Proms 1928

Proms 1928: All Events

Sat 11 Aug 1928
- 20:00
  Prom 01 - First Night of the Proms 1928
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Unknown
  National Anthem
  Henry Purcell
  Suite for Organ & Orchestra (Purcell/Wood)
  Carl Maria von Weber
  Invitation to the Dance (orch. Hector Berlioz)
  interval
  Modest Mussorgsky
  Song of the Flea(arr. Henry Wood)
  Henry Walford Davies
  Solemn Melody
  Franz Schubert
  Fantasy in C major, D760, 'Wanderer' (orch. Liszt)
  George Frideric Handel
  Alessandro, HWV 21 (arr. Henry Wood)Recitative & aria 'Ne trionfi d'Alessandro...Lusinghe più care' Act 1
  Claude Debussy
  Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune
  Franz Liszt
  Hungarian Rhapsodies, S 359 (orchestral version)No. 2 in D minor (ending in G major)
  George Frideric Handel
  Organ Concerto in D minor(arr. Henry Wood)
  Richard Hageman
  Do not go, my love
  Cyril Scott
  3 Songs, Op 52No. 3 Blackbird's song
  Hubert Parry
  English Lyrics Set 6No. 2 And yet I love her till I die
  Benjamin Godard
  30 Morceaux de chant, Op 4No. 20 Le voyageur Proms premiere
  Cecil Armstrong Gibbs
  3 Songs, Op 15No. 2 Five Eyes Proms premiere
  Percy Grainger
  Handel in the Strand (arr. Henry Wood)
  Performers
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  Henry Wood Symphony Orchestra
  Roy Henderson
  baritone
  baritone
  Charles A(lfred) Crabbe
  cello
  cello
  Berkeley Mason
  organpiano
  organpiano
  Solomon
  piano
  piano
  Lilian Stiles-Allen
  soprano
  soprano
  G(eorge) D(orrington) Cunningham
  organ
  organ
  Composers
  Unknown
  Henry Purcell
  Carl Maria von Weber
  Modest Mussorgsky
  Henry Walford Davies
  Franz Schubert
  George Frideric Handel
  Claude Debussy
  Franz Liszt
  Richard Hageman
  Cyril Scott
  Hubert Parry
  Benjamin Godard
  Cecil Armstrong Gibbs
  Percy Grainger
Mon 13 Aug 1928
- 20:00
  Prom 02
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Richard Wagner
  The Mastersingers of NurembergNo. 1 Prelude Act 1
  Siegfried Idyll
  TannhäuserNo. 27 Inbrunst im Herzen Act 3 Scene 3
  Parsifal, WWV 111 (arr. Emil Steinbach)Klingsor's Magic Garden and Flowermaidens' Scene (orchestral synthesis) Act 2
  GötterdämmerungDawn and Siegfried's Rhine Journey (abridged concert version)
  interval
  Richard Wagner
  Tristan and IsoldeNo. 18 Mild und leise wie er lächelt Act 3 Scene 3
  RienziOverture
  George Butterworth
  Six Songs from 'A Shropshire Lad'
  Roger Quilter
  7 Elizabethan Lyrics, Op 12No. 7 Fair house of joy Proms premiere
  Michael Head
  Over the Rim of the MoonNo. 2 A Blackbird Singing Proms premiere
  Sir Hamilton Harty
  Herrin's in the bay Proms premiere
  Hugo Wolf
  Mörike LiederNo. 6 Er ist's
  Mörike LiederNo. 12 Verborgenheit
  Mörike LiederNo. 9 Nimmersatte Liebe
  Edward Elgar
  Pomp and Circumstance March No. 4 in G major
  Performers
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  Henry Wood Symphony Orchestra
  Walter Widdop
  tenor
  tenor
  Isobel Baillie
  soprano
  soprano
  Berkeley Mason
  piano
  piano
  Composers
  Richard Wagner
  George Butterworth
  Roger Quilter
  Michael Head
  Sir Hamilton Harty
  Hugo Wolf
  Edward Elgar
Tue 14 Aug 1928
- 20:00
  Prom 03
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Hector Berlioz
  Overture 'Le carnaval romain'
  Joseph Haydn
  The CreationNo. 9 Aria 'Nun beut die Flur das frische Grün'
  Keyboard Concerto in D major
  George Frideric Handel
  Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63 (arr. Henry Wood)Recitative & aria 'I feel the Deity within...Arm, arm, ye brave' Act 1
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  Symphony No. 4 in F minor
  interval
  Edvard Grieg
  Lyric Suite, Op 54
  Roger Quilter
  4 Child Songs, Op 5No. 3 Where go the boats?
  4 Child Songs, Op 5No. 1 A Good Child
  4 Child Songs, Op 5No. 4 Foreign Children
  3 Songs, Op 15No. 1 Cuckoo Song Proms premiere
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Cantata No. 211, 'Schweigt stille, plaudert nicht' 'Coffee Cantata', BWV 211 (arr. Anonymous)Aria 'Hat man nicht mit seinen Kindern'
  Rutland Boughton
  The Immortal Hour (arr. unknown)No. 52 I have seen all things pass and all things go Act 2
  Charles Wood
  Ethiopia saluting the colours Proms premiere
  Camille Saint‐Saëns
  Danse macabre
  Performers
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  Henry Wood Symphony Orchestra
  Hilda Blake
  soprano
  soprano
  Harriet Cohen
  piano
  piano
  Joseph Farrington
  bass-baritone
  bass-baritone
  Berkeley Mason
  piano
  piano
  Composers
  Hector Berlioz
  Joseph Haydn
  George Frideric Handel
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  Edvard Grieg
  Roger Quilter
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Rutland Boughton
  Charles Wood
  Camille Saint‐Saëns
Wed 15 Aug 1928
- 20:00
  Prom 04
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Johannes Brahms
  Academic Festival Overture
  5 Songs, Op 106No. 2 Auf dem See Proms premiere
  6 Songs, Op 86No. 2 Feldeinsamkeit
  5 Songs, Op 106No. 1 Ständchen
  Violin Concerto in D major
  Symphony No 1 in C minor
  Georges Bizet
  Overture 'Patrie'
  Roger Quilter
  5 English Love Lyrics, Op 24No. 2 Morning Song
  5 English Love Lyrics, Op 24No. 5 The Time of Roses
  Old English Popular SongsNo. 3 Over the Mountains Proms premiere
  Sir Hamilton Harty
  A Comedy Overture
  Performers
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  Henry Wood Symphony Orchestra
  Mark Raphael
  baritone
  baritone
  Berkeley Mason
  piano
  piano
  Isolde Menges
  violin
  violin
  Composers
  Johannes Brahms
  Georges Bizet
  Roger Quilter
  Sir Hamilton Harty
Thu 16 Aug 1928
- 20:00
  Prom 05
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  The Marriage of FigaroOverture
  Felix Mendelssohn
  Symphony No 4 in A major 'Italian'
  Giuseppe Verdi
  Don CarlosAria 'O don fatale' Act 4 Scene 1
  Alexandre Tansman
  Concerto for Piano No. 1 First performance in England
  interval
  Richard Wagner
  LohengrinNo. 22 Mein lieber Schwan! Act 3 Scene 3
  Richard Strauss
  Don Juan
  Manuel de Falla
  The Three-Cornered Hat – Suite No. 2
  Henry Thacker Burleigh
  I stood on de Ribber of Jordan Proms premiere
  I got a Robe (arr. Roger Quilter) Proms premiere
  Henry Thacker Burleigh
  Deep River Proms premiere
  Trad.
  Every time I feel the spirit (arr. Lawrence Brown) Proms premiere
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Adelaide, Op 46
  Hector Berlioz
  Benvenuto CelliniOverture
  Performers
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  Henry Wood Symphony Orchestra
  Marian Anderson
  contralto
  contralto
  Victor Hely-Hutchinson
  piano
  piano
  Francis Russell
  tenor
  tenor
  Berkeley Mason
  piano
  piano
  Composers
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Felix Mendelssohn
  Giuseppe Verdi
  Alexandre Tansman
  Richard Wagner
  Richard Strauss
  Manuel de Falla
  Henry Thacker Burleigh
  Trad.
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Hector Berlioz
Fri 17 Aug 1928
- 20:00
  Prom 06
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Symphony No. 1 in C major
  In questa tomba oscura, WoO 133 (arr. Henry Wood)
  6 Songs, Op 48 (arr. Henry Wood)No. 4 Die Ehre Gottes aus der Natur
  Johann Friedrich Eck
  Violin Concerto No. 6 in E flat major, K268- This concerto was formerly ascribed to Mozart, more recently ascribed to Eck
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  6 Songs, Op 48 (arr. Henry Wood)No. 6 Busslied
  interval
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Symphony No 8 in F major
  Georges Bizet
  L' Arlésienne – Suite No. 1No. 1 Prélude
  L' Arlésienne – Suite No. 1No. 2 Minuetto
  L' Arlésienne – Suite No. 1No. 3 Adagietto
  L' Arlésienne, Suite No. 2No. 4 Farandole
  L' Arlésienne, Suite No. 2No. 3 Menuet (from 'La jolie fille de Perth')
  Martin Shaw
  I know a bankProms premiere
  Granville Bantock
  Praise ye the LordProms premiere
  Francis Korbay
  Hungarian Melodies Book 1No. 4 Had a horse Proms premiere
  Hungarian Melodies Book 1No. 7 List to me, rosebud Proms premiere
  Modest Mussorgsky
  Song of the Flea
  Sorochintsï Fair (arr. Anatoly Lyadov)Gopak Act 2
  Performers
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  Henry Wood Symphony Orchestra
  Clara Serena
  contralto
  contralto
  Renée Chemet
  violin
  violin
  Harry Brindle
  bass
  bass
  Berkeley Mason
  piano
  piano
  Composers
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Johann Friedrich Eck
  Georges Bizet
  Martin Shaw
  Granville Bantock
  Francis Korbay
  Modest Mussorgsky
Sat 18 Aug 1928
- 20:00
  Prom 07
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Otto Nicolai
  Die lustigen Weiber von WindsorOverture
  Jacques Arcadelt
  Ave Maria (orch. Henry Wood)
  George Frideric Handel
  Solomon, HWV 67 (arr. Henry Wood)No. 20 Aria 'With thee th'unsheltered moor I'll tread' Act 1
  Solomon, HWV 67 (arr. Henry Wood)No. 12 Recitative & aria 'And see, my Queen...Bless'd the day' Act 1
  Robert Schumann
  Konzertstück for Four Horns in F, op. 86
  Richard Wagner
  TannhäuserNo. 15 Blick' ich umher Act 2 Scene 4
  Edward Elgar
  Cello Concerto in E minor
  interval
  Gioachino Rossini
  William Tell – overture
  Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
  Capriccio espagnol, Op 34
  Gustav Mahler
  Rückert-LiederNo. 2 Ich atmet' einen linden Duft - sung to English text 'I breathed a breath of blossoms red' Proms premiere
  Edvard Grieg
  6 Songs, Op 48No. 4 The Silent Nightingale Proms premiere
  Richard Strauss
  6 Songs, Op 17No. 2 Ständchen
  Charles Villiers Stanford
  50 Songs of Old IrelandNo. 25 My love's an arbutus Proms premiere
  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  Linden LeaProms premiere
  Trad.
