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Fri 20 Jul 1973
19:30
Prom 01 - First Night of the Proms 1973
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Igor Stravinsky
Symphony of Psalms
Johannes Brahms
A German Requiem
Performers
Heather Harper
soprano
soprano
Hermann Prey
baritone
baritone
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Pierre Boulez
conductor
conductor
BBC Singers (1924-34, Wireless Chorus; 1935-8, 1942-3, 1946-72, BBC Chorus)
BBC Symphony Chorus (pre-1932, National Chorus; 1933-4, BBC Chorus; 1935-77, BBC Choral Society)
Composers
Igor Stravinsky
Johannes Brahms
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Sat 21 Jul 1973
19:30
Prom 02
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Edward Elgar
Overture ‘Cockaigne (In London Town)’
William Walton
Violin Concerto
Pyotr Tchaikovsky
Symphony No. 4 in F minor
Performers
Iona Brown
violin
violin
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
James Loughran
conductor
conductor
Composers
Edward Elgar
William Walton
Pyotr Tchaikovsky
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Sun 22 Jul 1973
19:30
Prom 03
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Ludwig van Beethoven
Fidelio
- Performance included overture 'Leonore No. 3' between scenes 1 and 2 of Act 2
Overture 'Leonore' No. 3
Performers
Sheila Armstrong
Marzelline
Marzelline
David Ward
Rocco
Rocco
Forbes Robinson
Don Fernando
Don Fernando
John Dobson
Jaquino
Jaquino
John Lanigan
First Prisoner
First Prisoner
Richard van Allan
Don Pizarro
Don Pizarro
Robert Lloyd
Second Prisoner
Second Prisoner
Anja Silja
Leonora
Leonora
Richard Cassilly
Florestan
Florestan
Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
Sir Colin Davis
conductor
conductor
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
Composers
Ludwig van Beethoven
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Mon 23 Jul 1973
19:30
Prom 04
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Carl Maria von Weber
Oberon
Overture - Additional item not listed in 1973 Proms Guide.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Violin Concerto No 4 in D major, K 218
Anton Bruckner
Symphony No. 7 in E major
Performers
György Pauk
violin
violin
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Georg Solti
conductor
conductor
Composers
Carl Maria von Weber
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Anton Bruckner
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Tue 24 Jul 1973
19:30
Prom 05
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Henry Purcell
Fantasia a 5 in F major 'Upon One Note', Z 745
Proms premiere
Fantasia a 6 in G minor, Z 746
Proms premiere
Fantasia a 7 in G minor, Z 747
Proms premiere
Johann Sebastian Bach
Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G major
Keyboard Concerto in D minor, BWV 1052
Brandenburg Concerto No 4 in G major, BWV 1049
- Recorder parts performed here on flutes
Henry Purcell
Fantasia on One Note, after Purcell
- Additional item not listed in 1973 Proms Guide World premiere
Fantasia upon a Ground and Two Pavans, after Purcell
Proms premiere
Peter Maxwell Davies
Revelation and Fall
Proms premiere
Performers
Emanuel Hurwitz
violin/director
violin/director
The Serenata of London
André Tchaikowsky
piano
piano
Richard Adeney
flute
flute
Colin Chambers
flute
flute
Peter Maxwell Davies
conductor
conductor
The Fires of London
Mary Thomas
soprano
soprano
Composers
Henry Purcell
Johann Sebastian Bach
Peter Maxwell Davies
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Wed 25 Jul 1973
19:30
Prom 06
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Anton Webern
Passacaglia
Six Pieces for Orchestra, Op. 6
- Performed in original 1909 orchestration
Robert Schumann
Piano Concerto in A minor
Gustav Mahler
Symphony No. 4 in G major
Performers
Michael Roll
piano
piano
Felicity Palmer
soprano
soprano
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Pierre Boulez
conductor
conductor
Composers
Anton Webern
Robert Schumann
Gustav Mahler
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Thu 26 Jul 1973
19:30
Prom 07 - Rachmaninov Centenary Concert
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Sergei Rachmaninov
14 Songs, Op 34 (arr. Rachamaninov, for orchestra without voice)
No. 14 Vocalise Proms premiere
Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor
The Bells
Proms premiere
Performers
Gary Graffman
piano
piano
Sheila Armstrong
soprano
soprano
Robert Tear
tenor
tenor
John Shirley‐Quirk
baritone
baritone
London Symphony Chorus
London Symphony Orchestra
André Previn
conductor
conductor
Composers
Sergei Rachmaninov
