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Sat 25 Jul 1964
19:30
Prom 01 - First Night of the Proms 1964
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Unknown
National Anthem
Franz Schubert
Die Zauberharfe, D 644
Overture
Johann Sebastian Bach
Violin Concerto in E major
Claude Debussy
Danse (orch. Maurice Ravel)
Camille Saint‐Saëns
Cello Concerto No. 1 in A minor
William Walton
Henry V
Proms premiere
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
The Nutcracker, Suite, Op 71a
Igor Stravinsky
Petrushka (1947 version)
Shrovetide Fair
Petrushka (1947 version)
In Petrushka's Cell
Petrushka (1947 version)
Shrovetide Fair towards Evening, and Death of Petrushka
Petrushka (1947 version)
Russian Dance
Performers
Derek Collier
violin
violin
Amaryllis Fleming
cello
cello
Robin Harrison
piano
piano
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Malcolm Sargent
conductor
conductor
Composers
Unknown
Franz Schubert
Johann Sebastian Bach
Claude Debussy
Camille Saint‐Saëns
William Walton
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Igor Stravinsky
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Mon 27 Jul 1964
19:30
Prom 02
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Hector Berlioz
The Childhood of Christ
Proms premiere
Performers
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Malcolm Sargent
conductor
conductor
Alexander Young
narrator
Centurion
narrator
Centurion
Sidonie Goossens
harp
harp
John Cameron
Joseph
Polydorus
Joseph
Polydorus
Elizabeth Harwood
Mary
Mary
Joseph Rouleau
Herod
Father of the Family
Herod
Father of the Family
David Butt
flute
flute
Clifford Seville
flute
flute
BBC Singers (1924-34, Wireless Chorus; 1935-8, 1942-3, 1946-72, BBC Chorus)
Wembley Philharmonic Society
Harrow Choral Society
BBC Symphony Chorus (pre-1932, National Chorus; 1933-4, BBC Chorus; 1935-77, BBC Choral Society)
Composers
Hector Berlioz
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Tue 28 Jul 1964
19:30
Prom 03
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Igor Stravinsky
Octet
- At the date of this performance all the players, except Arthur Wilson, were members of the BBC Symphony Orchestra. Proms premiere
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Aria with recitative 'Bella mia fiamma...Resta, o cara', K 528
Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor
Symphony No 8 in F major
Paul Hindemith
Cardillac, Op 39 (original 1926 version)
Aria 'Die Zeit vergeht' Proms premiere
Gaspare Spontini
Agnes von Hohenstaufen
O re dei cieli Act 2 Proms premiere
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Fantasy-Overture 'Hamlet'
Performers
Douglas Whittaker
flute
flute
William Overton
trumpet
trumpet
Colin Bradbury
clarinet
clarinet
Geoffrey Gambold
bassoon
bassoon
Arthur Wilson
trombone
trombone
William Waterhouse
bassoon
bassoon
Wesley Woodage
trumpet
trumpet
Geoffrey Lindon
bass trombone
bass trombone
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Malcolm Sargent
conductor
conductor
Magda László
soprano
soprano
Michael Roll
piano
piano
Composers
Igor Stravinsky
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Ludwig van Beethoven
Paul Hindemith
Gaspare Spontini
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
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Wed 29 Jul 1964
19:30
Prom 04
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
George Frideric Handel
Chandos Anthem No. 2 'In the Lord put I my trust', HWV 247 (arr. Edward Elgar)
Overture in D minor
Bernard Naylor
Sing O My Love
World premiere
Ludwig van Beethoven
Violin Concerto in D major
Edward Elgar
Symphony No. 2 in E flat major
Performers
Malcolm Sargent
conductor
conductor
Louis Halsey
conductor
conductor
John Shirley‐Quirk
baritone
baritone
The Elizabethan Singers of London
Elise Cserfalvi
violin
violin
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Composers
George Frideric Handel
Bernard Naylor
Ludwig van Beethoven
Edward Elgar
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Thu 30 Jul 1964
19:30
Prom 05
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Franz Schubert
Symphony No. 8 in B minor, ‘Unfinished’
Johannes Brahms
Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major
Georges Bizet
Jeux d'enfants (orchestral version)
Maurice Ravel
Daphnis and Chloe – Suite No. 2
Performers
Daniël Wayenberg
piano
piano
Adrian Boult
conductor
conductor
Philharmonia Orchestra (1964-77, New Philharmonia Orchestra)
Composers
Franz Schubert
Johannes Brahms
Georges Bizet
Maurice Ravel
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Fri 31 Jul 1964
19:00
Prom 06
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Joseph Haydn
The Seasons
Proms premiere
Performers
London Symphony Orchestra
Sir Colin Davis
conductor
conductor
Elizabeth Harwood
Jane
Jane
Donald McIntyre
Simon
Simon
John Wakefield
Lucas
Lucas
Ambrosian Singers
Composers
Joseph Haydn
