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Fri 17 Jul 1970
19:30
Prom 01 - First Night of the Proms 1970
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Olivier Messiaen
La Transfiguration de Notre Seigneur Jésus-Christ
UK premiere
Performers
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Serge Baudo
conductor
conductor
Maurice Gendron
cello
cello
Douglas Whittaker
flute
flute
Colin Bradbury
clarinet
clarinet
Jacques Delécluse
vibraphone
vibraphone
Yvonne Loriod
piano
piano
Francis Brana
marimba
marimba
Alain Jacquet
xylorimba
xylorimba
BBC Singers (1924-34, Wireless Chorus; 1935-8, 1942-3, 1946-72, BBC Chorus)
BBC Symphony Chorus (pre-1932, National Chorus; 1933-4, BBC Chorus; 1935-77, BBC Choral Society)
Composers
Olivier Messiaen
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Sat 18 Jul 1970
19:30
Prom 02
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
The Magic Flute (Overture)
Gustav Mahler
Songs of a Wayfarer
Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No. 4 in B flat major
Frédéric Chopin
Piano Concerto No 2 in F minor
Igor Stravinsky
The Firebird – suite (revised version, 1919)
Performers
Sybil Michelow
contralto
contralto
Rafael Orozco
piano
piano
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
George Hurst
conductor
conductor
Composers
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Gustav Mahler
Ludwig van Beethoven
Frédéric Chopin
Igor Stravinsky
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Mon 20 Jul 1970
19:30
Prom 03
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Arthur Bliss
Music for Strings
Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major, ‘Emperor’
Johannes Brahms
Symphony No. 4 in E minor
Performers
Misha Dichter
piano
piano
James Loughran
conductor
conductor
Philharmonia Orchestra (1964-77, New Philharmonia Orchestra)
Composers
Arthur Bliss
Ludwig van Beethoven
Johannes Brahms
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Tue 21 Jul 1970
19:30
Prom 04
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Franz Schubert
Piano Trio No 1 in B flat major
Proms premiere
Richard Wagner
Tristan and Isolde
Act 3 Proms premiere
Performers
Beaux Arts Trio
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Colin Davis
conductor
conductor
Janet Coster
Brangäne
Brangäne
Robert Tear
Shepherd
Shepherd
Kenneth Bowen
Melot
Melot
Amy Shuard
Isolde
Isolde
Michael Langdon
King Mark
King Mark
Donald Bell
Kurwenal
Kurwenal
Ronald Dowd
Tristan
Tristan
John Noble
Steersman
Steersman
Composers
Franz Schubert
Richard Wagner
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Wed 22 Jul 1970
19:30
Prom 05
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
William Byrd
Haec dies
Proms premiere
Ave verum corpus
Proms premiere
Laudate, pueri, Dominum
Proms premiere
Vide, Domine, afflictionem nostram
Proms premiere
Edward Elgar
The Dream of Gerontius
Performers
Michael Howard
conductor
conductor
Cantores in Ecclesia
Adrian Boult
conductor
conductor
John Mitchinson
tenor
tenor
Alfreda Hodgson
mezzo-soprano
mezzo-soprano
Forbes Robinson
bass
bass
Philharmonia Chorus
Philharmonia Orchestra
Composers
William Byrd
Edward Elgar
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Thu 23 Jul 1970
19:30
Prom 06
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Roberto Gerhard
Epithalamion
Proms premiere
Ludwig van Beethoven
Violin Concerto in D major
Charles Ives
Tone Roads No. 1
Proms premiere
The Pond
Proms premiere
Tone Roads No. 3
Proms premiere
Symphony No 4
Performers
Sir Edward Downes
conductor
conductor
Ida Haendel
violin
violin
Lawrence Foster
conductor
conductor
Veronica Lucas
soprano
soprano
Michael Rose
associate conductor
associate conductor
Roger Smalley
piano
piano
BBC Singers
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Composers
Roberto Gerhard
Ludwig van Beethoven
Charles Ives
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Fri 24 Jul 1970
19:30
Prom 07
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Franz Schubert
Symphony No. 8 in B minor, ‘Unfinished’
Benjamin Britten
Violin Concerto
Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No. 7 in A major
Performers
Марк Давыдович Лубоцкий
violin
violin
BBC Symphony Orchestra
James Loughran
conductor
conductor
Composers
Franz Schubert
Benjamin Britten
Ludwig van Beethoven
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Sat 25 Jul 1970
19:30
Prom 08
