal Albert Hall
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Overture 'Leonore' No. 3
Symphony No. 2 in D major
Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major, ‘Emperor’
Geoffrey Bush
Overture 'Yorick'
Proms premiere
William Alwyn
Autumn Legend
London premiere
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. 4 Farandole
Ceoltóirí
Denis Matthews
piano
piano
Roger Winfield
cor anglais
cor anglais
John Barbirolli
stiúrthóir
stiúrthóir
Hallé (pre-2003, Hallé Orchestra)
Cumadóirí
Ludwig van Beethoven
Geoffrey Bush
William Alwyn
Georges Bizet
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Sath 3 MFómh 1955
19:30
Prom 37
Royal Albert Hall
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Franz von Suppé
Pique Dame
Overture
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Eine kleine Nachtmusik
Franz Schubert
Rosamunde, Fürstin von Zypern, D 797
No. 6 Entr'acte No. 3 in B flat major: Andantino
Rosamunde, Fürstin von Zypern, D 797
No. 10 Ballet No. 2 in G major: Andantino
Joseph Haydn
Symphony No. 88 in G major
Johann Strauss II
Fledermaus-Polka, Op 362
Overture
Emperor Waltz
Annen-Polka, Op 117
Perpetuum mobile, Op 257
Richard Strauss
Der Rosenkavalier – suite
Ceoltóirí
John Barbirolli
stiúrthóir
stiúrthóir
Hallé (pre-2003, Hallé Orchestra)
Cumadóirí
Franz von Suppé
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Franz Schubert
Joseph Haydn
Johann Strauss II
Richard Strauss
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Luan 5 MFómh 1955
19:30
Prom 38
Royal Albert Hall
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Idomeneo, rè di Creta, Suite, K 366 (arr. Ferruccio Busoni)
Symphony No. 40 in G minor
Richard Strauss
Don Juan
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Concerto No 14 in E flat major, K449
Aria with recitative 'Bella mia fiamma...Resta, o cara', K 528
Richard Strauss
Four Songs, Op. 27
No. 4 Morgen!
5 Songs, Op 41
No. 1 Wiegenlied
Four Songs, Op. 27
No. 2 Cäcilie
Ceoltóirí
Denis Matthews
piano
piano
Hilde Zadek
soprano
soprano
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Malcolm Sargent
stiúrthóir
stiúrthóir
Cumadóirí
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Richard Strauss
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Máirt 6 MFómh 1955
19:30
Prom 39
Royal Albert Hall
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Orchestral Suite No 3 in D major, BWV 1068
Cantata No. 154, 'Mein liebster Jesus ist verloren', BWV 154
Jesu, lass dich finden
Magnificat in D major
Esurientes implevit bonis
Violin Concerto in E major
Ralph Vaughan Williams
Symphony No. 6 in E minor
Ernest Chausson
Poème
Edvard Grieg
Lyric Suite, Op 54
Ceoltóirí
Helen Watts
contralto
contralto
Szymon Goldberg
violin
violin
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Malcolm Sargent
stiúrthóir
stiúrthóir
Cumadóirí
Johann Sebastian Bach
Ralph Vaughan Williams
Ernest Chausson
Edvard Grieg
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Céad 7 MFómh 1955
19:30
Prom 40
Royal Albert Hall
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Gioachino Rossini
Semiramide
Overture
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Horn Concerto No. 2 in E flat major, K417
Edward Elgar
Symphony No. 2 in E flat major
Benjamin Britten
Serenade for tenor, horn and strings
interval
Gian Carlo Menotti
Amelia al ballo
Overture First concert performance in England
Ceoltóirí
Malcolm Sargent
stiúrthóir
stiúrthóir
Dennis Brain
horn
horn
John Hollingsworth
stiúrthóir
stiúrthóir
Peter Pears
tenor
tenor
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Cumadóirí
Gioachino Rossini
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Edward Elgar
Benjamin Britten
Gian Carlo Menotti
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Déar 8 MFómh 1955
19:30
Prom 41
Royal Albert Hall
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Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
The Maid of Pskov
Overture
Sergey Rachmaninov
Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini
Dmitry Shostakovich
Symphony No. 10 in E minor
Proms premiere
Alexander Borodin
Prince Igor
Aria 'No sleep, no rest' Act 2
Igor Stravinsky
The Firebird – suite (revised version, 1919)
Ceoltóirí
Benno Moiseiwitsch
piano
piano
Alfred Orda
baritone
baritone
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Malcolm Sargent
stiúrthóir
stiúrthóir
Cumadóirí
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Sergey Rachmaninov
Dmitry Shostakovich
Alexander Borodin
Igor Stravinsky
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Aoine 9 MFómh 1955
19:30
Prom 42
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No. 1 in C major
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Concerto No. 23 in A major
Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No 8 in F major
Gordon Jacob
Cello Concerto
World premiere
Franz Liszt
Symphonic Poem No. 3 'Les Préludes', S 97
interval
interval
Ceoltóirí
Myra Hess
piano
piano
Florence Hooton
cello
cello
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
Charles Groves
stiúrthóir
stiúrthóir
Cumadóirí
Ludwig van Beethoven
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Gordon Jacob
Franz Liszt
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Sath 10 MFómh 1955
19:30
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Otto Nicolai
Die lustigen Weiber von Windsor
Overture
Giuseppe Verdi
Falstaff