  Water BoyProms premiere
  Antonín Dvořák
  Slavonic Dances, Op 46No. 4 in F major
  Performers
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  Henry Wood Symphony Orchestra
  Dora Labbette
  soprano
  soprano
  Aubrey Brain
  horn
  horn
  Frederick Salkeld
  horn
  horn
  M Graydon
  horn
  horn
  George William Smith
  horn
  horn
  Harold Williams
  baritone
  baritone
  Beatrice Harrison
  cello
  cello
  Berkeley Mason
  piano
  piano
  Composers
  Otto Nicolai
  Jacques Arcadelt
  George Frideric Handel
  Robert Schumann
  Richard Wagner
  Edward Elgar
  Gioachino Rossini
  Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
  Gustav Mahler
  Edvard Grieg
  Richard Strauss
  Charles Villiers Stanford
  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  Trad.
  Antonín Dvořák
Mon 20 Aug 1928
- 20:00
  Prom 08
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Richard Wagner
  The Flying DutchmanOverture
  LohengrinNo. 1 Prelude Act 1
  Tristan and IsoldeNo. 4 Wie lachend sie mir Lieder singen Act 1 Scene 3
  TannhäuserNo. 21 Prelude Act 3 (1845 version)
  GötterdämmerungNo. 37 Trauermusik Act 3 Scene 2
  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
  TannhäuserNo. 1 Overture
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  Capriccio italien, Op 45
  Hugo Wolf
  Mörike LiederNo. 17 Der Gärtner
  Mörike LiederNo. 12 Verborgenheit
  Cecil Armstrong Gibbs
  By a Bierside
  Charles Villiers Stanford
  A Sheaf of Songs from Leinster, Op 140No. 3 A Soft Day Proms premiere
  Hubert Parry
  English Lyrics Set 6No. 3 Love is a bable
  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
  Tatiana Makushina
  soprano
  soprano
  Horace Stevens
  bass
  bass
  Berkeley Mason
  piano
  piano
  Composers
  Richard Wagner
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  Hugo Wolf
  Cecil Armstrong Gibbs
  Charles Villiers Stanford
  Hubert Parry
  Edward German
Tue 21 Aug 1928
- 20:00
  Prom 09
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Richard Wagner
  LohengrinNo. 17 Prelude Act 3
  Unknown
  Sigh no more, ladies (arr. Henry Wood)
  William Aikin
  Shall I compare thee to a summer's day? (arr. Henry Wood) Proms premiere
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  Piano Concerto No. 1 in B flat minor
  interval
  Ambroise Thomas
  HamletÀ vos jeux, mes amis Act 4 Scene 1
  Arnold Bax
  Symphony No. 1 in E flat major Proms premiere
  Franz Liszt
  Symphonic Poem No. 3 'Les Préludes', S 97
  Johann Strauss II
  Frühlingsstimmen - waltz, Op 410 (version with solo voice) - Italian version entitled 'Voci di Primavera' Proms premiere
  Maude Valérie White
  So we'll go no more a-roving
  Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
  6 Songs, Op 37No. 6 Elëanore
  Georges Bizet
  Carmen, Suite No. 1No. 1 Prélude
  Carmen, Suite No. 1No. 2 Aragonaise
  Carmen, Suite No. 1No. 3 Intermezzo
  Carmen, Suite No. 1No. 5 Les dragons de Alcala
  Performers
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  Henry Wood Symphony Orchestra
  John I Turner
  tenor
  tenor
  Katharine Goodson
  piano
  piano
  May Huxley
  soprano
  soprano
  Berkeley Mason
  piano
  piano
  Composers
  Richard Wagner
  Unknown
  William Aikin
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  Ambroise Thomas
  Arnold Bax
  Franz Liszt
  Johann Strauss II
  Maude Valérie White
  Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
  Georges Bizet
Wed 22 Aug 1928
- 20:00
  Prom 10
  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. 18, 'Gleichwie der Regen und Schnee vom Himmel fällt', BWV 18 (arr. Henry Wood)No. 4 Aria 'Mein Seelenschatz ist Gottes Wort'
  Concerto for Two Keyboards in C minor, BWV 1060
  interval
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Brandenburg Concerto No 4 in G major, BWV 1049
  Cantata No. 70, 'Wachet! betet! betet! wachet!', BWV 70 (arr. Henry Wood)No. 10 Aria 'Seligster Erquickungstag'
  Cantata No. 70, 'Wachet! betet! betet! wachet!', BWV 70 (arr. Henry Wood)No. 9 Recitative 'Ach, soll nicht dieser grosse Tag'
  Orchestral Suite 'No. 5' in G major (Bach/Wood)
  Cantata No. 29, 'Wir danken dir, Gott, wir danken dir', BWV 29 (arr. Henry Wood)No. 1 Sinfonia
  George Frideric Handel
  Organ Concerto in G minor (Handel/Wood)
  Roger Quilter
  To Julia, Op 8No. 3 To daisies
  Maurice Besly
  ListeningProms premiere
  Charles Villiers Stanford
  Songs of the Sea – 1: Drake's Drum
  Hubert Parry
  English Lyrics Set 6No. 4 A lover's garland Proms premiere
  Herbert Howells
  Mally O!Proms premiere
  George Frideric Handel
  Concerto grosso in G major, HWV 319, Op 6.1 (arr. Henry Wood)No. 3 Adagio (Largo) in E minor
  Berenice, HWV 38 (arr. unknown)Minuet Act 1
  Performers
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  Henry Wood Symphony Orchestra
  Dorothy Silk
  soprano
  soprano
  Jesse Pantling
  oboe
  oboe
  Clifford Curzon
  piano
  piano
  Rae Robertson
  piano
  piano
  Charles Woodhouse
  violin
  violin
  Robert Murchie
  flute
  flute
  W. G. Smith
  flute
  flute
  Stuart Robertson
  bass-baritone
  bass-baritone
  Stanley Marchant
  organ
  organ
  Berkeley Mason
  pianoorgan
  pianoorgan
  Composers
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  George Frideric Handel
  Roger Quilter
  Maurice Besly
  Charles Villiers Stanford
  Hubert Parry
  Herbert Howells
Thu 23 Aug 1928
- 20:00
  Prom 11
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Symphony No. 40 in G minor
  Richard Strauss
  5 Songs, Op 32No. 3 Liebeshymnus
  Four Songs, Op. 27No. 2 Cäcilie
  Erno Dohnanyi
  Variations on a Nursery Song, Op 25
  interval
  Charles Gounod
  Roméo et JulietteRecitative & aria 'L'amour, l'amour...Ah! lève-toi, soleil! Act 2
  Leo Sowerby
  Overture 'Comes Autumn Time' First performance in England
  Edward Elgar
  ‘Enigma’ Variations
  Richard Strauss
  Till Eulenspiegel’s Merry Pranks
  Frank La Forge
  Song of the Open
  Hubert Parry
  English Lyrics Set 9No. 5 Armida's Garden Proms premiere
  Frank Bridge
  Love went a-riding
  Roland Bocquet
  Summer Proms premiere
  4 Songs, Op 35No. 3 Juninacht Proms premiere
  Erno Dohnanyi
  Der Schleier der Pierrette, Op 18Wedding Waltz Proms premiere
  Performers
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  Henry Wood Symphony Orchestra
  Millicent Russell
  contralto
  contralto
  Isabel Gray
  piano
  piano
  Hughes Macklin
  tenor
  tenor
  Berkeley Mason
  piano
  piano
  Composers
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Richard Strauss
  Erno Dohnanyi
  Charles Gounod
  Leo Sowerby
  Edward Elgar
  Frank La Forge
  Hubert Parry
  Frank Bridge
  Roland Bocquet
Fri 24 Aug 1928
- 20:00
  Prom 12
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  FidelioOverture
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  The Marriage of FigaroAria 'Non più andrai' Act 1
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major - cadenza by Beethoven
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Don Giovanni, K 527 (arr. Henry Wood)Aria 'Batti, batti, o bel Masetto' Act 1
  interval
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Symphony No. 9 in D minor, ‘Choral’No. 1 Allegro ma non troppo, un poco maestoso
  Symphony No. 9 in D minor, ‘Choral’No. 2 Scherzo & Trio: Molto vivace - Presto
  Symphony No. 9 in D minor, ‘Choral’No. 3 Adagio molto e cantabile
  Paul Dukas
  The Sorcerer’s Apprentice
  Ma fille veux-tu un bouquet? (arr. unknown) Proms premiere
  Die Sonne scheint nicht mehr (arr. unknown) Proms premiere
  The Vesper Hymn (arr. Flora Woodman) Proms premiere
  Sir Hamilton Harty
  3 Ulster AirsNo. 1 The Blue Hills of Antrim
  Trad.
  The Next Market Day Proms premiere
  The Riddle Song (arr. Arthur Duff) Proms premiere
  Peter Warlock
  Yarmouth Fair Proms premiere
  Henry Balfour Gardiner
  Shepherd Fennel's Dance
  Performers
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  Henry Wood Symphony Orchestra
  Percy Whitehead
  bass
  bass
  Harold Samuel
  piano
  piano
  Flora Woodman
  soprano
  soprano
  Berkeley Mason
  piano
  piano
  Composers
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Paul Dukas
  Sir Hamilton Harty
  Trad.
