Proms 1927

Proms 1927: All Events

Sat 13 Aug 1927
- 20:00
  Prom 01 - First Night of the Proms 1927
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Unknown
  National Anthem
  Edward Elgar
  Overture ‘Cockaigne (In London Town)’
  Luigi Boccherini
  Quintet in E major, Op 11: No 3, Minuet in A major
  Richard Wagner
  TannhäuserNo. 10 Dich, teure Halle, grüss' ich wieder Act 2 Scene 1
  interval
  Edvard Grieg
  Piano Concerto in A minor
  Charles Villiers Stanford
  Songs of the Sea – 1: Drake's Drum
  Songs of the Sea – 3: Devon, O Devon, in Wind and Rain
  Songs of the Sea – 5: The Old Superb
  Jean Sibelius
  Valse triste
  George Frideric Handel
  Serse (Act 1: Ombra mai fù)(probably arr. Henry Wood)
  Gioachino Rossini
  William Tell – overture
  Franz Liszt
  Hungarian Rhapsodies, S 359 (orchestral version)No. 2 in D minor (ending in G major)
  Franz Schubert
  An Sylvia, D 891
  Roger Quilter
  6 Songs, Op 25No. 5 Music, when soft voices die
  Hubert Parry
  English Lyrics Set 10No. 1 My heart is like a singing bird
  Trad.
  How can ye gang, lassie? (arr. Malcolm Lawson)
  Leezie Lindsay (arr. Malcolm Lawson)
  Mowing the Barley (arr. Cecil Sharp)
  Léo Delibes
  CoppéliaNo. 1a Prelude Act 1
  CoppéliaNo. 1b Mazurka Act 1
  Performers
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  Henry Wood Symphony Orchestra
  Rosina Buckman
  soprano
  soprano
  Arthur De Greef
  piano
  piano
  Dale Smith
  baritone
  baritone
  Charles Woodhouse
  violin
  violin
  Frederick Kiddle
  organpiano
  organpiano
  Marie Goossens
  harp
  harp
  Composers
  Unknown
  Edward Elgar
  Luigi Boccherini
  Richard Wagner
  Edvard Grieg
  Charles Villiers Stanford
  Jean Sibelius
  George Frideric Handel
  Gioachino Rossini
  Franz Liszt
  Franz Schubert
  Roger Quilter
  Hubert Parry
  Trad.
  Léo Delibes
Mon 15 Aug 1927
- 20:00
  Prom 02
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Richard Wagner
  The Flying DutchmanOverture
  ParsifalGood Friday Music (concert version) Act 3 Scene 1
  The Mastersingers of NurembergNo. 36 Wahn! Wahn! Überall Wahn! Act 3 Scene 1
  The Mastersingers of NurembergNo. 23b Was duftet doch der Flieder Act 2 Scene 3
  GötterdämmerungSong of the Rhine Daughters (abridged concert version) Act 3 Scene 1
  Siegfried Idyll
  interval
  Richard Wagner
  Tristan and IsoldeNo. 4 Wie lachend sie mir Lieder singen Act 1 Scene 3
  RienziOverture
  Charles Villiers Stanford
  Irish Rhapsody No. 1 in D minor, Op 78
  Richard Strauss
  Eight Poems from ‘Letzte Blätter’No. 1 Zueignung
  Eight Poems from ‘Letzte Blätter’No. 8 Allerseelen
  Francis Korbay
  Hungarian Melodies Book 2No. 14 Mohács Field
  Hubert Parry
  English Lyrics Set 6No. 2 And yet I love her till I die
  Frank Bridge
  So Perverse
  Antonín Dvořák
  Slavonic Dances, Op 46No. 1 in C major
  Performers
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  Henry Wood Symphony Orchestra
  Keith Falkner
  bass-baritone
  bass-baritone
  Rachel Morton
  soprano
  soprano
  Frederick Kiddle
  piano
  piano
  Composers
  Richard Wagner
  Charles Villiers Stanford
  Richard Strauss
  Francis Korbay
  Hubert Parry
  Frank Bridge
  Antonín Dvořák
Tue 16 Aug 1927
- 20:00
  Prom 03
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Joseph Haydn
  Symphony No 22 in E flat major 'The Philosopher'
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  The Marriage of FigaroRecitative & aria 'Giunse alfin il momento...Deh vieni, non tardar' Act 3
  Horn Concerto No. 4 in E flat major
  Don GiovanniAria 'Il mio tesoro' Act 2 Scene 10
  Violin Concerto No 4 in D major, K 218
  interval
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Symphony No. 40 in G minor
  Pyotr Tchaikovsky
  The Nutcracker, Suite, Op 71a
  Franz Schubert
  Gretchen am Spinnrade, D 118
  Die Forelle
  Horch, horch! die Lerch, D 889
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Adelaide, Op 46
  Jules Massenet
  Manon (arr. unknown for voice and piano)No. 15b Instant charmant Act 2
  Manon (arr. unknown for voice and piano)No. 15c En fermant les yeux Act 2
  Edvard Grieg
  Symphonic Dances, Op 64No. 2 in A major
  Performers
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  Henry Wood Symphony Orchestra
  Alice Moxon
  soprano
  soprano
  Aubrey Brain
  horn
  horn
  Heddle Nash
  tenor
  tenor
  Harry Solloway
  violin
  violin
  Frederick Kiddle
  celestapiano
  celestapiano
  Composers
  Joseph Haydn
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Pyotr Tchaikovsky
  Franz Schubert
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Jules Massenet
  Edvard Grieg
Wed 17 Aug 1927
- 20:00
  Prom 04
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Orchestral Suite No 3 in D major, BWV 1068
  Cantata No. 57, 'Selig ist der Mann', BWV 57 (arr. Henry Wood)No. 7 Aria 'Ich ende behende mein irdisches Leben'
  Cantata No. 57, 'Selig ist der Mann', BWV 57 (arr. Henry Wood)No. 6b Recitative 'Ach, Jesu, wär' ich schon bei dir!'
  Brandenburg Concerto No 1 in F major, BWV 1046
  Keyboard Concerto in D minor, BWV 1052
  Cantata No. 145, 'Ich lebe, mein Herze, zu deinem Ergötzen', BWV 145 (arr. Henry Wood)No. 5 Aria 'Merke, mein Herze, beständig nur dies'
  interval
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G major
  Brandenburg Concerto No 5 in D major, BWV 1050
  Hubert Parry
  English Lyrics Set 1No. 3 Where shall the lover rest?
  Cecil Armstrong Gibbs
  The Fields are Full of Summer
  Edward Bairstow
  Come, lovers, follow me
  George Frideric Handel
  Miss Kitty Grevil's Delight, HWV 228.5
  John Liptrot Hatton
  To Anthea
  Ambroise Thomas
  MignonNo. 1 Overture
  Performers
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  Henry Wood Symphony Orchestra
  Charles Woodhouse
  violin
  violin
  Elsie Suddaby
  soprano
  soprano
  Harold Samuel
  piano
  piano
  F. L. Gyp
  trumpet
  trumpet
  Roy Henderson
  baritone
  baritone
  Robert Murchie
  flute
  flute
  Frederick Kiddle
  piano
  piano
  Composers
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Hubert Parry
  Cecil Armstrong Gibbs
  Edward Bairstow
  George Frideric Handel
  John Liptrot Hatton
  Ambroise Thomas
Thu 18 Aug 1927
- 20:00
  Prom 05
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Hector Berlioz
  Overture ‘Le carnaval romain’
  Edward Elgar
  The Wand of Youth, Suite No. 2, Op 1b
  Camille Saint‐Saëns
  Samson et DalilaAria 'Amour! viens aider ma faiblesse!' Act 2
  Dorothy Howell
  Concerto for Piano in D minor
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Rondino in E flat major, WoO 25
  interval
  Modest Mussorgsky
  Boris Godunov – 'I have attained supreme power'
  Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
  Scheherazade
  Engelbert Humperdinck
  Hansel and GretelOverture
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Cantata No. 29, 'Wir danken dir, Gott, wir danken dir', BWV 29 (arr. Henry Wood)No. 1 Sinfonia
  William Byrd
  My little sweet darling
  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  The House of LifeNo. 2 Silent Noon
  Jean‐Baptiste Lully
  Amadis (arr. Amelia Lehmann)Aria 'Bois épais' Act 2
  Frederick Field Bullard
  Sword of Ferrara
  Richard Leveridge
  When dull care (arr. Henry Lane-Wilson)
  Lord Berners
  Fantaisie espagnole
  Performers
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  Henry Wood Symphony Orchestra
  Clara Serena
  contralto
  contralto
  Dorothy Howell
  piano
  piano
  Henry Wood Symphony Orchestra (members)
  William Anderson
  bass
  bass
  Frederick Kiddle
  organpiano
  organpiano
  Anon.
