Proms 1979

Proms 1979 Calendar

By Year

Fri 20 Jul 1979
- 19:30
  Prom 01 - First Night of the Proms 1979
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Gustav Mahler
  Symphony No. 3 in D minor
  Performers
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  James Loughran
  conductor
  conductor
  Helen Watts
  contralto
  contralto
  Southend Boys' Choir
  BBC Symphony Chorus (pre-1932, National Chorus; 1933-4, BBC Chorus; 1935-77, BBC Choral Society) (women's voices)
  Philharmonia Chorus (1964-77, New Philharmonia Chorus) (women's voices)
  Composers
  Gustav Mahler
Sat 21 Jul 1979
- 19:30
  Prom 02
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Benjamin Britten
  The Prince of the Pagodas, Op 57 (suite arr. Lankester)Proms premiere
  Maurice Ravel
  L'enfant et les sortilègesProms premiere
  Performers
  Michael Lankester
  conductor
  conductor
  James Loughran
  conductor
  conductor
  Linda Finnie
  La chatte [she-cat]L'écureuil [squirrel]
  La chatte [she-cat]L'écureuil [squirrel]
  Pamela Priestley-Smith
  Une pastourelle [shepherdess]
  Une pastourelle [shepherdess]
  Rosemary Hardy
  La bergère [Louis XV chair]La chouette [owl]La chauve-souris [bat]
  La bergère [Louis XV chair]La chouette [owl]La chauve-souris [bat]
  Sarah Walker
  Maman [mother]La tasse chinoise [Chinese teacup]La libellule [dragonfly]
  Maman [mother]La tasse chinoise [Chinese teacup]La libellule [dragonfly]
  Ameral Gunson
  Un pâtre [shepherd]
  Un pâtre [shepherd]
  Anne-Marie Rodde
  Le feu [fire]La princesse [princess]Le rossignol [nightingale]
  Le feu [fire]La princesse [princess]Le rossignol [nightingale]
  Cynthia Buchan
  L'enfant [child]
  L'enfant [child]
  Brian Rayner Cook
  Le fauteuil [armchair]L'arbre [tree]
  Le fauteuil [armchair]L'arbre [tree]
  Peter Knapp
  L'horloge comtoise [grandfather clock]Le chat [tomcat]
  L'horloge comtoise [grandfather clock]Le chat [tomcat]
  Robin Leggate
  La théière Wedgwood noir [black Wedgwood teapot]La rainette [treefrog]Le petit vieillard [old man Arithmetic]
  La théière Wedgwood noir [black Wedgwood teapot]La rainette [treefrog]Le petit vieillard [old man Arithmetic]
  BBC Singers
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Composers
  Benjamin Britten
  Maurice Ravel
Sun 22 Jul 1979
- 19:30
  Prom 03
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Cantata No. 174, 'Ich liebe den Höchsten von ganzem Gemüte', BWV 174Sinfonia Proms premiere
  Cantata No. 21, 'Ich hatte viel Bekümmernis', BWV 21- The printed programme and 1979 Proms Guide incorrectly list this performance as a Proms premiere
  Cantata No. 42, 'Am Abend aber desselbigen Sabbats', BWV 42Sinfonia Proms premiere
  Cantata No. 30, 'Freue dich, erlöste Schar', BWV 30Proms premiere
  Performers
  Victor Marlish
  horn
  horn
  Thomas Briggs
  horn
  horn
  Irene Sandford
  soprano
  soprano
  Frank Patterson
  tenor
  tenor
  William Young
  bass
  bass
  Helmut Seeber
  oboeoboe d'amore
  oboeoboe d'amore
  Cantata Singers
  Lindsay Armstrong
  oboe
  oboe
  Gilbert Berg
  bassoon
  bassoon
  Bernadette Greevy
  contralto
  contralto
  Mary Gallagher
  violin
  violin
  Madeleine Berkeley
  flute
  flute
  John Beckett
  conductor
  conductor
  New Irish Chamber Orchestra
  Composers
  Johann Sebastian Bach
Mon 23 Jul 1979
- 19:30
  Prom 04
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Edward Elgar
  Introduction and Allegro
  Robert Schumann
  Konzertstück for Four Horns in F major, Op 86 (arr. piano & orchestra) UK premiere of this arrangement
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Symphony No. 3 in E flat major, ‘Eroica’
  Performers
  Peter Frankl
  piano
  piano
  Walter Weller
  conductor
  conductor
  Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
  Composers
  Edward Elgar
  Robert Schumann
  Ludwig van Beethoven
Tue 24 Jul 1979
- 19:30
  Prom 05
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Leos Janáček
  The Ballad of Blaník Proms premiere
  Antonín Dvořák
  Piano Concerto in G minor
  Bohuslav Martinů
  Double Concerto for two string orchestras, piano and timpani Proms premiere
  Kodály Zoltán
  Psalmus hungaricus, Op 13
  Performers
  Rudolf Firkušný
  piano
  piano
  Trinity Boys Choir
  John Mitchinson
  tenor
  tenor
  Goldsmiths Choral Union
  BBC Symphony Chorus
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Charles Mackerras
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Leos Janáček
  Antonín Dvořák
  Bohuslav Martinů
  Kodály Zoltán
Wed 25 Jul 1979
- 19:30
  Prom 06
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Grosse Fuge, Op 133
  Concert aria ‘Ah! perfido’
  Gustav Mahler
  Songs from 'Des Knaben Wunderhorn'No. 9 Wo die schönen Trompeten blasen
  Songs from 'Des Knaben Wunderhorn'No. 5 Das irdische Leben
  Songs from 'Des Knaben Wunderhorn'No. 7 Rheinlegendchen
  Songs from 'Des Knaben Wunderhorn'No. 4 Wer hat dies Liedlein erdacht?