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Sat 1 Aug 1964
19:30
Prom 07
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Georges Bizet
Symphony in C major
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Piano Concerto No. 1 in B flat minor
Hugo Wolf
Italian Serenade (orchestral version)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Horn Concerto No. 3 in E flat major, K447
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
Hector Berlioz
The Trojans
Chasse royale et orage Act 4
Performers
Julius Katchen
piano
piano
Alan Civil
horn
horn
Charles Mackerras
conductor
conductor
Philharmonia Orchestra (1964-77, New Philharmonia Orchestra)
Composers
Georges Bizet
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Hugo Wolf
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
William Walton
Hector Berlioz
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Mon 3 Aug 1964
19:30
Prom 08
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Gioachino Rossini
The Barber of Seville – overture
Alexander Glazunov
Violin Concerto in A minor
Proms premiere
Modest Mussorgsky
Khovanshchina (orch. Dmitry Shostakovich)
Spit streletskoe gnezdo Act 3 Proms premiere
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Fantasy-Overture ‘Romeo and Juliet’
Dmitry Shostakovich
Symphony No 9 in E flat major
Georges Bizet
L' Arlésienne – Suite No. 1
L' Arlésienne, Suite No. 2
No. 4 Farandole
Performers
Alfredo Campoli
violin
violin
Forbes Robinson
bass
bass
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Malcolm Sargent
conductor
conductor
Composers
Gioachino Rossini
Alexander Glazunov
Modest Mussorgsky
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Dmitry Shostakovich
Georges Bizet
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Tue 4 Aug 1964
19:30
Prom 09 - Fiftieth Anniversary of the First World War
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Ralph Vaughan Williams
Symphony No. 6 in E minor
Benjamin Britten
War Requiem
- Britten conducted the Melos Ensemble
Performers
Malcolm Sargent
conductor
conductor
London Philharmonic Choir
Benjamin Britten
conductor
conductor
Meredith Davies
conductor
conductor
Simon Preston
organ
chamber organ
organ
chamber organ
Heather Harper
soprano
soprano
Thomas Hemsley
baritone
baritone
Peter Pears
tenor
tenor
BBC Singers
Emanuel School Boys' Choir
Melos Ensemble
BBC Symphony Chorus
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Composers
Ralph Vaughan Williams
Benjamin Britten
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Wed 5 Aug 1964
19:30
Prom 10
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
George Frideric Handel
Music for the Royal Fireworks – overture (arr. Hamilton Harty)
Robert Schumann
Piano Concerto in A minor
Reginald Smith Brindle
Creation Epic
World premiere
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Aria 'Mentre ti lascio', K 513
Don Giovanni (Act 1, Sc 5: Madamina, il catalogo è questo)
Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No. 6 in F major, ‘Pastoral’
Performers
Malcolm Sargent
conductor
conductor
Vlado Perlemuter
piano
piano
Reginald Smith Brindle
conductor
conductor
Geraint Evans
baritone
baritone
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Composers
George Frideric Handel
Robert Schumann
Reginald Smith Brindle
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Ludwig van Beethoven
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Thu 6 Aug 1964
19:30
Prom 11
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Ludwig van Beethoven
Egmont - overture
Paul Hindemith
Konzertmusik for Piano, Brass and Harps, Op 49
Proms premiere
Johannes Brahms
Violin Concerto in D major
- cadenza by Kreisler
Alexander Goehr
Little Symphony, Op 15
Proms premiere
Johann Sebastian Bach
Prelude and Fugue in C major, BWV 545 (second version)
Proms premiere
Johann Ludwig Krebs
Chorale Prelude 'Meine Seele erhebet den Herren', BWV 733
Proms premiere
Performers
London Symphony Orchestra
Norman Del Mar
conductor
conductor
Monique Haas
piano
piano
Nell Gotkovsky
violin
violin
Simon Preston
organ
organ
Composers
Ludwig van Beethoven
Paul Hindemith
Johannes Brahms
Alexander Goehr
Johann Sebastian Bach
Johann Ludwig Krebs
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Fri 7 Aug 1964
19:30
Prom 12
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Robert Schumann
Symphony No. 4 in D minor
Giuseppe Verdi
Macbeth
Una macchia è qui tuttora! Act 4 Scene 2
Igor Stravinsky
Violin Concerto in D major
Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No. 3 in E flat major, ‘Eroica’
Performers
Elizabeth Fretwell
soprano
soprano
Erich Gruenberg
violin
violin
London Symphony Orchestra
George Hurst
conductor
conductor
Composers
Robert Schumann
Giuseppe Verdi
Igor Stravinsky
Ludwig van Beethoven
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Sat 8 Aug 1964
19:30
Prom 13
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Hector Berlioz