  music arranger
  music arranger
  Composers
  Hector Berlioz
  Edward Elgar
  Camille Saint‐Saëns
  Dorothy Howell
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Modest Mussorgsky
  Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
  Engelbert Humperdinck
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  William Byrd
  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  Jean‐Baptiste Lully
  Frederick Field Bullard
  Richard Leveridge
  Lord Berners
Fri 19 Aug 1927
- 20:00
  Prom 06
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  King StephenOverture
  An die ferne Geliebte, Op 98 (arr. Henry Wood)
  Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major, ‘Emperor’
  EgmontNo. 5 Song 'Freudvoll und leidvoll'
  EgmontNo. 2 Song 'Die Trommel gerühret'
  interval
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Symphony No. 7 in A major
  George Frideric Handel
  Concerto grosso in G minor, HWV 324, Op 6.6
  Sir Hamilton Harty
  6 Songs of IrelandNo. 3 Lullaby
  6 Songs of IrelandNo. 6 At sea
  Franz Schubert
  Der Rattenfänger, D 255
  Das Lied im Grünen, D 917
  An die Musik, D 547
  Édouard Lalo
  Rapsodie norvégienne
  Performers
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  Henry Wood Symphony Orchestra
  Steuart Wilson
  tenor
  tenor
  Leslie England
  piano
  piano
  Lilian Stiles-Allen
  soprano
  soprano
  Frederick Kiddle
  piano
  piano
  Composers
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  George Frideric Handel
  Sir Hamilton Harty
  Franz Schubert
  Édouard Lalo
Sat 20 Aug 1927
- 20:00
  Prom 07
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Antonín Dvořák
  Overture 'Carnival'
  Ambroise Thomas
  MignonNo. 8 Entr'acte Act 2
  Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
  The Tale of Tsar SaltanEntr'acte Act 3 Scene 2
  Pyotr Tchaikovsky
  Eugene OneginAria 'Puskay pogibnu ya' Act 1 Scene 2
  Arnold Bax
  Symphonic Variations
  interval
  Ruggero Leoncavallo
  Pagliacci - 'Si può? Si può?'
  Frank Bridge
  There is a Willow Grows Aslant a BrookFirst performance in England
  Edvard Grieg
  Peer Gynt, Suite No. 1, Op 46
  Manuel de Falla
  El amor brujoNo. 10 Cancione del fuego fatuo
  El amor brujoNo. 12 Danza del juego de amor
  El amor brujoNo. 5 Danza del terror
  El amor brujoNo. 8 Danza ritual del fuego
  El amor brujoNo. 1 Introduction and Scene
  El amor brujoNo. 2 In the Gypsy Cave (Night-time)
  El amor brujoNo. 4 The Apparition
  El amor brujoNo. 6 The Magic Circle (The Fisherman's Story)
  El amor brujoNo. 7 Midnight (Witchcraft)
  El amor brujoNo. 9 Scene
  El amor brujoNo. 11 Pantomime
  El amor brujoNo. 13 Finale: Morning Bells
  Jean Sibelius
  6 Songs, Op 50No. 3 Im Feld ein Mädchen singt
  Edvard Grieg
  Haugtussa, Op 67No. 6 Kids' Dance
  Sergei Rachmaninov
  12 Songs, Op 14No. 11 Vesenniye vodï
  Henry Walford Davies
  When Childher Plays
  Graham Peel
  In summertime on Bredon
  Frederick John Easthope Martin
  A Day at the FairNo. 1 All the fun of the fair
  Hector Berlioz
  The Damnation of FaustMarche hongroise
  Performers
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  Henry Wood Symphony Orchestra
  Megan Thomas
  soprano
  soprano
  Harriet Cohen
  piano
  piano
  Percy Heming
  baritone
  baritone
  Frank Bridge
  conductor
  conductor
  Frederick Kiddle
  piano
  piano
  Composers
  Antonín Dvořák
  Ambroise Thomas
  Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
  Pyotr Tchaikovsky
  Arnold Bax
  Ruggero Leoncavallo
  Frank Bridge
  Edvard Grieg
  Manuel de Falla
  Jean Sibelius
  Sergei Rachmaninov
  Henry Walford Davies
  Graham Peel
  Frederick John Easthope Martin
  Hector Berlioz
Mon 22 Aug 1927
- 20:00
  Prom 08
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Richard Wagner
  LohengrinNo. 1 Prelude Act 1
  The Mastersingers of NurembergNo. 49 Dance of the Apprentices Act 3 Scene 5
  The Mastersingers of NurembergNo. 50 Procession of the Masters Act 3 Scene 5
  The Mastersingers of NurembergNo. 33 Prelude Act 3
  The Mastersingers of NurembergNo. 51 Wach auf! es nahet gen den Tag Act 3 Scene 5
  LohengrinNo. 4 Einsam in trüben Tagen Act 1 Scene 2
  TannhäuserNo. 21 Prelude Act 3 (1845 version)
  Das RheingoldEntry of the Gods into Valhalla (orchestral version)
  interval
  Richard Wagner
  SiegfriedNo. 17b Mime, der Künstler Act 1 Scene 3
  SiegfriedNo. 16 Nothung! Nothung! Neidliches Schwert! Act 1 Scene 3
  The Mastersingers of NurembergNo. 1 Prelude Act 1
  Richard Strauss
  Don Juan
  Franz Schubert
  Nacht und Träume
  Johannes Brahms
  5 Songs, Op 107No. 3 Das Mädchen spricht
  Hugo Wolf
  Mörike LiederNo. 6 Er ist's
  George Frideric Handel
  Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63 (arr. Henry Wood)Recitative & aria 'My arms!...Sound an alarm' Act 2
  Edward German
  Henry VIIIMorris Dance Act 4
  Henry VIIIShepherd's Dance Act 1
  Henry VIIITorch Dance Act 1
  Performers
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  Henry Wood Symphony Orchestra
  May Busby
  soprano
  soprano
  Walter Widdop
  tenor
  tenor
  Frederick Kiddle
  piano
  piano
  Composers
  Richard Wagner
  Richard Strauss
  Franz Schubert
  Johannes Brahms
  Hugo Wolf
  George Frideric Handel
  Edward German
Tue 23 Aug 1927
- 20:00
  Prom 09
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  The Magic FluteNo. 1 Overture
  Aria with recitative 'Bella mia fiamma...Resta, o cara', K 528
  Joseph Haydn
  Symphony No. 88 in G major
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Piano Concerto No. 23 in A major
  The Marriage of FigaroAria 'Non più andrai' Act 1
  interval
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Symphony No. 39 in E flat major
  Pyotr Tchaikovsky
  Fantasy-Overture ‘Romeo and Juliet’
  Halfdan Kjerulf
  8 Norske viser, Op 6No. 3 Synnøve's sang
  Edvard Grieg
  6 Songs, Op 48No. 6 A Dream
  Franz Schubert
  Erlkönig, D. 328
  Martin Shaw
  Annabel Lee
  William G. James
  6 Australian Bush SongsNo. 6 The Stockrider's Song
  Percy Grainger
  Handel in the Strand (arr. Henry Wood)
  Performers
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  Henry Wood Symphony Orchestra
  Isobel Baillie
  soprano
  soprano
  Gordon Bryan
  piano
  piano
  Dennis Noble
  baritone
  baritone
  Frederick Kiddle
  piano
  piano
  Composers
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Joseph Haydn