  Johannes Brahms
  Symphony No. 4 in E minor
  Performers
  Janet Baker
  mezzo-soprano
  mezzo-soprano
  James Loughran
  conductor
  conductor
  Hallé (pre-2003, Hallé Orchestra)
  Composers
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Gustav Mahler
  Johannes Brahms
Thu 26 Jul 1979
- 19:30
  Prom 07
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Igor Stravinsky
  Symphony in Three Movements
  Edvard Grieg
  Piano Concerto in A minor
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Symphony No. 5 in C minor
  Performers
  Emil Grigoryevich Gilels
  piano
  piano
  London Symphony Orchestra
  Sir Colin Davis
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Igor Stravinsky
  Edvard Grieg
  Ludwig van Beethoven
Fri 27 Jul 1979
- 19:30
  Prom 08
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  George Crumb
  Star-Child UK premiere
  Gustav Holst
  The Planets
  Performers
  Lionel Friend
  conductor
  conductor
  Malcolm Hicks
  conductor
  conductor
  Howard Snell
  conductor
  conductor
  Gordon Kember
  offstage conductor
  offstage conductor
  Lawrie Lea
  offstage conductor
  offstage conductor
  Dorothy Dorow
  soprano
  soprano
  BBC Singers (1924-34, Wireless Chorus; 1935-8, 1942-3, 1946-72, BBC Chorus) (men's voices)
  Orpheus Youth Choir
  North Herts College Choir
  BBC Singers (1924-34, Wireless Chorus; 1935-8, 1942-3, 1946-72, BBC Chorus) (women's voices)
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Elgar Howarth
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  George Crumb
  Gustav Holst
Sat 28 Jul 1979
- 19:30
  Prom 09
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Bedrich Smetana
  The Bartered BrideOverture
  Frank Bridge
  The Sea
  Malcolm Williamson
  Concerto for Two Pianos Proms premiere
  Antonín Dvořák
  Symphony No 5 in F major
  Performers
  Dame Moura Lympany
  piano
  piano
  Malcolm Williamson
  piano
  piano
  BBC Concert Orchestra
  Charles Mackerras
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Bedrich Smetana
  Frank Bridge
  Malcolm Williamson
  Antonín Dvořák
Mon 30 Jul 1979
- 19:30
  Prom 10
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Elliott Carter
  A Symphony of Three Orchestra Proms premiere
  Witold Lutosławski
  Les espaces du sommeil UK premiere
  Michael Tippett
  A Child of Our Time
  Performers
  David Atherton
  conductor
  conductor
  Witold Lutosławski
  conductor
  conductor
  John Shirley‐Quirk
  baritone
  baritone
  Michael Tippett
  conductor
  conductor
  John Tomlinson
  bass
  bass
  Jessye Norman
  soprano
  soprano
  Patricia Payne
  contralto
  contralto
  Kenneth Riegel
  tenor
  tenor
  BBC Singers
  BBC Symphony Chorus
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Composers
  Elliott Carter
  Witold Lutosławski
  Michael Tippett
Tue 31 Jul 1979
- 19:30
  Prom 11
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Serenade in B flat major 'Gran Partita', K 361
  Witold Lutosławski
  Paroles tissées Proms premiere
  Johannes Brahms
  Serenade No. 2 in A major, Op 16
  Performers
  David Atherton
  conductor
  conductor
  Witold Lutosławski
  conductor
  conductor
  Louis Devos
  tenor
  tenor
  London Sinfonietta
  Composers
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Witold Lutosławski
  Johannes Brahms
Wed 1 Aug 1979
- 19:30
  Prom 12
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Jean Sibelius
  Symphony No 3 in C major
  Vagn Holmboe
  Concerto for Cello, Op 120 UK premiere
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Symphony No. 7 in A major
  Performers
  Erling Blöndal Bengtsson
  cello
  cello
  Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
  Paavo Berglund
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Jean Sibelius
  Vagn Holmboe
  Ludwig van Beethoven
Thu 2 Aug 1979
- 19:30
  Prom 13
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Anton Webern