È sogno o realtà? Act 2 Scene 1
Frederick Delius
Brigg Fair
Sergey Rachmaninov
Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor
interval
Pyotr Tchaikovsky
Capriccio italien, Op 45
Joaquín Rodrigo
Concierto de Aranjuez
Proms premiere
Jaromír Weinberger
Schwanda the Bagpiper
Polka Act 1
Schwanda the Bagpiper
Fugue Act 2
Ceoltóirí
Redvers Llewellyn
baritone
baritone
Dario Raucea
piano
piano
Julian Bream
guitar
guitar
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
Charles Groves
stiúrthóir
stiúrthóir
Cumadóirí
Otto Nicolai
Giuseppe Verdi
Frederick Delius
Sergey Rachmaninov
Pyotr Tchaikovsky
Joaquín Rodrigo
Jaromír Weinberger
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Luan 12 MFómh 1955
19:30
Prom 44
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George Frideric Handel
Water Music Suite (arr. Hamilton Harty)
No. 1 Allegro
Water Music Suite (arr. Hamilton Harty)
No. 2 Air
Water Music Suite (arr. Hamilton Harty)
No. 3 Bourrée
Water Music Suite (arr. Hamilton Harty)
No. 4 Hornpipe
Water Music Suite (arr. Hamilton Harty)
No. 6 Allegro deciso
Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major
Edmund Rubbra
Symphony No. 6, Op 80
Proms premiere
Alexander Brott
A Royal Tribute to Queen Elizabeth II
First performance in England
Antonín Dvořák
Symphonic Variations, Op 78
Ceoltóirí
Malcolm Sargent
stiúrthóir
stiúrthóir
Myra Hess
piano
piano
Alexander Brott
stiúrthóir
stiúrthóir
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Cumadóirí
George Frideric Handel
Ludwig van Beethoven
Edmund Rubbra
Alexander Brott
Antonín Dvořák
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Máirt 13 MFómh 1955
19:30
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Ralph Vaughan Williams
The Wasps – overture
Frederick Delius
Piano Concerto in C minor
Gustav Holst
The Planets
interval
Antonín Dvořák
Symphony No. 8 in G major
Ceoltóirí
Malcolm Sargent
stiúrthóir
stiúrthóir
Benno Moiseiwitsch
piano
piano
BBC Singers (1924-34, Wireless Chorus; 1935-8, 1942-3, 1946-72, BBC Chorus) (women's voices)
John Hollingsworth
stiúrthóir
stiúrthóir
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Cumadóirí
Ralph Vaughan Williams
Frederick Delius
Gustav Holst
Antonín Dvořák
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Céad 14 MFómh 1955
19:30
Prom 46
Royal Albert Hall
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
The Magic Flute (Overture)
Symphony No. 35 in D major, ‘Haffner’
Exsultate, jubilate
Johannes Brahms
Double Concerto
interval
interval
Johannes Brahms
Symphony No. 2 in D major
Ceoltóirí
Ilse Hollweg
soprano
soprano
Jean Pougnet
violin
violin
Anthony Pini
cello
cello
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Adrian Boult
stiúrthóir
stiúrthóir
Cumadóirí
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Johannes Brahms
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Déar 15 MFómh 1955
19:30
Prom 47
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Felix Mendelssohn
A Midsummer Night's Dream – overture
Alban Berg
Violin Concerto
Proms premiere
Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No. 7 in A major
Claude Debussy
Rapsodie
Proms premiere
Edward Elgar
‘Enigma’ Variations
Ceoltóirí
André Gertler
violin
violin
Walter Lear
saxophone
saxophone
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Adrian Boult
stiúrthóir
stiúrthóir
Cumadóirí
Felix Mendelssohn
Alban Berg
Ludwig van Beethoven
Claude Debussy
Edward Elgar
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Aoine 16 MFómh 1955
19:30
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Christoph Willibald Gluck
Alceste - Overture
Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No. 9 in D minor, ‘Choral’
William Walton
The Wise Virgins, suite
John Ireland
These Things Shall Be
Ceoltóirí
Malcolm Sargent
stiúrthóir
stiúrthóir
Norma Procter
contralto
contralto
Jennifer Vyvyan
soprano
soprano
Trevor Anthony
bass
bass
James Johnston
tenor
tenor
Royal Choral Society
BBC Symphony Chorus
John Hollingsworth
stiúrthóir
stiúrthóir
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Cumadóirí
Christoph Willibald Gluck
Ludwig van Beethoven
William Walton
John Ireland
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Sath 17 MFómh 1955
19:30
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Edward Elgar
Overture ‘Cockaigne (In London Town)’
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
The Golden Cockerel
Introduction and Wedding March
John Ireland
Piano Concerto
Carl Maria von Weber
Symphony No. 1 in C major, J50, Op 19
First concert performance in England
interval
Edward Elgar
Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1 in D major (‘Land of Hope and Glory’)
Hector Berlioz
The damnation of Faust - Marche hongroise
The damnation of Faust - Menuet des follets
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. 3 The Saucy Arethusa
Fantasia on British Sea-Songs
No. 4 Tom Bowling
Thomas Arne
Rule, Britannia!
Hubert Parry
Jerusalem (orch. Elgar)
Unknown
National Anthem
Ceoltóirí
Malcolm Sargent
stiúrthóir
stiúrthóir
Basil Cameron
stiúrthóir
stiúrthóir
Gina Bachauer
piano
piano
Constance Shacklock
mezzo-soprano
mezzo-soprano
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Cumadóirí
Edward Elgar
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
John Ireland
Carl Maria von Weber
Hector Berlioz
Henry Wood
Thomas Arne
Hubert Parry
Unknown
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