  Pyotr Tchaikovsky
  Halfdan Kjerulf
  Edvard Grieg
  Franz Schubert
  Martin Shaw
  William G. James
  Percy Grainger
Wed 24 Aug 1927
- 20:00
  Prom 10
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Johannes Brahms
  Academic Festival Overture
  Violin Concerto in D major
  Christoph Willibald Gluck
  AlcesteNo. 3 Recitative & aria 'Où suis-je?...Non! Ce n'est point un sacrifice!' Act 1
  Johannes Brahms
  Symphony No 1 in C minor
  interval
  Carl Maria von Weber
  Der FreischützOverture
  Gabriel Fauré
  Après un Rêve (arr. Willmott)No. 1 Après un rêve
  Henri Duparc
  Phidylé
  Claude Debussy
  Romance (unspecified song)
  Moritz Moszkowski
  Boabdil, der letzte Maurenkönig, Op 49Ballet Music No. 3: Malagueña Act 2
  Performers
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  Henry Wood Symphony Orchestra
  Daisy Kennedy
  violin
  violin
  Lilian Stiles-Allen
  soprano
  soprano
  Frederick Kiddle
  piano
  piano
  Composers
  Johannes Brahms
  Christoph Willibald Gluck
  Carl Maria von Weber
  Gabriel Fauré
  Henri Duparc
  Claude Debussy
  Moritz Moszkowski
Thu 25 Aug 1927
- 20:00
  Prom 11
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  The Marriage of FigaroOverture
  Susan Spain-Dunk
  Elaine
  Georges Bizet
  CarmenNo. 20 Recitative & aria 'C'est des contrebandiers...Je dis que rien ne m'épouvante' Act 3 Scene 5
  Franz Liszt
  Piano Concerto No. 1 in E flat major
  Antonín Dvořák
  Symphony No. 9 in E minor, ‘From the New World’
  Pyotr Tchaikovsky
  Eugene OneginAria 'Kuda, kuda vï udalilis' Act 2 Scene 2
  interval
  Frederick Delius
  A Dance Rhapsody No. 1
  Hector Berlioz
  Benvenuto CelliniOverture
  Richard Hageman
  Do not go, my love
  Graham Peel
  The country loverNo. 4 The early morning
  Old English Popular SongsNo. 3 Over the Mountains
  Granville Bantock
  3 Blake SongsNo. 1 Love's Secret
  Songs from the Chinese Poets Set 3No. 5 A Feast of Lanterns
  Felix Mendelssohn
  Overture 'Ruy Blas'
  Performers
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  Henry Wood Symphony Orchestra
  Susan Spain-Dunk
  conductor
  conductor
  Hilda Blake
  soprano
  soprano
  Charles Kelly
  piano
  piano
  Francis Russell
  tenor
  tenor
  Frederick Kiddle
  piano
  piano
  Composers
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Susan Spain-Dunk
  Georges Bizet
  Franz Liszt
  Antonín Dvořák
  Pyotr Tchaikovsky
  Frederick Delius
  Hector Berlioz
  Richard Hageman
  Graham Peel
  Granville Bantock
  Felix Mendelssohn
Fri 26 Aug 1927
- 20:00
  Prom 12
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  EgmontNo. 1 Overture
  George Frideric Handel
  Ezio, HWV 29 (arr. Henry Wood)Aria 'Nasce al bosco in rozza cuna' Act 2
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Violin Concerto in D major
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  The Marriage of FigaroCavatina 'Porgi, amor, qualche ristoro' Act 2
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Symphony No. 4 in B flat major
  Ilya Aleksandrovich Sats
  The Blue Bird, Suite
  Henry Purcell
  The Fairy Queen, Z 629 (arr. unknown)Aria 'Hark! Now the echoing air' Act 5
  The Comical History of Don Quixote, Z 578 (arr. unknown)From rosy bow'rs
  The Libertine, Z 600 (arr. unknown for voice and piano)Aria 'Nymphs and Shepherds'
  John Ireland
  Sea Fever
  Gustav Holst
  6 Songs, Op 15No. 3 The Sergeant's Song
  Frederic Hymen Cowen
  Onaway! awake, belovèd
  Arthur Sullivan
  Overture di ballo
  Performers
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  Henry Wood Symphony Orchestra
  Robert Radford
  bass
  bass
  Isolde Menges
  violin
  violin
  Sylvia Nelis
  soprano
  soprano
  Frederick Kiddle
  piano
  piano
  Composers
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  George Frideric Handel
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Ilya Aleksandrovich Sats
  Henry Purcell
  John Ireland
  Gustav Holst
  Frederic Hymen Cowen
  Arthur Sullivan
Sat 27 Aug 1927
- 20:00
  Prom 13
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Modest Mussorgsky
  A Night on the Bare Mountain (orch. Rimsky-Korsakov)
  Henry Walford Davies
  Solemn Melody
  Antonín Dvořák
  8 Humoreskes, Op 101 (orch. Henry Wood)No. 7 in G flat major
  interval
  Georges Bizet
  L' Arlésienne, Suite No. 2 (arr. Henry Wood)Agnus Dei (vocal arrangement of Intermezzo)
  Ethel Smyth
  Concerto for Violin and Horn
  George Frideric Handel
  Acis and GalateaAria 'Love in her eyes sits playing' Act 1
  Edward Elgar
  ‘Enigma’ Variations
  Richard Wagner
  TannhäuserNo. 1 Overture
  Gabriel Fauré
  3 Songs, Op 23No. 1 Les berceaux
  Norman Peterkin
  Song of the Water Maiden
  Arthur Bliss
  3 Romantic SongsNo. 3 The Buckle
  Frank Lambert
  She is far from the land
  James Hook
  The sweet little girl that I love (arr. Henry Lane-Wilson)
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Toccata and Fugue in F major, BWV 540 (orch. Henry Wood)No. 1 Toccata
  Performers
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  Henry Wood Symphony Orchestra
  Frederick Kiddle
  organpiano
  organpiano
  Charles A(lfred) Crabbe
  cello
  cello
  Dorothy Helmrich
  mezzo-soprano
  mezzo-soprano
  Ethel Smyth
  conductor
  conductor
  Aubrey Brain
  horn
  horn
  Antonio Brosa
  violin
  violin
  Leonard Gowings
  tenor
  tenor
  Composers
  Modest Mussorgsky
  Henry Walford Davies
  Antonín Dvořák
  Georges Bizet
  Ethel Smyth
  George Frideric Handel
  Edward Elgar
  Richard Wagner
  Gabriel Fauré
  Norman Peterkin
  Arthur Bliss
  Frank Lambert
  James Hook
  Johann Sebastian Bach
Mon 29 Aug 1927
- 20:00
  Prom 14
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Richard Wagner
  LohengrinNo. 17 Prelude Act 3
  SiegfriedForest Murmurs (orchestral synthesis) Act 2 Scene 2
  Tristan and IsoldeNo. 12 Prelude Act 3
  RienziAria 'Gerechter Gott! So ist's entschieden schon!' Act 3 Scene 2
  interval
  Richard Wagner
  GötterdämmerungDawn and Siegfried's Rhine Journey (abridged concert version)
  Die WalküreWalkürenritt (orchestral synthesis) Act 3 Scene 1
  The Flying DutchmanAria 'Die Frist is um' Act 1
  A Faust Overture, WWV 59
  Richard Strauss
  Death and Transfiguration
  Johannes Brahms
  4 Songs, Op 46No. 4 An die Nachtigall
  Five Songs, Op. 94 – No. 4: ‘Sapphische Ode’No. 4 Sapphische Ode