  Passacaglia
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  Symphony No. 5 in E minor
  Performers
  Alfred Brendel
  piano
  piano
  London Symphony Orchestra
  Claudio Abbado
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Anton Webern
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Fri 3 Aug 1979
- 19:30
  Prom 14
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  Symphony No. 2 (A London Symphony)
  Igor Stravinsky
  The Firebird
  Performers
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  David Atherton
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  Igor Stravinsky
Sat 4 Aug 1979
- 19:30
  Prom 15
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Joseph Haydn
  Symphony No. 97 in C major
  Franz Liszt
  Totentanz
  Arnold Schoenberg
  Piano Concerto
  Richard Strauss
  Till Eulenspiegel’s Merry Pranks
  Performers
  Roger Woodward
  piano
  piano
  Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
  Lawrence Foster
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Joseph Haydn
  Franz Liszt
  Arnold Schoenberg
  Richard Strauss
Mon 6 Aug 1979
- 19:30
  Prom 16
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Robert Schumann
  Scenes from Goethe's 'Faust', WoO 3Proms premiere
  Performers
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Michael Gielen
  conductor
  conductor
  Felicity Lott
  GretchenPenitent
  GretchenPenitent
  Pamela Priestley-Smith
  Magna PeccatrixWant
  Magna PeccatrixWant
  Alfreda Hodgson
  MarthaMater Gloriosa
  MarthaMater Gloriosa
  Anthony Rolfe Johnson
  ArielPater Ecstaticus
  ArielPater Ecstaticus
  Jonathan Robarts
  baritone
  baritone
  Günther (Günter) Reich
  Faust
  Faust
  Gareth Roberts
  tenor
  tenor
  Stephen Roberts
  Pater SeraphicusDoctor Marianus
  Pater SeraphicusDoctor Marianus
  Elizabeth Connell
  Care
  Care
  David Fieldsend
  tenor
  tenor
  Judith Rees
  Mulier SamaritanaNeed
  Mulier SamaritanaNeed
  Samuel Ramey
  MéphistophélèsEvil SpiritPater Profundus
  MéphistophélèsEvil SpiritPater Profundus
  Virginia Lloyd-Owen
  Maria AegyptiacaDebt
  Maria AegyptiacaDebt
  BBC Singers (1924-34, Wireless Chorus; 1935-8, 1942-3, 1946-72, BBC Chorus)
  Southend Boys' Choir
  BBC Symphony Chorus (pre-1932, National Chorus; 1933-4, BBC Chorus; 1935-77, BBC Choral Society)
  Composers
  Robert Schumann
Tue 7 Aug 1979
- 19:30
  Prom 17
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Claudio Monteverdi
  Vespers of 1610Magnificat II a 6 Proms premiere
  Ab aeterno ordinata sumProms premiere
  Messa a 4 voci da cappellaProms premiere
  Madrigals Book 8Ardo, avvampo Proms premiere
  Madrigals Book 8Vago augelletto Proms premiere
  Madrigals Book 8Hor che'l ciel e la terra - 'Hor che'l ciel e la terra' was performed complete, contrary to the information given in the 1979 Proms Guide
  Madrigals Book 8Lamento della ninfa
  Tirsi e CloriProms premiere
  Performers
  English Baroque Soloists
  David Thomas
  bass-baritone
  bass-baritone
  Malcolm Hicks
  organ continuo
  organ continuo
  John Elwes
  tenor
  tenor
  Patrizia Kwella
  soprano
  soprano
  Trevor Pinnock
  harpsichord
  harpsichord
  Alastair Ross
  harpsichord
  harpsichord
  Monteverdi Choir
  Sir John Eliot Gardiner
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Claudio Monteverdi
Wed 8 Aug 1979
- 19:30
  Prom 18
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Symphony No 25 in G minor
  Bernd Alois Zimmermann
  Oboe ConcertoProms premiere
  Anton Bruckner
  Symphony No. 6 in A major
  Performers
  Heinz Holliger
  oboe
  oboe
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Michael Gielen
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Bernd Alois Zimmermann
  Anton Bruckner
Thu 9 Aug 1979
- 19:30
  Prom 19
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G major
  Béla Bartók
  Divertimento