  Peter Warlock
  Henry Balfour Gardiner
Sat 25 Aug 1928
- 20:00
  Prom 13
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Hector Berlioz
  The Damnation of FaustMarche hongroise
  The Damnation of FaustBallet des sylphes
  The Damnation of FaustMenuet des follets
  Godfrey Sampson
  Symphony in D major Proms premiere
  Jules Massenet
  Le CidAria 'Pleurez mes yeux' Act 3
  Richard Strauss
  Parergon zur Symphonia Domestica, Op 73 First performance in England
  interval
  Giuseppe Verdi
  A Masked BallRecitative & aria 'Alzati!...Eri tu che macchiavi' Act 3 Scene 1
  Richard Wagner
  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
  TannhäuserNo. 1 Overture
  TannhäuserNo. 2 Venusberg Music Act 1 Scene 1
  Sergei Rachmaninov
  6 Songs, Op 4No. 3 In the silence of the secret night
  Edward Horsman
  The Bird of the Wilderness Proms premiere
  Martin Shaw
  Conjuration Proms premiere
  Annabel Lee
  Gioachino Rossini
  SemiramideOverture
  Performers
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  Henry Wood Symphony Orchestra
  Godfrey Sampson
  conductor
  conductor
  Theresa Ambrose
  soprano
  soprano
  Paul Wittgenstein
  piano
  piano
  Dennis Noble
  baritone
  baritone
  Berkeley Mason
  piano
  piano
  Composers
  Hector Berlioz
  Godfrey Sampson
  Jules Massenet
  Richard Strauss
  Giuseppe Verdi
  Richard Wagner
  Sergei Rachmaninov
  Edward Horsman
  Martin Shaw
  Gioachino Rossini
Mon 27 Aug 1928
- 20:00
  Prom 14
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Richard Wagner
  LohengrinNo. 17 Prelude Act 3
  ParsifalNo. 27 Prelude Act 3
  LohengrinNo. 13 Elsas Brautzug Act 2 Scene 4
  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
  interval
  Richard Wagner
  Tristan and IsoldePrelude and Liebestod
  TannhäuserNo. 10 Dich, teure Halle, grüss' ich wieder Act 2 Scene 1
  TannhäuserNo. 24 Allmächt'ge Jungfrau Act 3 Scene 1
  GötterdämmerungSong of the Rhine Daughters (abridged concert version) Act 3 Scene 1
  Das RheingoldEntry of the Gods into Valhalla (orchestral version)
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  Fantasy-Overture 'Hamlet'
  Unknown
  Have you seen but a white lillie grow? (arr. Charles Vincent)
  Henry Purcell
  There's not a swain on the plain, Z 587Proms premiere
  Edward Bairstow
  Come, lovers, follow meProms premiere
  Hans Hermann
  4 Songs, Op 5No. 4 Drei Wandrer
  Leonid Dimitrievitch Malashkin
  O, could I but express in songProms premiere
  George Frideric Handel
  Ezio, HWV 29 (arr. unknown)Aria 'Se un bell’ardire' Act 1 Scene 6
  Arthur Sullivan
  Overture di ballo
  Performers
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  Henry Wood Symphony Orchestra
  Reginald Whitehead
  bass
  bass
  Doris Vane
  soprano
  soprano
  Berkeley Mason
  piano
  piano
  Composers
  Richard Wagner
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  Unknown
  Henry Purcell
  Edward Bairstow
  Hans Hermann
  Leonid Dimitrievitch Malashkin
  George Frideric Handel
  Arthur Sullivan
Tue 28 Aug 1928
- 20:00
  Prom 15
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Carl Maria von Weber
  OberonOverture
  Giuseppe Verdi
  OtelloRecitative & aria 'Vanne! la tua meta...Credo in un Dio crudel' Act 2
  Carl Ditters von Dittersdorf
  Concerto for Cello in D major (arr. Arnold Trowell)Proms premiere
  Léo Delibes
  Lakmé, Act 2 - 'Où va la jeune Hindoue?'
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  Symphony No. 5 in E minor
  interval
  Frederick Delius
  A Dance Rhapsody No. 1
  Robert Schumann
  Lieder und Gesänge (III), Op 77No. 5 Aufträge Proms premiere
  Richard Strauss
  6 Songs, Op 17No. 2 Ständchen
  John Ireland
  2 SongsNo. 1 The Soldier Proms premiere
  Hubert Parry
  English Lyrics Set 6No. 4 A lover's garland
  Trad.
  My father has some very fine sheepProms premiere
  Luigi Boccherini
  Quintet in E major, Op 11: No 3, Minuet in A major
  Jeremiah Clarke
  The Prince of Denmark's March (arr. Henry Wood)
  Performers
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  Henry Wood Symphony Orchestra
  Harold Williams
  baritone
  baritone
  Arnold Trowell
  cello
  cello
  Suzanne-Marie Bertin
  soprano
  soprano
  Berkeley Mason
  pianoorgan
  pianoorgan
  Anon.
  trumpet
  trumpet
  Henry Wood Symphony Orchestra (members)
  Composers
  Carl Maria von Weber
  Giuseppe Verdi
  Carl Ditters von Dittersdorf
  Léo Delibes
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  Frederick Delius
  Robert Schumann
  Richard Strauss
  John Ireland
  Hubert Parry
  Trad.
  Luigi Boccherini
  Jeremiah Clarke
Wed 29 Aug 1928
- 20:00
  Prom 16
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Johannes Brahms
  Tragic Overture
  Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major
  6 Songs, Op 3No. 1 Liebestreu
  15 Romanzen, Op 33No. 14 Wie froh und frisch
  interval
  Johannes Brahms
  Symphony No. 2 in D major
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Sarabande, Andante and Bourrée (arr. Sigismund Bachrich)
  Hamish MacCunn
  Lie there, my lute
  Roger Quilter
  6 Songs, Op 18No. 4 Spring is at the Door Proms premiere
  Cyril Scott
  In the silver moonbeams Proms premiere
  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
  Evlyn Howard-Jones
  piano
  piano
  Astra Desmond
  contralto
  contralto
  Berkeley Mason
  piano
  piano
  Composers
  Johannes Brahms
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Hamish MacCunn
  Roger Quilter
  Cyril Scott
  Enrique Granados
Thu 30 Aug 1928
- 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)
  Georges Bizet
  L' Arlésienne, Suite No. 2 (arr. Henry Wood)Agnus Dei (vocal arrangement of Intermezzo)
  interval
  Joseph Haydn
  Cello Concerto in D major, Hob. VIIb:2
  Kodály Zoltán
  Háry János - suite First performance in England
  Gaetano Donizetti
  L' elisir d'amoreAria 'Una furtiva lagrima' Act 2
  Édouard Lalo
  Rapsodie norvégienne
  Le roi d'YsOverture
  Jean Sibelius
  5 Songs, Op 37No. 5 Flickan kom ifrån sin älsklings möte
  Martin Shaw
  The Cuckoo Proms premiere
  Amelia Lehmann
  When love is kind
  Liza Lehmann
  In a Persian gardenNo. 20 Ah, moon of my delight
  Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
  The Bamboula
  Performers
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  Henry Wood Symphony Orchestra
  Rispah Goodacre
  contralto
  contralto
  Raya Garbousova
  cello
  cello
  Kodály Zoltán
  conductor
  conductor
  Andrew Clayton
  tenor
  tenor
  Berkeley Mason
  piano
  piano
  Composers
  Johannes Brahms
  Georges Bizet
  Joseph Haydn
  Kodály Zoltán
  Gaetano Donizetti
  Édouard Lalo
  Jean Sibelius
  Martin Shaw
  Amelia Lehmann
  Liza Lehmann
  Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
Fri 31 Aug 1928
- 20:00
  Prom 18
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Overture 'Leonore' No. 1, Op 138
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Don GiovanniAria 'Madamina! il catalogo è questo' Act 1 Scene 5
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major, ‘Emperor’
  Erlkönig, WoO 131 (arr. Henry Wood)
  Symphony No. 2 in D major
  interval
  Edward German
  Welsh Rhapsody
  Johannes Brahms
  4 Songs, Op 43No. 1 Von ewiger Liebe
  4 Songs, Op 46No. 4 An die Nachtigall
  9 Songs, Op 63No. 5 Junge Lieder (i): Meine Liebe ist grün
  Martin Shaw
  Wood Magic Proms premiere
  John Ireland
  When I am dead, my dearest Proms premiere
  Benjamin Burrows
  Cam' ye by the salmon fishers? Proms premiere
  Alexander Glazunov
  Overture 'Carnaval', Op 45
  Performers
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  Henry Wood Symphony Orchestra
  George Parker
  baritone
  baritone
  Winifred MacBride
  piano
  piano
  Dorothy Helmrich
  mezzo-soprano
  mezzo-soprano
  Berkeley Mason
  pianoorgan
  pianoorgan
  Composers
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Edward German
  Johannes Brahms
  Martin Shaw
  John Ireland
  Benjamin Burrows
  Alexander Glazunov
Sat 1 Sep 1928
- 20:00
  Prom 19
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Richard Wagner
  SiegfriedForest Murmurs (orchestral synthesis) Act 2 Scene 2
  Granville Bantock
  Comedy Overture 'The Pierrot of the Minute'
  Claude Debussy
  L' enfant prodigueRecitative & aria 'L'année en vain chasse l'année...Azaël! Azaël!'
  Jean Sibelius
  TapiolaFirst performance in England
  Ferdinand Hérold
  ZampaOverture
  interval
  interval
  Arthur Benjamin
  Concertino for PianoWorld premiere
  George Frideric Handel
  Alexander's Feast - "Revenge, Timotheus cries"(arr. Henry Wood)
  Johan Svendsen
  Carnival in Paris, Op 9
  Ambroise Thomas
  MignonNo. 1 Overture
  Reynaldo Hahn
  Chansons grisesNo. 5 L'heure exquise Proms premiere
  Chansons grisesNo. 6 Paysage triste Proms premiere
  Manuel de Falla
  Seven Spanish Folk Songs, No 4 - JotaProms premiere
  Charles Villiers Stanford
  Songs of a Roving Celt, Op 157No. 1 The Pibroch Proms premiere
  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  4 Poems by Fredegond ShoveNo. 4 The Water Mill
  Charles Villiers Stanford
  La belle dame sans merciProms premiere
  Felix Mendelssohn
  A Midsummer Night's Dream – overture
  Performers
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  Henry Wood Symphony Orchestra
  Ninon Vallin
  soprano
  soprano
  Arthur Benjamin
  piano
  piano
  Frank Phillips
  baritone
  baritone
  Berkeley Mason
  piano
  piano
  Composers
  Richard Wagner
  Granville Bantock
  Claude Debussy
  Jean Sibelius
  Ferdinand Hérold
  Arthur Benjamin
  George Frideric Handel
  Johan Svendsen
  Ambroise Thomas
  Reynaldo Hahn
  Manuel de Falla
  Charles Villiers Stanford
  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  Felix Mendelssohn
Mon 3 Sep 1928
- 20:00
  Prom 20
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Richard Wagner
  Kaisermarsch, WWV 104
  Tristan and IsoldeNo. 12 Prelude Act 3
  Die WalküreNo. 9 Winterstürme wichen dem Wonnemond Act 1 Scene 3
  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
  interval
  Richard Wagner
  GötterdämmerungNo. 40 Starke Scheite Act 3 Scene 3
  TannhäuserNo. 1 Overture
  TannhäuserNo. 2 Venusberg Music Act 1 Scene 1
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Toccata and Fugue in F major, BWV 540 (orch. Henry Wood)No. 1 Toccata
  Franz Schubert
  An die Musik, D 547
  Die schöne Müllerin, Op. 25, D 795No. 2 Wohin?
