Proms 1957

Proms 1957: All Events

Sat 20 Jul 1957
- 19:30
  Prom 01 - First Night of the Proms 1957
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Unknown
  National Anthem
  Edward Elgar
  Pomp and Circumstance March No. 4 in G major
  Felix Mendelssohn
  Symphony No 4 in A major 'Italian'
  Giuseppe Verdi
  La forza del destinoAria 'Pace, pace mio Dio!' Act 4 Scene 2
  Edward Elgar
  ‘Enigma’ Variations
  Richard Wagner
  The Mastersingers of NurembergNo. 1 Prelude Act 1
  Camille Saint‐Saëns
  Piano Concerto No 2 in G minor
  Benjamin Britten
  The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra
  Performers
  Joyce Barker
  soprano
  soprano
  Eileen Joyce
  piano
  piano
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Malcolm Sargent
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Unknown
  Edward Elgar
  Felix Mendelssohn
  Giuseppe Verdi
  Richard Wagner
  Camille Saint‐Saëns
  Benjamin Britten
Mon 22 Jul 1957
- 19:30
  Prom 02
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Jean Sibelius
  Finlandia
  Lemminkäinen Suite, Op 22No. 2 The Swan of Tuonela
  Violin Concerto
  Symphony No 3 in C major
  Frank Martin
  Ouverture pour Athalie UK premiere
  Antonín Dvořák
  Symphonic Variations, Op 78
  Performers
  Max Rostal
  violin
  violin
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Malcolm Sargent
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Jean Sibelius
  Frank Martin
  Antonín Dvořák
Tue 23 Jul 1957
- 19:30
  Prom 03
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Hector Berlioz
  Overture 'Le carnaval romain'
  Sergei Rachmaninov
  Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini
  Jean Sibelius
  Symphony No. 2 in D major
  Richard Strauss
  Burleske
  Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
  Capriccio espagnol, Op 34
  Performers
  Shura Cherkassky
  piano
  piano
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Malcolm Sargent
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Hector Berlioz
  Sergei Rachmaninov
  Jean Sibelius
  Richard Strauss
  Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Wed 24 Jul 1957
- 19:30
  Prom 04
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Cantata No. 31, 'Der Himmel lacht! die Erde jubilieret', BWV 31No. 1 Sonata
  Keyboard Concerto in F minor, BWV 1056
  Orchestral Suite No. 1 in C major, BWV 1066
  Brandenburg Concerto No 5 in D major, BWV 1050
  Orchestral Suite No 3 in D major, BWV 1068
  Peter Racine Fricker
  Litany, Op 26London premiere
  Kodály Zoltán
  Variations on a Hungarian Folksong 'The Peacock'
  interval
  Performers
  Malcolm Sargent
  conductor
  conductor
  Denis Matthews
  piano
  piano
  Paul Beard
  violin
  violin
  Douglas Whittaker
  flute
  flute
  Peter Racine Fricker
  conductor
  conductor
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Composers
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Peter Racine Fricker
  Kodály Zoltán
Thu 25 Jul 1957
- 19:30
  Prom 05
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Bedrich Smetana
  The Bartered BrideOverture
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  The Abduction from the SeraglioAria 'Martern aller Arten' Act 2 Scene 2
  Franz Liszt
  Piano Concerto No. 2 in A major
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  Symphony No. 5 in E minor
  interval
  Benjamin Britten
  Canadian Carnival, Op 19 Proms premiere
  César Franck
  Le chasseur maudit
  Performers
  Hugh Maguire
  violin
  violin
  Roger Lord
  oboe
  oboe
  Mimi Coertse
  soprano
  soprano
  Harold Beck
  cello
  cello
  Alexander Murray
  flute
  flute
  Ilona Kabos
  piano
  piano
  London Symphony Orchestra
  Basil Cameron
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Bedrich Smetana
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Franz Liszt
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  Benjamin Britten
  César Franck
Fri 26 Jul 1957
- 19:30
  Prom 06