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Franz Schubert
3 Marche militaires (No 1 in D major)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Clarinet Concerto in A major
Kurt Weill
Der Lindberghflug
- Original title is 'Der Lindberghflug'. This performance was given under the title 'Der Ozeanflug' (as requested by Brecht in 1950). UK premiere
Franz Liszt
Piano Concerto No. 2 in A major
Richard Wagner
Tannhäuser
No. 1 Overture
Tannhäuser
No. 2 Venusberg Music Act 1 Scene 1
Performers
Jack Brymer
clarinet
clarinet
Robert Tear
tenor
tenor
Stafford Dean
bass
bass
Neil Howlett
baritone
baritone
BBC Singers
Wandsworth School Boys’ Choir
John Ogdon
piano
piano
BBC Singers (1924-34, Wireless Chorus; 1935-8, 1942-3, 1946-72, BBC Chorus) (women's voices)
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Sir Colin Davis
conductor
conductor
Composers
Franz Schubert
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Kurt Weill
Franz Liszt
Richard Wagner
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Mon 27 Jul 1970
19:30
Prom 09
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Ralph Vaughan Williams
Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis
William Walton
Cello Concerto
Edward Elgar
Symphony No. 1 in A flat major
Performers
Maurice Gendron
cello
cello
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Adrian Boult
conductor
conductor
Composers
Ralph Vaughan Williams
William Walton
Edward Elgar
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Tue 28 Jul 1970
19:30
Prom 10
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Ludwig van Beethoven
Egmont - overture
No. 1 Overture
Sergey Prokofiev
Piano Concerto No 1 in D flat major
Joseph Haydn
Symphony No. 104 in D major, 'London'
Sebastian Forbes
Essay
World premiere
Johannes Brahms
Symphony No. 2 in D major
Performers
Meredith Davies
conductor
conductor
Michael Rose
conductor
conductor
John Lill
piano
piano
Gervase de Peyer
clarinet
clarinet
BBC Training Orchestra
Composers
Ludwig van Beethoven
Sergey Prokofiev
Joseph Haydn
Sebastian Forbes
Johannes Brahms
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Wed 29 Jul 1970
19:30
Prom 11
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Der Schauspieldirektor, K 486
Proms premiere
Symphony No 32 in G major, K 318
Zaide, K 344
- The performance ended by repeating the opening chorus Proms premiere
Performers
Alexander Young
Herr Vogelsang
Gomatz
Herr Vogelsang
Gomatz
Michael Rippon
Buff
Allazim
Buff
Allazim
Rhonda Bruce
Madame Herz
Madame Herz
Annon Lee Silver
Mademoiselle Silberklang
Zaide
Mademoiselle Silberklang
Zaide
Noel Davis
harpsichord
harpsichord
Ian Partridge
Slave
Zaram
Slave
Zaram
Hugh Beresford
Sultan Soliman
Sultan Soliman
Delme Bryn-Jones
Osmin
Osmin
Courtney Kenny
harpsichord
harpsichord
BBC Singers (1924-34, Wireless Chorus; 1935-8, 1942-3, 1946-72, BBC Chorus) (men's voices)
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Charles Mackerras
conductor
conductor
Composers
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
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Thu 30 Jul 1970
19:30
Prom 12
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Johann Sebastian Bach
Orchestral Suite No. 4 in D major, BWV 1069
Francesco Landini
La bionda treccia
Proms premiere
Questa fanciulla, Amor
Proms premiere
Anon.
Lamento di Tristano
Proms premiere
Trotto
Proms premiere
Francesco Landini
Deh, dimmi tu
Proms premiere
Antonio Zacara da Teramo
Rosetta
Proms premiere
Giovanni da Firenze
Con bracchi assai
Proms premiere
Anon.
Istampitta Ghaetta
Proms premiere
Francesco Landini
Giunta vaga biltà
Proms premiere
Ecco la primavera
Proms premiere
Johann Sebastian Bach
Brandenburg Concerto No 2 in F major, BWV 1047
Elliott Carter
Double Concerto
First UK concert performance
Johann Sebastian Bach
Orchestral Suite No 3 in D major, BWV 1068
Performers
Emanuel Hurwitz
violin/director
violin/director
Hurwitz Chamber Orchestra
David Munrow
medieval wind instruments/director
director
medieval wind instruments/director
director
Early Music Consort of London
Nigel Rogers
tenor
tenor
James Bowman
counter-tenor
counter-tenor
Martyn Hill
tenor
tenor
Christopher Hogwood
organ
organ
Alan Lumsden
sackbut
sackbut
Neil Black
oboe
oboe
William Bennett
flute
flute
David Mason
trumpet
trumpet
Frederik Prausnitz
conductor
conductor
Charles Rosen
piano
piano
Paul Jacobs
harpsichord
harpsichord
Composers
Johann Sebastian Bach
Francesco Landini
Anon.