  Thomas Ford
  Since first I saw your face (arr. Arthur Somervell) Proms premiere
  Franz Schubert
  An Sylvia, D 891
  Die Zauberharfe, D 644
  Die Zauberharfe, D 644Overture
  Performers
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  Henry Wood Symphony Orchestra
  James McDonagh
  cor anglais
  cor anglais
  Walter Glynne
  tenor
  tenor
  Tatiana Makushina
  soprano
  soprano
  Berkeley Mason
  piano
  piano
  Composers
  Richard Wagner
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Franz Schubert
  Thomas Ford
Tue 4 Sep 1928
- 20:00
  Prom 21
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Johannes Brahms
  Hungarian Dance in G minor (unspecified), WoO 1 (orch. unknown)
  Hungarian Dance (unspecified), WoO 1 (orch. unknown)
  Federico Ricci
  La Prigione di Edimburgo (arr. Henry Wood)Aria 'Sulla poppo del mio brik' Act 1
  Robert Schumann
  Piano Concerto in A minor
  Richard Strauss
  Four Songs, Op. 27No. 4 Morgen!
  interval
  Richard Strauss
  4 Songs, Op 33No. 2 Gesang der Apollopriesterin
  Edward Elgar
  Symphony No. 1 in A flat major
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  The Nutcracker, Suite, Op 71a
  Sergei Rachmaninov
  12 Songs, Op 21No. 5 Lilacs Proms premiere
  6 Songs, Op 4No. 4 Sing not to me, beautiful maiden Proms premiere
  Peter Warlock
  2 Short Songs Proms premiere
  Kodály Zoltán
  7 Songs, Op 6No. 7 Farewell to Carnival Proms premiere
  Emmanuel Chabrier
  España
  Performers
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  Henry Wood Symphony Orchestra
  Herbert Heyner
  baritone
  baritone
  Maurice Cole
  piano
  piano
  Charles Woodhouse
  violin
  violin
  Lilian Stiles-Allen
  soprano
  soprano
  Berkeley Mason
  celestapiano
  celestapiano
  Composers
  Johannes Brahms
  Federico Ricci
  Robert Schumann
  Richard Strauss
  Edward Elgar
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  Sergei Rachmaninov
  Peter Warlock
  Kodály Zoltán
  Emmanuel Chabrier
Wed 5 Sep 1928
- 20:00
  Prom 22
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Brandenburg Concerto No 2 in F major, BWV 1047
  Cantata No. 144, 'Nimm, was dein ist, und gehe hin', BWV 144 (arr. Henry Wood)No. 2 Aria 'Murre nicht' Proms premiere
  Violin Concerto in A minor
  Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G major
  interval
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Cantata No. 159, 'Sehet, wir gehn hinauf gen Jerusalem', BWV 159 (arr. Henry Wood)No. 4 Aria 'Es ist vollbracht' Proms premiere
  Cantata No. 20, 'O Ewigkeit, du Donnerwort', BWV 20 (arr. Henry Wood)No. 8 Aria 'Wacht auf, wacht auf, verlornen Schafe' Proms premiere
  Orchestral Suite No 3 in D major, BWV 1068
  George Frideric Handel
  Concerto grosso in B minor, Op. 6 No. 12
  Frederick Delius
  Seven Danish SongsNo. 7 Silken Shoes
  Seven Danish SongsNo. 6 In the Seraglio Garden
  7 Songs from the NorwegianNo. 4 Sweet Venevil Proms premiere
  Sir Arthur Somervell
  The Shropshire LadNo. 4 In summertime on Bredon Proms premiere
  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  The House of LifeNo. 2 Silent Noon
  Julius Harrison
  The Wanderer's SongProms premiere
  George Frideric Handel
  Chandos Anthem No. 2 'In the Lord put I my trust', HWV 247 (arr. Edward Elgar)Overture in D minor
  Performers
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  Charles Woodhouse
  violin
  violin
  F. L. Gyp
  trumpet
  trumpet
  Robert Murchie
  flute
  flute
  Jesse Pantling
  oboe
  oboe
  Henry Wood Symphony Orchestra
  Gladys Palmer
  contralto
  contralto
  Adila Fachiri
  violin
  violin
  Arthur Cranmer
  baritone
  baritone
  Berkeley Mason
  piano
  piano
  Composers
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  George Frideric Handel
  Frederick Delius
  Sir Arthur Somervell
  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  Julius Harrison
Thu 6 Sep 1928
- 20:00
  Prom 23
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Edvard Grieg
  Peer Gynt, Suite No. 1, Op 46
  Franz Schubert
  Symphony No. 8 in B minor, ‘Unfinished’
  George Frideric Handel
  Partenope, HWV 27 (arr. Henry Wood)Aria 'Furibondo spira il vento' Act 2
  Felix Mendelssohn
  A Midsummer Night’s Dream – incidental musicNo. 1 Scherzo
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Il re pastore, K 208Aria 'L'amerò, sarò costante' Act 2
  Édouard Lalo
  Symphonie espagnole, Op. 21No. 1 Allegro non troppo
  Symphonie espagnole, Op. 21No. 4 Andante
  Symphonie espagnole, Op. 21No. 5 Rondo: Allegro
  Engelbert Humperdinck
  Hansel and GretelOverture
  Frederick Delius
  Brigg Fair
  Richard Hageman
  Do not go, my love
  At the Well Proms premiere
  Joseph Holbrooke
  5 Songs, Op 15No. 5 A winter's night Proms premiere
  Graham Peel
  In summertime on Bredon
  Al Goodhart
  The Bells of Clermont Town Proms premiere
  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)
  Performers
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  Henry Wood Symphony Orchestra
  Norman Allin
  bass
  bass
  Charles Woodhouse
  violin
  violin
  Dorothy Bennett
  soprano
  soprano
  Antonio Brosa
  violin
  violin
  Berkeley Mason
  piano
  piano
  Composers
  Edvard Grieg
  Franz Schubert
  George Frideric Handel
  Felix Mendelssohn
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Édouard Lalo
  Engelbert Humperdinck
  Frederick Delius
  Richard Hageman
  Joseph Holbrooke
  Graham Peel
  Al Goodhart
Fri 7 Sep 1928
- 20:00
  Prom 24
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  The Creatures of PrometheusNo. 1 Overture
  George Frideric Handel
  Arminio, HWV 36Recitative & aria 'Fier teatro di morte!...Vado a morir' Act 2 Scene 9 Proms premiere
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Violin Concerto in D major
  interval
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  The Marriage of FigaroCavatina 'Porgi, amor, qualche ristoro' Act 2
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Symphony No. 4 in B flat major
  Gabriel Pierné
  Les cathèdralesPrelude
  Cecil Armstrong Gibbs
  To one who passed whistling through the nightProms premiere
  Sir Henry Rowley Bishop
  The Comedy of Errors: "Lo! Here the Gentle Lark"(arr.unknown)
  Kenneth Wright
  Love's WorshipProms premiere
  John Ireland
  2 SongsNo. 2 The Cost Proms premiere
  Frederick Keel
  Sigh no more ladiesProms premiere
  Frederic Hymen Cowen
  Overture 'The Butterfly's Ball'
  Performers
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  Henry Wood Symphony Orchestra
  John Thorne
  baritone
  baritone
  Isolde Menges
  violin
  violin
  Ethel Osborn
  soprano
  soprano
  Berkeley Mason
  piano
  piano
  Robert Murchie
  flute
  flute
  Composers
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  George Frideric Handel
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Gabriel Pierné
  Cecil Armstrong Gibbs
  Sir Henry Rowley Bishop
  Kenneth Wright
  John Ireland
  Frederick Keel
  Frederic Hymen Cowen
Sat 8 Sep 1928
- 20:00
  Prom 25
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  George Enescu
  2 Romanian Rhapsodies, Op 11No. 1 in A major
  George Frideric Handel
  Serse (Act 1: Ombra mai fù)(probably arr. Henry Wood)
  Edgar Bainton
  EclogueFirst concert performance in London
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  Eugene OneginAria 'Puskay pogibnu ya' Act 1 Scene 2
  Camille Saint‐Saëns
  Violin Concerto No 3 in B minor
  interval
  Henry Purcell
  This poet sings the Trojan wars, Z 423 (arr. Henry Wood)Proms premiere
  Jean Sibelius
  Valse triste
  Joaquín Turina
  Danzas fantásticas, Op 22
  Henry Wood
  Fantasia on Scottish Melodies
  Graham Peel
  The country loverNo. 4 The early morning
  Granville Bantock
  Songs from the Chinese Poets Set 3No. 5 A Feast of Lanterns
  Franz Schubert
  Die schöne Müllerin, Op. 25, D 795No. 7 Ungeduld
  Die schöne Müllerin, Op. 25, D 795No. 1 Das Wandern
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  MazeppaGopak Act 1 No. 4a
  Performers
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  Henry Wood Symphony Orchestra
  Charles Woodhouse
  violin
  violin
  Berkeley Mason
  organpiano
  organpiano
  Marie Goossens
  harp
  harp
  Edgar Bainton
  conductor
  conductor
  Megan Thomas
  soprano
  soprano
  Alfred Barker
  violin
  violin
  Foster Richardson
  bass
  bass
  Pipe Major Taylor
  bagpipes
  bagpipes
  Composers
  George Enescu
  George Frideric Handel
  Edgar Bainton
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  Camille Saint‐Saëns
  Henry Purcell
  Jean Sibelius
  Joaquín Turina
  Henry Wood
  Graham Peel
  Granville Bantock
  Franz Schubert
Mon 10 Sep 1928
- 20:00
  Prom 26
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Richard Wagner
  Die WalküreWalkürenritt (orchestral synthesis) Act 3 Scene 1
  The Mastersingers of NurembergNo. 33 Prelude Act 3
  LohengrinNo. 21 In fernem Land Act 3 Scene 3
  SiegfriedWotan's Spear and the Sleeping Brünnhilde (orchestral synthesis) Act 3
  LohengrinNo. 19a Das süsse Lied verhallt Act 3 Scene 2
  LohengrinNo. 19b Atmest du nicht mit mir die süssen Düfte? Act 3 Scene 2
  LohengrinNo. 19c Höchstes Vertraun hast du mir schon zu danken Act 3 Scene 2
  Albumblatt in C major, WWV 94 (transposed to A major & orch. August Wilhelmj)