Overture ‘Le corsaire’
César Franck
Symphonic Variations
Antonín Dvořák
Symphony No. 9 in E minor, ‘From the New World’
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Serenade for Strings in C major, Op 48
Maurice Ravel
Boléro
Performers
Norma Fisher
piano
piano
Norman Del Mar
conductor
conductor
Philharmonia Orchestra (1964-77, New Philharmonia Orchestra)
Composers
Hector Berlioz
César Franck
Antonín Dvořák
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Maurice Ravel
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Mon 10 Aug 1964
19:00
Prom 14
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Giuseppe Verdi
Otello
Proms premiere
Performers
Georg Solti
conductor
conductor
Ronald Lewis
Montano
Montano
Joan Carlyle
Desdemona
Desdemona
Peter Glossop
Iago
Iago
John Dobson
Roderigo
Roderigo
Margreta Elkins
Emilia
Emilia
Kenneth MacDonald
Cassio
Cassio
James McCracken
Otello
Otello
Glynne Thomas
Herald
Herald
David Kelly
Ludovico
Ludovico
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
Royal Opera Chorus
London Boy Singers (members)
Composers
Giuseppe Verdi
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Tue 11 Aug 1964
19:30
Prom 15
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Symphony No. 40 in G minor
Benjamin Britten
Gloriana, Op 53
Choral Dances Proms premiere
Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major
Igor Stravinsky
The Rite of Spring
Performers
London Symphony Orchestra
Colin Davis
conductor
conductor
Louis Halsey
conductor
conductor
The Elizabethan Singers of London
Stephen Kovacevich
piano
piano
Composers
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Benjamin Britten
Ludwig van Beethoven
Igor Stravinsky
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Wed 12 Aug 1964
19:30
Prom 16
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Joseph Haydn
Te Deum No 2 in C major
Proms premiere
Michael Tippett
Concerto for Orchestra
Proms premiere
Benjamin Britten
Cantata Academica, Op 62
Edward Elgar
Symphony No. 1 in A flat major
Performers
BBC Singers
Norma Procter
contralto
contralto
Heather Harper
soprano
soprano
Alexander Young
tenor
tenor
Owen Brannigan
bass
bass
London Symphony Orchestra
Sir Colin Davis
conductor
conductor
Composers
Joseph Haydn
Michael Tippett
Benjamin Britten
Edward Elgar
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Thu 13 Aug 1964
19:30
Prom 17
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Don Giovanni – overture
Piano Concerto No 21 in C major, K 467
Gustav Mahler
Symphony No. 10 in F sharp minor (compl. Deryck Cooke)
World premiere
Performers
Andor Földes
piano
piano
London Symphony Orchestra
Berthold Goldschmidt
conductor
conductor
Composers
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Gustav Mahler
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Fri 14 Aug 1964
19:30
Prom 18
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Edward Elgar
Introduction and Allegro
Ralph Vaughan Williams
Dona nobis pacem
Proms premiere
Gustav Holst
The Planets
Performers
Heather Harper
soprano
soprano
John Shirley‐Quirk
baritone
baritone
Alexandra Choir
BBC Singers (1924-34, Wireless Chorus; 1935-8, 1942-3, 1946-72, BBC Chorus) (women's voices)
BBC Symphony Chorus
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Malcolm Sargent
conductor
conductor
Composers
Edward Elgar
Ralph Vaughan Williams
Gustav Holst
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Sat 15 Aug 1964
19:30
Prom 19
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Arthur Sullivan
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
Free from his fetters grim Act 2 No. 4
The Yeomen of the Guard
When our gallant Norman foes Act 1 No. 4
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
Braid the raven hair Act 2 No. 1
The Mikado
A wand'ring minstrel I Act 1 No. 2
The Mikado
A more humane Mikado Act 2 No. 6
Trial by Jury
Princess Ida
Mighty maiden with a mission Act 2 No. 2
Princess Ida
This helmet, I suppose Act 3 No. 5
Princess Ida
Would you know the kind of maid? Act 2 No. 12
Patience
The Soldiers of our Queen Act 1 No. 3
Patience
Turn, oh turn in this direction Act 2 No. 3
Patience
A magnet hung in a hardware shop Act 2 No. 4
Patience
Love is a plaintive song Act 2 No. 5
Iolanthe
When all night long a chap remains [The Sentry's song] Act 2 No. 1
Iolanthe
Loudly let the trumpet bray [Entrance and March of the Peers] Act 1 No. 6
Iolanthe
When Britain really rul'd the waves Act 2 No. 3
Iolanthe
Oh, foolish fay Act 2 No. 5
Iolanthe
Soon as we may, off and away Act 2 No. 12
Performers
John Cameron
baritone
Counsel for Plaintiff
baritone
Counsel for Plaintiff
Walter Midgley
tenor
Defendant, Edwin
tenor
Defendant, Edwin
Valerie Masterson
soprano
Plaintiff, Angelina
soprano
Plaintiff, Angelina
Ann Hood
soprano
soprano
Meriel Dickinson
mezzo-soprano
mezzo-soprano
Owen Brannigan
Learned Judge
bass
Learned Judge
bass
William McCue
Usher