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Symphony No. 1 in C major
  Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major - cadenza by Beethoven
  Symphony No 8 in F major
  Arnold Bax
  Violin Concerto
  interval
  Iain Hamilton
  Overture 'Bartholomew Fair', Op 17 First concert performance in England
  Performers
  Natasha Litvin
  piano
  piano
  Frederick Grinke
  violin
  violin
  London Symphony Orchestra
  Basil Cameron
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Arnold Bax
  Iain Hamilton
Sat 27 Jul 1957
- 19:30
  Prom 07
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Gioachino Rossini
  William Tell – overture
  Frederick Delius
  Brigg Fair
  Sergei Rachmaninov
  Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  The Nutcracker, Suite, Op 71a
  interval
  Sergey Prokofiev
  Peter and the Wolf, Op 67
  Emmanuel Chabrier
  España
  Performers
  Cor de Groot
  piano
  piano
  Frank Phillips
  narrator
  narrator
  London Symphony Orchestra
  Basil Cameron
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Gioachino Rossini
  Frederick Delius
  Sergei Rachmaninov
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  Sergey Prokofiev
  Emmanuel Chabrier
Mon 29 Jul 1957
- 19:30
  Prom 08
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Johannes Brahms
  Tragic Overture
  Vier ernste Gesänge, Op 121 (orch. Malcolm Sargent)
  Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major
  Symphony No. 4 in E minor
  Performers
  Norma Procter
  contralto
  contralto
  Peter Katin
  piano
  piano
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Malcolm Sargent
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Johannes Brahms
Tue 30 Jul 1957
- 19:30
  Prom 09
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Hector Berlioz
  Beatrice and Benedict – overtureOverture
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Eine kleine Nachtmusik
  Jean Sibelius
  En saga
  Sergei Rachmaninov
  Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor
  interval
  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  Symphony No. 2 (A London Symphony)
  Performers
  Ray Dudley
  piano
  piano
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Malcolm Sargent
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Hector Berlioz
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Jean Sibelius
  Sergei Rachmaninov
  Ralph Vaughan Williams
Wed 31 Jul 1957
- 19:30
  Prom 10
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  William Walton
  The Wise Virgins, suite
  Viola Concerto
  Belshazzar’s Feast
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Chorale Prelude 'Schmücke dich o liebe Seele', BWV 654Proms premiere
  Chorale Prelude 'Valet will ich dir geben', BWV 736
  Singet dem Herrn, BWV 225
  Passacaglia and Fugue in C minor, BWV 582
  Performers
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  John Hollingsworth
  conductor
  conductor
  Frederick Riddle
  viola
  viola
  Malcolm Sargent
  conductor
  conductor
  Dennis Noble
  baritone
  baritone
  BBC Singers
  Royal Choral Society
  BBC Symphony Chorus
  Arnold Richardson
  organ
  organ
  Leslie Woodgate
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  William Walton
  Johann Sebastian Bach
Thu 1 Aug 1957
- 19:30
  Prom 11
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Serenade in D major 'Serenata notturna', K 239
  Horn Concerto No. 2 in E flat major, K417
  Franz Schubert
  Symphony No. 9 in C major, ‘Great’
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor
  Franz Schubert
  Die Zauberharfe, D 644Overture
  Performers
  Douglas Moore
  horn
  horn
  Denis Matthews
  piano
  piano
  London Philharmonic Orchestra
  Adrian Boult
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Franz Schubert
Fri 2 Aug 1957
- 19:30
  Prom 12
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Overture 'Leonore' No. 1, Op 138
  Symphony No. 2 in D major
  Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major, ‘Emperor’
  interval
  Robert Simpson
  Symphony No. 1 Proms premiere
  Edward Elgar
  Overture ‘Cockaigne (In London Town)’
  interval
  Performers
  Lamar Crowson
  piano
  piano
  London Philharmonic Orchestra
  Adrian Boult
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Robert Simpson
  Edward Elgar
Sat 3 Aug 1957
- 19:30
  Prom 13
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Engelbert Humperdinck
  Hansel and GretelOverture
  Mikhail Ivanovich Glinka
  Ruslan and Lyudmila – overtureAria 'O field, who has strewn thee with dead men's bones? Act 2
  Paul Dukas
  The Sorcerer’s Apprentice
  Édouard Lalo
  Symphonie espagnole, Op. 21No. 1 Allegro non troppo
  Symphonie espagnole, Op. 21No. 4 Andante
  Symphonie espagnole, Op. 21No. 5 Rondo: Allegro
  Alexander Borodin
  Symphony No 2 in B minor
  Erno Dohnanyi
  Variations on a Nursery Song, Op 25
  interval
  Aaron Copland
  El salón México Proms premiere
  John Philip Sousa
  March 'The Stars and Stripes Forever' Proms premiere
  Performers
  Alfred Orda
  baritone
  baritone
  Antonio Brosa
  violin
  violin
  Daphne Spottiswoode
  piano
  piano
  London Philharmonic Orchestra
  Adrian Boult
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Engelbert Humperdinck
  Mikhail Ivanovich Glinka
  Paul Dukas
  Édouard Lalo
  Alexander Borodin
  Erno Dohnanyi
  Aaron Copland
  John Philip Sousa
Mon 5 Aug 1957
- 19:30
  Prom 14
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  Eugene OneginPolonaise Act 3 Scene 1
  Eugene OneginAria 'Puskay pogibnu ya' Act 1 Scene 2
  Andante cantabile, Op 11a
  Piano Concerto No. 1 in B flat minor
  Suite No. 3 in G major, Op 55No. 4 Tema con variazioni
  Antonín Dvořák
  Symphony No. 9 in E minor, ‘From the New World’
  Performers
  Elizabeth Fretwell
  soprano
  soprano
  Kendall Taylor
  piano
  piano
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Malcolm Sargent
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  Antonín Dvořák
Tue 6 Aug 1957
- 19:30
  Prom 15
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Carl Maria von Weber
  Oberon, J306Overture
  Giuseppe Verdi
  Don CarlosRecitative & aria 'Ella giammai m'amò!...Dormirò sol nel manto' Act 4 Scene 1
  Sergey Prokofiev
  Piano Concerto No 2 in G minor
  interval
  George Frideric Handel
  Water Music Suite (arr. Hamilton Harty)
  Edward Elgar
  Symphony No. 1 in A flat major
  Performers
  Forbes Robinson
  bass
  bass
  Shura Cherkassky
  piano
  piano
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Malcolm Sargent
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Carl Maria von Weber
  Giuseppe Verdi
  Sergey Prokofiev
  George Frideric Handel
  Edward Elgar
Wed 7 Aug 1957
- 19:30
  Prom 16
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Richard Wagner
  The Flying DutchmanOverture
  The Flying DutchmanAria 'Die Frist is um' Act 1
  Das RheingoldEntry of the Gods into Valhalla (orchestral version)
  Tristan and IsoldeNo. 4 Wie lachend sie mir Lieder singen Act 1 Scene 3
  Siegfried Idyll
  Die WalküreNo. 40 Leb' wohl [Wotan's Abschied] Act 3 Scene 3
  Die WalküreNo. 43 Feuerzauber Act 3 Scene 3
  Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
  Scheherazade
  Performers
  Hervey Alan
  bass-baritone
  bass-baritone
  Sylvia Fisher
  soprano
  soprano
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Malcolm Sargent
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Richard Wagner
  Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Thu 8 Aug 1957
- 19:30
  Prom 17
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Joseph Haydn
  The Seasons (Spring, No 1: Introduction)
  The Seasons (Spring, No 3: Vom Widder strahlet jetzt)
  The Seasons (Spring, No 4: Schon eilet froh der Ackermann)
  Symphony No. 88 in G major
  Johannes Brahms
  Piano Concerto No 1 in D minor
  interval
  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  Sinfonia antartica (Symphony No. 7)