  The Flying DutchmanAria 'Joho hoe! Traft ihr das Schiff' Act 2
  GötterdämmerungDawn and Siegfried's Rhine Journey (abridged concert version)
  George Enescu
  2 Romanian Rhapsodies, Op 11No. 2 in D major
  Louis Campbell-Tipton
  4 Sea LyricsNo. 3 The Crying of Water Proms premiere
  Roger Quilter
  6 Songs, Op 25No. 2 The Fuchsia Tree Proms premiere
  Edward Horsman
  The Bird of the Wilderness Proms premiere
  Sergei Rachmaninov
  6 Songs, Op 4No. 3 In the silence of the secret night
  6 Songs, Op 4No. 4 Sing not to me, beautiful maiden
  Ignacy Jan Paderewski
  6 Humoresques de Concert, Op 14 (orch. Henry Wood)No. 1 Minuet in G major
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  Marche slave, Op 31
  Performers
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  Henry Wood Symphony Orchestra
  Parry Jones
  tenorLohengrin
  tenorLohengrin
  Ina Souez
  Elsasoprano
  Elsasoprano
  Charles Woodhouse
  violin
  violin
  Berkeley Mason
  piano
  piano
  Composers
  Richard Wagner
  George Enescu
  Louis Campbell-Tipton
  Roger Quilter
  Edward Horsman
  Sergei Rachmaninov
  Ignacy Jan Paderewski
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Tue 11 Sep 1928
- 20:00
  Prom 27
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  César Franck
  Symphony in D minor
  Jules Massenet
  HérodiadeRecitative & aria 'Celui dont la parole...Il est doux' Act 1
  Edward Elgar
  Falstaff
  Franz Liszt
  Piano Concerto No. 2 in A major
  interval
  Rubin Goldmark
  A Negro Rhapsody First concert performance in England
  Jean Sibelius
  En saga
  Henri Duparc
  Chanson triste Proms premiere
  Ernest Chausson
  7 Mélodies, Op 2No. 3 Les papillons Proms premiere
  Alexandre Georges
  Les chansons de MiarkaNo. 2 Hymne au soleil Proms premiere
  Mikhail Ivanovich Glinka
  Ruslan and Lyudmila – overtureOverture
  Performers
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  Henry Wood Symphony Orchestra
  Miriam Licette
  soprano
  soprano
  Gerda Nette
  piano
  piano
  Berkeley Mason
  piano
  piano
  Composers
  César Franck
  Jules Massenet
  Edward Elgar
  Franz Liszt
  Rubin Goldmark
  Jean Sibelius
  Henri Duparc
  Ernest Chausson
  Alexandre Georges
  Mikhail Ivanovich Glinka
Wed 12 Sep 1928
- 20:00
  Prom 28
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Johannes Brahms
  Serenade No. 1 in D major, Op 11No. 4a Minuet I (G major)
  Serenade No. 1 in D major, Op 11No. 4b Minuet II (G minor)
  4 Songs, Op 96No. 2 Wir wandelten, wir zwei zusammen Proms premiere
  9 Songs, Op 63No. 8 Heimweh (ii): O wüsst ich doch
  5 Songs, Op 47No. 3 Sonntag Proms premiere
  interval
  Johannes Brahms
  Piano Concerto No 1 in D minor
  5 Songs, Op 19No. 5 An eine Äolsharfe Proms premiere
  5 Songs, Op 47No. 1 Botschaft
  5 Songs, Op 71No. 5 Minnelied
  Symphony No. 3 in F major
  Alexander Borodin
  Prince IgorPolovtsian Dances Act 2
  Gustav Holst
  Hymns from the Rig Veda, H90, Op 24No. 1 Ushas Proms premiere
  Hymns from the Rig Veda, H90, Op 24No. 2 Varuna I Proms premiere
  Hymns from the Rig Veda, H90, Op 24No. 3 Maruts Proms premiere
  H. Haley Simpson
  O that it were soProms premiere
  Frederick Keel
  A Sea BurthenProms premiere
  Peter Warlock
  PiggesnieProms premiere
  Jules Massenet
  Le CidMarche du Cid Act 3
  Performers
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  Henry Wood Symphony Orchestra
  Gladys Palmer
  contralto
  contralto
  Berkeley Mason
  piano
  piano
  Katharine Goodson
  piano
  piano
  Dale Smith
  baritone
  baritone
  Composers
  Johannes Brahms
  Alexander Borodin
  Gustav Holst
  H. Haley Simpson
  Frederick Keel
  Peter Warlock
  Jules Massenet
Thu 13 Sep 1928
- 20:00
  Prom 29
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Arcangelo Corelli
  12 Concerto grossi (arr. Rupert Erlebach)No. 3 in C minor Proms premiere
  Franz Schubert
  Symphony No 4 in C minor, 'Tragic'
  Rutland Boughton
  The Immortal HourNo. 49 In the days of the great fires Act 2
  The Immortal HourNo. 55 How beautiful they are Act 2
  Alfredo Casella
  Partita, Op 42First performance in England
  Georges Bizet
  CarmenNo. 20 Recitative & aria 'C'est des contrebandiers...Je dis que rien ne m'épouvante' Act 3 Scene 5
  interval
  Franz Schubert
  3 Marche militaires (No 1 in D major)
  Isaac Albéniz
  Iberia - La Fête Dieu à Séville (orchestrated by Enrique Arbos)No. 3 Fête-Dieu à Séville Proms premiere
  Iberia - La Fête Dieu à Séville (orchestrated by Enrique Arbos)No. 6 Triana Proms premiere
  interval
  interval
  Charles Villiers Stanford
  A Sheaf of Songs from Leinster, Op 140No. 3 A Soft Day Proms premiere
  Franz Schubert
  Im FrühlingProms premiere
  Cyril Scott
  Songs, Op 74No. 3 The Unforeseen Proms premiere
  Roger Quilter
  7 Elizabethan Lyrics, Op 12No. 7 Fair house of joy
  Charles Villiers Stanford
  Irish Rhapsody No. 1 in D minor, Op 78
  Performers
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  Charles Woodhouse
  violin
  violin
  Philip Sainton
  viola
  viola
  George Stratton
  violin
  violin
  Charles A(lfred) Crabbe
  cello
  cello
  Henry Wood Symphony Orchestra
  Marie Goossens
  harp
  harp
  Trefor Jones
  tenor
  tenor
  Egon Petri
  piano
  piano
  Gwladys Naish
  soprano
  soprano
  Berkeley Mason
  piano
  piano
  Composers
  Arcangelo Corelli
  Franz Schubert
  Rutland Boughton
  Alfredo Casella
  Georges Bizet
  Isaac Albéniz
  Charles Villiers Stanford
  Cyril Scott
  Roger Quilter
Fri 14 Sep 1928
- 20:00
  Prom 30
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  EgmontNo. 1 Overture
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  The Marriage of FigaroRecitative & aria ''Hai già vinto la causa'...Vedrò, mentr'io sospiro' Act 3
  Piano Concerto No. 24 in C minor
  Aria with recitative 'Bella mia fiamma...Resta, o cara', K 528
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Symphony No. 3 in E flat major, ‘Eroica’
  interval
  Richard Wagner
  GötterdämmerungDawn and Siegfried's Rhine Journey (abridged concert version)
  Johannes Brahms
  4 Songs, Op 46No. 4 An die Nachtigall
  28 deutsche Volkslieder, WoO 32No. 25 Liebeslied
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  7 Romances, Op 47No. 5 Blagoslavlyayu vas, lesa
  Richard Strauss
  6 Songs, Op 17No. 2 Ständchen
  Antonín Dvořák
  Overture 'Carnival'
  Performers
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  Henry Wood Symphony Orchestra
  Roy Henderson
  baritone
  baritone
  Fanny Davies
  piano
  piano
  Isobel Baillie
  soprano
  soprano
  Berkeley Mason
  piano
  piano
  Composers
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Richard Wagner
  Johannes Brahms
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  Richard Strauss
  Antonín Dvořák
Sat 15 Sep 1928
- 20:00
  Prom 31
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Overture 'Leonore' No. 3
  Norman O'Neill
  3 Shakespearean Sketches
  Edward Elgar
  Sea PicturesNo. 4 Where corals lie
  Sea PicturesNo. 3 Sabbath morning at sea
  Camille Saint‐Saëns
  Piano Concerto No 4 in C minor
  interval
  Alexander Borodin
  Prince IgorRecitative & aria 'Slowly the day died away...Come, give answer!' Act 2
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  Overture '1812'
  Henry Wood
  Fantasia on Welsh Melodies
  Charles Villiers Stanford
  6 Songs of Faith, Op 97No. 4 To the soul Proms premiere
  Walter Rummel
  Ecstasy
  Pietro Mascagni
  Cavalleria rusticana (arr. unknown)Aria 'O Lola, ch'ai di latti la cammisa'
  Giacomo Puccini
  Turandot (arr. unknown for voice and piano)No. 17 Aria 'Nessun dorma' Act 3 Scene 1
  Jean‐Philippe Rameau
  3 Ballet Pieces (arr. Felix Mottl)
  Performers
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  Henry Wood Symphony Orchestra
  Norman O'Neill
  conductor
  conductor
  Elsie Black
  contralto
  contralto
  Leff Pouishnoff
  piano
  piano
  Frank Titterton
  tenor
  tenor
  Berkeley Mason
  piano
  piano
  Composers
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Norman O'Neill
  Edward Elgar
  Camille Saint‐Saëns
  Alexander Borodin
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  Henry Wood
  Charles Villiers Stanford
  Walter Rummel
  Pietro Mascagni
  Giacomo Puccini
  Jean‐Philippe Rameau
Mon 17 Sep 1928
- 20:00
  Prom 32
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Richard Wagner
  Das RheingoldEntry of the Gods into Valhalla (orchestral version)
  Parsifal, WWV 111 (arr. Emil Steinbach)Klingsor's Magic Garden and Flowermaidens' Scene (orchestral synthesis) Act 2
  LohengrinNo. 4 Einsam in trüben Tagen Act 1 Scene 2
  ParsifalNo. 12b Verwandlungsmusik Act 1 Scene 3
  ParsifalGrail Scene (orchestral synthesis) Act 1 Scene 3
  The Mastersingers of NurembergNo. 15a Am Stillen Herd Act 1 Scene 3
  The Mastersingers of NurembergNo. 18 'Fanget an' - So rief der Lenz in den Wald Act 1 Scene 3
  interval
  Richard Wagner
  ParsifalGood Friday Music (concert version) Act 3 Scene 1
  GötterdämmerungNo. 37 Trauermusik Act 3 Scene 2
  Franz Liszt
  Hungarian Rhapsodies, S 359 (orchestral version)No. 1 in F minor (ending in F major)
  Johannes Brahms
  15 Romanzen, Op 33No. 15 Treue Liebe dauert lange Proms premiere
  5 Songs, Op 107No. 3 Das Mädchen spricht
  Richard Strauss
  Four Songs, Op. 27No. 4 Morgen!