Foreman of the Jury
bass
Usher
Foreman of the Jury
bass
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Malcolm Sargent
conductor
conductor
BBC Singers (1924-34, Wireless Chorus; 1935-8, 1942-3, 1946-72, BBC Chorus)
Royal Choral Society
Composers
Arthur Sullivan
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Mon 17 Aug 1964
19:00
Prom 20
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Idomeneo
Proms premiere
Performers
London Philharmonic Orchestra
John Pritchard
harpsichord/director
harpsichord/director
Richard Lewis
Idomeneo
Idomeneo
Gundula Janowitz
Ilia
Ilia
Enriqueta Tarrés
Elektra
Elektra
Luciano Pavarotti
Idamante
Idamante
David Hughes
High Priest
High Priest
Neilson Taylor
Arbace
Arbace
Dennis Wicks
Voice of Neptune
Voice of Neptune
Glyndebourne Chorus (formerly Glyndebourne Festival Chorus)
Composers
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
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Tue 18 Aug 1964
19:30
Prom 21 - Basil Cameron Eightieth Birthday Concert
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Ludwig van Beethoven
Overture 'Leonore' No. 2
Paul Hindemith
Kammermusik No. 6, Op 46.1
Proms premiere
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Horn Concerto No. 4 in E flat major
Igor Stravinsky
Symphony of Psalms
Johannes Brahms
Symphony No. 4 in E minor
Performers
Walter Trampler
viola d'amore
viola d'amore
Barry Tuckwell
horn
horn
BBC Singers
London Symphony Orchestra
Basil Cameron
conductor
conductor
Composers
Ludwig van Beethoven
Paul Hindemith
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Igor Stravinsky
Johannes Brahms
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Wed 19 Aug 1964
19:30
Prom 22 - Twentieth Anniversary of the death of Henry Wood
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Johann Sebastian Bach
Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565 (orch. Henry Wood)
Ralph Vaughan Williams
Serenade to Music
Jean Sibelius
Symphony No. 5 in E flat major
William Alwyn
Concerto Grosso No. 3
World premiere
William Walton
Belshazzar’s Feast
Performers
Malcolm Sargent
conductor
conductor
Kenneth Bowen
tenor
tenor
Pamela Bowden
mezzo-soprano
mezzo-soprano
Valerie Masterson
soprano
soprano
Don Garrard
bass
bass
BBC Singers
William Alwyn
conductor
conductor
London Philharmonic Choir
Raimund Herincx
baritone
baritone
Royal Choral Society
BBC Symphony Chorus
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Composers
Johann Sebastian Bach
Ralph Vaughan Williams
Jean Sibelius
William Alwyn
William Walton
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Thu 20 Aug 1964
19:30
Prom 23
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
George Frideric Handel
Alexander’s Feast
Proms premiere
Organ Concerto in F major, Op 4
Alexander’s Feast
Performers
Owen Brannigan
bass
bass
Harold Lester
harpsichord
harpsichord
Pauline Tinsley
soprano
soprano
John Wakefield
tenor
tenor
Ambrosian Singers
Francis Jackson
organ
organ
Charles Mackerras
conductor
conductor
English Chamber Orchestra
Composers
George Frideric Handel
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Fri 21 Aug 1964
19:30
Prom 24
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Richard Wagner
Lohengrin
No. 1 Prelude Act 1
Ludwig van Beethoven
Mass in C major
Proms premiere
Béla Bartók
Sonata for Two Pianos and Percussion, Sz 110
Arnold Schoenberg
Erwartung, Op 17
Proms premiere
Performers
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Malcolm Sargent
conductor
conductor
Sybil Michelow
contralto
contralto
William McAlpine
tenor
tenor
Don Garrard
bass
bass
Elizabeth Vaughan
soprano
soprano
BBC Singers
Royal Choral Society
BBC Symphony Chorus
Alfons Kontarsky
soloist
soloist
Aloys Kontarsky
piano
piano
Heinz König
percussion
percussion
Christoph Caskel
percussion
percussion
Norman Del Mar
conductor
conductor
Ingeborg Felderer
soprano
soprano
Composers
Richard Wagner
Ludwig van Beethoven
Béla Bartók
Arnold Schoenberg
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Sat 22 Aug 1964
19:30
Prom 25
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Bedrich Smetana
The Bartered Bride
Overture
Felix Mendelssohn
Violin Concerto in E minor
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Symphony No. 6 in B minor, ‘Pathétique’
Roberto Gerhard
6 Cançons populars catalanes
No. 1 La calàndria
6 Cançons populars catalanes
No. 2 La mort i la donzella
6 Cançons populars catalanes
No. 3 El petit vailet
6 Cançons populars catalanes
No. 4 El cotiló
6 Cançons populars catalanes
No. 5 Enemic de les dones
6 Cançons populars catalanes
No. 6 Els ballaires dins un sac
Camille Saint‐Saëns
The Carnival of the Animals
- arranged for three hands
Emmanuel Chabrier
Joyeuse marche
Performers
Malcolm Sargent
conductor
conductor
Tessa Robbins
violin
violin
Roberto Gerhard
conductor
conductor
Gerald English
tenor
tenor
Cyril Smith
piano
piano
Phyllis Sellick
piano
piano
Anon.
