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Winter Proms 1950–1
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Winter Proms 1950–1: All Events
Mon 9 Jan 1950
19:30
Prom 01
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Unknown
National Anthem
Richard Wagner
The Mastersingers of Nuremberg
No. 1 Prelude Act 1
Edvard Grieg
Piano Concerto in A minor
Pyotr Tchaikovsky
Symphony No. 4 in F minor
interval
Richard Strauss
Horn Concerto No. 1 in E flat major
Igor Stravinsky
The Firebird – suite (revised version, 1919)
Performers
Cyril Smith
piano
piano
Dennis Brain
horn
horn
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Malcolm Sargent
conductor
conductor
Composers
Unknown
Richard Wagner
Edvard Grieg
Pyotr Tchaikovsky
Richard Strauss
Igor Stravinsky
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Tue 10 Jan 1950
19:30
Prom 02
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Carl Maria von Weber
Oberon
Overture
Hector Berlioz
Les nuits d'été
No. 2 Le spectre de la rose
Les nuits d'été
No. 4 Absence
Frederick Delius
Violin Concerto
Ralph Vaughan Williams
Symphony No. 6 in E minor
interval
Béla Bartók
Divertimento
Proms premiere
Alexander Borodin
Prince Igor
Polovtsian Dances Act 2
Performers
Nancy Evans
mezzo-soprano
mezzo-soprano
Jean Pougnet
violin
violin
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Malcolm Sargent
conductor
conductor
Composers
Carl Maria von Weber
Hector Berlioz
Frederick Delius
Ralph Vaughan Williams
Béla Bartók
Alexander Borodin
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Wed 11 Jan 1950
19:30
Prom 03
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Hector Berlioz
Overture ‘Le carnaval romain’
Modest Mussorgsky
Boris Godunov – 'I have attained supreme power'
John Ireland
Piano Concerto
AntonÃn Dvořák
Symphony No. 9 in E minor, ‘From the New World’
interval
César Franck
Symphonic Variations
Richard Strauss
Till Eulenspiegel’s Merry Pranks
Performers
Harold Williams
baritone
baritone
Kendall Taylor
piano
piano
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Malcolm Sargent
conductor
conductor
Composers
Hector Berlioz
Modest Mussorgsky
John Ireland
AntonÃn Dvořák
César Franck
Richard Strauss
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Thu 12 Jan 1950
19:30
Prom 04
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Henry Balfour Gardiner
Shepherd Fennel's Dance
Robert Schumann
Piano Concerto in A minor
Jean Sibelius
Symphony No. 2 in D major
interval
Ralph Vaughan Williams
Flos campi
Richard Wagner
Götterdämmerung
No. 5 Siegfrieds Rheinfahrt (Prologue)
Performers
Phyllis Sellick
piano
piano
Harry Danks
viola
viola
BBC Singers
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Malcolm Sargent
conductor
conductor
Composers
Henry Balfour Gardiner
Robert Schumann
Jean Sibelius
Ralph Vaughan Williams
Richard Wagner
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Fri 13 Jan 1950
19:30
Prom 05
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Ludwig van Beethoven
Overture 'Leonore' No. 3
Adelaide, Op 46 (arr. Louis Spohr)
Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major
interval
Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No 8 in F major
Symphony No. 5 in C minor
Performers
Heddle Nash
tenor
tenor
Denis Matthews
piano
piano
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Malcolm Sargent
conductor
conductor
Composers
Ludwig van Beethoven
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Sat 14 Jan 1950
19:30
Prom 06
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
AntonÃn Dvořák
Overture 'Carnival'
Giuseppe Verdi
A Masked Ball
Recitative & aria 'Alzati!...Eri tu che macchiavi' Act 3 Scene 1
Sergei Rachmaninov
Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini
Edvard Grieg
Two Elegiac Melodies, Op 34
interval
Alexander Borodin
Symphony No 2 in B minor
interval
Edward Elgar
Sea Pictures
No. 2 In haven
Sea Pictures
No. 4 Where corals lie
Sea Pictures
No. 3 Sabbath morning at sea
Kodály Zoltán
Háry János - suite
Performers
Redvers Llewellyn
baritone
baritone
Colin Horsley
piano
piano
Constance Shacklock
mezzo-soprano
mezzo-soprano
Gilbert Webster
cimbalom
cimbalom
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Basil Cameron
conductor
conductor
Composers
AntonÃn Dvořák
Giuseppe Verdi
Sergei Rachmaninov
Edvard Grieg
Alexander Borodin
Edward Elgar
Kodály Zoltán
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Mon 16 Jan 1950
19:30
Prom 07
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Felix Mendelssohn