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Fri 27 Jul 1973
19:30
Prom 08
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Harrison Birtwistle
The Triumph of Time
Proms premiere
Luciano Berio
Concerto for Two Pianos
Proms premiere
Hector Berlioz
Symphonie fantastique
Performers
Bruno Canino
piano
piano
Antonio Ballista
piano
piano
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Pierre Boulez
conductor
conductor
Composers
Harrison Birtwistle
Luciano Berio
Hector Berlioz
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Sat 28 Jul 1973
19:30
Prom 09
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Pyotr Tchaikovsky
Fantasy-Overture ‘Romeo and Juliet’
Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major, ‘Emperor’
Igor Stravinsky
Petrushka (1911 version)
Performers
Stephen Kovacevich
piano
piano
London Symphony Orchestra
Charles Mackerras
conductor
conductor
Composers
Pyotr Tchaikovsky
Ludwig van Beethoven
Igor Stravinsky
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Mon 30 Jul 1973
19:30
Prom 10
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano Sonata No 29 in B flat major 'Hammerklavier'
Proms premiere
Egmont - overture
Concert aria ‘Ah! perfido’
Symphony No. 7 in A major
Performers
Roger Woodward
piano
piano
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Sir Andrew Davis
conductor
conductor
Heather Harper
soprano
soprano
Composers
Ludwig van Beethoven
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Tue 31 Jul 1973
19:30
Prom 11
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Felix Mendelssohn
Symphony No 4 in A major 'Italian'
Iain Hamilton
Amphion
Proms premiere
Johannes Brahms
Symphony No. 4 in E minor
Performers
Paul Zukofsky
violin
violin
Christopher Seaman
conductor
conductor
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra (formerly BBC Scottish Orchestra)
Composers
Felix Mendelssohn
Iain Hamilton
Johannes Brahms
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Wed 1 Aug 1973
19:30
Prom 12
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
George Frideric Handel
Messiah
Performers
Richard Hickox
conductor
conductor
Stephen Cleobury
organ
organ
Philip Langridge
tenor
tenor
Raimund Herincx
baritone
baritone
James Bowman
counter-tenor
counter-tenor
Alastair Ross
harpsichord
harpsichord
Jill Gomez
soprano
soprano
City of London Sinfonia (pre-1979, Richard Hickox Orchestra)
Richard Hickox Singers
Composers
George Frideric Handel
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Thu 2 Aug 1973
19:30
Prom 13
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Hector Berlioz
The Childhood of Christ
Performers
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Sir Colin Davis
conductor
conductor
Robert Tear
narrator
narrator
Thomas Hemsley
Joseph
Joseph
Sidonie Goossens
harp
harp
Josephine Veasey
Mary
Mary
Joseph Rouleau
Herod
Herod
David Butt
flute
flute
Francis Nolan
flute
flute
BBC Singers (1924-34, Wireless Chorus; 1935-8, 1942-3, 1946-72, BBC Chorus)
Composers
Hector Berlioz
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Fri 3 Aug 1973
19:30
Prom 14 - Lennox Berkeley Seventieth Birthday Concert
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Benjamin Britten
Four Sea Interludes from ‘Peter Grimes’
Lennox Berkeley
Sinfonia Concertante, Op 84
World premiere
Symphony No. 3, Op 74
Proms premiere
Pyotr Tchaikovsky
Symphony No. 6 in B minor, ‘Pathétique’
Performers
Janet Craxton
oboe
oboe
Raymond Leppard
conductor
conductor
BBC Philharmonic (pre-1983, BBC Northern SO; 1983-91, BBC Philharmonic Orchestra)
Composers
Benjamin Britten
Lennox Berkeley
Pyotr Tchaikovsky
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Sat 4 Aug 1973
19:30
Prom 15
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Francis Poulenc
Gloria
Proms premiere
Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major
Dmitry Shostakovich
Symphony No. 1 in F minor
Performers
John Poole
conductor
conductor
Felicity Palmer
soprano
soprano
BBC Singers
BBC Symphony Chorus
Colin Davis
conductor
conductor
Pi-hsien Chen
piano
piano
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Composers
Francis Poulenc
Ludwig van Beethoven
Dmitry Shostakovich
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Mon 6 Aug 1973
19:30
Prom 16
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Richard Strauss
Capriccio, Op 85
Proms premiere
Performers
London Philharmonic Orchestra
John Pritchard
conductor
conductor
Anthony Rolfe Johnson
Servant
Servant
Sir John Tomlinson
Servant
Servant
Kerstin Meyer
Clairon
Clairon
Elisabeth Söderström
Countess
Countess
Hugues Cuénod
Monsieur Taupe
Monsieur Taupe
Marius Rintzler
La Roche
La Roche
Leo Goeke
Flamand