  Eight Poems from ‘Letzte Blätter’No. 1 Zueignung
  Jean Sibelius
  Finlandia
  Performers
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  Henry Wood Symphony Orchestra
  May Busby
  soprano
  soprano
  Walter Widdop
  tenor
  tenor
  Berkeley Mason
  piano
  piano
  Composers
  Richard Wagner
  Franz Liszt
  Johannes Brahms
  Richard Strauss
  Jean Sibelius
Tue 18 Sep 1928
- 20:00
  Prom 33
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  The Magic FluteNo. 1 Overture
  Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
  Capriccio espagnol, Op 34
  Franz Schubert
  Der Hirt auf dem Felsen (arr. Carl Reinecke)
  Léon Boëllmann
  Variations symphoniques, Op 23
  interval
  Henry Purcell
  The Indian Queen, Z 630 (arr. Henry Wood)Recitative & aria 'Ye twice ten hundred deities...By the croaking of the toad' Act 3
  Antonín Dvořák
  Symphony No. 9 in E minor, ‘From the New World’
  Paul Hindemith
  Das Nusch-Nuschi, Dance Suite, Op 20a
  Eric Fogg
  The Carol of the Little King, Op 34.5Proms premiere
  Hubert Parry
  English Lyrics Set 9No. 6 The Maiden Proms premiere
  English Lyrics Set 9No. 1 Three Aspects Proms premiere
  David Cleghorn Thompson
  HeraclitusProms premiere
  Hubert Parry
  English Lyrics Set 7No. 3 Ye little birds that sit and sing Proms premiere
  Carl Loewe
  3 Ballads, Op 1No. 1 Edward
  Felix Mendelssohn
  A Midsummer Night’s Dream – incidental musicNo. 6 Wedding March
  Performers
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  Henry Wood Symphony Orchestra
  Haydn Draper
  clarinet
  clarinet
  Kate Winter
  soprano
  soprano
  Charles Warwick-Evans
  cello
  cello
  Franklyn Kelsey
  baritone
  baritone
  Berkeley Mason
  piano
  piano
  Composers
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
  Franz Schubert
  Léon Boëllmann
  Henry Purcell
  Antonín Dvořák
  Paul Hindemith
  Eric Fogg
  Hubert Parry
  David Cleghorn Thompson
  Carl Loewe
  Felix Mendelssohn
Wed 19 Sep 1928
- 20:00
  Prom 34
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Orchestral Suite No. 1 in C major, BWV 1066
  Keyboard Concerto in F minor, BWV 1056
  Aria 'Komm, süsser Tod, komm, sel’ge Ruh’!', BWV 478 (arr. Henry Wood)
  Cantata No. 152, 'Tritt auf die Glaubensbahn', BWV 152 (arr. Henry Wood)No. 4 Aria 'Stein, der über alle Schätze'
  Concerto for Flute, Violin and Keyboard in A minor, BWV 1044
  Cantata No. 201, 'Geschwinde, ihr wirbelnden Winde', BWV 201No. 7 Aria 'Zu Tanze, zu Sprunge, so wackelt das Herz'
  Brandenburg Concerto No 5 in D major, BWV 1050
  Fantasia and Fugue in C minor, BWV 537, Op 86 (orch. Edward Elgar)No. 2 Fugue
  George Frideric Handel
  Concerto grosso in B-flat major, Op 6, No 5 Hornpipe(arr Henry Wood)
  Nicholas Gatty
  Touch not the nettleProms premiere
  A-MayingProms premiere
  John Ireland
  Sea Fever
  Trad.
  The gentle maiden (arr. Arthur Somervell)
  Franz Schubert
  Erlkönig, D. 328
  George Frideric Handel
  Samson, HWV 57 (arr. Henry Wood)Overture
  Performers
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  Henry Wood Symphony Orchestra
  Myra Hess
  piano
  piano
  Dorothy Silk
  soprano
  soprano
  Philip Sainton
  viola
  viola
  Robert Murchie
  flute
  flute
  Charles Woodhouse
  violin
  violin
  Howard Fry
  baritone
  baritone
  Berkeley Mason
  piano
  piano
  Composers
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  George Frideric Handel
  Nicholas Gatty
  John Ireland
  Trad.
  Franz Schubert
Thu 20 Sep 1928
- 20:00
  Prom 35
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Chorale Prelude 'Schmücke dich o liebe Seele', BWV 654 (orch. Arnold Schoenberg) First performance in England of this version
  Chorale Prelude 'Komm, Gott Schöpfer, heiliger Geist', BWV 667 First performance in England of this version
  Felix Mendelssohn
  Symphony No. 3 in A minor, ‘Scottish’
  Giuseppe Verdi
  RigolettoRecitative & aria 'Gualtier Maldè...Caro nome' Act 1 Scene 2
  interval
  Max Bruch
  Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor
  Richard Wagner
  The Mastersingers of NurembergNo. 56 Morgenlich leuchtend in rosigem Schein Act 3 Scene 5
  Gustav Holst
  Egdon Heath Proms premiere
  Moritz Moszkowski
  Boabdil, der letzte Maurenkönig, Op 49Ballet Music No. 3: Malagueña Act 2
  Claude Debussy
  Petite suite (orch. Büsser) Proms premiere
  Johann Strauss II
  An der schönen, blauen Donau, Op 314 (arr. unknown) Proms premiere of this arrangement
  Marjory Kennedy‐Fraser
  Songs of the HebridesKishmul's galley
  Songs of the HebridesThe reiving ship
  Engelbert Humperdinck
  Hansel and GretelDream Pantomime Act 2 Scene 3
  Performers
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  Henry Wood Symphony Orchestra
  Evelyn Scotney
  soprano
  soprano
  Albert Sammons
  violin
  violin
  Parry Jones
  tenor
  tenor
  Gustav Holst
  conductor
  conductor
  Berkeley Mason
  piano
  piano
  Composers
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Felix Mendelssohn
  Giuseppe Verdi
  Max Bruch
  Richard Wagner
  Gustav Holst
  Moritz Moszkowski
  Claude Debussy
  Johann Strauss II
  Marjory Kennedy‐Fraser
  Engelbert Humperdinck
Fri 21 Sep 1928
- 20:00
  Prom 36
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Overture ‘Coriolan’
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Don GiovanniAria 'Il mio tesoro' Act 2 Scene 10
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Piano Concerto No. 1 in C major
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Così fan tutte, K 588Aria 'È amore un ladroncello' Act 2 Scene 3
  interval
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Symphony No. 7 in A major
  André Wormser
  L' enfant prodigue, suite
  Franz Schubert
  Die schöne Müllerin, Op. 25, D 795No. 2 Wohin?
  Am Grabe Anselmos, D 504 Proms premiere
  Hubert Parry
  English Lyrics Set 10No. 1 My heart is like a singing bird
  Jules Massenet
  Élégie
  Franz Liszt
  O lieb, so lang du lieben kannst
  Hector Berlioz
  The TrojansChasse royale et orage Act 4
  Performers
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  Henry Wood Symphony Orchestra
  Heddle Nash
  tenor
  tenor
  Edward Isaacs
  piano
  piano
  Evelyn Hanson
  soprano
  soprano
  Berkeley Mason
  piano
  piano
  Charles Woodhouse
  violin
  violin
  Composers
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  André Wormser
  Franz Schubert
  Hubert Parry
  Jules Massenet
  Franz Liszt
  Hector Berlioz
Sat 22 Sep 1928
- 20:00
  Prom 37
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  EgmontNo. 1 Overture
  Richard Wagner
  LohengrinNo. 1 Prelude Act 1
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  The Queen of Spades, Op 68Aria 'Ach, istomilas ja gorem' Act 3 Scene 2
  Richard Strauss
  Burleske
  Sir John Blackwood McEwen
  Suite No. 1 'The Jocund Dance' Proms premiere
  Felix Mendelssohn
  Die Heimkehr aus der Fremde, Op 89Aria 'Ich bin ein veilgereister Mann'
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Rondino in E flat major, WoO 25
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Partita for Solo Violin No. 3 in E major, BWV 1006 (orch. Sigismund Bachrich)No. 3 Gavotte en rondeau
  Maurice Ravel
  Pavane pour une infante défunte (Orchestral version)
  Léon Boëllmann
  Fantaisie dialoguée, Op 35
  interval
  Eric Fogg
  June Twilight London premiere
  Roger Quilter
  2 Songs, Op 26No. 2 Over the land is April Proms premiere
  Percy Pitt
  Springtime Proms premiere
  Fernando Obradors
  Canciones clásicas españolasCoplas de curro dolce Proms premiere
  Henry Lane-Wilson
  False Phillis
  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  Linden Lea
  Franco Leoni
  Tally Ho! Proms premiere
  Armas Järnefelt
  Praeludium
  Johan Halvorsen
  Entry March of the Boyars
  Performers
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  Henry Wood Symphony Orchestra
  Valentina Aksarova
  soprano
  soprano
  James Ching
  piano
  piano
  Robert Easton
  bass
  bass
  Henry Wood Symphony Orchestra (members)
  Berkeley Mason
  organpiano
  organpiano
  Eric Fogg
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Richard Wagner
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  Richard Strauss
  Sir John Blackwood McEwen
  Felix Mendelssohn
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Maurice Ravel
  Léon Boëllmann
  Eric Fogg
  Roger Quilter
  Percy Pitt
  Fernando Obradors
  Henry Lane-Wilson
  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  Franco Leoni
  Armas Järnefelt
  Johan Halvorsen
Mon 24 Sep 1928
- 20:00
  Prom 38
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Richard Wagner
  TannhäuserNo. 1 Overture
  Tristan and IsoldePrelude (with Wagner's concert-ending) Act 1
  GötterdämmerungNo. 13 Hier sitz' ich zur Wacht Act 1 Scene 2
  GötterdämmerungNo. 24 Hoiho! Ihr Gibichsmannen Act 2 Scene 3
  TannhäuserNo. 2 Venusberg Music Act 1 Scene 1
  ParsifalNo. 22 Dich nannt'ich...Ich sah das Kind Act 2 Scene 2
  interval
  Richard Wagner
  GötterdämmerungSong of the Rhine Daughters (abridged concert version) Act 3 Scene 1
  RienziOverture
  Gustav Holst
  The PlanetsNo. 4 Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity
  The PlanetsNo. 5 Saturn, the Bringer of Old Age
  Modest Mussorgsky
  Songs and Dances of DeathNo. 1 Lullaby
  Sergei Rachmaninov
  12 Songs, Op 21No. 5 Lilacs
  12 Songs, Op 14No. 11 Vesenniye vodï
  Graham Peel
  Ballad of Semmerwater Proms premiere
  Hubert Parry
  English Lyrics Set 3No. 4 Why so pale and wan, fond lover? Proms premiere
  Edward German
  Symphonic Suite in D minor 'Leeds'No. 2 Valse gracieuse
  Performers
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  Henry Wood Symphony Orchestra
  Norman Allin
  bass
  bass
  Muriel Brunskill
  contralto
  contralto
  Berkeley Mason
  piano
  piano
  Composers
  Richard Wagner
  Gustav Holst
  Modest Mussorgsky
  Sergei Rachmaninov
  Graham Peel
  Hubert Parry
  Edward German
Tue 25 Sep 1928
- 20:00
  Prom 39
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Richard Wagner
  The Flying DutchmanOverture
  Claude Debussy
  Mandoline(arr. Henry Wood)
  Fêtes galantes Set 1 (arr. Henry Wood)No. 2 Fantoches (2nd version)
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Cantata No. 51, 'Jauchzet Gott in allen Landen!', BWV 51 (arr. Henry Wood)No. 5 Aria 'Alleluja!'