  Franz Schubert
  SchwanengesangNo. 1 Liebesbotschaft
  Thomas Ford
  Since first I saw your face (arr. Arthur Somervell)
  Thomas Arne
  Now Phoebus sinketh in the west (arr. unknown)
  Jean‐Philippe Rameau
  3 Ballet Pieces (arr. Felix Mottl)
  Performers
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  Henry Wood Symphony Orchestra
  James McDonagh
  cor anglais
  cor anglais
  Margaret Balfour
  contralto
  contralto
  Dale Smith
  baritone
  baritone
  Frederick Kiddle
  piano
  piano
  Composers
  Richard Wagner
  Richard Strauss
  Johannes Brahms
  Franz Schubert
  Thomas Ford
  Thomas Arne
  Jean‐Philippe Rameau
Tue 30 Aug 1927
- 20:00
  Prom 15
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Joseph Haydn
  L'isola disabitata, Hob. XXVIII:9Overture
  Symphony No. 104 in D major, 'London'
  interval
  Joseph Haydn
  The CreationNo. 9 Aria 'Nun beut die Flur das frische Grün'
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Violin Concerto No 3 in G major, K 216
  Don GiovanniAria 'Dalla sua pace' Act 1
  Symphony No 29 in A major, K 201
  Pyotr Tchaikovsky
  Francesca da Rimini
  Frederick C. Nicholls
  Come unto these Yellow Sands
  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  4 Poems by Fredegond ShoveNo. 4 The Water Mill
  Charles Villiers Stanford
  Songs from the Elfin PedlarLittle Snowdrop
  Hugo Wolf
  Mörike LiederNo. 17 Der Gärtner
  Mörike LiederNo. 12 Verborgenheit
  Mörike LiederNo. 36 Lebe wohl
  Franz Schubert
  Die Zauberharfe, D 644Overture
  Performers
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  Henry Wood Symphony Orchestra
  Dora Labbette
  soprano
  soprano
  Margaret Fairless
  violin
  violin
  Tudor Davies
  tenor
  tenor
  Frederick Kiddle
  piano
  piano
  Composers
  Joseph Haydn
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Pyotr Tchaikovsky
  Frederick C. Nicholls
  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  Charles Villiers Stanford
  Hugo Wolf
  Franz Schubert
Wed 31 Aug 1927
- 20:00
  Prom 16
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Johannes Brahms
  Hungarian Dance in G minor (unspecified), WoO 1 (orch. unknown)
  Hungarian Dance (unspecified), WoO 1 (orch. unknown)
  Piano Concerto No 1 in D minor
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  The Magic FluteNo. 4 Recitative & aria 'O zittre nicht...Zum Lieden bin ich' Act 1
  Johannes Brahms
  Symphony No. 4 in E minor
  Gustav Holst
  The PlanetsNo. 3 Mercury, the Winged Messenger
  The PlanetsNo. 4 Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity
  The PlanetsNo. 5 Saturn, the Bringer of Old Age
  Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
  Othello, Op 79 (arr. composer for voice and piano)The Willow Song
  Cyril Scott
  2 Songs, Op 68No. 2 Osme's song
  Pyotr Tchaikovsky
  MazeppaGopak Act 1 No. 4a
  Performers
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  Henry Wood Symphony Orchestra
  Harold Samuel
  piano
  piano
  Gwladys Naish
  soprano
  soprano
  Frederick Kiddle
  piano
  piano
  Composers
  Johannes Brahms
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Gustav Holst
  Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
  Cyril Scott
  Pyotr Tchaikovsky
Thu 1 Sep 1927
- 20:00
  Prom 17
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Johannes Brahms
  Hungarian Dance in G minor (unspecified), WoO 1 (orch. unknown)
  Hungarian Dance in D minor (unspecified), WoO 1 (orch. unknown)
  Hungarian Dance in F major (unspecified), WoO 1 (orch. unknown)
  Maurice Ravel
  Mother Goose – suite
  George Frideric Handel
  Atalanta, HWV 35 (arr. Henry Wood)Aria 'Care selve, ombre beate' Act 1 Scene 1
  interval
  George Frideric Handel
  Alessandro, HWV 21 (arr. Henry Wood)Recitative & aria 'Ne trionfi d'Alessandro...Lusinghe più care' Act 1
  Franz Schubert
  Symphony No. 8 in B minor, ‘Unfinished’
  Arthur Sullivan
  IvanhoeAria 'Woo thou thy snowflake' Act 2 Scene 2
  Franz Liszt
  Rhapsodie espagnole, S 254 (orch. Ferruccio Busoni)
  Alexander Borodin
  Prince IgorPolovtsian Dances Act 2
  Ethel Smyth
  The WreckersOverture
  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  Orpheus with his Lute
  Frederick Delius
  4 Old English LyricsNo. 4 To Daffodils
  Maurice Besly
  Someone
  Frederick Delius
  Seven Danish SongsNo. 7 Silken Shoes
  George Henschel
  Young Dieterich, Op 45
  Norman O'Neill
  The Blue Bird, Op 37No. 1 Dance of the Mist-maids
  The Blue Bird, Op 37No. 2 Dance of Fire and Water
  The Blue Bird, Op 37No. 3 Dance of the Stars
  The Blue Bird, Op 37No. 4 Dance of the Hours
  Performers
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  Henry Wood Symphony Orchestra
  Kate Winter
  soprano
  soprano
  Roy Henderson
  baritone
  baritone
  Egon Petri
  piano
  piano
  Frederick Kiddle
  piano
  piano
  Composers
  Johannes Brahms
  Maurice Ravel
  George Frideric Handel
  Franz Schubert
  Arthur Sullivan
  Franz Liszt
  Alexander Borodin
  Ethel Smyth
  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  Frederick Delius
  Maurice Besly
  George Henschel
  Norman O'Neill
Fri 2 Sep 1927
- 20:00
  Prom 18
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  FidelioOverture
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Don GiovanniAria 'Madamina! il catalogo è questo' Act 1 Scene 5
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major
  Scena & aria 'Ah! perfido...Per pietà non dirmi addio!', Op 65 (arr. Henry Wood)
  Symphony No. 5 in C minor
  interval
  Robert Schumann
  Manfred, Op 115Overture
  Johannes Brahms
  5 Songs, Op 105No. 1 Wie Melodien zieht es mir
  5 Songs, Op 47No. 4 O liebliche Wangen
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  6 Songs, Op 48No. 4 Die Ehre Gottes aus der Natur
  Trad.
  Song of the Volga Boatmen (arr. Feodor Koenemann & Fyodor Chaliapin)
  Francis Korbay
  Hungarian Melodies Book 2No. 16 Shepherd, see thy horse's foaming mane
  Pyotr Tchaikovsky
  MazeppaEntr'acte: The Battle of Poltava Act 3 No. 15
  Performers
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  Henry Wood Symphony Orchestra
  Harry Brindle
  bass
  bass
  Angus Morrison
  piano
  piano
  Rachel Morton
  soprano
  soprano
  Frederick Kiddle
  piano
  piano
  Composers
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Robert Schumann
  Johannes Brahms
  Trad.