Antonio Zacara da Teramo
Giovanni da Firenze
Elliott Carter
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Fri 31 Jul 1970
19:30
Prom 13
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Johannes Brahms
Liebeslieder Waltzes, Op 52 (version with orchestra)
No. 1 Rede, Mädchen, allzu liebes
Liebeslieder Waltzes, Op 52 (version with orchestra)
No. 2 Am Gesteine rauscht die Flut
Liebeslieder Waltzes, Op 52 (version with orchestra)
No. 4 Wie des Abends schöne Röte
Neue Liebeslieder Waltzes, Op 65
No. 9 Nagen am Herzen
Liebeslieder Waltzes, Op 52 (version with orchestra)
No. 8 Wenn so lind dein Auge mir
Liebeslieder Waltzes, Op 52 (version with orchestra)
No. 9 Am Donaustrande
Liebeslieder Waltzes, Op 52 (version with orchestra)
No. 11 Nein, es ist nicht auszukommen
Violin Concerto in D major
Clarinet Quintet in B minor
Proms premiere
Variations on the St Anthony Chorale
Performers
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Adrian Boult
conductor
conductor
Norma Burrowes
soprano
soprano
Margaret Cable
mezzo-soprano
mezzo-soprano
Ian Partridge
tenor
tenor
Benjamin Luxon
baritone
baritone
Erich Gruenberg
violin
violin
Dame Thea King
clarinet
clarinet
Aeolian Quartet
Composers
Johannes Brahms
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Sat 1 Aug 1970
19:30
Prom 14
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Edward Elgar
Overture 'Froissart', Op 19
Jean Sibelius
Violin Concerto
William Walton
Henry V
Antonín Dvořák
Symphony No. 9 in E minor, ‘From the New World’
Performers
Iona Brown
violin
violin
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Norman Del Mar
conductor
conductor
Composers
Edward Elgar
Jean Sibelius
William Walton
Antonín Dvořák
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Sun 2 Aug 1970
19:00
Prom 15
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
George Frideric Handel
Messiah
Performers
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Sir Colin Davis
conductor
conductor
Sheila Armstrong
soprano
soprano
Robert Tear
tenor
tenor
Charles Spinks
organ
organ
Helen Watts
contralto
contralto
John Shirley-Quirk
baritone
baritone
John Constable
harpsichord
harpsichord
BBC Singers (1924-34, Wireless Chorus; 1935-8, 1942-3, 1946-72, BBC Chorus)
Composers
George Frideric Handel
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Mon 3 Aug 1970
19:30
Prom 16
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Felix Mendelssohn
Symphony No 4 in A major 'Italian'
Maurice Ravel
Piano Concerto for the Left Hand
Franz Schubert
Symphony No. 9 in C major, ‘Great’
Performers
Vlado Perlemuter
piano
piano
London Symphony Orchestra
John Pritchard
conductor
conductor
Composers
Felix Mendelssohn
Maurice Ravel
Franz Schubert
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Tue 4 Aug 1970
19:30
Prom 17
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Arnold Schoenberg
Pierrot lunaire
Proms premiere
Gustav Mahler
Symphony No. 5 in C sharp minor
Performers
Claude Helffer
piano
piano
BBC Symphony Orchestra (members)
Marie-Thérèse Escribano
reciter
reciter
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Pierre Boulez
conductor
conductor
Composers
Arnold Schoenberg
Gustav Mahler
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Wed 5 Aug 1970
19:30
Prom 18
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
George Frideric Handel
Music for the Royal Fireworks
Michael Tippett
Fantasia Concertante on a Theme of Corelli
Henry Purcell
Hail, bright Cecilia, Z 328
Proms premiere
Performers
Raymond Leppard
conductor
conductor
Charles Spinks
harpsichord
harpsichord
Michael Tippett
conductor
conductor
Kenneth Heath
cello
cello
José‐Luis García
violin
violin
John Tunnell
violin
violin
Benjamin Luxon
baritone
baritone
Kenneth Bowen
tenor
tenor
James Bowman
counter-tenor
counter-tenor
April Cantelo
soprano
soprano
Paul Esswood
counter-tenor
counter-tenor
Neil Howlett
baritone
baritone
Leslie Pearson
organ
organ
BBC Singers
English Chamber Orchestra
Composers
George Frideric Handel
Michael Tippett
Henry Purcell
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Thu 6 Aug 1970
19:30
Prom 19
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Richard Wagner
Siegfried Idyll
Ludwig van Beethoven
Concert aria ‘Ah! perfido’
Anton Bruckner
Symphony No. 7 in E major
Performers
Heather Harper
soprano
soprano
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Reginald Goodall
conductor
conductor
Composers
Richard Wagner
Ludwig van Beethoven
Anton Bruckner
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Fri 7 Aug 1970
19:30
Prom 20
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Joseph Haydn
Symphony No. 87 in A major
Hector Berlioz
Roméo et Juliette (La Reine Mab)
Roméo et Juliette (Scène d'amour)
William Walton
Symphony No. 1 in B flat minor
Performers
London Symphony Orchestra
André Previn
conductor
conductor
Composers
Joseph Haydn
Hector Berlioz
William Walton