  Performers
  Ranken Bushby
  bass
  bass
  Cyril Preedy
  piano
  piano
  Margaret Ritchie
  soprano
  soprano
  BBC Singers (1924-34, Wireless Chorus; 1935-8, 1942-3, 1946-72, BBC Chorus) (women's voices)
  London Symphony Orchestra
  Basil Cameron
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Joseph Haydn
  Johannes Brahms
  Ralph Vaughan Williams
Fri 9 Aug 1957
- 19:30
  Prom 18
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  The Creatures of PrometheusNo. 1 Overture
  Violin Concerto in D major
  Symphony No. 5 in C minor
  interval
  Gordon Jacob
  Piano Concerto No. 2 in E flat majorLondon premiere
  Edmund Rubbra
  Festival Overture, Op 62
  Performers
  Alan Loveday
  violin
  violin
  Edith Vogel
  piano
  piano
  London Symphony Orchestra
  Basil Cameron
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Gordon Jacob
  Edmund Rubbra
Sat 10 Aug 1957
- 19:30
  Prom 19
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Carl Maria von Weber
  Der FreischützOverture
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Piano Concerto No. 23 in A major - cadenza by Mozart
  Malcolm Arnold
  Divertimento No. 2, Op 24 London premiere
  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
  Antonín Dvořák
  Symphony No. 8 in G major
  interval
  Performers
  Allan Schiller
  piano
  piano
  National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain
  Hugo Rignold
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Carl Maria von Weber
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Malcolm Arnold
  Georges Bizet
  Antonín Dvořák
Mon 12 Aug 1957
- 19:30
  Prom 20
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Franz Schubert
  Symphony No. 8 in B minor, 'Unfinished'
  Johannes Brahms
  Violin Concerto in D major
  Variations on the St Anthony Chorale
  Paul Hindemith
  Symphonia serena Proms premiere
  interval
  Performers
  Endre Wolf
  violin
  violin
  London Philharmonic Orchestra
  Basil Cameron
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Franz Schubert
  Johannes Brahms
  Paul Hindemith
Tue 13 Aug 1957
- 19:30
  Prom 21
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Felix Mendelssohn
  Overture ‘The Hebrides’ (‘Fingal’s Cave’)
  Antonín Dvořák
  St Ludmila, Op 71No. 13 I beg thee, only thy dusty feet my lips I would lay Proms premiere
  Robert Schumann
  Piano Concerto in A minor
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  Fantasy-Overture ‘Romeo and Juliet’
  Hector Berlioz
  Symphonie fantastique
  Performers
  Marion Lowe
  soprano
  soprano
  Maurice Cole
  piano
  piano
  London Philharmonic Orchestra
  Basil Cameron
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Felix Mendelssohn
  Antonín Dvořák
  Robert Schumann
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  Hector Berlioz
Wed 14 Aug 1957
- 19:30
  Prom 22
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  Eugene OneginValse Act 2 Scene 1
  Piano Concerto No. 2 in G major
  Symphony No. 4 in F minor
  interval
  Daniel Jones
  Symphony No. 4 'In memory of Dylan Thomas' London premiere
  Performers
  Basil Cameron
  conductor
  conductor
  Leonard Cassini
  piano
  piano
  Daniel Jones
  conductor
  conductor
  London Philharmonic Orchestra
  Composers
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  Daniel Jones
Thu 15 Aug 1957
- 19:30
  Prom 23
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Edward Elgar
  Introduction and Allegro
  Sea PicturesNo. 2 In haven
  Sea PicturesNo. 3 Sabbath morning at sea
  Violin Concerto in B minor
  interval
  Gustav Holst
  The Planets
  Performers
  Nancy Thomas
  mezzo-soprano
  mezzo-soprano
  Alfredo Campoli
  violin
  violin
  BBC Singers (1924-34, Wireless Chorus; 1935-8, 1942-3, 1946-72, BBC Chorus) (women's voices)
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Malcolm Sargent
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Edward Elgar
  Gustav Holst
Fri 16 Aug 1957