Flamand
Håkan Hagegård
Count
Count
Ian Caley
Servant
Servant
Richard Stilwell
Olivier
Olivier
Thomas Lawlor
Major-Domo
Major-Domo
Ricardo Cassinelli
Italian Tenor
Italian Tenor
Eugenia Ratti
Italian Soprano
Italian Soprano
James Anderson
Servant
Servant
Ian Caddy
Servant
Servant
Brian Donlan
Servant
Servant
Noel Drennan
Servant
Servant
Keith Brookes
Servant
Servant
Carol Grant
dancer
dancer
Bob Smith
dancer
dancer
Composers
Richard Strauss
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Tue 7 Aug 1973
19:30
Prom 17
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Michael Tippett
Concerto for Double String Orchestra
Nicola LeFanu
The Hidden Landscape
World premiere
Benjamin Britten
The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra
William Walton
Belshazzar’s Feast
Performers
Raimund Herincx
baritone
baritone
Croydon Philharmonic Society
Wembley Philharmonic Society
Harrow Choral Society
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Norman Del Mar
conductor
conductor
Composers
Michael Tippett
Nicola LeFanu
Benjamin Britten
William Walton
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Wed 8 Aug 1973
19:30
Prom 18
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Johann Sebastian Bach
Mass in B minor
Performers
Monteverdi Choir
Malcolm Hicks
organ
organ
Sir John Eliot Gardiner
conductor
conductor
Thomas Allen
baritone
baritone
Janet Baker
mezzo-soprano
mezzo-soprano
Elly Ameling
soprano
soprano
Alexander Young
tenor
tenor
Gwynne Howell
bass
bass
Nicholas Kraemer
harpsichord
harpsichord
English Baroque Soloists (pre-1977, Monteverdi Orchestra)
Composers
Johann Sebastian Bach
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Thu 9 Aug 1973
19:30
Prom 19
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
George Frideric Handel
Concerto grosso in B flat major 'Hornpipe'
Igor Stravinsky
Pulcinella Suite
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Clarinet Concerto in A major
Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No. 2 in D major
Performers
Dame Thea King
clarinet
clarinet
François Huybrechts
conductor
conductor
English Chamber Orchestra
Composers
George Frideric Handel
Igor Stravinsky
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Ludwig van Beethoven
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Fri 10 Aug 1973
19:30
Prom 20
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Arnold Schoenberg
Gurrelieder
Proms premiere
Performers
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Pierre Boulez
conductor
conductor
Yvonne Minton
Wood-Dove
Wood-Dove
Kenneth Bowen
Klaus the Fool
Klaus the Fool
Jess Thomas
Waldemar
Waldemar
Siegmund Nimsgern
Peasant
Peasant
Marita Napier
Tove
Tove
Uwe Friedrichsen
speaker
speaker
BBC Singers (1924-34, Wireless Chorus; 1935-8, 1942-3, 1946-72, BBC Chorus)
Goldsmiths Choral Union
BBC Symphony Chorus (pre-1932, National Chorus; 1933-4, BBC Chorus; 1935-77, BBC Choral Society)
Composers
Arnold Schoenberg
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Sat 11 Aug 1973
19:30
Prom 21
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Joseph Haydn
Symphony No. 96 in D major 'Miracle'
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Concerto No 17 in G major, K 453
Johann Strauss II
Fledermaus-Polka, Op 362
Overture
Emperor Waltz
Annen-Polka, Op 117
Geschichten aus dem Wienerwald, Op 325
Johann Strauss
Radetzky March, Op 228
Performers
Imogen Cooper
piano
piano
Janos Fürst
conductor
conductor
London Mozart Players
Composers
Joseph Haydn
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Johann Strauss II
Johann Strauss
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Mon 13 Aug 1973
19:30
Prom 22
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Symphony No. 41 in C major, ‘Jupiter’
Thea Musgrave
Viola Concerto
World premiere
Johannes Brahms
Symphony No. 2 in D major
Performers
Alexander Gibson
conductor
conductor
Peter Mark
viola
viola
Thea Musgrave
conductor
conductor
Royal Scottish National Orchestra (pre-1950, Scottish Orchestra; 1950-91, Scottish National Orchestra)
Composers
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Thea Musgrave
Johannes Brahms
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22:00
Prom 23
Round House, The
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Programme
Maurice Ravel
Trois poèmes de Stéphane Mallarmé
Proms premiere
Roberto Gerhard
Libra
Proms premiere
Priaulx Rainier
Ploërmel
World premiere
Edgard Varèse
Poème électronique
Proms premiere
György Ligeti
Chamber Concerto
Proms premiere
Performers
London Sinfonietta
Elgar Howarth
conductor
conductor
Sandra Browne
mezzo-soprano
mezzo-soprano
Anon.