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Sat 8 Aug 1970
19:30
Prom 21
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
William Boyce
Symphony No. 5 in D major, Op 2.5
Proms premiere
Lord Berners
A Wedding Bouquet
Proms premiere
Edward Elgar
‘Enigma’ Variations
Malcolm Arnold
Horn Concerto No. 2
Proms premiere
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. 1
No. 4 Tango-Pasodoble
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
Benjamin Britten
The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra
Performers
BBC Singers
Alan Civil
horn
horn
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Malcolm Arnold
conductor
conductor
Composers
William Boyce
Lord Berners
Edward Elgar
Malcolm Arnold
William Walton
Benjamin Britten
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Mon 10 Aug 1970
19:30
Prom 22
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Igor Stravinsky
The Firebird Suite
Béla Bartók
Piano Concerto No 2
Maurice Ravel
Daphnis and Chloe
Performers
Anda Géza
piano
piano
BBC Singers
BBC Symphony Chorus
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Pierre Boulez
conductor
conductor
Composers
Igor Stravinsky
Béla Bartók
Maurice Ravel
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Tue 11 Aug 1970
19:00
Prom 23
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Eugene Onegin
Proms premiere
Performers
London Philharmonic Orchestra
John Pritchard
conductor
conductor
Pamela Bowden
Larina
Larina
Elisabeth Söderström
Tatyana
Tatyana
Hugues Cuénod
Monsieur Triquet
Monsieur Triquet
Richard Allan
Zaretsky
Zaretsky
Wieslaw Ochman
Lensky
Lensky
Nikola Vassilev
Eugene Onegin
Eugene Onegin
Alexandrina Milcheva
Olga
Olga
Dimiter Petkov
Gremin
Gremin
Virginia Popova
Filipyevna
Filipyevna
Anthony I Williams
Petrovich
Petrovich
Terry Jenkins
Peasant
Peasant
Glyndebourne Chorus (formerly Glyndebourne Festival Chorus)
Composers
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
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Wed 12 Aug 1970
19:30
Prom 24
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Hector Berlioz
Tristia, Op 18
No. 3 Marche funèbre pour la dernière scène d'Hamlet Proms premiere
Les nuits d'été
Ludwig van Beethoven
Choral Fantasy
Symphony No. 6 in F major, ‘Pastoral’
Performers
BBC Symphony Chorus
Heather Harper
soprano
soprano
Michael Roll
piano
piano
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Sir Colin Davis
conductor
conductor
Composers
Hector Berlioz
Ludwig van Beethoven
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Thu 13 Aug 1970
19:00
Prom 25
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Johann Sebastian Bach
Cantata 'Wir danken dir, Gott, wir danken dir', BWV 29 – Sinfonia (arr. A. Guilmant)
Concerto for Three Keyboards in C major, BWV 1064
Cantata No. 116, 'Du Friedefürst, Herr Jesu Christ', BWV 116
Proms premiere
Partita for Keyboard No. 4 in D major, BWV 828
Brandenburg Concerto No 4 in G major, BWV 1049
Performers
Christopher Hogwood
harpsichord
organ
harpsichord
organ
Neville Marriner
conductor
conductor
Simon Preston
organ
harpsichord
organ
harpsichord
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Philip Ledger
harpsichord
harpsichord
Ian Partridge
tenor
tenor
Ilse Wolf
soprano
soprano
James Bowman
counter-tenor
counter-tenor
Christopher Keyte
bass
bass
BBC Singers
André Tchaikowsky
piano
piano
David Munrow
recorder
recorder
Alan Loveday
violin
violin
John II Turner
recorder
recorder
Composers
Johann Sebastian Bach
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22:00
Prom 26
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Terry Riley
Keyboard Studies
Proms premiere
Tim Souster
Triple Music II
World premiere
Mike Ratledge
Out-Bloody-Rageous
- The members of Soft Machine at this concert were Elton Dean, Hugh Hopper, Mike Ratledge and Robert Wyatt. Proms premiere
Hugh Hopper
Facelift
- The members of Soft Machine at this concert were Elton Dean, Hugh Hopper, Mike Ratledge and Robert Wyatt. Proms premiere
Mike Ratledge
Esther's Nose Job
- The members of Soft Machine at this concert were Elton Dean, Hugh Hopper, Mike Ratledge and Robert Wyatt. Proms premiere
Performers
Mike Ratledge
electric piano
electric piano
Intermodulation
BBC Symphony Orchestra
David Atherton
conductor
conductor
Elgar Howarth
conductor
conductor
Justin Connolly
conductor
conductor
Soft Machine
Composers
Terry Riley
Tim Souster
Mike Ratledge
Hugh Hopper
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Fri 14 Aug 1970
19:30
Prom 27
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Ludwig van Beethoven
33 Variations on a Waltz by Diabelli, Op 120
Proms premiere
Symphony No. 3 in E flat major, ‘Eroica’
Performers
Alfred Brendel
piano
piano
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Colin Davis
conductor
conductor
Composers
Ludwig van Beethoven
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Sat 15 Aug 1970