  Francis Korbay
  Pyotr Tchaikovsky
Sat 3 Sep 1927
- 20:00
  Prom 19
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Otto Nicolai
  Die lustigen Weiber von WindsorOverture
  Sir John Blackwood McEwen
  Grey Galloway
  Henry Purcell
  Fantasia a 5 in F major 'Upon One Note', Z 745 (arr. André Mangeot & Peter Warlock)
  Herbert Howells
  Puck's Minuet, Op 20.1
  Sir Landon Ronald
  Adonaïs
  interval
  Paul Hindemith
  Kammermusik No. 2, Op 36.1 First performance in England
  Charles Gounod
  La reine de SabaRecitative & aria 'La Reine?...Sous les pieds d'une femme' Act 4
  Edvard Grieg
  Peer Gynt, Suite No. 2, Op 55
  Sir Alexander Campbell Mackenzie
  Overture 'Britannia', Op 52
  Jules Massenet
  Le CidBallet music (complete) Act 2
  Roger Quilter
  6 Songs, Op 25No. 4 Arab Love Song
  4 Songs, Op 14No. 4 Song of the blackbird
  3 Songs, Op 3No. 1 Love's philosophy
  Carl Loewe
  3 Ballads, Op 1No. 1 Edward
  Enrique Granados
  12 Danzas españolas, Op 37 (orch. Henry Wood)No. 4 Villanesca (Allegretto alla pastorale)
  12 Danzas españolas, Op 37 (orch. Henry Wood)No. 5 Andantino quasi allegretto
  12 Danzas españolas, Op 37 (orch. Henry Wood)No. 6 Allegretto, poco a poco accelerando
  Performers
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  Henry Wood Symphony Orchestra
  Doris Vane
  soprano
  soprano
  Charles Woodhouse
  violin
  violin
  Philip Sainton
  viola
  viola
  Aubrey Brain
  horn
  horn
  F. L. Gyp
  trumpet
  trumpet
  Robert Murchie
  flute
  flute
  Charles A(lfred) Crabbe
  cello
  cello
  Jesse Pantling
  oboe
  oboe
  Haydn Draper
  clarinet
  clarinet
  Gerda Nette
  piano
  piano
  Adolf Lotter
  double bass
  double bass
  C Stainer
  bass clarinet
  bass clarinet
  A. R. Newton
  bassoon
  bassoon
  Arthur Falkner
  trombone
  trombone
  Norman Allin
  bass
  bass
  Frederick Kiddle
  piano
  piano
  Composers
  Otto Nicolai
  Sir John Blackwood McEwen
  Henry Purcell
  Herbert Howells
  Sir Landon Ronald
  Paul Hindemith
  Charles Gounod
  Edvard Grieg
  Sir Alexander Campbell Mackenzie
  Jules Massenet
  Roger Quilter
  Carl Loewe
  Enrique Granados
Mon 5 Sep 1927
- 20:00
  Prom 20
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Richard Wagner
  ParsifalNo. 1 Prelude Act 1
  Parsifal, WWV 111 (arr. Emil Steinbach)Klingsor's Magic Garden and Flowermaidens' Scene (orchestral synthesis) Act 2
  The Flying DutchmanAria 'Joho hoe! Traft ihr das Schiff' Act 2
  LohengrinNo. 13 Elsas Brautzug Act 2 Scene 4
  Wesendonck Lieder – Träume (arr. Wood)
  interval
  Richard Wagner
  Die WalküreNo. 40 Leb' wohl [Wotan's Abschied] Act 3 Scene 3
  Die WalküreNo. 43 Feuerzauber Act 3 Scene 3
  Die WalküreNo. 41 Der Augen leuchtendes Paar Act 3 Scene 3
  Die WalküreNo. 42 Loge, hör! Act 3 Scene 3
  Tristan and IsoldePrelude and Liebestod
  George Frideric Handel
  Concerto grosso in A minor, HWV 322, Op 6.4 (arr. Henry Wood)
  Alexander Borodin
  The Sleeping Princess
  Modest Mussorgsky
  Sorochintsï Fair (arr. unknown)Aria 'O banish thoughts of sorrow' Act 3 Scene 2
  Trad.
  The Bonny Earl o' Moray (arr. Malcolm Lawson)
  An Eriskay Love-Lilt (arr. unknown)- Marjorie Kennedy-Fraser is not listed in the printed programme, but this arrangement is probably hers.
  Kishmul's Galley (arr. unknown)- Marjorie Kennedy-Fraser is not listed in the printed programme, but this arrangement is probably hers.
  Edward Elgar
  Pomp and Circumstance March No. 4 in G major
  Performers
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  Henry Wood Symphony Orchestra
  Rosina Buckman
  soprano
  soprano
  Charles Woodhouse
  violin
  violin
  Norman Williams
  bass
  bass
  Frederick Kiddle
  piano
  piano
  Composers
  Richard Wagner
  George Frideric Handel
  Alexander Borodin
  Modest Mussorgsky
  Trad.
  Edward Elgar
Tue 6 Sep 1927
- 20:00
  Prom 21
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Joseph Haydn
  Symphony No 7 in C major, 'Le midi'
  The Seasons (Spring, No 3: Vom Widder strahlet jetzt)
  The Seasons (Spring, No 4: Schon eilet froh der Ackermann)
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Violin Concerto No 5 in A major, K 219 'Turkish'
  Aria with recitative 'Non più, tutto ascoltai...Non temer, amato bene', K 490
  Cassation in G major, K 63No. 3 Andante
  interval
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Symphony No. 35 in D major, ‘Haffner’
  Marcel Dupré
  Cortège et litanieFirst performance in England
  Graham Peel
  The country loverNo. 2 April, April
  The country loverNo. 4 The early morning
  Almond, Wild Almond
  Maurice Besly
  4 Poems, Op 24No. 2 The Donkey
  Cecil Armstrong Gibbs
  Crossings, Op 20No. 3 Beggar's Song
  By a Bierside
  Pyotr Tchaikovsky
  Suite No. 3 in G major, Op 55No. 4 Tema con variazioni
  Performers
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  Henry Wood Symphony Orchestra
  Kenneth Ellis
  bass
  bass
  Marjorie Hayward
  violin
  violin
  Charles Woodhouse
  violin
  violin
  Sylvia Nelis
  soprano
  soprano
  Frederick Kiddle
  organpiano
  organpiano
  Composers
  Joseph Haydn
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Marcel Dupré
  Graham Peel
  Maurice Besly
  Cecil Armstrong Gibbs
  Pyotr Tchaikovsky
Wed 7 Sep 1927
- 20:00
  Prom 22
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Johannes Brahms
  Tragic Overture
  Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Aria 'Komm, süsser Tod, komm, sel’ge Ruh’!', BWV 478 (arr. Henry Wood) - Additional item not originally scheduled in 1927 Proms Prospectus
  interval
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Cantata No. 201, 'Geschwinde, ihr wirbelnden Winde', BWV 201No. 3 Aria 'Patron! Patron! das macht der Wind!'
  Johannes Brahms
  Symphony No. 3 in F major
  George Frideric Handel
  Concerto grosso in B minor, Op. 6 No. 12
  Charles Edward Horn
  I've been roaming
  Unknown
  Have you seen but a white lillie grow? (arr. unknown)
  John Bartlet
  Booke of Ayres (arr. Frederick Keel)Whither runneth my sweetheart?
  Ignacy Jan Paderewski
  6 Humoresques de Concert, Op 14 (orch. Henry Wood)No. 1 Minuet in G major
  Pyotr Tchaikovsky
  Marche slave, Op 31
  Performers
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  Henry Wood Symphony Orchestra
  Evlyn Howard-Jones
  piano
  piano
  Dora Labbette
  soprano
  soprano
  Frederick Kiddle
  piano
  piano
  Composers
  Johannes Brahms
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  George Frideric Handel
  Charles Edward Horn
  Unknown
  John Bartlet
  Ignacy Jan Paderewski
  Pyotr Tchaikovsky
Thu 8 Sep 1927
- 20:00
  Prom 23
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Mikhail Ivanovich Glinka
  Ruslan and Lyudmila – overtureOverture
  Pyotr Tchaikovsky
  The Maid of OrleansRecitative & aria 'So wills the Lord!...Farewell you native hills and fields' Act 1 No. 7
  Franz Liszt
  Hungarian Fantasia, S 123
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Masonic Funeral Music
  interval
  Robert Schumann
  Kinderszenen, Op 15 (orch. Johann Herbeck)No. 7 Träumerei
  Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
  Scenes from 'The Song of Hiawatha', Op 30No. 1a Aria 'Onaway! awake, belovèd!'