- 19:30
  Prom 24
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Overture 'Leonore' No. 3
  Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major - cadenza by Beethoven
  Symphony No. 4 in B flat major
  William Alwyn
  Symphony No. 3 Proms premiere
  Performers
  Malcolm Sargent
  conductor
  conductor
  Hans Leygraf
  piano
  piano
  John Hollingsworth
  conductor
  conductor
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Composers
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  William Alwyn
Sat 17 Aug 1957
- 19:30
  Prom 25
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Arthur Sullivan
  Overture di ballo
  Camille Saint‐Saëns
  Piano Concerto No 4 in C minor
  Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
  Scenes from 'The Song of Hiawatha', Op 30Hiawatha's Departure
  Jacques Ibert
  BacchanaleFirst concert performance
  Ottorino Respighi
  La boutique fantasque (suite)
  Alexander Borodin
  Prince IgorPolovtsian Dances Act 2
  interval
  Performers
  Ronald Smith
  piano
  piano
  Alfred Orda
  baritone
  baritone
  Jacqueline Delman
  soprano
  soprano
  Jon Vickers
  tenor
  tenor
  Royal Choral Society
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Malcolm Sargent
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Arthur Sullivan
  Camille Saint‐Saëns
  Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
  Jacques Ibert
  Ottorino Respighi
  Alexander Borodin
Mon 19 Aug 1957
- 19:30
  Prom 26
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Felix Mendelssohn
  A Midsummer Night's Dream – overture
  Piano Concerto No 2 in D minor
  Johannes Brahms
  Symphony No 1 in C minor
  John Ireland
  Legend
  Igor Stravinsky
  The Firebird – suite (revised version, 1919)
  interval
  Performers
  Eric Parkin
  piano
  piano
  London Symphony Orchestra
  Basil Cameron
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Felix Mendelssohn
  Johannes Brahms
  John Ireland
  Igor Stravinsky
Tue 20 Aug 1957
- 19:30
  Prom 27
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Hector Berlioz
  Benvenuto CelliniOverture
  Claude Debussy
  Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune
  Felix Mendelssohn
  Violin Concerto in E minor
  Jean Sibelius
  Symphony No. 5 in E flat major
  interval
  Vagn Holmboe
  Epitaph, Op 68 First UK concert performance
  Gustav Holst
  The Perfect FoolBallet music
  Performers
  Johanna Martzy
  violin
  violin
  London Symphony Orchestra
  Basil Cameron
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Hector Berlioz
  Claude Debussy
  Felix Mendelssohn
  Jean Sibelius
  Vagn Holmboe
  Gustav Holst
Wed 21 Aug 1957
- 19:30
  Prom 28
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Gioachino Rossini
  La scala di setaOverture
  Franz Schubert
  Symphony No 5 in B flat major
  William Walton
  Cello Concerto Proms premiere
  Richard Strauss
  Till Eulenspiegel’s Merry Pranks
  Béla Bartók
  Concerto for Orchestra
  Performers
  Erling Blöndal Bengtsson
  cello
  cello
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Malcolm Sargent
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Gioachino Rossini
  Franz Schubert
  William Walton
  Richard Strauss
  Béla Bartók
Thu 22 Aug 1957
- 19:30
  Prom 29
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Giovanni Gabrieli
  Canzoni e sonate (from Sacrae symphoniae, libro primo)No. 6 Sonata pian' e forte a 8 Proms premiere
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Concerto for Flute and Harp in C major, K299 - cadenzas by Reinecke
  interval
  Giuseppe Verdi
  Requiem
  Performers
  John Hollingsworth
  conductor
  conductor
  Douglas Whittaker
  flute
  flute
  Sidonie Goossens
  harp
  harp
  Malcolm Sargent
  conductor
  conductor
  Gré Brouwenstijn
  soprano
  soprano
  Walter Midgley
  tenor
  tenor
  Maureen Forrester
  contralto
  contralto
  Scott Joynt
  bass
  bass
  Royal Choral Society
  BBC Symphony Chorus