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Violin Concerto No 3 in G major, K 216
  Symphony No 29 in A major, K 201
  Performers
  Iona Brown
  violin/directorconductor
  violin/directorconductor
  John Toll
  harpsichord continuo
  harpsichord continuo
  Academy of St Martin in the Fields
  Composers
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Béla Bartók
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Fri 10 Aug 1979
- 19:30
  Prom 20
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Igor Stravinsky
  Concerto for Two Solo Pianos
  David Wooldridge
  Five Italian Songs, Op 31 World premiere
  Béla Bartók
  Concerto for Orchestra
  Performers
  Anne Shasby
  piano
  piano
  Richard McMahon
  piano
  piano
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Michael Gielen
  conductor
  conductor
  Heather Harper
  soprano
  soprano
  Composers
  Igor Stravinsky
  David Wooldridge
  Béla Bartók
Sat 11 Aug 1979
- 19:30
  Prom 21
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Béla Bartók
  Dance Suite
  Karol Szymanowski
  Symphony No. 4, Op 60 Proms premiere
  Jean Sibelius
  Symphony No. 2 in D major
  Performers
  John Bingham
  piano
  piano
  National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain
  David Atherton
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Béla Bartók
  Karol Szymanowski
  Jean Sibelius
Mon 13 Aug 1979
- 19:30
  Prom 22
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Jean Sibelius
  Tapiola
  John Ireland
  Piano Concerto
  Dmitry Shostakovich
  Symphony No. 10 in E minor
  Performers
  Philip Fowke
  piano
  piano
  Sir Simon Rattle
  conductor
  conductor
  BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra (formerly BBC Scottish Orchestra)
  Composers
  Jean Sibelius
  John Ireland
  Dmitry Shostakovich
Tue 14 Aug 1979
- 19:30
  Prom 23
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Symphony No. 41 in C major, ‘Jupiter’
  Benjamin Britten
  Our Hunting Fathers, Op 8
  Antonín Dvořák
  Symphony No. 7 in D minor
  Performers
  Heather Harper
  soprano
  soprano
  London Philharmonic Orchestra
  Bernard Haitink
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Benjamin Britten
  Antonín Dvořák
Wed 15 Aug 1979
- 19:00
  Prom 24
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Joseph Haydn
  La fedeltà premiata, Hob. XXVIII:10Proms premiere
  Performers
  London Philharmonic Orchestra
  Bernard Haitink
  conductor
  conductor
  Thomas Allen
  Count Perrucchetto
  Count Perrucchetto
  Richard Allan
  Melibeo
  Melibeo
  Julia Hamari
  Celia
  Celia
  Eiddwen Harrhy
  Diana
  Diana
  Max-René Cosotti
  Fileno
  Fileno
  Kathleen Battle
  Nerina
  Nerina
  Sylvia Lindenstrand
  Amaranta
  Amaranta
  James Atherton
  Lindoro
  Lindoro
  Glyndebourne Chorus (formerly Glyndebourne Festival Chorus)
  Composers
  Joseph Haydn
Thu 16 Aug 1979
- 19:30
  Prom 25
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major, ‘Emperor’
  Anton Bruckner
  Symphony No. 9 in D minor
  Performers
  Gerhard Oppitz
  piano
  piano
  Günther Herbig
  conductor
  conductor
  BBC Philharmonic (pre-1983, BBC Northern SO; 1983-91, BBC Philharmonic Orchestra)
  Composers
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Anton Bruckner
Fri 17 Aug 1979
- 19:30
  Prom 26
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Gordon Crosse
  Epiphany Variations, Op 39 UK premiere
  William Walton
  Violin Concerto
  Sergey Prokofiev
  Symphony No. 5 in B flat major
  Performers
  György Pauk
  violin
  violin
  Edward Downes
  conductor
  conductor
  BBC Philharmonic (pre-1983, BBC Northern SO; 1983-91, BBC Philharmonic Orchestra)
  Composers
  Gordon Crosse
  William Walton
  Sergey Prokofiev
Sat 18 Aug 1979
- 19:30
  Prom 27
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Symphony No 8 in F major
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Piano Concerto No 21 in C major, K 467
