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18 Aug 1938, Queen's Hall
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20:00
Thu 18 Aug 1938
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Prom 11
20:00 Thu 18 Aug 1938 Queen's Hall
Programme
Gioachino Rossini
The Barber of Seville – overture
Franz Schubert
Der Hirt auf dem Felsen (arr. Carl Reinecke)
Benjamin Britten
Piano Concerto
World premiere
AntonÃn Dvořák
Symphony No. 8 in G major
Richard Strauss
3 Songs, Op 43
No. 2 Muttertändelei
interval
Richard Strauss
5 Songs, Op 15
No. 5 Heimkehr
6 Songs, Op 17
No. 2 Ständchen
Hector Berlioz
The Damnation of Faust
Marche hongroise
The Damnation of Faust
Ballet des sylphes
The Damnation of Faust
Menuet des follets
Performers
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Henry Wood
conductor
conductor
Elisabeth Schumann
soprano
soprano
Frederick Thurston
clarinet
clarinet
Benjamin Britten
piano
piano
Berkeley Mason
piano
piano
Composers
Gioachino Rossini
Franz Schubert
Benjamin Britten
AntonÃn Dvořák
Richard Strauss
Hector Berlioz
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Proms 1938
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