sound projection
sound projection
Composers
Maurice Ravel
Roberto Gerhard
Priaulx Rainier
Edgard Varèse
György Ligeti
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Tue 14 Aug 1973
19:30
Prom 24
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Franz Schubert
Symphony No. 8 in B minor, ‘Unfinished’
Michael Tippett
Piano Concerto
Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No. 6 in F major, ‘Pastoral’
Performers
Maureen Jones
piano
piano
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Norman Del Mar
conductor
conductor
Composers
Franz Schubert
Michael Tippett
Ludwig van Beethoven
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Wed 15 Aug 1973
19:30
Prom 25
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Gustav Mahler
Symphony No. 3 in D minor
Performers
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Pierre Boulez
conductor
conductor
Bernadette Greevy
contralto
contralto
BBC Singers (1924-34, Wireless Chorus; 1935-8, 1942-3, 1946-72, BBC Chorus)
West London Youth Choir
Hertfordshire County Youth Choir
BBC Symphony Chorus (pre-1932, National Chorus; 1933-4, BBC Chorus; 1935-77, BBC Choral Society)
Composers
Gustav Mahler
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22:00
Prom 56
Brompton Oratory
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Programme
Girolamo Frescobaldi
Toccata Quinta
Proms premiere
Gaudeamus
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
Missa 'Assumpta est Maria'
No. 1 Kyrie
Missa 'Assumpta est Maria'
No. 2 Gloria
Anon.
Propter veritatem
Proms premiere
Assumpta est Maria (plainsong alleluia)
Proms premiere
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
Missa 'Assumpta est Maria'
No. 3 Credo
Anon.
Assumpta est Maria (plainsong offertory)
Proms premiere
Tomás Luis de Victoria
Motet 'Vidi speciosam'
Proms premiere
John Bull
Salve Regina
Proms premiere
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
Missa 'Assumpta est Maria'
No. 5 Benedictus
Missa 'Assumpta est Maria'
No. 6 Agnus Dei
Missa 'Assumpta est Maria'
No. 4 Sanctus
Anon.
Optimam partem
Proms premiere
Jean Titelouze
Ave Maris Stella
Proms premiere
Performers
Ralph Downes
organ
organ
John Hoban
conductor
conductor
London Oratory Choir
Scuola di Chiesa
Composers
Girolamo Frescobaldi
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
Anon.
Tomás Luis de Victoria
John Bull
Jean Titelouze
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Thu 16 Aug 1973
19:30
Prom 26
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
The Magic Flute
Performers
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Bernard Haitink
conductor
conductor
Thomas Allen
Papageno
Papageno
Sheila Armstrong
Pamina
Pamina
Sir John Tomlinson
Second Priest
Second Man in Armour
Second Priest
Second Man in Armour
Michael Rippon
speaker
speaker
George Shirley
Tamino
Tamino
Enid Hartle
Third Lady
Third Lady
Elizabeth Gale
Papagena
Papagena
Edita Gruberová
Queen of the Night
Queen of the Night
Brian Burrows
Monostatos
Monostatos
Manfred Schenk
Sarastro
Sarastro
Linda Esther Gray
First Lady
First Lady
Anthony Roden
First Man in Armour
First Priest
First Man in Armour
First Priest
Annabel Hunt
Second Boy
Second Boy
Doreen Cryer
Second Lady
Second Lady
Joy Roberts
First Boy
First Boy
Susan Lees
Third Boy
Third Boy
Glyndebourne Chorus (formerly Glyndebourne Festival Chorus)
Composers
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
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Fri 17 Aug 1973
19:30
Prom 27
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Maurice Ravel
Mother Goose – suite
Hector Berlioz
Les nuits d'été
Pierre Boulez
'... explosante-fixe ...'
UK premiere
Olivier Messiaen
Turangalîla Symphony
No. 7 Turangalîla II
Turangalîla Symphony
No. 9 Turangalîla III
Turangalîla Symphony
No. 3 Turangalîla I
Performers
Julia Hamari
mezzo-soprano
mezzo-soprano
Howard Shelley
piano
piano
John Morton
ondes martenot
ondes martenot
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Pierre Boulez
conductor
conductor
Composers
Maurice Ravel
Hector Berlioz
Pierre Boulez
Olivier Messiaen
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Sat 18 Aug 1973
19:30
Prom 28
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Symphony No 21 in A major, K 134
Proms premiere
Felix Mendelssohn
Violin Concerto in E minor
Richard Wagner
Götterdämmerung
Dawn and Siegfried's Rhine Journey (abridged concert version)
Antonín Dvořák
Symphony No. 7 in D minor
Performers
Erich Gruenberg
violin
violin
Sir Andrew Davis
conductor
conductor
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Composers
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Felix Mendelssohn
Richard Wagner
Antonín Dvořák
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Mon 20 Aug 1973
19:30
Prom 29
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Igor Stravinsky
Agon
Renard
Les Noces
The Rite of Spring
Performers
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Robert Tear
tenor
tenor
Michael Rippon