music arranger
music arranger
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Composers
Bedrich Smetana
Felix Mendelssohn
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Roberto Gerhard
Camille Saint‐Saëns
Emmanuel Chabrier
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Mon 24 Aug 1964
19:30
Prom 26
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Gustav Mahler
Symphony No 8 in E flat major, 'Symphony of a Thousand'
Proms premiere
Performers
London Philharmonic Choir
Charles Groves
conductor
conductor
Norma Procter
Maria Aegyptiaca
Maria Aegyptiaca
Elizabeth Simon
Una Poenitentium
Una Poenitentium
Heather Harper
Magna Peccatrix
Magna Peccatrix
John Mitchinson
Doctor Marianus
Doctor Marianus
Jean Allister
Mulier Samaritana
Mulier Samaritana
Alfred Orda
Pater Ecstaticus
Pater Ecstaticus
Elizabeth Vaughan
Mater Gloriosa
Mater Gloriosa
John Holmes
Pater Profundus
Pater Profundus
Alexandra Choir
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
Harrow Choral Society
I. M. Marsh Physical Education College Choir (members)
Palmer's Boys' School Choir (members)
Goldsmiths Choral Union
Orpington Junior Singers
Wirral Singers (members)
St Teresa's Church and Edmund Campion, St Helens (boys' voices)
BBC Philharmonic (pre-1983, BBC Northern SO; 1983-91, BBC Philharmonic Orchestra)
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir
Composers
Gustav Mahler
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Tue 25 Aug 1964
19:30
Prom 27
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Ludwig van Beethoven
Overture 'Leonore' No. 3
Richard Wagner
Siegfried Idyll
Richard Strauss
Don Quixote, Op 35
Igor Stravinsky
Pulcinella
Proms premiere of complete work
Performers
Malcolm Sargent
conductor
conductor
Mstislav Leopoldovich Rostropovich
cello
cello
Harry Danks
viola
viola
Stanford Robinson
conductor
conductor
Geraint Evans
baritone
baritone
Charles Craig
tenor
tenor
Maureen Lehane
contralto
contralto
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Composers
Ludwig van Beethoven
Richard Wagner
Richard Strauss
Igor Stravinsky
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Wed 26 Aug 1964
19:30
Prom 28
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Felix Mendelssohn
Octet in E flat major, Op 20
Proms premiere
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Concerto No 17 in G major, K 453
Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No. 4 in B flat major
Benjamin Britten
The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra
Performers
London Octet
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Malcolm Sargent
conductor
conductor
Peter Frankl
piano
piano
Composers
Felix Mendelssohn
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Ludwig van Beethoven
Benjamin Britten
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Thu 27 Aug 1964
19:30
Prom 29
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Robert Schumann
Manfred, Op 115
Overture
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Violin Concerto No 3 in G major, K 216
Alan Bush
Dorian Passacaglia and Fugue, Op 52
Proms premiere
Antonín Dvořák
Violin Concerto in A minor
Richard Wagner
The Mastersingers of Nuremberg
No. 49 Dance of the Apprentices Act 3 Scene 5
The Mastersingers of Nuremberg
No. 50 Procession of the Masters Act 3 Scene 5
The Mastersingers of Nuremberg
No. 33 Prelude Act 3
Performers
Malcolm Sargent
conductor
conductor
Josef Suk
violin
violin
Alan Bush
conductor
conductor
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Composers
Robert Schumann
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Alan Bush
Antonín Dvořák
Richard Wagner
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Fri 28 Aug 1964
19:30
Prom 30
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Franz Schubert
Symphony No 5 in B flat major
Johann Sebastian Bach
Keyboard Concerto in D minor, BWV 1052
Frédéric Chopin
Piano Concerto No 2 in F minor
Felix Mendelssohn
A Midsummer Night’s Dream – incidental music
No. 1 Scherzo
Carl Nielsen
Symphony No 5
Proms premiere
Performers
Vladimir Ashkenazy
piano
piano
London Philharmonic Orchestra
John Pritchard
conductor
conductor
Composers
Franz Schubert
Johann Sebastian Bach
Frédéric Chopin
Felix Mendelssohn
Carl Nielsen
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Sat 29 Aug 1964
19:30
Prom 31
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Eine kleine Nachtmusik
No. 1 Allegro
August Eberhardt Müller
Minuet in B flat major, K.Anh.136, K 498a
Proms premiere
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Eine kleine Nachtmusik
No. 2 Romanze: Andante
Eine kleine Nachtmusik
No. 3 Minuet and Trio: Allegretto
Eine kleine Nachtmusik
No. 4 Rondo: Allegro
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Violin Concerto in D major
Jean Sibelius
Valse triste
Constant Lambert
Horoscope
Sergei Rachmaninov
Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini
Malcolm Arnold
Overture 'Tam o'Shanter', Op 51
Performers
Anon.