19:30
Prom 28
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Felix Mendelssohn
Overture 'Ruy Blas'
Richard Strauss
Serenade in E flat major, Op 7
Robert Schumann
Piano Concerto in A minor
Lennox Berkeley
Mont Juic: Suite of Catalan Dances
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Symphony No. 4 in F minor
Performers
Ann Schein
piano
piano
Bryden Thomson
conductor
conductor
BBC Philharmonic (pre-1983, BBC Northern SO; 1983-91, BBC Philharmonic Orchestra)
Composers
Felix Mendelssohn
Richard Strauss
Robert Schumann
Lennox Berkeley
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
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Mon 17 Aug 1970
19:30
Prom 29
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Benjamin Britten
Les illuminations
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Concerto No. 15 in B flat major, K450
Anthony Milner
Roman Spring, Op 27
Proms premiere
Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No. 5 in C minor
Performers
Colin Davis
conductor
conductor
Heather Harper
soloist
soloist
Geoffrey Tozer
piano
piano
Peter Gellhorn
conductor
conductor
Philip Langridge
tenor
tenor
Rhonda Bruce
soprano
soprano
BBC Singers
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Composers
Benjamin Britten
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Anthony Milner
Ludwig van Beethoven
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Tue 18 Aug 1970
19:30
Prom 30
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Claudio Monteverdi
Dixit Dominus [II], SV 264
Confitebor tibi Domine [III], SV 267
Laudate Dominum omnes gentes [I], SV 272
Proms premiere
Christe Redemptor omnium
Proms premiere
Hodie Christus natus est, SV 218
Proms premiere
Magnificat [I], SV 281
Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor
Igor Stravinsky
Petrushka (1947 version)
Performers
Denis Stevens
conductor
conductor
Ambrosian Singers
Accademia Monteverdiana
Ambrosian Consort
Roy Jesson
organ
organ
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Colin Davis
conductor
conductor
Vladimir Ashkenazy
piano
piano
Ernest Lush
piano
piano
Composers
Claudio Monteverdi
Ludwig van Beethoven
Igor Stravinsky
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Wed 19 Aug 1970
19:30
Prom 31
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Giovanni Battista Pergolesi
Stabat mater
Proms premiere
George Frideric Handel
Water Music Suite No. 1 in F major
Francesco Cavalli
Magnificat
Proms premiere
Johann Sebastian Bach
Brandenburg Concerto No 5 in D major, BWV 1050
Performers
Raymond Leppard
conductor
harpsichord/director
conductor
harpsichord/director
Heather Harper
soprano
soprano
Helen Watts
contralto
contralto
BBC Singers (1924-34, Wireless Chorus; 1935-8, 1942-3, 1946-72, BBC Chorus) (women's voices)
BBC Singers
Richard Adeney
flute
flute
Kenneth Sillito
violin
violin
English Chamber Orchestra
Composers
Giovanni Battista Pergolesi
George Frideric Handel
Francesco Cavalli
Johann Sebastian Bach
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Thu 20 Aug 1970
19:30
Prom 32
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Mikhail Ivanovich Glinka
Ruslan and Lyudmila – overture
Overture
Sergei Rachmaninov
Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor
Dmitry Shostakovich
Symphony No 8 in C minor
Performers
Peter Katin
piano
piano
London Philharmonic Orchestra
John Pritchard
conductor
conductor
Composers
Mikhail Ivanovich Glinka
Sergei Rachmaninov
Dmitry Shostakovich
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Fri 21 Aug 1970
19:30
Prom 33
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Franz Schubert
Symphony No 3 in D major
Johannes Brahms
Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major
Antonín Dvořák
Symphony No. 7 in D minor
Performers
Gina Bachauer
piano
piano
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Sir Colin Davis
conductor
conductor
Composers
Franz Schubert
Johannes Brahms
Antonín Dvořák
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Sat 22 Aug 1970
19:30
Prom 34
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Arthur Sullivan
The Yeomen of the Guard
Overture
The Yeomen of the Guard
Is life a boon? Act 1 No. 7
The Yeomen of the Guard
Were I thy bride Act 1 No. 13
The Yeomen of the Guard
'Tis done! I am a bride Act 1 No. 12
The Yeomen of the Guard
When our gallant Norman foes Act 1 No. 4
The Yeomen of the Guard
Tower warders, under orders Act 1 No. 3
The Yeomen of the Guard
I have a song to sing, O! Act 1 No. 9
The Yeomen of the Guard
A man who would woo a fair maid Act 2 No. 7
The Yeomen of the Guard
When a wooer goes a-wooing Act 2 No. 8
The Pirates of Penzance - 'Climbing over rocky mountain'
The Pirates of Penzance - 'Stop, Ladies, Pray!'
The Pirates of Penzance - 'Oh, is there not one maiden breast?'
The Pirates of Penzance - 'Poor wand’ring one…”
The Pirates of Penzance - 'What Ought We To Do?'