bass-baritone
bass-baritone
Alexander Oliver
tenor
tenor
Paul Hudson
bass
bass
Derek Bell
cimbalom
cimbalom
Felicity Palmer
soprano
soprano
David Wilde
piano
piano
John Constable
piano
piano
Gillian Knight
mezzo-soprano
mezzo-soprano
Ronald Lumsden
piano
piano
Howard Shelley
piano
piano
BBC Symphony Orchestra (members)
The Britten Singers
BBC Singers
Pierre Boulez
conductor
conductor
Composers
Igor Stravinsky
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Tue 21 Aug 1973
19:30
Prom 30
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Paul Hindemith
Mass
Proms premiere
Anton Bruckner
Symphony No. 8 in C minor (1890 version, ed. Nowak)
- 1890 version, edited R. Haas
Performers
John Alldis
conductor
conductor
The John Alldis Choir
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Bernard Haitink
conductor
conductor
Composers
Paul Hindemith
Anton Bruckner
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Wed 22 Aug 1973
19:30
Prom 31
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Ralph Vaughan Williams
Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis
Gordon Crosse
Memories of Morning: Night, Op 30
Proms premiere
Edward Elgar
Symphony No. 2 in E flat major
Performers
Meriel Dickson
mezzo-soprano
mezzo-soprano
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Sir Colin Davis
conductor
conductor
Composers
Ralph Vaughan Williams
Gordon Crosse
Edward Elgar
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Thu 23 Aug 1973
19:30
Prom 32
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Alan Rawsthorne
Symphonic Studies
Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major, ‘Emperor’
Dmitry Shostakovich
Symphony No. 15 in A major
Proms premiere
Performers
Alfred Brendel
piano
piano
National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain
Charles Groves
conductor
conductor
Composers
Alan Rawsthorne
Ludwig van Beethoven
Dmitry Shostakovich
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Fri 24 Aug 1973
19:30
Prom 33
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Jeremiah Clarke
The Prince of Denmark's March
Proms premiere of this version
Matthew Locke
Music for His Majesty's Cornetts and Sackbuts
Proms premiere
William Byrd
Mass for five voices
Proms premiere
Claudio Monteverdi
L'Orfeo (Toccata)
Giovanni Gabrieli
Canzon XXVIII a 8 'Sol sol la sol fa mi'
Proms premiere
Adriano Banchieri
Fantasia 'In echo'
Proms premiere
Pietro Lappi
Canzona 'La Serafina'
Proms premiere
Giovanni Gabrieli
Canzoni e sonate (from Sacrae symphoniae, libro primo)
No. 6 Sonata pian' e forte a 8 - Incorrectly described in the printed programme as a Proms premiere
Marc‐Antoine Charpentier
Ouverture pour le sacre d'un évêque, H 536
Proms premiere
Jean‐Marie Leclair
Concerto for Violin in A major, Op 10.2
Proms premiere
Pierre Robert
Deus noster refugium
Proms premiere
Johann Sebastian Bach
Prelude and Fugue in D major, BWV 532
Performers
Philip Jones
trumpet/director
trumpet/director
Philip Jones Brass Ensemble
Michael Howard
conductor
conductor
Cantores in Ecclesia
Denis Stevens
conductor
conductor
Accademia Monteverdiana
Levon Chilingirian
violin
violin
Trinity Boys Choir
Patricia Clark
soprano
soprano
Christopher Keyte
bass
bass
John Noble
baritone
baritone
Shirley Minty
contralto
contralto
Jean Temperley
contralto
contralto
Ursula Connors
soprano
soprano
Edgar Fleet
tenor
tenor
Martyn Hill
tenor
tenor
Daniel Chorzempa
organ
organ
Composers
Jeremiah Clarke
Matthew Locke
William Byrd
Claudio Monteverdi
Giovanni Gabrieli
Adriano Banchieri
Pietro Lappi
Marc‐Antoine Charpentier
Jean‐Marie Leclair
Pierre Robert
Johann Sebastian Bach
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Sat 25 Aug 1973
19:30
Prom 34
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Joseph Haydn
The Creation – Chaos
Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No. 4 in B flat major
Frédéric Chopin
Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor
Richard Wagner
Tannhäuser
No. 1 Overture
Tannhäuser
No. 2 Venusberg Music Act 1 Scene 1
Performers
Murray Perahia
piano
piano
BBC Singers (1924-34, Wireless Chorus; 1935-8, 1942-3, 1946-72, BBC Chorus) (women's voices)
Sir Andrew Davis
conductor
conductor
Philharmonia Orchestra (1964-77, New Philharmonia Orchestra)
Composers
Joseph Haydn
Ludwig van Beethoven
Frédéric Chopin
Richard Wagner
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Mon 27 Aug 1973
19:30
Prom 35
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Jean Sibelius
Symphony No. 7 in C major
Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor
William Walton
Symphony No. 1 in B flat minor
Performers
Vlado Perlemuter
piano
piano
Sir Andrew Davis
conductor
conductor
Philharmonia Orchestra (1964-77, New Philharmonia Orchestra)
Composers
Jean Sibelius
Ludwig van Beethoven
William Walton
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Tue 28 Aug 1973
19:30
Prom 36
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Concert Aria ‘Ch’io mi scordi di te?’