music arranger
music arranger
Alan Loveday
violin
violin
Ann Schein
piano
piano
London Philharmonic Orchestra
John Pritchard
conductor
conductor
Composers
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
August Eberhardt Müller
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Jean Sibelius
Constant Lambert
Sergei Rachmaninov
Malcolm Arnold
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Mon 31 Aug 1964
19:30
Prom 32
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Johannes Brahms
Variations on the St Anthony Chorale
Alto Rhapsody
Symphony No. 3 in F major
Arthur Bliss
The Beatitudes
Proms premiere
Performers
Malcolm Sargent
conductor
conductor
Barbara Robotham
mezzo-soprano
mezzo-soprano
BBC Singers (1924-34, Wireless Chorus; 1935-8, 1942-3, 1946-72, BBC Chorus) (men's voices)
Arthur Bliss
conductor
conductor
Gerald English
tenor
tenor
Elizabeth Harwood
soprano
soprano
BBC Singers
Wembley Philharmonic Society
Royal Choral Society
Goldsmiths Choral Union
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Composers
Johannes Brahms
Arthur Bliss
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Tue 1 Sep 1964
19:30
Prom 33
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Ludwig van Beethoven
Overture ‘Coriolan’
Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major, ‘Emperor’
Anton Bruckner
Symphony No. 5 in B flat major
- edition unspecified Proms premiere
Performers
Mindru Katz
piano
piano
Charles Groves
conductor
conductor
Philharmonia Orchestra (1964-77, New Philharmonia Orchestra)
Composers
Ludwig van Beethoven
Anton Bruckner
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Wed 2 Sep 1964
19:00
Prom 34
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Richard Wagner
Die Walküre
Act 3 Proms premiere
Die Walküre
Act 1 Proms premiere
Performers
Georg Solti
conductor
conductor
Monica Sinclair
Schwertleite
Schwertleite
Michael Langdon
Hunding
Hunding
Forbes Robinson
Wotan
Wotan
Josephine Veasey
Waltraute
Waltraute
Marie Collier
Gerhilde
Gerhilde
Judith Pierce
Helmwige
Helmwige
Anita Välkki
Brünnhilde
Brünnhilde
Claire Watson
Sieglinde
Sieglinde
Elizabeth Bainbridge
Rossweisse
Rossweisse
Noreen Berry
Siegrune
Siegrune
Maureen Guy
Grimgerde
Grimgerde
Gwyneth Jones
Ortlinde
Ortlinde
Ernst Kozub
Siegmund
Siegmund
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
Composers
Richard Wagner
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Thu 3 Sep 1964
19:30
Prom 35
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Johann Sebastian Bach
Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G major
Edward Elgar
Cello Concerto in E minor
Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No. 7 in A major
Priaulx Rainier
Concerto for Cello
World premiere
Igor Stravinsky
The Firebird – suite (revised version, 1919)
Performers
Malcolm Sargent
conductor
conductor
Jacqueline du Pré
cello
cello
Norman Del Mar
conductor
conductor
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Composers
Johann Sebastian Bach
Edward Elgar
Ludwig van Beethoven
Priaulx Rainier
Igor Stravinsky
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Fri 4 Sep 1964
19:30
Prom 36
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Joseph Haydn
String Quartet in C major 'Emperor', Hob. III:77, Op 76.3
Proms premiere
Mass in D minor 'Nelsonmesse', Hob. XXII:11
Proms premiere
Horn Concerto in D major
Proms premiere
Symphony No. 104 in D major, 'London'
Performers
Amadeus Quartet
London Symphony Orchestra
Sir David Willcocks
conductor
conductor
Sybil Michelow
contralto
contralto
Alexander Young
tenor
tenor
John Shirley‐Quirk
baritone
baritone
Elisabeth Robinson
soprano
soprano
BBC Singers
Barry Tuckwell
horn
horn
Composers
Joseph Haydn
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Sat 5 Sep 1964
19:30
Prom 37
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Felix Mendelssohn
Overture ‘The Hebrides’ (‘Fingal’s Cave’)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Clarinet Concerto in A major
Claude Debussy
Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Symphony No. 4 in F minor
Malcolm Williamson
Our Man in Havana (vocal suite)
Proms premiere
Performers
Malcolm Sargent
conductor
conductor
Jack Brymer
clarinet
clarinet
Vilém Tauský
conductor
conductor
April Cantelo
soprano
soprano
Owen Brannigan
bass
bass
Raymond Nilsson
tenor
tenor
Ambrosian Singers
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Composers
Felix Mendelssohn
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Claude Debussy
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Malcolm Williamson
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Mon 7 Sep 1964
19:30
Prom 38
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Joseph Haydn
Symphony No. 96 in D major 'Miracle'
Johannes Brahms
Piano Concerto No 1 in D minor
Richard Strauss
Elektra
Aria 'Allein! Weh, ganzallein' Act 1 Proms premiere
Salome
Dance of the Seven Veils
Salome
Ah! Du wolltest mich nicht deinen Mund küssen lassen, Jochanaan!