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Violin Concerto No 4 in D major, K 218
  interval
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  The Abduction from the SeraglioAria 'Ha! wie will ich triumphieren' Act 3 Scene 5
  Franz Schubert
  Symphony No. 9 in C major, ‘Great’
  Frank Bridge
  The Sea
  Montague Phillips
  Flowering Trees, Op 31No. 3 Hawthorn
  Flowering Trees, Op 31No. 1 Lilac
  Jacques Blumenthal
  Das LebenProms premiere
  Trad.
  Song of the Volga Boatmen (arr. Feodor Koenemann & Fyodor Chaliapin)
  Lord Berners
  Fantaisie espagnole
  Performers
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  Henry Wood Symphony Orchestra
  Louise Trenton
  soprano
  soprano
  Jelly Aranyi
  violin
  violin
  Harry Brindle
  bass
  bass
  Berkeley Mason
  piano
  piano
  Composers
  Richard Wagner
  Claude Debussy
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Franz Schubert
  Frank Bridge
  Montague Phillips
  Jacques Blumenthal
  Trad.
  Lord Berners
Wed 26 Sep 1928
- 20:00
  Prom 40
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Johannes Brahms
  Variations on the St Anthony Chorale
  Double Concerto
  6 Songs, Op 85No. 3 Mädchenlied Proms premiere
  5 Songs, Op 105No. 1 Wie Melodien zieht es mir
  5 Romances and Songs, Op 84No. 4 Vergebliches Ständchen
  Symphony No. 4 in E minor
  George Enescu
  2 Romanian Rhapsodies, Op 11No. 1 in A major
  interval
  Gabriel Grovlez
  Guitares et Mandolines Proms premiere
  Albert Roussel
  2 Mélodies, Op 20No. 1 Le bachelier de Salamanque Proms premiere
  Isaac Albéniz
  Il en est de l'amour Proms premiere
  Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco
  Cadix, Op 45 Proms premiere
  Arthur Sullivan
  MacbethOverture
  Performers
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  Henry Wood Symphony Orchestra
  Boris Pecker
  violin
  violin
  Herbert Withers
  cello
  cello
  Anne Thursfield
  mezzo-soprano
  mezzo-soprano
  Berkeley Mason
  piano
  piano
  Composers
  Johannes Brahms
  George Enescu
  Gabriel Grovlez
  Albert Roussel
  Isaac Albéniz
  Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco
  Arthur Sullivan
Thu 27 Sep 1928
- 20:00
  Prom 41
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Bedrich Smetana
  The Bartered BrideOverture
  Robert Schumann
  Symphony No. 4 in D minor
  Max Bruch
  Das Feuerkreuz, Op 52Aria 'Ave Maria'
  Maurice Ravel
  Mother Goose – suite
  interval
  Erno Dohnanyi
  Concertstück for Cello in D major, Op 12
  Richard Wagner
  TannhäuserNo. 25b O du mein holder Abendstern Act 3 Scene 2
  TannhäuserNo. 15 Blick' ich umher Act 2 Scene 4
  TannhäuserNo. 25a Wie Todesahnung Dämm'rung Act 3 Scene 2
  Percy Grainger
  Shepherd's Hey - medley
  Igor Stravinsky
  The Firebird Suite
  George Frideric Handel
  Alcina, HWV 34 (arr. unknown)Aria 'Ah, mio cor!' Act 2 Scene 1
  Alessandro Parisotti
  Se tu m'ami, se sospiri Proms premiere
  Giovanni Paisiello
  I zingari in fiera (arr. unknown)Aria 'Chi vuol la Zingarella' Proms premiere
  Henri Duparc
  La vague et la cloche Proms premiere
  Robert Schumann
  Romanzen und Balladen, Op 49No. 1 Die beiden Grenadiere
  Edvard Grieg
  6 Poems, Op 25No. 4 With a Waterlily
  Gustav Holst
  A Somerset Rhapsody, Op 21.2 Proms premiere
  Performers
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  Henry Wood Symphony Orchestra
  Odette Foras
  soprano
  soprano
  May Mukle
  cello
  cello
  Louis Cruz
  baritone
  baritone
  Berkeley Mason
  piano
  piano
  Composers
  Bedrich Smetana
  Robert Schumann
  Max Bruch
  Maurice Ravel
  Erno Dohnanyi
  Richard Wagner
  Percy Grainger
  Igor Stravinsky
  George Frideric Handel
  Alessandro Parisotti
  Giovanni Paisiello
  Henri Duparc
  Edvard Grieg
  Gustav Holst
Fri 28 Sep 1928
- 20:00
  Prom 42
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Overture 'Leonore' No. 2
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Don GiovanniAria 'Dalla sua pace' Act 1
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  The Marriage of FigaroRecitative & aria 'E Susanna non vien!...Dove sono' Act 3
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Symphony No. 6 in F major, ‘Pastoral’
  interval
  Edward Elgar
  Overture ‘Cockaigne (In London Town)’
  Frederick Delius
  4 Old English LyricsNo. 4 To Daffodils Proms premiere
  Hubert Parry
  English Lyrics Set 9No. 2 A Fairy Town (St Andrew's) Proms premiere
  George Henschel
  4 Sacred Songs, Op 46No. 4 Morning Hymn
  Roger Quilter
  7 Elizabethan Lyrics, Op 12No. 7 Fair house of joy
  Granville Bantock
  3 Blake SongsNo. 1 Love's Secret Proms premiere
  Roger Quilter
  3 Shakespeare songs, Op 6No. 3 Blow, blow thou winter wind
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  Eugene OneginValse Act 2 Scene 1
  Performers
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  Henry Wood Symphony Orchestra
  Francis Russell
  tenor
  tenor
  Johanne Stockmarr
  piano
  piano
  Elsie Suddaby
  soprano
  soprano
  Berkeley Mason
  piano
  piano
  Composers
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Edward Elgar
  Frederick Delius
  Hubert Parry
  George Henschel
  Roger Quilter
  Granville Bantock
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Sat 29 Sep 1928
- 20:00
  Prom 43
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Hector Berlioz
  Symphonie fantastiqueNo. 4 Marche au supplice
  Robert Schumann
  Kinderszenen, Op 15 (orch. Johann Herbeck)No. 7 Träumerei
  Gordon Jacob
  Overture 'Clogher Head'World premiere
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  FidelioRecitative & aria 'Abscheulicher...Komm, Hoffnung' Act 1 Scene 2
  Manuel de Falla
  Nights in the Gardens of Spain
  interval
  Ruggero Leoncavallo
  Pagliacci - 'Si può? Si può?'
  Richard Strauss
  Don Quixote, Op 35
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  Francesca da Rimini
  Michael Head
  3 Songs of FantasyNo. 2 The Little Dreams Proms premiere
  Frank Bridge
  Golden HairProms premiere
  Roger Quilter
  To Julia, Op 8No. 3 To daisies
  Sir Richard Runciman Terry
  The Shanty BookNo. 17 Cheer'ly Men Proms premiere
  The Shanty BookNo. 9 Shenandoah Proms premiere
  The Shanty BookNo. 1 Billy Boy Proms premiere
  Anton Rubinstein
  Valse-Caprice in E flat major (orch. Karl Müller-Berghaus)
  Performers
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  Henry Wood Symphony Orchestra
  Gordon Jacob
  conductor
  conductor
  May Busby
  soprano
  soprano
  Harriet Cohen
  piano
  piano
  Percy Heming
  baritone
  baritone
  Livio Mannucci
  cello
  cello
  Berkeley Mason
  piano
  piano
  Composers
  Hector Berlioz
  Robert Schumann
  Gordon Jacob
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Manuel de Falla
  Ruggero Leoncavallo
  Richard Strauss
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  Michael Head
  Frank Bridge
  Roger Quilter
  Sir Richard Runciman Terry
  Anton Rubinstein
Mon 1 Oct 1928
- 20:00
  Prom 44
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Richard Wagner
  SiegfriedForest Murmurs (orchestral synthesis) Act 2 Scene 2
  A Faust Overture, WWV 59
  Die WalküreWalkürenritt (orchestral synthesis) Act 3 Scene 1
  The Flying DutchmanAria 'Die Frist is um' Act 1
  The Flying DutchmanOverture
  Wesendonck Lieder – Träume (arr. Wood)
  interval
  Richard Wagner
  RienziAria 'Gerechter Gott! So ist's entschieden schon!' Act 3 Scene 2
  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
  César Franck
  Le chasseur maudit
  Alexander Gretchaninov
  4 Songs, Op 5, No 1. Over the Steppe
  Graham Peel
  Gipsies
  Alexander MacFadyen
  A Birthday SongProms premiere
  Francis Korbay
  Hungarian Melodies Book 1No. 4 Had a horse
  Hungarian Melodies Book 1No. 1 Marishka! Marishka!