Sinfonia concertante in E flat major
Mass in C minor, K427
Performers
James Lockhart
piano/director
conductor
piano/director
conductor
Margaret Price
soprano
soprano
Stoika Milanova
violin
violin
Csaba Erdélyi
viola
viola
Neil Jenkins
tenor
tenor
Charles Spinks
organ
organ
Forbes Robinson
bass
bass
Rosanne Creffield
mezzo-soprano
mezzo-soprano
BBC Singers
Serenata of London
Composers
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
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Wed 29 Aug 1973
19:30
Prom 37
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Robert Schumann
Overture, Scherzo and Finale, Op 52
Johannes Brahms
Piano Concerto No 1 in D minor
Béla Bartók
Concerto for Orchestra
Performers
Bruno Leonardo Gelber
piano
piano
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Pierre Boulez
conductor
conductor
Composers
Robert Schumann
Johannes Brahms
Béla Bartók
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Thu 30 Aug 1973
20:00
Prom 38
Westminster Cathedral
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Programme
Claudio Monteverdi
Vespers of 1610
Performers
Monteverdi Choir
Malcolm Hicks
chamber organ
chamber organ
Sir John Eliot Gardiner
conductor
conductor
Ian Partridge
tenor
tenor
Robert Tear
tenor
tenor
Dame Felicity Palmer
soprano
soprano
Philip Langridge
tenor
tenor
Alastair Ross
chamber organ
chamber organ
Michael Rippon
bass-baritone
bass-baritone
Charles Brett
counter-tenor
counter-tenor
Jill Gomez
soprano
soprano
Paul Hudson
baritone
baritone
Robert Spencer
chitarrone
chitarrone
Robert Aldwinckle
harpsichord
harpsichord
English Baroque Soloists (pre-1977, Monteverdi Orchestra)
Philip Jones Brass Ensemble
David Munrow Recorder Ensemble
High Wycombe Parish Church Choir
Composers
Claudio Monteverdi
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Fri 31 Aug 1973
19:30
Prom 39
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Robert Schumann
Violin Concerto in D minor
Gustav Mahler
Symphony No. 9
Performers
Christiane Edinger
violin
violin
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Bruno Maderna
conductor
conductor
Composers
Robert Schumann
Gustav Mahler
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Sat 1 Sep 1973
19:30
Prom 40
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Arthur Sullivan
The Yeomen of the Guard
Overture
The Yeomen of the Guard
Free from his fetters grim Act 2 No. 4
The Yeomen of the Guard
Night has spread her pall once more Act 2 No. 1
The Yeomen of the Guard
Oh! A private buffoon is a light-hearted loon Act 2 No. 2
The Yeomen of the Guard
Hereupon we're both agreed Act 2 No. 3
The Yeomen of the Guard
Finale, Act 2 Act 2 No. 10
The Sorcerer
Ring forth, ye bells Act 1 No. 1
The Sorcerer
O happy young heart Act 1 No. 6a
The Sorcerer
Welcome joy! Adieu to sadness! Act 1 No. 9
The Sorcerer
Love feeds on many kinds of food Act 1 No. 11
The Sorcerer
My name is John Wellington Wells Act 1 No. 12
The Sorcerer
Sprites of earth and air Act 1 No. 13
The Sorcerer
I rejoice that it's decided Act 2 No. 4
Patience
The Soldiers of our Queen Act 1 No. 3
Patience
Am I alone and unobserved? Act 1 No. 6
Patience
Still brooding on their mad infatuation Act 1 No. 2
Patience
It's clear that Medieval art Act 2 No. 7
Patience
When I go out of door Act 2 No. 9
Patience
If Saphir I choose to marry Act 2 No. 8
Princess Ida
Overture
Princess Ida
Today we meet Act 1 No. 3
Princess Ida
If you give me your attention Act 1 No. 6
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
A lady fair of lineage high Act 2 No. 8
Princess Ida
Finale, Act 2 Act 2 No. 13
The Mikado
The sun whose rays are all ablaze Act 2 No. 2
The Mikado
Brightly dawns our wedding day Act 2 No. 3
The Mikado
If you want to know who we are Act 1 No. 1
The Mikado
Here's a how-de-do Act 2 No. 4
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
For he's gone and married Yum-Yum Act 2 No. 13
Performers
BBC Concert Orchestra
Marcus Dods
conductor
conductor
Alexander Young
tenor
tenor
Ian Wallace
bass
bass
Derek Hammond-Stroud
baritone
baritone
Marion Studholme
soprano
soprano
Carolyn Maia
mezzo-soprano
mezzo-soprano
BBC Symphony Chorus (pre-1932, National Chorus; 1933-4, BBC Chorus; 1935-77, BBC Choral Society)
Composers
Arthur Sullivan
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Sun 2 Sep 1973
19:00
Prom 41 - Benjamin Britten Sixtieth Anniversary Concert
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Benjamin Britten
Gloriana, Op 53
Proms premiere
Performers
Charles Mackerras
conductor
conductor
Jennifer Vyvyan
Lady Penelope Rich
Lady Penelope Rich
Don Garrard
Sir Walter Raleigh
Sir Walter Raleigh
Derek Hammond-Stroud
Sir Robert Cecil
Sir Robert Cecil
Ava June
Queen Elizabeth I
Queen Elizabeth I