Performers
Rudolf Firkušný
piano
piano
Marijke Lugt
Elektra
Salome
Elektra
Salome
Norman Del Mar
conductor
conductor
Philharmonia Orchestra (1964-77, New Philharmonia Orchestra)
Composers
Joseph Haydn
Johannes Brahms
Richard Strauss
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Tue 8 Sep 1964
19:30
Prom 39
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Henry Purcell
Dido and Aeneas
- edition by Margaret Laurie and Thurston Dart Proms premiere
Johann Sebastian Bach
Orchestral Suite No 3 in D major, BWV 1068
Cantata No. 105, 'Herr, gehe nicht ins Gericht', BWV 105
Proms premiere
Fantasia in G major, BWV 572 (Pièce d'orgue)
Proms premiere
Performers
Sir David Willcocks
conductor
conductor
Duncan Robertson
Sailor
tenor
Sailor
tenor
Patricia Clark
Belinda
soprano
Belinda
soprano
Jean Allister
Sorceress
contralto
Sorceress
contralto
Thomas Hemsley
Aeneas
baritone
Aeneas
baritone
Lionel Salter
harpsichord
harpsichord
Josephine Veasey
Dido
Dido
Mary Thomas
Second Woman
Spirit
Second Woman
Spirit
Shirley Minty
Second Witch
Second Witch
Doreen Murray
First Witch
First Witch
London Mozart Players
BBC Singers
Philip Ledger
organ
organ
John Birch
organ
organ
Composers
Henry Purcell
Johann Sebastian Bach
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Wed 9 Sep 1964
19:30
Prom 40
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Franz Schubert
Nachtgesang im Walde, D 913
Proms premiere
Johann Sebastian Bach
Orchestral Suite No. 2 in B minor, BWV 1067
Edward Elgar
The Dream of Gerontius
Performers
Peter Gellhorn
conductor
conductor
BBC Symphony Orchestra (members)
BBC Singers (1924-34, Wireless Chorus; 1935-8, 1942-3, 1946-72, BBC Chorus) (men's voices)
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Alan Harverson
harpsichord
harpsichord
Douglas Whittaker
flute
flute
Malcolm Sargent
conductor
conductor
Marjorie Thomas
Angel
Angel
Robert Thomas
Gerontius
Gerontius
Forbes Robinson
Angel of the Agony
Priest
Angel of the Agony
Priest
Alexandra Choir
Croydon Philharmonic Society
Royal Choral Society
Composers
Franz Schubert
Johann Sebastian Bach
Edward Elgar
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Thu 10 Sep 1964
19:30
Prom 41
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Joseph Haydn
The Creation – Chaos
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Sinfonia concertante in E flat major
Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No. 5 in C minor
Claude Debussy
Trois chansons de Charles d'Orléans
Proms premiere
Elisabeth Lutyens
Motet 'Excerpta tractatus-logico philosophici', Op 27
Proms premiere
Johann Sebastian Bach
Motet 'Fürchte dich nicht', BWV 228
Toccata, Adagio and Fugue in C major, BWV 564
Performers
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Malcolm Sargent
conductor
conductor
Norbert Brainin
violin
violin
Peter Schidlof
viola
viola
John Alldis
conductor
conductor
The John Alldis Choir
BBC Symphony Orchestra (members)
Nicholas Danby
organ
organ
Composers
Joseph Haydn
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Ludwig van Beethoven
Claude Debussy
Elisabeth Lutyens
Johann Sebastian Bach
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Fri 11 Sep 1964
19:30
Prom 42
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
William Walton
Overture 'Scapino'
Frederick Delius
Sea Drift
Richard Rodney Bennett
Aubade
World premiere
Gustav Holst
The Hymn of Jesus, Op 37
Proms premiere
Edward Elgar
‘Enigma’ Variations
Performers
Malcolm Sargent
conductor
conductor
John Shirley‐Quirk
baritone
baritone
BBC Singers
Harrow Choral Society
BBC Symphony Chorus
John Carewe
conductor
conductor
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Composers
William Walton
Frederick Delius
Richard Rodney Bennett
Gustav Holst
Edward Elgar
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Sat 12 Sep 1964
19:30
Prom 43
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Sergey Prokofiev
Symphony No 1 in D major 'Classical' - 1. Allegro
Sergei Rachmaninov
Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor
Alexander Borodin
Prince Igor
Polovtsian Dances Act 2
Francis Poulenc
Les biches (suite)
Proms premiere
Darius Milhaud
La création du monde, Op 81
Paul Dukas
The Sorcerer’s Apprentice
Performers
Peter Katin
piano
piano
London Philharmonic Orchestra
George Hurst
conductor
conductor
Composers
Sergey Prokofiev
Sergei Rachmaninov
Alexander Borodin
Francis Poulenc
Darius Milhaud
Paul Dukas
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Mon 14 Sep 1964
19:30
Prom 44
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No. 2 in D major
Hector Berlioz
Les nuits d'été
No. 2 Le spectre de la rose
Les nuits d'été
No. 1 Villanelle
Les nuits d'été
No. 3 Sur les lagunes
Les nuits d'été
No. 6 L'île inconnue