A Midsummer Night's Dream – overture
Violin Concerto in E minor
Johannes Brahms
Symphony No. 2 in D major
Felix Mendelssohn
Piano Concerto No 1 in G minor
Johannes Brahms
Academic Festival Overture
Performers
Alan Loveday
violin
violin
Cyril Preedy
piano
piano
London Symphony Orchestra
Basil Cameron
conductor
conductor
Composers
Felix Mendelssohn
Johannes Brahms
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Tue 17 Jan 1950
19:30
Prom 08
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Symphony No. 35 in D major, ‘Haffner’
Joseph Haydn
Sinfonia Concertante in B flat major
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Exsultate, jubilate
interval
Joseph Haydn
Symphony No. 86 in D major
Frederick Delius
Piano Concerto in C minor
Manuel de Falla
The Three-Cornered Hat – Suite No. 2
Performers
Peter Muscant
cello
cello
Paul Beard
violin
violin
Edward Selwyn
oboe
oboe
Richard Newton
bassoon
bassoon
Joan Alexander
soprano
soprano
Iris Loveridge
piano
piano
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Malcolm Sargent
conductor
conductor
Composers
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Joseph Haydn
Frederick Delius
Manuel de Falla
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Wed 18 Jan 1950
19:30
Prom 09
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Johann Sebastian Bach
Orchestral Suite No 3 in D major, BWV 1068
George Frideric Handel
Alessandro - Overture
Recitative & aria 'Ne trionfi d'Alessandro...Lusinghe più care' Act 1
Organ Concerto in B flat major 'Hallelujah', HWV308, Op. 7, No. 3 (arr. Gordon Jacob)
Johann Sebastian Bach
Violin Concerto in E major
Passacaglia and Fugue in C minor, BWV 582 (orch. Ottorino Respighi)
interval
Ralph Vaughan Williams
Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis
Gustav Holst
The Planets
No. 4 Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity
The Planets
No. 5 Saturn, the Bringer of Old Age
Performers
Elsie Morison
soprano
soprano
Sir George Thomas Thalben-Ball
organ
organ
Max Rostal
violin
violin
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Malcolm Sargent
conductor
conductor
Composers
Johann Sebastian Bach
George Frideric Handel
Ralph Vaughan Williams
Gustav Holst
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Thu 19 Jan 1950
19:30
Prom 10
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Ralph Vaughan Williams
The Wasps – overture
Edward Elgar
Cello Concerto in E minor
William Walton
Symphony No. 1 in B flat minor
Franz Schubert
Fantasy in C major, D760, 'Wanderer' (orch. Liszt)
interval
Paul Dukas
The Sorcerer’s Apprentice
Performers
Malcolm Sargent
conductor
conductor
Anthony Pini
cello
cello
John Hollingsworth
conductor
conductor
Leslie England
piano
piano
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Composers
Ralph Vaughan Williams
Edward Elgar
William Walton
Franz Schubert
Paul Dukas
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Fri 20 Jan 1950
19:30
Prom 11
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Christoph Willibald Gluck
Alceste - Overture
Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No. 9 in D minor, ‘Choral’
Jean Sibelius
En saga
interval
Hector Berlioz
The Trojans
Chasse royale et orage Act 4
The Trojans
Marche troyenne (Concert version, arr. Berlioz)
Performers
Malcolm Sargent
conductor
conductor
Mary Jarred
contralto
contralto
Norman Walker
bass
bass
Sylvia Fisher
soprano
soprano
Richard Lewis
tenor
tenor
Royal Choral Society
John Hollingsworth
conductor
conductor
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Composers
Christoph Willibald Gluck
Ludwig van Beethoven
Jean Sibelius
Hector Berlioz
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Sat 21 Jan 1950
19:30
Prom 12
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Bedrich Smetana
The Bartered Bride
Overture
Sergei Rachmaninov
Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor
Pyotr Tchaikovsky
Symphony No. 5 in E minor
John Ireland
A London Overture
interval
Frederick Delius
A Village Romeo and Juliet
The Walk to the Paradise Garden
Edward Elgar
Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1 in D major (‘Land of Hope and Glory’)
Unknown
National Anthem
Performers
Iso Elinson
piano
piano
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Malcolm Sargent
conductor
conductor
Composers
Bedrich Smetana
Sergei Rachmaninov
Pyotr Tchaikovsky
John Ireland
Frederick Delius
Edward Elgar
Unknown
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