The Pirates of Penzance - 'How beautifully blue the sky'
The Pirates of Penzance - 'Stay, we must not lose our senses… Here’s a first-rate opportunity'
The Pirates of Penzance - 'Hold, Monsters!'
The Pirates of Penzance - 'I am the very model of a modern Major-General'
The Grand Duke
Overture Proms premiere
Princess Ida
Mighty maiden with a mission Act 2 No. 2
Princess Ida
Minerva! Oh hear me...Oh, goddess wise Act 2 No. 3
Princess Ida
Gently, gently Act 2 No. 5
Princess Ida
I am a maiden Act 2 No. 6
Princess Ida
The world is but a broken toy Act 2 No. 7
Princess Ida
The woman of the wisest wit Act 2 No. 9
The Mikado
Three little maids from school Act 1 No. 7
The Mikado
The sun whose rays are all ablaze Act 2 No. 2
The Mikado
Comes a train of little ladies Act 1 No. 6
The Mikado
Brightly dawns our wedding day Act 2 No. 3
The Mikado
A wand'ring minstrel I Act 1 No. 2
The Mikado
If you want to know who we are Act 1 No. 1
The Mikado
The flowers that bloom in the spring Act 2 No. 9
The Mikado
Alone and yet alive Act 2 No. 10
The Mikado
On a tree by a river, a little tom-tit Act 2 No. 11
The Mikado
A more humane Mikado Act 2 No. 6
The Mikado
Were you not to Ko-Ko plighted Act 1 No. 9
The Mikado
Mi-ya Sa-ma Act 2 No. 5
The Mikado
For he's gone and married Yum-Yum Act 2 No. 13
Performers
John Mitchinson
tenor
tenor
Jean Allister
contralto
contralto
Valerie Masterson
soprano
soprano
Patricia Kern
mezzo-soprano
mezzo-soprano
Derek Hammond-Stroud
baritone
baritone
Donald Adams
bass
bass
BBC Symphony Chorus
BBC Concert Orchestra
Stanford Robinson
conductor
conductor
Composers
Arthur Sullivan
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Mon 24 Aug 1970
19:00
Prom 35
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Ludwig van Beethoven
Leonore, Op 72 (1805 version)
Proms premiere
Performers
BBC Concert Orchestra
Charles Mackerras
conductor
conductor
Pauline Tinsley
Leonora
Leonora
Don Garrard
Rocco
Rocco
Hugh Beresford
Florestan
Florestan
Norman Bailey
Don Pizarro
Don Pizarro
Wendy Baldwin
Marzelline
Marzelline
Robin Donald
Jaquino
First Prisoner
Jaquino
First Prisoner
Robert Lloyd
Second Prisoner
Don Fernando
Second Prisoner
Don Fernando
BBC Singers (1924-34, Wireless Chorus; 1935-8, 1942-3, 1946-72, BBC Chorus)
Composers
Ludwig van Beethoven
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Tue 25 Aug 1970
19:30
Prom 36
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Franz Schubert
Overture in C major in the Italian Style
Antonín Dvořák
Serenade in D minor, Op 44
Proms premiere
Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No 8 in F major
Johannes Brahms
Piano Concerto No 1 in D minor
Performers
Radu Lupu
piano
piano
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Edo Waart
conductor
conductor
Composers
Franz Schubert
Antonín Dvořák
Ludwig van Beethoven
Johannes Brahms
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Wed 26 Aug 1970
19:30
Prom 37
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Frederick Delius
Brigg Fair
Ralph Vaughan Williams
Magnificat
Proms premiere
Edward Elgar
Cello Concerto in E minor
Humphrey Searle
Oxus, Op 47
William Walton
Belshazzar’s Feast
Performers
Norma Procter
contralto
contralto
Hampstead Choral Society
Joan Dickson
cello
cello
Gerald English
tenor
tenor
Michael Rippon
bass-baritone
bass-baritone
Croydon Philharmonic Society
Wembley Philharmonic Society
Royal Choral Society
Harrow Choral Society
Thurrock Choral Society
BBC Symphony Orchestra
John Pritchard
conductor
conductor
Composers
Frederick Delius
Ralph Vaughan Williams
Edward Elgar
Humphrey Searle
William Walton
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Thu 27 Aug 1970
19:30
Prom 38
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Jean‐Philippe Rameau
Hippolyte et Aricie
Act 3 Proms premiere
Hippolyte et Aricie
Act 4 Proms premiere
Igor Stravinsky
Symphony of Psalms
Johann Sebastian Bach
Concerto in D minor for two violins, BWV 1043
Cantata No. 34, 'O ewiges Feuer, O Ursprung der Liebe', BWV 34
Proms premiere
Performers
Sir Andrew Davis
harpsichord
organ
harpsichord
organ
Monteverdi Choir
Yvonne Minton
Phèdre
mezzo-soprano
Phèdre
mezzo-soprano
Margaret Neville
Sailor
Oenone
Huntress
Sailor
Oenone
Huntress
Robert Tear
Hippolyte
tenor
Hippolyte
tenor
Elly Ameling
Aricie
Aricie
Barry McDaniel
Thésée
baritone
Thésée
baritone
Orrea Pernel
violin
violin
Sylvia Rosenberg
violin
violin
Sir John Eliot Gardiner
conductor
conductor
English Baroque Soloists (pre-1977, Monteverdi Orchestra)
Composers
Jean‐Philippe Rameau
Igor Stravinsky
Johann Sebastian Bach
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Fri 28 Aug 1970
19:30