Laureen Livingstone
Lady-in-Waiting
Lady-in-Waiting
Maureen Morelle
Lady Essex
Lady Essex
David Hillman
Earl of Essex
Earl of Essex
Robert Ferguson
Spirit of the Masque
Spirit of the Masque
John Kitchiner
Henry Cuffe
Henry Cuffe
Terence Sharpe
Lord Mountjoy
Lord Mountjoy
Harry Coghill
Blind Ballad Singer
Recorder of Norwich
Blind Ballad Singer
Recorder of Norwich
Neville Griffiths
Master of Ceremonies
Master of Ceremonies
Leigh Maurice
City Crier
City Crier
Sadler's Wells Opera Orchestra
Sadler's Wells Opera Chorus
The Children of Hendon High School
Composers
Benjamin Britten
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Mon 3 Sep 1973
19:30
Prom 42
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Joseph Haydn
String Quartet in F major, Hob. III:82, Op 77.2
Proms premiere
Symphony No. 101 in D major 'The Clock'
Mass in D minor, ‘Nelson Mass’
Performers
Amadeus Quartet
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Raymond Leppard
conductor
conductor
Gerald English
tenor
tenor
Alfreda Hodgson
contralto
contralto
April Cantelo
soprano
soprano
Richard van Allan
bass
bass
BBC Singers
Composers
Joseph Haydn
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21:15
Prom 43
Round House, The
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Programme
Karlheinz Stockhausen
Mantra
Pierre Boulez
Structures Book 2
Proms premiere
Claude Debussy
En blanc et noir
Proms premiere
Performers
John Rushby-Smith
sound projection
sound projection
Hans Peter Haller
sound projection
sound projection
Alfons Kontarsky
soloist
soloist
Aloys Kontarsky
piano
piano
Composers
Karlheinz Stockhausen
Pierre Boulez
Claude Debussy
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Tue 4 Sep 1973
19:30
Prom 44
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No 8 in F major
Concerto for violin, cello and piano in C major, 'Triple Concerto'
Symphony No. 5 in C minor
Performers
Ralph Holmes
violin
violin
Anthony Goldstone
piano
piano
Moray Welsh
cello
cello
London Symphony Orchestra
Bernhard Klee
conductor
conductor
Composers
Ludwig van Beethoven
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Wed 5 Sep 1973
19:30
Prom 45
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Igor Stravinsky
Apollon musagète
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Symphony No. 40 in G minor
Johannes Brahms
Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major
Performers
Rafael Orozco
piano
piano
BBC Symphony Orchestra
John Pritchard
conductor
conductor
Composers
Igor Stravinsky
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Johannes Brahms
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Thu 6 Sep 1973
19:30
Prom 46
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Mikhail Ivanovich Glinka
A Life for the Tsar
Overture Proms premiere
A Life for the Tsar
Entr'acte Act 4 No. 19 Proms premiere
A Life for the Tsar
We're cold and tired Act 4 No. 20 Proms premiere
A Life for the Tsar
They've realized the truth! (Act 4 No 21) Proms premiere
A Life for the Tsar
Was it a long time ago (Act 4 No 22) Proms premiere
Modest Mussorgsky
A Night on the Bare Mountain (original version, 1867)
Proms premiere
Boris Godunov
No. 11d Farewell, my son Act 4
Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No. 3 in E flat major, ‘Eroica’
Performers
Boris Christoff
bass
bass
BBC Singers (1924-34, Wireless Chorus; 1935-8, 1942-3, 1946-72, BBC Chorus) (men's voices)
Sir Colin Davis
conductor
conductor
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
Composers
Mikhail Ivanovich Glinka
Modest Mussorgsky
Ludwig van Beethoven
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Fri 7 Sep 1973
19:30
Prom 47
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Edward Elgar
Introduction and Allegro
Elisabeth Lutyens
De Amore, Op 39
World premiere
Gustav Holst
The Planets
Performers
Adrian Boult
conductor
conductor
Leon Lovett
conductor
conductor
Philip Langridge
tenor
tenor
Jane Manning
soprano
soprano
London Choral Society
BBC Singers (1924-34, Wireless Chorus; 1935-8, 1942-3, 1946-72, BBC Chorus) (women's voices)
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Composers
Edward Elgar
Elisabeth Lutyens
Gustav Holst
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Sat 8 Sep 1973
19:30
Prom 48
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Felix Mendelssohn
A Midsummer Night's Dream – overture
A Midsummer Night’s Dream – incidental music
Richard Wagner
Wesendonck-Lieder
Antonín Dvořák
Symphony No. 9 in E minor, ‘From the New World’
Performers
Wendy Eathorne
soprano
soprano
Penelope Clark
mezzo-soprano
mezzo-soprano
BBC Singers
Anna Reynolds
mezzo-soprano
mezzo-soprano
Bernard Haitink
conductor
conductor
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra (formerly Concertgebouw Orchestra)