  Edward Elgar
  Symphony No. 1 in A flat major
  Bertram Walton O'Donnell
  Amráin na n'gaedeal, Op 31 (orchestral version) First concert performance
  Sergei Rachmaninov
  12 Songs, Op 21No. 9 Melody
  Sergei Nikiforovich Vasilenko
  Tarr, Op 13.2
  Pyotr Tchaikovsky
  7 Romances, Op 47No. 3 Na zemlyu sumrak pal
  Liza Lehmann
  In a Persian gardenNo. 20 Ah, moon of my delight
  William G. James
  The Sun-god
  Felix Mendelssohn
  A Midsummer Night’s Dream – incidental musicNo. 6 Wedding March
  Performers
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  Henry Wood Symphony Orchestra
  Valentina Aksarova
  soprano
  soprano
  Stephen Wearing
  piano
  piano
  Frank Titterton
  tenor
  tenor
  Bertram Walton O'Donnell
  conductor
  conductor
  Frederick Kiddle
  piano
  piano
  Composers
  Mikhail Ivanovich Glinka
  Pyotr Tchaikovsky
  Franz Liszt
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Robert Schumann
  Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
  Edward Elgar
  Bertram Walton O'Donnell
  Sergei Rachmaninov
  Sergei Nikiforovich Vasilenko
  Liza Lehmann
  William G. James
  Felix Mendelssohn
Fri 9 Sep 1927
- 20:00
  Prom 24
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Overture ‘Coriolan’
  George Frideric Handel
  Giulio Cesare in Egitto, HWV 17 (arr. Henry Wood)Recitative 'From the rage of the tempest' (inauthentic words)
  Scipione, HWV 20 (arr. Henry Wood)Aria 'Tutta raccolta ancor' Act 2 Scene 2
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor
  Erlkönig, WoO 131 (arr. Henry Wood) First performance in England
  6 Songs, Op 48 (arr. Henry Wood)No. 4 Die Ehre Gottes aus der Natur
  interval
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Symphony No. 6 in F major, ‘Pastoral’
  Jean Sibelius
  En saga
  Johannes Brahms
  6 Songs, Op 97No. 2 Auf dem Schiffe
  Franz Schubert
  Gretchen am Spinnrade, D 118
  Auf dem Wasser zu singen, D 774
  Pyotr Tchaikovsky
  6 Romances, Op 38No. 1 Serenada Don-Zhuana
  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  The House of LifeNo. 2 Silent Noon
  Roger Quilter
  3 Songs, Op 3No. 3 Fill a glass with golden wine
  Richard Wagner
  The Mastersingers of NurembergNo. 33 Prelude Act 3
  Die WalküreWalkürenritt (orchestral synthesis) Act 3 Scene 1
  Performers
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  Henry Wood Symphony Orchestra
  Arthur Fear
  bass-baritone
  bass-baritone
  Maurice Cole
  piano
  piano
  Dorothy Helmrich
  mezzo-soprano
  mezzo-soprano
  Frederick Kiddle
  piano
  piano
  Composers
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  George Frideric Handel
  Jean Sibelius
  Johannes Brahms
  Franz Schubert
  Pyotr Tchaikovsky
  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  Roger Quilter
  Richard Wagner
Sat 10 Sep 1927
- 20:00
  Prom 25
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Carl Maria von Weber
  Euryanthe, J291Overture
  Claude Debussy
  Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune
  Charles Gounod
  Roméo et JulietteValse-ariette 'Ah! Je veux vivre' Act 1
  Victor Hely-Hutchinson
  Variations, Intermezzo, Scherzo and Finale First performance in England
  Erno Dohnanyi
  Variations on a Nursery Song, Op 25
  Giuseppe Verdi
  A Masked BallRecitative & aria 'Alzati!...Eri tu che macchiavi' Act 3 Scene 1
  Emmanuel Chabrier
  España
  interval
  Pyotr Tchaikovsky
  Capriccio italien, Op 45
  Poldowski
  Spleen
  Félix Fourdrain
  Le papillon, Op 77
  Gabriel Grovlez
  Guitares et Mandolines
  Maude Valérie White
  3 Little songsNo. 1 When the swallows homeward fly
  Frederick Keel
  Tomorrow
  Jean Sibelius
  Finlandia
  Performers
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  Henry Wood Symphony Orchestra
  Miriam Licette
  soprano
  soprano
  Victor Hely-Hutchinson
  conductor
  conductor
  Isabel Gray
  piano
  piano
  Harold Williams
  baritone
  baritone
  Frederick Kiddle
  piano
  piano
  Composers
  Carl Maria von Weber
  Claude Debussy
  Charles Gounod
  Victor Hely-Hutchinson
  Erno Dohnanyi
  Giuseppe Verdi
  Emmanuel Chabrier
  Pyotr Tchaikovsky
  Poldowski
  Félix Fourdrain
  Gabriel Grovlez
  Maude Valérie White
  Frederick Keel
  Jean Sibelius
Mon 12 Sep 1927
- 20:00
  Prom 26
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Richard Wagner
  The Mastersingers of NurembergNo. 33 Prelude Act 3
  A Faust Overture, WWV 59
  Tristan and IsoldePrelude (with Wagner's concert-ending) Act 1
  ParsifalNo. 34 Ja! Wehe! Wehe!...Mein Vater! Hochgesegneter der Helden! Act 3 Scene 2
  interval
  Richard Wagner
  Siegfried Idyll
  GötterdämmerungNo. 40 Starke Scheite Act 3 Scene 3
  TannhäuserNo. 2 Venusberg Music Act 1 Scene 1
  William Walton
  Overture ‘Portsmouth Point’ London premiere
  Ernest Chausson
  Le temps des lilas
  Johannes Brahms
  9 Songs, Op 63No. 5 Junge Lieder (i): Meine Liebe ist grün
  María Rodrigo
  AyesSerene is the night
  AyesAy, three verses I sang in the night
  Roger Quilter
  3 Shakespeare songs, Op 6No. 2 O mistress mine
  3 Shakespeare songs, Op 6No. 1 Come away, death
  3 Shakespeare songs, Op 6No. 3 Blow, blow thou winter wind
  Richard Wagner
  TannhäuserNo. 12 Ankunft der Gäste Act 2 Scene 4
  Performers
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  Henry Wood Symphony Orchestra
  Herbert Heyner
  baritone
  baritone
  Tatiana Makushina
  soprano
  soprano
  William Walton
  conductor
  conductor
  Frederick Kiddle
  piano
  piano
  Composers
  Richard Wagner
  William Walton
  Ernest Chausson
  Johannes Brahms
  María Rodrigo
  Roger Quilter
Tue 13 Sep 1927
- 20:00
  Prom 27
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Joseph Haydn
  Sinfonia Concertante in B flat major
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Concerto in E flat major for two pianos
  Concert Aria ‘Ch’io mi scordi di te?’
  Joseph Haydn
  Cello Concerto in D major, Hob. VIIb:2
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Symphony No 25 in G minor
  interval
  Thomas Wood
  A Seaman's Overture London premiere
  Robert Jones
  Go to bed, sweete muse
  Thomas Morley
  Sweete nymph, come to thy lover
  Henry Purcell
  The Fairy Queen, Z 629 (arr. unknown)Aria 'Hark! Now the echoing air' Act 5
  George Enescu
  2 Romanian Rhapsodies, Op 11No. 1 in A major
  Performers
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  Charles Woodhouse
  violin
  violin
  Charles A(lfred) Crabbe
  cello
  cello
  Jesse Pantling
  oboe
  oboe
  A. R. Newton
  bassoon
  bassoon
  Henry Wood Symphony Orchestra
  Rae Robertson
  piano
  piano
  Ethel Bartlett
  piano
  piano
  Frederick Kiddle
  piano
  piano
  Elsie Suddaby
  soprano
  soprano
  Arnold Trowell
  cello
  cello
  Composers
  Joseph Haydn
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Thomas Wood
  Robert Jones
  Thomas Morley
  Henry Purcell
  George Enescu
Wed 14 Sep 1927
- 20:00
  Prom 28
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Brandenburg Concerto No 6 in B flat major, BWV 1051
  Cantata No. 21, 'Ich hatte viel Bekümmernis', BWV 21 (arr. Henry Wood)No. 3 Aria 'Seufzer, Tränen, Kummer, Not'
  Cantata No. 201, 'Geschwinde, ihr wirbelnden Winde', BWV 201No. 3 Aria 'Patron! Patron! das macht der Wind!'