Prom 39 - In memoriam John Barbirolli (2/12/1899 - 29/7/1970)
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Jean Sibelius
Symphony No 6 in D minor
Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano Concerto No. 1 in C major
Frederick Delius
In a Summer Garden
Ralph Vaughan Williams
Symphony No. 8 in D minor
Performers
Jean Fonda
piano
piano
Charles Groves
conductor
conductor
Hallé (pre-2003, Hallé Orchestra)
Composers
Jean Sibelius
Ludwig van Beethoven
Frederick Delius
Ralph Vaughan Williams
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Sat 29 Aug 1970
19:30
Prom 40
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Symphony No 36 in C major 'Linz', K 425
Violin Concerto No 3 in G major, K 216
Johann Strauss II
Der Zigeunerbaron
Overture
Annen-Polka, Op 117
Wein, Weib und Gesang! - waltz, Op 333
Champagne Polka, Op 211
By the Beautiful Blue Danube – waltz
Perpetuum mobile, Op 257
Richard Strauss
Der Rosenkavalier – suite
Performers
Alan Loveday
violin
violin
John Pritchard
conductor
conductor
Hallé (pre-2003, Hallé Orchestra)
Composers
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Johann Strauss II
Richard Strauss
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Mon 31 Aug 1970
19:30
Prom 41
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Roberto Gerhard
Leo
Proms premiere
Arnold Schoenberg
Lied der Waldtaube from 'Gurrelieder' (chamber version)
Proms premiere
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor
Igor Stravinsky
Berceuses du chat
Proms premiere
Pribautki
Proms premiere
Harrison Birtwistle
Verses for Ensembles
Proms premiere
Performers
Yvonne Minton
contralto
contralto
Alfred Brendel
piano
piano
London Sinfonietta
David Atherton
conductor
conductor
Composers
Roberto Gerhard
Arnold Schoenberg
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Igor Stravinsky
Harrison Birtwistle
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Tue 1 Sep 1970
19:30
Prom 42
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Ludwig van Beethoven
Missa solemnis
Performers
Eugen Jochum
conductor
conductor
Ernst Haefliger
tenor
tenor
Elizabeth Harwood
soprano
soprano
Marga Höffgen
contralto
contralto
Karl Ridderbusch
bass
bass
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra (formerly Concertgebouw Orchestra)
BBC Singers (1924-34, Wireless Chorus; 1935-8, 1942-3, 1946-72, BBC Chorus)
BBC Symphony Chorus (pre-1932, National Chorus; 1933-4, BBC Chorus; 1935-77, BBC Choral Society)
Composers
Ludwig van Beethoven
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Wed 2 Sep 1970
19:30
Prom 43
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Richard Strauss
Don Juan
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Concerto No. 24 in C minor
Hector Berlioz
Symphonie fantastique
Performers
Clifford Curzon
piano
piano
Bernard Haitink
conductor
conductor
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra (formerly Concertgebouw Orchestra)
Composers
Richard Strauss
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Hector Berlioz
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Thu 3 Sep 1970
19:30
Prom 44
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Serenade in D major 'Serenata notturna', K 239
Kees van Baaren
Concerto for Piano
UK premiere
Gustav Mahler
Symphony No. 9
Performers
Theo Bruins
piano
piano
Bernard Haitink
conductor
conductor
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra (formerly Concertgebouw Orchestra)
Composers
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Kees van Baaren
Gustav Mahler
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Fri 4 Sep 1970
19:30
Prom 45
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Claude Debussy
Nocturnes
Olivier Messiaen
Et exspecto resurrectionem mortuorum
Igor Stravinsky
The Rite of Spring
Performers
BBC Singers (1924-34, Wireless Chorus; 1935-8, 1942-3, 1946-72, BBC Chorus) (women's voices)
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Pierre Boulez
conductor
conductor
Composers
Claude Debussy
Olivier Messiaen
Igor Stravinsky
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Sat 5 Sep 1970
19:30
Prom 46
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Ludwig van Beethoven
Overture ‘Coriolan’
Felix Mendelssohn
Violin Concerto in E minor
Leos Janáček
Sinfonietta
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Symphony No. 6 in B minor, ‘Pathétique’
Performers
Jean‐Pierre Wallez
violin
violin
Bernard Haitink
conductor
conductor
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra (formerly Concertgebouw Orchestra)
Composers
Ludwig van Beethoven
Felix Mendelssohn
Leos Janáček
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