  Franz von Suppé
  Leichte KavallerieOverture
  Johann Strauss II
  Künstlerleben - waltz, Op 316
  Fledermaus-Polka, Op 362Csárdás 'Klänge der Heimat'
  Rosen aus dem Süden
  Johann Strauss
  Radetzky March, Op 228
  Performers
  Bernard Roberts
  piano
  piano
  Teresa Cahill
  soprano
  soprano
  Janos Fürst
  conductor
  conductor
  BBC Philharmonic (pre-1983, BBC Northern SO; 1983-91, BBC Philharmonic Orchestra)
  Composers
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Franz von Suppé
  Johann Strauss II
  Johann Strauss
Mon 20 Aug 1979
- 19:30
  Prom 28
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Claude Debussy
  La mer
  Harrison Birtwistle
  The Triumph of Time
  Modest Mussorgsky
  Pictures at an Exhibition (orch. Elgar Howarth) Proms premiere of this arrangement
  Performers
  Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
  Philip Jones Brass Ensemble
  Elgar Howarth
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Claude Debussy
  Harrison Birtwistle
  Modest Mussorgsky
Tue 21 Aug 1979
- 19:30
  Prom 29
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Benjamin Britten
  Billy BuddProms premiere
  Performers
  Richard Armstrong
  conductor
  conductor
  Thomas Allen
  Billy Budd
  Billy Budd
  Forbes Robinson
  John Claggart
  John Claggart
  Frank Olegario
  Dansker
  Dansker
  Richard Allan
  Mr Flint
  Mr Flint
  Arthur Davies
  Novice
  Novice
  Gareth Rhys-Davies
  Novice's Friend
  Novice's Friend
  Neville Ackerman
  Maintop
  Maintop
  Nigel Douglas
  Edward Fairfax Vere
  Edward Fairfax Vere
  Stuart Kale
  Red Whiskers
  Red Whiskers
  Charles Lewis
  Squeak
  Squeak
  Nicholas Folwell
  Bosun
  Bosun
  Julian Moyle
  Mr Redburn
  Mr Redburn
  Henry Newman
  Donald
  Donald
  Geoffrey Moses
  Lieutenant Radcliffe
  Lieutenant Radcliffe
  Gordon Whyte
  Arthur Jones
  Arthur Jones
  Ralph Hamer
  First Mate
  First Mate
  Peter Massocchi
  Second Mate
  Second Mate
  David Hatter
  Cabin Boy
  Cabin Boy
  Rhys Devlin
  Voice off-stage
  Voice off-stage
  Welsh Philharmonia Orchestra
  Welsh National Opera Chorale (men's voices)
  Composers
  Benjamin Britten
Wed 22 Aug 1979
- 19:30
  Prom 30
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Symphony No. 35 in D major, 'Haffner'
  Piano Concerto No. 22 in E flat major
  Arnold Schoenberg
  Variations on a Recitative, Op 40Proms premiere
  Richard Strauss
  Also sprach Zarathustra
  Performers
  Norman Del Mar
  conductor
  conductor
  Philharmonia Orchestra
  Imogen Cooper
  piano
  piano
  Timothy Bond
  organ
  organ
  Composers
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Arnold Schoenberg
  Richard Strauss
Thu 23 Aug 1979
- 19:30
  Prom 31
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Dmitry Shostakovich
  Symphony No 14
  Sergei Rachmaninov
  Symphony No. 1 in D minor
  Performers
  Felicity Palmer
  soprano
  soprano
  Nicola Ghiuselev
  bass
  bass
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Gennady Rozhdestvensky
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Dmitry Shostakovich
  Sergei Rachmaninov
Fri 24 Aug 1979
- 19:30
  Prom 32
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Peter Maxwell Davies
  A Mirror of Whitening Light Proms premiere
  Maurice Ravel
  Piano Concerto in G major
  Trad.
  Ladrang Maskentar Proms premiere
  Gambyong Pare Anom Proms premiere
  Langen Dryan Menak Jingga Gugur Proms premiere
  Adaninggar & Kelaswara Proms premiere
  Olivier Messiaen
  Trois petites liturgies de la Présence Divine
  Performers
  London Sinfonietta
  Sir Simon Rattle
  conductor
  conductor
  Paul Crossley
  piano
  piano
  Sasono Mulio Gamelan of Surakarta
  Jeanne Loriod
  ondes martenot
  ondes martenot
  BBC Singers (1924-34, Wireless Chorus; 1935-8, 1942-3, 1946-72, BBC Chorus) (women's voices)
  Composers
  Peter Maxwell Davies
  Maurice Ravel
  Trad.