Composers
Felix Mendelssohn
Richard Wagner
Antonín Dvořák
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Sun 9 Sep 1973
19:30
Prom 49
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano Concerto No. 1 in C major
Anton Bruckner
Symphony No. 5 in B flat major
- edition unspecified
Performers
John Lill
piano
piano
Bernard Haitink
conductor
conductor
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra (formerly Concertgebouw Orchestra)
Composers
Ludwig van Beethoven
Anton Bruckner
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Mon 10 Sep 1973
19:30
Prom 50
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Joseph Haydn
Symphony No. 60 in C major 'Il distratto'
Proms premiere
Béla Bartók
Two Portraits, Sz 37, Op 5
Joseph Haydn
Symphony No. 83 in G minor 'La poule'
Béla Bartók
Piano Concerto No. 3
Joseph Haydn
Symphony No. 102 in B flat major
Performers
Bela Dekany
violin
violin
Ilse von Alpenheim
piano
piano
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Antal Dorati
conductor
conductor
Composers
Joseph Haydn
Béla Bartók
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Tue 11 Sep 1973
19:30
Prom 51
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Johann Sebastian Bach
St John Passion
Performers
Sir Andrew Davis
harpsichord/director
harpsichord/director
Ian Partridge
tenor
tenor
Robert Tear
Evangelist
Evangelist
Dame Felicity Palmer
soprano
soprano
Charles Spinks
chamber organ
chamber organ
Helen Watts
contralto
contralto
John Carol Case
Christus
Christus
Brian Rayner Cook
baritone
baritone
BBC Singers (1924-34, Wireless Chorus; 1935-8, 1942-3, 1946-72, BBC Chorus)
English Chamber Orchestra
Composers
Johann Sebastian Bach
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Wed 12 Sep 1973
19:30
Prom 52
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Gustav Holst
Hammersmith
Proms premiere
Edward Elgar
Cello Concerto in E minor
Michael Tippett
Piano Sonata No. 3
Proms premiere
Ralph Vaughan Williams
Symphony No. 6 in E minor
Performers
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Adrian Boult
conductor
conductor
Joan Dickson
cello
cello
Paul Crossley
piano
piano
Composers
Gustav Holst
Edward Elgar
Michael Tippett
Ralph Vaughan Williams
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Thu 13 Sep 1973
19:30
Prom 53
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
George Frideric Handel
Concerto grosso in G major, HWV 314, Op 3.3
Proms premiere
Johannes Brahms
Violin Concerto in D major
Franz Schubert
Symphony No. 9 in C major, ‘Great’
Performers
Ida Haendel
violin
violin
Charles Groves
conductor
conductor
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
Composers
George Frideric Handel
Johannes Brahms
Franz Schubert
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Fri 14 Sep 1973
19:30
Prom 54
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Ludwig van Beethoven
Cello Sonata in C major, Op. 102 No. 1
Proms premiere
Sonata for Cello and Piano in D major, Op 102.2
Proms premiere
Symphony No. 9 in D minor, ‘Choral’
Performers
Pierre Fournier
cello
cello
Jean Fonda
piano
piano
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Daniel Barenboim
conductor
conductor
Heather Harper
soprano
soprano
Robert Tear
tenor
tenor
Marius Rintzler
bass
bass
Birgit Finnilä
contralto
contralto
BBC Singers
BBC Symphony Chorus
Composers
Ludwig van Beethoven
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Sat 15 Sep 1973
19:30
Prom 55 - Last Night of the Proms 1973
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Benjamin Britten
The Prince of the Pagodas, Op 57
Pas de Six Act 3
Ralph Vaughan Williams
Toward the Unknown Region
Arthur Bliss
Checkmate
No. 1 Prologue: The Players
Checkmate
No. 2 Dance of the Red Pawns
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
Constant Lambert
The Rio Grande
Edward Elgar
Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1 in D major (‘Land of Hope and Glory’)
William Walton
Façade, Suite No. 2
No. 1 Fanfare
Façade, Suite No. 2
No. 2 Scotch Rhapsody
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. 3 Country Dance
Façade, Suite No. 1
No. 1 Polka
Façade, Suite No. 2
No. 4 Noche Espagnole
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
Henry Wood
Fantasia on British Sea-Songs
Hubert Parry
Jerusalem
Unknown
National Anthem (arr. Edward Elgar)
Performers
BBC Singers
Bernadette Greevy
contralto
contralto
John Bingham
piano
piano
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Norman Del Mar
conductor
conductor
Composers
Benjamin Britten
Ralph Vaughan Williams
Arthur Bliss
Constant Lambert
Edward Elgar
William Walton
Henry Wood
Hubert Parry
Unknown
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