  Concerto for Two Keyboards in C minor, BWV 1060
  Orchestral Suite No. 2 in B minor, BWV 1067
  Cantata No. 201, 'Geschwinde, ihr wirbelnden Winde', BWV 201No. 7 Aria 'Zu Tanze, zu Sprunge, so wackelt das Herz'
  interval
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Concerto for Two Keyboards in C major, BWV 1061
  Orchestral Suite 'No. 6' (Bach/Wood)
  Carl Maria von Weber
  OberonOverture
  Sergei Rachmaninov
  12 Songs, Op 21No. 7 How fair this spot
  Richard Strauss
  6 Songs, Op 17No. 2 Ständchen
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Exsultate, jubilate, K 165 (arr. unknown for voice and piano)No. 3 Alleluia
  Sir Arthur Somervell
  MaudNo. 7 Go not, happy day
  MaudNo. 12 O that 'twere possible
  MaudNo. 4 O let the solid ground
  Edward German
  Symphonic Suite in D minor 'Leeds'No. 2 Valse gracieuse
  Performers
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  Henry Wood Symphony Orchestra
  Noël Eadie
  soprano
  soprano
  Jesse Pantling
  oboe
  oboe
  Victor Hely-Hutchinson
  piano
  piano
  James Ching
  piano
  piano
  Robert Murchie
  flute
  flute
  Gregory Stroud
  bass
  bass
  Frederick Kiddle
  piano
  piano
  Composers
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Carl Maria von Weber
  Sergei Rachmaninov
  Richard Strauss
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Sir Arthur Somervell
  Edward German
Thu 15 Sep 1927
- 20:00
  Prom 29
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  George Frideric Handel
  Chandos Anthem No. 2 'In the Lord put I my trust', HWV 247 (arr. Edward Elgar)Overture in D minor
  Felix Mendelssohn
  Symphony No 4 in A major 'Italian'
  Edward Elgar
  Sea PicturesNo. 4 Where corals lie
  Sea PicturesNo. 3 Sabbath morning at sea
  Frederick Septimus Kelly
  Elegy for strings, in memoriam Rupert Brooke
  interval
  Pyotr Tchaikovsky
  Variations on a Rococo Theme for Cello and Orchestra
  George Frideric Handel
  Samson, HWV 57 (arr. Henry Wood)
  Samson, HWV 57 (arr. Henry Wood)Aria 'Honour and arms scorn such a foe' Act 2 No 20
  Franz Liszt
  Hungarian Rhapsodies, S 359 (orchestral version)No. 1 in F minor (ending in F major)
  Igor Stravinsky
  The Firebird Suite
  Samuel Liddle
  Over the moor
  Hubert Parry
  English Lyrics Set 6No. 3 Love is a bable
  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  Songs of travelNo. 8 Bright is the ring of words
  Songs of travelNo. 3 The roadside fire
  Armas Järnefelt
  Praeludium
  Ferdinand Hérold
  ZampaOverture
  Performers
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  Henry Wood Symphony Orchestra
  Elsie Black
  contralto
  contralto
  Raya Garbousova
  cello
  cello
  Stuart Robertson
  bass-baritone
  bass-baritone
  Frederick Kiddle
  piano
  piano
  Composers
  George Frideric Handel
  Felix Mendelssohn
  Edward Elgar
  Frederick Septimus Kelly
  Pyotr Tchaikovsky
  Franz Liszt
  Igor Stravinsky
  Samuel Liddle
  Hubert Parry
  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  Armas Järnefelt
  Ferdinand Hérold
Fri 16 Sep 1927
- 20:00
  Prom 30
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  The Creatures of PrometheusNo. 1 Overture
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  The Marriage of FigaroRecitative & aria ''Hai già vinto la causa'...Vedrò, mentr'io sospiro' Act 3
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major
  Christoph Willibald Gluck
  Iphigénie en Aulide (arr. Francis Sanders and Henry Wood)Recitative & aria 'Allez! il faut sauver...Armez-vous d'un noble courage' Act 1
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Symphony No. 3 in E flat major, ‘Eroica’
  interval
  Ernest Bloch
  Concerto Grosso No. 1
  Edward Elgar
  Orchestral songs, Op 59No. 3 Oh, soft was the song
  Frank Bridge
  O that it were so
  Walter Rummel
  Ecstasy
  Franz Schubert
  Die schöne Müllerin, Op. 25, D 795No. 4 Danksagung an den Bach - The concert programme lists this song as 'The Brook' by Schubert; there is doubt about which song this refers to.
  WinterreiseNo. 8 Rückblick
  song (unspecified) - The concert programme lists this song as 'Baalbek' by Schubert, but such a song does not appear to exist.
  George Butterworth
  Six Songs from 'A Shropshire Lad'
  Performers
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  Henry Wood Symphony Orchestra
  Arthur Cranmer
  baritone
  baritone
  Myra Hess
  piano
  piano
  Gladys Palmer
  contralto
  contralto
  Frederick Kiddle
  piano
  piano
  Anon.
  music arranger
  music arranger
  Composers
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Christoph Willibald Gluck
  Ernest Bloch
  Edward Elgar
  Frank Bridge
  Walter Rummel
  Franz Schubert
  George Butterworth
Sat 17 Sep 1927
- 20:00
  Prom 31
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Henry Balfour Gardiner
  Shepherd Fennel's Dance
  Giuseppe Verdi
  AidaAria 'Ritorna vincitor' Act 1 Scene 1
  Sergei Rachmaninov
  Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor
  Frederick Delius
  Brigg Fair
  César Franck
  Symphony in D minor
  Sir Eugene Goossens
  Tam O'Shanter, Op 17
  Pyotr Tchaikovsky
  6 Romances, Op 6No. 6 Net, tol′ko tot, kto znal
  7 Romances, Op 47No. 5 Blagoslavlyayu vas, lesa
  interval
  Alexander Glazunov
  Overture 'Carnaval', Op 45
  Performers
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  Henry Wood Symphony Orchestra
  Lilian Stiles-Allen
  soprano
  soprano
  Leff Pouishnoff
  piano
  piano
  Frederick Kiddle
  pianoorgan
  pianoorgan
  Composers
  Henry Balfour Gardiner
  Giuseppe Verdi
  Sergei Rachmaninov
  Frederick Delius
  César Franck
  Sir Eugene Goossens
  Pyotr Tchaikovsky
  Alexander Glazunov
Mon 19 Sep 1927
- 20:00
  Prom 32
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Richard Wagner
  The Mastersingers of NurembergNo. 1 Prelude Act 1
  ParsifalNo. 27 Prelude Act 3
  LohengrinNo. 1 Prelude Act 1
  Die WalküreNo. 9 Winterstürme wichen dem Wonnemond Act 1 Scene 3
  The Flying DutchmanMit Gewitter und Sturm aus fernem Meer Act 1
  ParsifalNo. 12b Verwandlungsmusik Act 1 Scene 3
  ParsifalGrail Scene (orchestral synthesis) Act 1 Scene 3
  TannhäuserNo. 10 Dich, teure Halle, grüss' ich wieder Act 2 Scene 1
  TannhäuserNo. 24 Allmächt'ge Jungfrau Act 3 Scene 1
  GötterdämmerungNo. 37 Trauermusik Act 3 Scene 2
  Huldigungsmarsch, WWV 97
  Pyotr Tchaikovsky
  6 Romances, Op 73No. 6 Snova, kak prezhde, odin
  Alexander Gretchaninov
  Snowflakes, Op 47No. 9 The Snowdrop
  Franz Schubert
  Du bist die Ruh, D 776
  SchwanengesangNo. 4 Ständchen
  An Sylvia, D 891
  Henry Purcell
  Suite for Organ & Orchestra (Purcell/Wood)
  Performers
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  Henry Wood Symphony Orchestra
  Walter Widdop
  tenor
  tenor
  Rachel Morton
  soprano
  soprano
  Frederick Kiddle
  pianoorgan
  pianoorgan
  Composers
  Richard Wagner
  Pyotr Tchaikovsky
  Alexander Gretchaninov
  Franz Schubert
  Henry Purcell
Tue 20 Sep 1927
- 20:00
  Prom 33
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Joseph Haydn
  Overture in D major, Hob. Ia:7
  Symphony No. 94 in G major 'The Surprise'
