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Winter Proms 1952–3
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Winter Proms 1952–3: All Events
Mon 7 Jan 1952
19:30
Prom 01
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Unknown
National Anthem
Johannes Brahms
Academic Festival Overture
Vier ernste Gesänge, Op 121 (orch. Malcolm Sargent)
Sergei Rachmaninov
Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor
Maurice Ravel
La valse
Erno Dohnanyi
Suite in F sharp minor, Op 19
Performers
Kathleen Ferrier
contralto
contralto
Benno Moiseiwitsch
piano
piano
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Malcolm Sargent
conductor
conductor
Composers
Unknown
Johannes Brahms
Sergei Rachmaninov
Maurice Ravel
Erno Dohnanyi
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Tue 8 Jan 1952
19:30
Prom 02
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
William Walton
Overture 'Scapino'
Edward Elgar
Violin Concerto in B minor
Frederick Delius
Idyll
interval
Ralph Vaughan Williams
Symphony No. 2 (A London Symphony)
Performers
Raymond Cohen
violin
violin
Arthur Copley
baritone
baritone
Elsie Morison
soprano
soprano
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Malcolm Sargent
conductor
conductor
Composers
William Walton
Edward Elgar
Frederick Delius
Ralph Vaughan Williams
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Wed 9 Jan 1952
19:30
Prom 03
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Felix Mendelssohn
Overture 'Ruy Blas'
Violin Concerto in E minor
Johannes Brahms
Symphony No 1 in C minor
Liebeslieder Waltzes, Op 52 (version with piano duet)
Felix Mendelssohn
A Midsummer Night’s Dream – incidental music
No. 1 Scherzo
A Midsummer Night’s Dream – incidental music
No. 6 Wedding March
A Midsummer Night’s Dream – incidental music
No. 5 Nocturne
Performers
BBC Symphony Orchestra
John Hollingsworth
conductor
conductor
Alfredo Campoli
violin
violin
Malcolm Sargent
conductor
piano/director
conductor
piano/director
Ernest Lush
piano
piano
Marjorie Avis
soprano
soprano
Margaret Godley
soprano
soprano
Margaret Rees
soprano
soprano
Margaret Rolfe
contralto
contralto
Betty Hutchings
soprano
soprano
Maude Baker
contralto
contralto
Kathleen Kay
contralto
contralto
Bradshaw Macmillan
tenor
tenor
Emlyn Bebb
tenor
tenor
John Duncan
tenor
tenor
Reginald Mitchell
tenor
tenor
Stanley Riley
bass
bass
Victor Utting
bass
bass
Roland Izzard
bass
bass
Denis Weatherley
bass
bass
Hilda Bickley
contralto
contralto
Composers
Felix Mendelssohn
Johannes Brahms
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Thu 10 Jan 1952
19:30
Prom 04
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Hector Berlioz
Benvenuto Cellini
Overture
Symphonie fantastique
interval
Johannes Brahms
Piano Concerto No 1 in D minor
Hungarian Dance in G minor (unspecified), WoO 1 (orch. unknown)
Hungarian Dance (unspecified), WoO 1 (orch. unknown)
Performers
Abbey Simon
piano
piano
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Malcolm Sargent
conductor
conductor
Composers
Hector Berlioz
Johannes Brahms
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Fri 11 Jan 1952
19:30
Prom 05
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Ludwig van Beethoven
Fidelio
Overture
Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major
Symphony No. 6 in F major, ‘Pastoral’
interval
Johannes Brahms
Symphony No. 2 in D major
Performers
Denis Matthews
piano
piano
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Malcolm Sargent
conductor
conductor
Composers
Ludwig van Beethoven
Johannes Brahms
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Sat 12 Jan 1952
19:30
Prom 06
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Gioachino Rossini
William Tell – overture
Pyotr Tchaikovsky
Eugene Onegin – Letter Scene
Richard Strauss
Don Juan
César Franck
Symphonic Variations
Kodály Zoltán
Háry János - suite
Sergey Prokofiev
Peter and the Wolf, Op 67
Percy Grainger
County Derry Air
Molly on the Shore
Performers
Amy Shuard
soprano
soprano
Cyril Preedy
piano
piano
Gilbert Webster
cimbalom
cimbalom
Constance Cummings
narrator
narrator
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Basil Cameron
conductor
conductor