  Olivier Messiaen
Sat 25 Aug 1979
- 19:30
  Prom 33
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Peter Maxwell Davies
  Five Klee Pictures Proms premiere
  Hugh Wood
  Scenes from Comus
  Edward Elgar
  Symphony No. 1 in A flat major
  Performers
  Alison Hargan
  soprano
  soprano
  Brian Burrows
  tenor
  tenor
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Gennady Rozhdestvensky
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Peter Maxwell Davies
  Hugh Wood
  Edward Elgar
Mon 27 Aug 1979
- 19:30
  Prom 34
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Joseph Haydn
  Symphony No. 95 in C minor
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Violin Concerto in D major
  Carl Nielsen
  Symphony No. 4, ‘The Inextinguishable’
  Performers
  Henryk Szeryng
  violin
  violin
  Alexander Gibson
  conductor
  conductor
  Royal Scottish National Orchestra (pre-1950, Scottish Orchestra; 1950-91, Scottish National Orchestra)
  Composers
  Joseph Haydn
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Carl Nielsen
Tue 28 Aug 1979
- 19:30
  Prom 35
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Claude Debussy
  Marche écossaise sur un thème populaire
  Martin Dalby
  The Tower of Victory Proms premiere
  Hector Berlioz
  La mort de Cléopâtre
  Johannes Brahms
  Symphony No 1 in C minor
  Performers
  Jessye Norman
  soprano
  soprano
  Alexander Gibson
  conductor
  conductor
  Royal Scottish National Orchestra (pre-1950, Scottish Orchestra; 1950-91, Scottish National Orchestra)
  Composers
  Claude Debussy
  Martin Dalby
  Hector Berlioz
  Johannes Brahms
Wed 29 Aug 1979
- 19:30
  Prom 36
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Jean Sibelius
  KullervoProms premiere
  Performers
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Gennady Rozhdestvensky
  conductor
  conductor
  Heljä Angervo
  mezzo-soprano
  mezzo-soprano
  Usko Viitanen
  baritone
  baritone
  London Voices (men's voices)
  Composers
  Jean Sibelius
Thu 30 Aug 1979
- 20:00
  Prom 37
  Westminster Cathedral
  Programme
  Francis Poulenc
  Mass in G major Proms premiere
  Arthur Honegger
  Le roi David
  Performers
  Philip Langridge
  tenor
  tenor
  Claude Le Sache
  speaker
  speaker
  Pamela Stirling
  speaker
  speaker
  Musicians of London
  Brian Wright
  conductor
  conductor
  Dame Felicity Palmer
  soprano
  soprano
  Ann Murray
  mezzo-soprano
  mezzo-soprano
  BBC Symphony Chorus (pre-1932, National Chorus; 1933-4, BBC Chorus; 1935-77, BBC Choral Society)
  Composers
  Francis Poulenc
  Arthur Honegger
Fri 31 Aug 1979
- 19:30
  Prom 38
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
  Overture 'Russian Easter Festival', Op 36
  Arvo Pärt
  Cantus in memoriam Benjamin BrittenUK premiere
  Sergei Rachmaninov
  Piano Concerto No. 1 in F sharp minor
  Igor Stravinsky
  The Rite of Spring
  Performers
  Viktoria Postnikova
  piano
  piano
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Gennady Rozhdestvensky
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
  Arvo Pärt
  Sergei Rachmaninov
  Igor Stravinsky
Sat 1 Sep 1979
- 19:30
  Prom 39
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Joseph Haydn
  Symphony No. 101 in D major 'The Clock'
  Alun Hoddinott
  Organ ConcertoProms premiere
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  Suite No. 3 in G major, Op 55
  Performers
  John Scott
  organ
  organ
  Bryden Thomson
  conductor
  conductor
  BBC National Orchestra of Wales (pre-1993, BBC Welsh SO)
  Composers
  Joseph Haydn
  Alun Hoddinott
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Sun 2 Sep 1979
- 19:30
  Prom 40
  Round House, The
  Programme
  Sebastian Forbes
  Sonata for 8 Proms premiere
  Nicholas Maw
  La vita nuova World premiere
  Anthony Payne
  The Stones and Lonely Places Sing World premiere
  John Tavener
  Six Russian Folk Songs Proms premiere
  Performers
  Sebastian Forbes
  conductor
  conductor
  Sir Mark Elder
  conductor
  conductor
  Phyllis Bryn‐Julson
  soprano
  soprano
  Elise Ross
  soprano
  soprano
  Nash Ensemble
  Composers
  Sebastian Forbes
  Nicholas Maw
  Anthony Payne
  John Tavener
Mon 3 Sep 1979
- 19:30
  Prom 41
  St Augustine's Church, Kilburn
  Programme
  Charles Villiers Stanford
  Magnificat for double choir
  Kenneth Leighton