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Sinfonia concertante in E flat major
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Cantata No. 68, 'Also hat Gott die Welt geliebt', BWV 68 (arr. Henry Wood)No. 2 Aria 'Mein gläubiges Herze'
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Symphony No. 41 in C major, ‘Jupiter’
  interval
  Felix Mendelssohn
  2 Lieder ohne Worte (orch. Ernest Guiraud)No. 30 in A major: Allegretto grazioso 'Frühlingslied' (Op. 62 No. 6)
  2 Lieder ohne Worte (orch. Ernest Guiraud)No. 34 in C major: Presto 'Spinnerlied' (Op. 67 No. 4)
  Henry Purcell
  The Libertine, Z 600 (arr. unknown for voice and piano)Aria 'Nymphs and Shepherds'
  George Henschel
  Spring
  Percy Grainger
  Molly on the Shore
  Performers
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  Henry Wood Symphony Orchestra
  Antonio Brosa
  violin
  violin
  Rebecca Clarke
  viola
  viola
  Florence Holding
  soprano
  soprano
  Charles A(lfred) Crabbe
  cello
  cello
  Frederick Kiddle
  piano
  piano
  Composers
  Joseph Haydn
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Felix Mendelssohn
  Henry Purcell
  George Henschel
  Percy Grainger
Wed 21 Sep 1927
- 20:00
  Prom 34
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Brandenburg Concerto No 4 in G major, BWV 1049
  Cantata No. 151, 'Süsser Trost, mein Jesus kömmt', BWV 151 (arr. Henry Wood)No. 1 Aria 'Süsser Trost, mein Jesus kömmt'
  Violin Concerto in A minor
  Cantata No. 201, 'Geschwinde, ihr wirbelnden Winde', BWV 201No. 11 Aria 'Pan ist Meister'
  interval
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Violin Concerto in E major
  Orchestral Suite 'No. 5' in G major (Bach/Wood)
  Concerto in D minor for two violins, BWV 1043
  Max Reger
  Schlichte Weisen, Op 76No. 59 Zum Schlafen
  Johannes Brahms
  5 Songs, Op 47No. 1 Botschaft
  5 Songs, Op 71No. 5 Minnelied
  6 Songs, Op 86No. 2 Feldeinsamkeit
  9 Songs, Op 32No. 9 Wie bist du, meine Königin
  Sir Hamilton Harty
  A Comedy Overture
  Performers
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  Charles Woodhouse
  violin
  violin
  Frederick Kiddle
  organpiano
  organpiano
  Robert Murchie
  flute
  flute
  W. G. Smith
  flute
  flute
  Henry Wood Symphony Orchestra
  Dorothy Silk
  soprano
  soprano
  Jelly Aranyi
  violin
  violin
  Parry Jones
  tenor
  tenor
  Adila Fachiri
  violin
  violin
  Jesse Pantling
  oboe
  oboe
  Composers
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Max Reger
  Johannes Brahms
  Sir Hamilton Harty
Thu 22 Sep 1927
- 20:00
  Prom 35
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Felix Mendelssohn
  A Midsummer Night’s Dream – incidental musicNo. 1 Scherzo
  Giacomo Puccini
  ToscaAria 'Vissi d'arte, vissi d'amore' Act 2
  César Franck
  Symphonic Variations
  William Alwyn
  Five PreludesWorld premiere
  interval
  Richard Wagner
  LohengrinNo. 21 In fernem Land Act 3 Scene 3
  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  Symphony No. 2 (A London Symphony)
  César Franck
  Le chasseur maudit
  Modest Mussorgsky
  Sorochintsï Fair (arr. unknown)Aria 'O banish thoughts of sorrow' Act 3 Scene 2
  Pyotr Tchaikovsky
  6 Romances, Op 38No. 3 Sred' shumnovo bala
  Sergei Rachmaninov
  6 Songs, Op 4No. 3 In the silence of the secret night
  Anton Rubinstein
  6 Songs, Op 8No. 1 Der Traum
  Frank La Forge
  Song of the Open
  Percy Grainger
  Shepherd's Hey - medley
  Pyotr Tchaikovsky
  The Sleeping BeautyNo. 6 Valse Act 1 No. 2
  Performers
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  Henry Wood Symphony Orchestra
  Valentina Aksarova
  soprano
  soprano
  Frank Laffitte
  piano
  piano
  Tudor Davies
  tenor
  tenor
  Frederick Kiddle
  piano
  piano
  Composers
  Felix Mendelssohn
  Giacomo Puccini
  César Franck
  William Alwyn
  Richard Wagner
  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  Modest Mussorgsky
  Pyotr Tchaikovsky
  Sergei Rachmaninov
  Anton Rubinstein
  Frank La Forge
  Percy Grainger
Fri 23 Sep 1927
- 20:00
  Prom 36
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Overture 'Leonore' No. 1, Op 138
  Overture 'Leonore' No. 2
  Overture 'Leonore' No. 3
  6 Songs, Op 48 (arr. Henry Wood)No. 6 Busslied
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Concerto for Four Keyboards in A minor, BWV 1065
  interval
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  FidelioRecitative & aria 'Abscheulicher...Komm, Hoffnung' Act 1 Scene 2
  Symphony No 8 in F major
  The Creatures of PrometheusNo. 7 Adagio - Andante quasi allegretto Act 2 No. 2
  Franz Schubert
  Horch, horch! die Lerch, D 889
  Hubert Parry
  English Lyrics Set 10No. 4 The child and the twilight
  Roger Quilter
  3 Songs, Op 3No. 1 Love's philosophy
  Robert Schumann
  Dichterliebe, Op 48No. 7 Ich grolle nicht
  Dichterliebe, Op 48No. 1 Im wunderschönen Monat Mai
  Dichterliebe, Op 48No. 2 Aus meinen Tränen spriessen
  Romanzen und Balladen, Op 49No. 1 Die beiden Grenadiere
  Modest Mussorgsky
  Sorochintsï Fair (arr. Anatoly Lyadov)Gopak Act 2
  Performers
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  Henry Wood Symphony Orchestra
  George Parker
  baritone
  baritone
  Anthea Bowring
  piano
  piano
  Virginia McLean
  piano
  piano
  Eunice Norton
  piano
  piano
  Hilda Bor
  piano
  piano
  Rosina Buckman
  soprano
  soprano
  Charles A(lfred) Crabbe
  cello
  cello
  Frederick Kiddle
  piano
  piano
  Composers
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Franz Schubert
  Hubert Parry
  Roger Quilter
  Robert Schumann
  Modest Mussorgsky
Sat 24 Sep 1927
- 20:00
  Prom 37 - Last Night of the Proms 1927
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
  Capriccio espagnol, Op 34
  Gustave Charpentier
  LouiseAria 'Depuis le jour' Act 3
  Pyotr Tchaikovsky
  Piano Concerto No. 1 in B flat minor
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Fantasia and Fugue in C minor, BWV 537, Op 86 (orch. Edward Elgar)No. 2 Fugue
  interval
  George Frideric Handel
  Partenope, HWV 27 (arr. Henry Wood)Aria 'Furibondo spira il vento' Act 2
  Modest Mussorgsky
  Song of the Flea(arr. Henry Wood)
  Richard Strauss
  Till Eulenspiegel’s Merry Pranks
  Henry Wood
  Fantasia on British Sea-Songs
  Hugo Wolf
  Spanische LiederbuchNo. 12 In dem Schatten meiner Locken
  Mörike LiederNo. 17 Der Gärtner
  Richard Strauss
  6 Songs, Op 17No. 2 Ständchen
  Mikhail Ivanovich Glinka
  The Midnight Review
  Modest Mussorgsky
  The Seminarist
  Edward Elgar
  Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1 in D major (‘Land of Hope and Glory’)
  Unknown
  National Anthem
  Performers
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  Henry Wood Symphony Orchestra
  Miriam Licette
  soprano
  soprano
  Solomon
  piano
  piano
  Norman Allin
  bass
  bass
  Frederick Kiddle
  piano
  piano
  Composers
  Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
  Gustave Charpentier
  Pyotr Tchaikovsky
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  George Frideric Handel
  Modest Mussorgsky
  Richard Strauss
  Henry Wood
  Hugo Wolf
  Mikhail Ivanovich Glinka
  Edward Elgar
  Unknown

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