Johannes Brahms
Symphony No. 2 in D major
Performers
Nadine Sautereau
soprano
soprano
London Symphony Orchestra
Rudolf Kempe
conductor
conductor
Composers
Ludwig van Beethoven
Hector Berlioz
Johannes Brahms
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Tue 15 Sep 1964
19:30
Prom 45
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Ralph Vaughan Williams
Symphony No. 8 in D minor
Manuel de Falla
El amor brujo
Jean Sibelius
Symphony No. 2 in D major
Performers
Gloria Lane
mezzo-soprano
mezzo-soprano
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Leopold Stokowski
conductor
conductor
Composers
Ralph Vaughan Williams
Manuel de Falla
Jean Sibelius
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Wed 16 Sep 1964
19:30
Prom 46
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Claude Debussy
Images for Orchestra
No. 2 Ibéria
Première rapsodie
Nocturnes
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Symphony No. 5 in E minor
Performers
Gervase de Peyer
clarinet
clarinet
Ambrosian Singers (women's voices)
London Symphony Orchestra
Rudolf Kempe
conductor
conductor
Composers
Claude Debussy
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
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Thu 17 Sep 1964
19:30
Prom 47
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Modest Mussorgsky
A Night on the Bare Mountain (orch. Leopold Stokowski)
Ottokar Nováček
Perpetuum mobile, Op 5.4 (arr. Leopold Stokowski)
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Francesca da Rimini
Dmitry Shostakovich
Symphony No. 5 in D minor
Performers
London Symphony Orchestra
Leopold Stokowski
conductor
conductor
Composers
Modest Mussorgsky
Ottokar Nováček
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Dmitry Shostakovich
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Fri 18 Sep 1964
19:30
Prom 48
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
William Byrd
Great Service
No. 6 Magnificat Proms premiere
Great Service
No. 7 Nunc dimittis Proms premiere
George Frideric Handel
Dixit Dominus
Proms premiere
Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No. 9 in D minor, ‘Choral’
Performers
Peter Gellhorn
conductor
conductor
Duncan Robertson
tenor
tenor
Jeannette Sinclair
soprano
soprano
Maureen Lehane
contralto
contralto
Jean Knibbs
soprano
soprano
John Carol Case
baritone
baritone
BBC Symphony Chorus
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Malcolm Sargent
conductor
conductor
Raimund Herincx
baritone
baritone
Raymond Nilsson
tenor
tenor
Erna Spoorenberg
soprano
soprano
Croydon Philharmonic Society
Royal Choral Society
BBC Singers (1924-34, Wireless Chorus; 1935-8, 1942-3, 1946-72, BBC Chorus)
Composers
William Byrd
George Frideric Handel
Ludwig van Beethoven
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Sat 19 Sep 1964
19:30
Prom 49 - Last Night of the Proms 1964
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Hector Berlioz
Overture 'Le carnaval romain'
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
The Maid of Orleans
Aria 'Holy father, they call me Joan' Act 2 No. 7 Proms premiere
Alan Rawsthorne
Piano Concerto No. 1
Felix Mendelssohn
Symphony No 4 in A major 'Italian'
Edward Elgar
Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1 in D major, ‘Land of Hope and Glory’
Richard Strauss
Till Eulenspiegel’s Merry Pranks
Henry Wood
Fantasia on British Sea-Songs
No. 2 The Anchor's Weighed - bugle calls usually abbreviated by Sargent
Fantasia on British Sea-Songs
No. 5 Jack's the Lad - bugle calls usually abbreviated by Sargent
Fantasia on British Sea-Songs
No. 6 Farewell and Adieu, Ye Spanish Ladies - Cadenza - bugle calls usually abbreviated by Sargent
Fantasia on British Sea-Songs
No. 7 Home, Sweet Home - bugle calls usually abbreviated by Sargent
Fantasia on British Sea-Songs
No. 3 The Saucy Arethusa - bugle calls usually abbreviated by Sargent
Fantasia on British Sea-Songs
No. 4 Tom Bowling - bugle calls usually abbreviated by Sargent
Fantasia on British Sea-Songs
No. 8 See, the Conquering Hero Comes - bugle calls usually abbreviated by Sargent
Fantasia on British Sea-Songs
No. 1 Bugle Calls - bugle calls usually abbreviated by Sargent
Thomas Arne
Rule, Britannia!
Hubert Parry
Jerusalem (orch. Elgar)
Unknown
National Anthem
Performers
Malcolm Sargent
conductor
conductor
Rita Hunter
soprano
soprano
Malcolm Binns
piano
piano
Basil Cameron
conductor
conductor
Constance Shacklock
mezzo-soprano
mezzo-soprano
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Composers
Hector Berlioz
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Alan Rawsthorne
Felix Mendelssohn
Edward Elgar
Richard Strauss
Henry Wood
Thomas Arne
Hubert Parry
Unknown
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