  Crucifixus pro nobis, Op 38 Proms premiere
  Michael Tippett
  Magnificat and Nunc dimittis
  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  Mass in G minor
  Performers
  Stephen Cleobury
  organ
  organ
  Ian Partridge
  tenor
  tenor
  John Poole
  conductor
  conductor
  BBC Singers (1924-34, Wireless Chorus; 1935-8, 1942-3, 1946-72, BBC Chorus)
  Composers
  Charles Villiers Stanford
  Kenneth Leighton
  Michael Tippett
  Ralph Vaughan Williams
Tue 4 Sep 1979
- 19:30
  Prom 42
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Franz Schubert
  Symphony No 6 in C major
  Gustav Mahler
  Symphony No. 5 in C sharp minor
  Performers
  Israel Philharmonic Orchestra
  Zubin Mehta
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Franz Schubert
  Gustav Mahler
Wed 5 Sep 1979
- 19:30
  Prom 43
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Josef Tal
  Symphony No. 3 UK premiere
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major
  Antonín Dvořák
  Symphony No. 8 in G major
  Performers
  Daniel Barenboim
  piano
  piano
  Israel Philharmonic Orchestra
  Zubin Mehta
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Josef Tal
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Antonín Dvořák
Thu 6 Sep 1979
- 19:30
  Prom 44
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Igor Stravinsky
  Fireworks
  Claude Debussy
  Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune
  Igor Stravinsky
  Petrushka (1947 version)
  Oliver Knussen
  Symphony No. 3 World premiere
  Maurice Ravel
  La valse
  Performers
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Michael Tilson Thomas
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Igor Stravinsky
  Claude Debussy
  Oliver Knussen
  Maurice Ravel
Fri 7 Sep 1979
- 19:30
  Prom 45
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Joseph Haydn
  Symphony No. 80 in D minor
  John McCabe
  Clarinet Concerto Proms premiere
  Igor Stravinsky
  3 Pieces for Solo Clarinet.
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Piano Concerto No 14 in E flat major, K449
  Concert Aria ‘Ch’io mi scordi di te?’
  Franz Schubert
  Symphony No 3 in D major
  Performers
  Tamás Vásáry
  conductorpiano/director
  conductorpiano/director
  Scottish Chamber Orchestra
  Janet Hilton
  clarinet
  clarinet
  Margaret Marshall
  soprano
  soprano
  Composers
  Joseph Haydn
  John McCabe
  Igor Stravinsky
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Franz Schubert
Sat 8 Sep 1979
- 19:30
  Prom 46
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Divertimento in F major, K138
  Felix Mendelssohn
  Symphony No. 5 in D major, 'Reformation'
  Johannes Brahms
  Piano Concerto No 1 in D minor
  Performers
  Clifford Curzon
  piano
  piano
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Charles Groves
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Felix Mendelssohn
  Johannes Brahms
Sun 9 Sep 1979
- 19:30
  Prom 47
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  George Frideric Handel
  Messiah
  Performers
  Christopher Hogwood
  conductor
  conductor
  Simon Preston
  organ
  organ
  William Christie
  harpsichord
  harpsichord
  Martyn Hill
  tenor
  tenor
  David Thomas
  bass-baritone
  bass-baritone
  Emma Kirkby
  soprano
  soprano
  Judith Nelson
  soprano
  soprano
  Carolyn Watkinson
  contralto
  contralto
  Michael Laird
  trumpet
  trumpet
  Francis Grier
  organ
  organ
  Anthony Pleeth
  cello
  cello
  Peter McCarthy
  double bass
  double bass
  Academy of Ancient Music
  Christ Church Cathedral Choir, Oxford
  Composers
  George Frideric Handel
Mon 10 Sep 1979
- 19:30
  Prom 48
  St Augustine's Church, Kilburn
  Programme
  Anon.
  Angelus ad virginem Proms premiere
  Robert Fayrfax
  Magnificat regale Proms premiere
  Henry Purcell
  Welcome to all the pleasures, Z 339
  Samuel Sebastian Wesley
  The Wilderness and the Solitary Place Proms premiere
  Jonathan Harvey
  I love the Lord Proms premiere
  Benjamin Britten
  Antiphon, Op 56b Proms premiere
  Performers
  Winchester Cathedral Choir
  Keith Ross
  counter-tenor
  counter-tenor
  William Kendall
  tenor
  tenor
  Donald Sweeney
  bass
  bass
  Baroque String Quintet
  James Lancelot
  organ
  organ
  Martin Neary
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Anon.