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Sun 6 Sep 1970
19:00
Prom 47
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Richard Wagner
Das Rheingold
Proms premiere
Performers
Georg Solti
conductor
conductor
David Ward
Wotan
Wotan
Helen Watts
Erda
Erda
Michael Langdon
Fafner
Fafner
Josephine Veasey
Fricka
Fricka
John Dobson
Loge
Loge
Elizabeth Bainbridge
Flosshilde
Flosshilde
Anne Howells
Wellgunde
Wellgunde
Elizabeth Robson
Woglinde
Woglinde
John Shaw
Donner
Donner
John Lanigan
Mime
Mime
Ermanno Mauro
Froh
Froh
Ava June
Freia
Freia
Zoltán Kelemen
Alberich
Alberich
Martti Talvela
Fasolt
Fasolt
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
Composers
Richard Wagner
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Mon 7 Sep 1970
19:30
Prom 48
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Joseph Haydn
Symphony No. 84 in E flat major
Proms premiere
Gordon Crosse
Concerto for Violin No. 2, Op 26
Proms premiere
Gustav Holst
The Planets
Performers
Manoug Parikian
violin
violin
BBC Singers (1924-34, Wireless Chorus; 1935-8, 1942-3, 1946-72, BBC Chorus) (women's voices)
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Sir Colin Davis
conductor
conductor
Composers
Joseph Haydn
Gordon Crosse
Gustav Holst
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Tue 8 Sep 1970
19:30
Prom 49
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Symphony No. 40 in G minor
Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major
Elisabeth Lutyens
The Essence of our Happiness, Op 69
World premiere
Johann Sebastian Bach
Fantasia and Fugue in C minor, BWV 537
Performers
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Colin Davis
conductor
conductor
Stephen Kovacevich
piano
piano
Norman Del Mar
conductor
conductor
Richard Lewis
tenor
tenor
BBC Singers
David Sanger
organ
organ
Composers
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Ludwig van Beethoven
Elisabeth Lutyens
Johann Sebastian Bach
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Wed 9 Sep 1970
19:30
Prom 50
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Johann Sebastian Bach
St John Passion
Performers
Charles Mackerras
conductor
conductor
Sheila Armstrong
soprano
soprano
Alfreda Hodgson
contralto
contralto
Kenneth Bowen
tenor
tenor
Charles Spinks
chamber organ
chamber organ
Alexander Young
Evangelist
Evangelist
Hubert Dawkes
organ
organ
Stafford Dean
bass
bass
Norman Bailey
Christus
Christus
BBC Singers (1924-34, Wireless Chorus; 1935-8, 1942-3, 1946-72, BBC Chorus)
Hurwitz Chamber Orchestra
Composers
Johann Sebastian Bach
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Thu 10 Sep 1970
19:30
Prom 51
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Serenade in C minor, K388
Anton Bruckner
Symphony No. 8 in C minor (1890 version, ed. Nowak)
- 1890 version, edited R. Haas
Performers
Gervase de Peyer
conductor
conductor
London Symphony Orchestra Wind Ensemble
London Symphony Orchestra
Jascha Horenstein
conductor
conductor
Composers
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Anton Bruckner
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Fri 11 Sep 1970
19:30
Prom 52
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Ludwig van Beethoven
Overture 'Leonore' No. 3
Kantate auf den Tod Kaiser Joseph II, WoO 87
Proms premiere
Symphony No. 9 in D minor, ‘Choral’
Performers
London Philharmonic Choir
Heather Harper
soprano
soprano
Michael Langdon
bass
bass
Ronald Dowd
tenor
tenor
Patricia Kern
mezzo-soprano
mezzo-soprano
BBC Singers
BBC Symphony Chorus
Raimund Herincx
bass
bass
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Sir Colin Davis
conductor
conductor
Composers
Ludwig van Beethoven
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Sat 12 Sep 1970
19:30
Prom 53 - Last Night of the Proms 1970
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Hector Berlioz
The Trojans
Chorus 'Gloire à Didon' Act 3
Zaïde, Op 19.1
Proms premiere
La belle voyageuse, Op 2.4
Proms premiere
Alan Rawsthorne
Piano Concerto No. 2
Michael Tippett
The Shires Suite
Proms premiere
Edward Elgar
Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1 in D major, ‘Land of Hope and Glory’
Aaron Copland
El salón México
Malcolm Arnold
Fantasy for Audience and Orchestra, Op 106
World premiere
Hubert Parry
Jerusalem
Unknown
National Anthem
Performers
Schola Cantorum of Oxford
BBC Symphony Chorus
Sheila Armstrong
soprano
soprano
Malcolm Binns
piano
piano
The Audience
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Sir Colin Davis
conductor
conductor
Composers
Hector Berlioz
Alan Rawsthorne
Michael Tippett
Edward Elgar
Aaron Copland
Malcolm Arnold
Hubert Parry
Unknown
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