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20 Aug 1996, Royal Albert Hall
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19:30
Tue 20 Aug 1996
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Programme
Richard Strauss
Till Eulenspiegel’s Merry Pranks
Ned Rorem
Concerto for Cor Anglais
London premiere
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Symphony No. 5 in E minor
Serenade for Strings in C major, Op 48
No. 2 Valse: Moderato - encore
George Gershwin
Porgy and Bess
Oh, I can't sit down Act 2 - encore
Performers
Thomas Stacy
cor anglais
cor anglais
Anon.
music arranger
music arranger
Kurt Masur
conductor
conductor
New York Philharmonic Orchestra
Composers
Richard Strauss
Ned Rorem
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
George Gershwin
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Proms 1996
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Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5
Tchaikovsky: Serenade for Strings
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