Composers
Gioachino Rossini
Pyotr Tchaikovsky
Richard Strauss
César Franck
Kodály Zoltán
Sergey Prokofiev
Percy Grainger
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Mon 14 Jan 1952
19:30
Prom 07
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Arnold Bax
Overture to a Picaresque Comedy
Camille Saint‐Saëns
Samson et Dalila
Recitative & aria 'Samson, recherchant ma présence...Amour! viens aider ma faiblesse!' Act 2
Sergei Rachmaninov
Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini
Jean Sibelius
Symphony No. 2 in D major
Constant Lambert
The Rio Grande
Hector Berlioz
The Trojans
Chasse royale et orage Act 4
The Trojans
Marche troyenne (Concert version, arr. Berlioz)
interval
Performers
Gladys Ripley
contralto
contralto
Eric Harrison
piano
piano
BBC Singers
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Basil Cameron
conductor
conductor
Composers
Arnold Bax
Camille Saint‐Saëns
Sergei Rachmaninov
Jean Sibelius
Constant Lambert
Hector Berlioz
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Tue 15 Jan 1952
19:30
Prom 08
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Hector Berlioz
Overture ‘Le carnaval romain’
Les nuits d'été
No. 2 Le spectre de la rose
Les nuits d'été
No. 4 Absence
Harold in Italy
Richard Strauss
Ein Heldenleben
interval
Performers
Nancy Evans
mezzo-soprano
mezzo-soprano
Harry Danks
viola
viola
Paul Beard
violin
violin
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Malcolm Sargent
conductor
conductor
Composers
Hector Berlioz
Richard Strauss
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Wed 16 Jan 1952
19:30
Prom 09
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Joseph Haydn
Symphony No. 100 in G major 'Military'
Johannes Brahms
Violin Concerto in D major
Variations on the St Anthony Chorale
interval
Johannes Brahms
Symphony No. 3 in F major
Performers
Max Rostal
violin
violin
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Malcolm Sargent
conductor
conductor
Composers
Joseph Haydn
Johannes Brahms
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Thu 17 Jan 1952
19:30
Prom 10
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Don Giovanni – overture
The Magic Flute (Act 2, Sc 12: In diesen heil'gen Hallen kennt)
The Magic Flute (Act 2, Sc 20: O Isis und Osiris)
No. 10b Aria 'O Isis und Osiris' Act 2 Scene 1
Flute Concerto in D major, K314
- cadenza by Britten
Symphony No. 40 in G minor
interval
Johannes Brahms
Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major
Performers
Owen Brannigan
bass
bass
Geoffrey Gilbert
flute
flute
Cyril Smith
piano
piano
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Malcolm Sargent
conductor
conductor
Composers
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Johannes Brahms
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Fri 18 Jan 1952
19:30
Prom 11
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Ludwig van Beethoven
Egmont
No. 1 Overture
Johann Sebastian Bach
Keyboard Concerto in D minor, BWV 1052
Johannes Brahms
Symphony No. 4 in E minor
Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No. 4 in B flat major
Performers
Malcolm Sargent
conductor
conductor
Franz Osborn
piano
piano
John Hollingsworth
conductor
conductor
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Composers
Ludwig van Beethoven
Johann Sebastian Bach
Johannes Brahms
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Sat 19 Jan 1952
19:30
Prom 12
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Ralph Vaughan Williams
The Wasps – overture
Robert Schumann
Piano Concerto in A minor
Antonín Dvořák
Symphony No. 9 in E minor, ‘From the New World’
interval
Benjamin Britten
The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra
Frederick Delius
Irmelin Prelude
Koanga
La Calinda Act 1
Edward Elgar
Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1 in D major (‘Land of Hope and Glory’)
Unknown
National Anthem
Performers
Eileen Joyce
piano
piano
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Malcolm Sargent
conductor
conductor
Composers
Ralph Vaughan Williams
Robert Schumann
Antonín Dvořák
Benjamin Britten
Frederick Delius
Edward Elgar
Unknown
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