  Robert Fayrfax
  Henry Purcell
  Samuel Sebastian Wesley
  Jonathan Harvey
  Benjamin Britten
- 21:30
  Prom 49
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Luciano Berio
  Chemins II UK premiere
  Patrick Marcland
  Variants UK premiere
  Harrison Birtwistle
  ...agm... UK premiere
  Performers
  Gérard Caussé
  viola
  viola
  The John Alldis Choir
  Peter Eötvös
  conductor
  conductor
  Ensemble Intercontemporain
  Composers
  Luciano Berio
  Patrick Marcland
  Harrison Birtwistle
Tue 11 Sep 1979
- 19:30
  Prom 50
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Richard Wagner
  Siegfried Idyll
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Piano Concerto No. 27 in B flat major
  Anton Webern
  Five Pieces for Orchestra, Op. 10
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Concerto in E flat major for two pianos
  Performers
  Daniel Barenboim
  conductorpiano/director
  conductorpiano/director
  Clifford Curzon
  piano
  piano
  English Chamber Orchestra
  Composers
  Richard Wagner
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Anton Webern
Wed 12 Sep 1979
- 19:30
  Prom 51
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Edgard Varèse
  DésertsProms premiere
  IntégralesProms premiere
  Igor Stravinsky
  4 Russian Peasant Songs (1954 version)Proms premiere
  Béla Bartók
  Three Village Scenes
  Arnold Schoenberg
  Lied der Waldtaube from 'Gurrelieder' (chamber version)
  Three PiecesProms premiere
  Chamber Symphony No 1 in E major
  Performers
  BBC Singers (1924-34, Wireless Chorus; 1935-8, 1942-3, 1946-72, BBC Chorus) (women's voices)
  Elizabeth Connell
  mezzo-soprano
  mezzo-soprano
  Pierre Boulez
  conductor
  conductor
  Ensemble Intercontemporain
  Composers
  Edgard Varèse
  Igor Stravinsky
  Béla Bartók
  Arnold Schoenberg
Thu 13 Sep 1979
- 19:30
  Prom 52
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Krzysztof Penderecki
  Symphony No. 1 Proms premiere
  Franz Schubert
  Symphony No. 9 in C major, ‘Great’
  Performers
  Riccardo Muti
  conductor
  conductor
  Philharmonia Orchestra (1964-77, New Philharmonia Orchestra)
  Composers
  Krzysztof Penderecki
  Franz Schubert
Fri 14 Sep 1979
- 19:30
  Prom 53
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Richard Strauss
  2 Songs, Op 34 Proms premiere
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Symphony No. 9 in D minor, ‘Choral’
  Performers
  John Poole
  conductor
  conductor
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  James Loughran
  conductor
  conductor
  Sheila Armstrong
  soprano
  soprano
  Alfreda Hodgson
  mezzo-soprano
  mezzo-soprano
  Robert Tear
  tenor
  tenor
  Gwynne Howell
  bass
  bass
  BBC Symphony Chorus
  BBC Singers (1924-34, Wireless Chorus; 1935-8, 1942-3, 1946-72, BBC Chorus)
  Composers
  Richard Strauss
  Ludwig van Beethoven
Sat 15 Sep 1979
- 19:30
  Prom 54 - Last Night of the Proms 1979
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  John Ireland
  Overture 'Satyricon'
  Edward Elgar
  Cello Concerto in E minor
  Constant Lambert
  The Rio Grande
  Edward Elgar
  Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1 in D major, ‘Land of Hope and Glory’
  Cedric Thorpe Davie
  Diversions on a Tune by Dr. Arne Proms premiere
  Henry Wood
  Fantasia on British Sea-SongsNo. 5 Jack's the Lad
  Fantasia on British Sea-SongsNo. 6 Farewell and Adieu, Ye Spanish Ladies - Cadenza
  Fantasia on British Sea-SongsNo. 7 Home, Sweet Home
  Fantasia on British Sea-SongsNo. 9 Rule, Britannia!
  Fantasia on British Sea-SongsNo. 3 The Saucy Arethusa
  Fantasia on British Sea-SongsNo. 4 Tom Bowling
  Fantasia on British Sea-SongsNo. 8 See, the Conquering Hero Comes
  Fantasia on British Sea-SongsNo. 1 Bugle Calls
  Hubert Parry
  Jerusalem
  Trad.
  Auld Lang Syne (arr. Cedric Thorpe Davie) Proms premiere of this arrangement
  Unknown
  National Anthem (arr. Henry Wood)
  Performers
  Zara Nelsova
  cello
  cello
  Sandra Browne
  mezzo-soprano
  mezzo-soprano
  Peter Donohoe
  piano
  piano
  BBC Singers
  BBC Symphony Chorus
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  James Loughran
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  John Ireland
  Edward Elgar
  Constant Lambert
  Cedric Thorpe Davie
  Henry Wood
  Hubert Parry
  Trad.
  Unknown

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