  Hungarian Melodies Book 2No. 16 Shepherd, see thy horse's foaming mane
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  MazeppaEntr'acte: The Battle of Poltava Act 3 No. 15
  Performers
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  Henry Wood Symphony Orchestra
  Harold Williams
  baritone
  baritone
  Charles Woodhouse
  violin
  violin
  Margaret Balfour
  contralto
  contralto
  Berkeley Mason
  piano
  piano
  Composers
  Richard Wagner
  César Franck
  Alexander Gretchaninov
  Graham Peel
  Alexander MacFadyen
  Francis Korbay
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Tue 2 Oct 1928
- 20:00
  Prom 45
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Hamish MacCunn
  Overture 'Land of the Mountain and the Flood', Op 3
  André-Ernest-Modeste Grétry
  Zémire et Azor (arr. Henry Wood)Aria 'La fauvette, avec ses petits'
  Ethel Smyth
  Concerto for Violin and Horn
  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
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  Symphony No. 6 in B minor, ‘Pathétique’
  interval
  Modest Mussorgsky
  Pictures at an Exhibition (orch. Henry Wood)No. 16 The Great Gate at Kiev
  Pictures at an Exhibition (orch. Henry Wood)No. 1 Promenade I
  Pictures at an Exhibition (orch. Henry Wood)No. 2 Gnomus
  Pictures at an Exhibition (orch. Henry Wood)No. 6 Tuileries: Dispute d'enfants après jeux
  Pictures at an Exhibition (orch. Henry Wood)No. 7 Bydlo
  Pictures at an Exhibition (orch. Henry Wood)No. 9 Ballet of the Unhatched Chicks
  Pictures at an Exhibition (orch. Henry Wood)No. 10 Two Polish Jews - One Rich, One Poor
  Pictures at an Exhibition (orch. Henry Wood)No. 12 Limoges: Le marché
  Pictures at an Exhibition (orch. Henry Wood)No. 15 The Hut on Fowl's Legs
  Frank Bridge
  E'en as a lovely flower Proms premiere
  Maurice Besly
  Someone
  Camille Saint‐Saëns
  Parysatis (arr. unknown)Le Rossignol et la Rose Act 2 Proms premiere
  Frederick John Easthope Martin
  5 Concert SongsNo. Break, Break, Break Proms premiere
  Martin Shaw
  Full fathom five Proms premiere
  Julius Harrison
  The Wanderer's Song
  Sir Alexander Campbell Mackenzie
  Overture 'Britannia', Op 52
  Performers
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  Henry Wood Symphony Orchestra
  Noël Eadie
  soprano
  soprano
  Robert Murchie
  flute
  flute
  Ethel Smyth
  conductor
  conductor
  Aubrey Brain
  horn
  horn
  Antonio Brosa
  violin
  violin
  Kenneth Ellis
  bass
  bass
  Berkeley Mason
  piano
  piano
  Composers
  Hamish MacCunn
  André-Ernest-Modeste Grétry
  Ethel Smyth
  George Frideric Handel
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  Modest Mussorgsky
  Frank Bridge
  Maurice Besly
  Camille Saint‐Saëns
  Frederick John Easthope Martin
  Martin Shaw
  Julius Harrison
  Sir Alexander Campbell Mackenzie
Wed 3 Oct 1928
- 20:00
  Prom 46
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Orchestral Suite No. 2 in B minor, BWV 1067
  Mass in B minor – Agnus Dei (arr. Wood)
  Violin Concerto in E major
  Cantata No. 85, 'Ich bin ein guter Hirt', BWV 85No. 5 Aria 'Seht, was die Liebe tut'
  Cantata No. 67, 'Halt im Gedächtnis Jesum Christ', BWV 67No. 2 Aria 'Mein Jesus ist erstanden'
  interval
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Concerto in D minor for two violins, BWV 1043
  Orchestral Suite 'No. 6' (Bach/Wood)
  George Frideric Handel
  Water Music Suite (arr. Hamilton Harty)
  Marjory Kennedy‐Fraser
  Songs of the HebridesKishmul's galley
  Songs of the HebridesSea feast
  Songs of the HebridesDeirdre's farewell to Albion
  Roger Quilter
  7 Elizabethan Lyrics, Op 12No. 1 Weep you no more Proms premiere
  Edward German
  Merrie England (arr. unknown for voice and piano)Dan Cupid hath a garden Act 2
  George Frideric Handel
  Rodrigo, HWV 5 (arr. Henry Wood)Sailor's Dance & Trio
  Performers
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  Robert Murchie
  flute
  flute
  Henry Wood Symphony Orchestra
  Astra Desmond
  contralto
  contralto
  Adila Fachiri
  violin
  violin
  Eric Greene
  tenor
  tenor
  Orrea Pernel
  violin
  violin
  Berkeley Mason
  piano
  piano
  Composers
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  George Frideric Handel
  Marjory Kennedy‐Fraser
  Roger Quilter
  Edward German
Thu 4 Oct 1928
- 20:00
  Prom 47
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Carl Maria von Weber
  Der FreischützOverture
  Sinfonia concertante in E flat major, K 297b (version for oboe, clarinet, bassoon and horn )
  Granville Bantock
  Songs of the East Set 3No. 5 The lament of Isis
  Richard Strauss
  5 Songs, Op 32No. 3 Liebeshymnus
  Arthur Bliss
  A Colour SymphonyNo. 4 Green: Moderato
  Giacomo Puccini
  La bohèmeAria 'Che gelida manina' Act 1
  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  Pastoral Symphony (Symphony No. 3)
  Edvard Grieg
  Peer Gynt, Suite No. 2, Op 55
  Frank Bridge
  O that it were so
  Percy Pitt
  Let us forget Proms premiere
  Springtime
  George Frideric Handel
  Semele, HWV 58 (arr. unknown)Aria 'Where'er you walk' Act 2 Scene 2
  Atalanta, HWV 35 (arr. unknown)Aria 'Care selve, ombre beate' Act 1 Scene 1
  Léo Delibes
  CoppéliaNo. 1a Prelude Act 1
  CoppéliaNo. 1b Mazurka Act 1
  Performers
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  Henry Wood Symphony Orchestra
  Aubrey Brain
  horn
  horn
  Jesse Pantling
  oboe
  oboe
  Haydn Draper
  clarinet
  clarinet
  A. R. Newton
  bassoon
  bassoon
  Evelyn Arden
  mezzo-soprano
  mezzo-soprano
  Arthur Bliss
  conductor
  conductor
  Heddle Nash
  tenor
  tenor
  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  conductor
  conductor
  Kate Winter
  soprano
  soprano
  Berkeley Mason
  piano
  piano
  Composers
  Carl Maria von Weber
  Granville Bantock
  Richard Strauss
  Arthur Bliss
  Giacomo Puccini
  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  Edvard Grieg
  Frank Bridge
  Percy Pitt
  George Frideric Handel
  Léo Delibes
Fri 5 Oct 1928
- 20:00
  Prom 48
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Overture 'Leonore' No. 3
  An die ferne Geliebte, Op 98 (arr. Henry Wood)
  Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Concert Aria ‘Ch’io mi scordi di te?’
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Symphony No. 5 in C minor
  interval
  Richard Strauss
  Death and Transfiguration
  Arnold Bax
  A Celtic Song CycleNo. 2 Closing Doors Proms premiere
  John Alden Carpenter
  2 Night SongsNo. 2 Serenade Proms premiere
  Walter Rummel
  The Voices of ChildrenProms premiere
  John Dowland
  Flow not so fast ye fountains (arr. unknown)Proms premiere
  Henry Purcell
  Sawney is a bonny lad, Z 412Proms premiere
  Lucy Broadwood
  The CrocodileProms premiere
  Christoph Willibald Gluck
  Ballet Music (Alceste)(arr. Henry Wood)
  Performers
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  Henry Wood Symphony Orchestra
  Steuart Wilson
  tenor
  tenor
  Angus Morrison
  piano
  piano
  Berkeley Mason
  piano
  piano
  Caroline Hatchard
  soprano
  soprano
  Composers
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Richard Strauss
  Arnold Bax
  John Alden Carpenter
  Walter Rummel
  John Dowland
  Henry Purcell
  Lucy Broadwood
  Christoph Willibald Gluck
Sat 6 Oct 1928
- 20:00
  Prom 49 - Last Night of the Proms 1928
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Richard Wagner
  The Mastersingers of NurembergNo. 33 Prelude Act 3
  Dorothy Howell
  Overture 'The Rock'World premiere
  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
  Felix Mendelssohn
  Violin Concerto in E minor
  interval
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  The Maid of OrleansRecitative & aria 'So wills the Lord!...Farewell you native hills and fields' Act 1 No. 7
  Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
  Scheherazade
  Henry Wood
  Fantasia on British Sea-Songs
  Charles Villiers Stanford
  Sea-wrackProms premiere
  Elizabeth Poston
  Sweet Suffolk OwlProms premiere
  Hubert Parry
  English Lyrics Set 9No. 6 The Maiden
  Charles Wood
  Ethiopia saluting the colours
  Martin Shaw
  Down by the Sally GardensProms premiere
  Come landlord, fill the flowing bowl (arr. unknown)Proms premiere
  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
  Keith Falkner
  bass-baritone
  bass-baritone
  Seymour Whinyates
  violin
  violin
  Elsie Suddaby
  soprano
  soprano
  Berkeley Mason
  piano
  piano
  Composers
  Richard Wagner
  Dorothy Howell
  Charles Villiers Stanford
  Felix Mendelssohn
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
  Henry Wood
  Elizabeth Poston
  Hubert Parry
  Charles Wood
  Martin Shaw
  Edward Elgar
  Unknown

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