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Composers
  Giovanni Gabrieli
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Giuseppe Verdi
Fri 23 Aug 1957
- 19:30
  Prom 30
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Fidelio – overture
  Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor
  Symphony No. 6 in F major, ‘Pastoral’
  interval
  Hans Werner Henze
  Ode an den WestwindUK premiere
  Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
  The Maid of PskovOverture
  Performers
  Malcolm Sargent
  conductor
  conductor
  Eric Hope
  piano
  piano
  John Hollingsworth
  conductor
  conductor
  Christopher Bunting
  cello
  cello
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Composers
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Hans Werner Henze
  Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Sat 24 Aug 1957
- 19:30
  Prom 31
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Franz von Suppé
  Ein Morgen, Mittag und Abend in WienOverture
  Giuseppe Verdi
  RigolettoRecitative & aria 'Gualtier Maldè...Caro nome' Act 1 Scene 2
  Giacomo Puccini
  Gianni SchicchiAria 'O mio babbino caro'
  Malcolm Arnold
  Four Scottish Dances, Op 59 Proms premiere
  Max Bruch
  Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor
  Kodály Zoltán
  Háry János - suite
  Henry Litolff
  Concerto symphonique No. 4 in D minorNo. 2 Scherzo: Presto
  Joaquín Nin y Castellanos
  14 Airs Espagnols AnciensGrenadiña Proms premiere
  Fernando Obradors
  Canciones clásicas españolas (arr. Julian Bream)Con amores, la mi madre Proms premiere
  Manuel de Falla
  7 Canciones populares españolas (arr. Julian Bream)No. 6 Canción
  7 Canciones populares españolas (arr. Julian Bream)No. 5 Nana
  Joaquín Nin y Castellanos
  14 Airs Espagnols AnciensEl Vito Proms premiere
  Antonín Dvořák
  8 Slavonic Dances, Op 72No. 1 in B major
  Slavonic Dances, Op 46No. 2 in E minor
  8 Slavonic Dances, Op 72No. 7 in C major
  Slavonic Dances, Op 46No. 8 in G minor
  Performers
  BBC Concert Orchestra
  Vilém Tauský
  conductor
  conductor
  Carmen Prietto
  soprano
  soprano
  Jean Harvey
  violinpiano
  violinpiano
  Gilbert Webster
  cimbalom
  cimbalom
  Julian Bream
  music arrangerguitar
  music arrangerguitar
  Composers
  Franz von Suppé
  Giuseppe Verdi
  Giacomo Puccini
  Malcolm Arnold
  Max Bruch
  Kodály Zoltán
  Henry Litolff
  Joaquín Nin y Castellanos
  Fernando Obradors
  Manuel de Falla
  Antonín Dvořák
Mon 26 Aug 1957
- 19:30
  Prom 32
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Johannes Brahms
  Academic Festival Overture
  Double Concerto
  Symphony No. 3 in F major
  Andrzej Panufnik
  Rhapsody First public performance
  Claude Debussy
  Images for OrchestraNo. 2 Ibéria
  Performers
  Basil Cameron
  conductor
  conductor
  Tessa Robbins
  violin
  violin
  John Kennedy
  cello
  cello
  Andrzej Panufnik
  conductor
  conductor
  Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
  Composers
  Johannes Brahms
  Andrzej Panufnik
  Claude Debussy
Tue 27 Aug 1957
- 19:30
  Prom 33
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Antonín Dvořák
  Overture 'Carnival'
  Frédéric Chopin
  Piano Concerto No 2 in F minor
  César Franck
  Symphony in D minor
  Boris Blacher
  Orchester-Fantasie, Op 51 First UK concert performance
  Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
  The Golden CockerelIntroduction and Wedding March
  interval
  Performers
  Stefan Askenase
  piano
  piano
  Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
  Basil Cameron
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Antonín Dvořák
  Frédéric Chopin
  César Franck
  Boris Blacher
  Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Wed 28 Aug 1957
- 19:30
  Prom 34
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Antonín Dvořák
  8 Slavonic Dances, Op 72No. 2 in E minor
  Cello Concerto in B minor
  Symphony No. 7 in D minor
  Richard Strauss
  Don Quixote, Op 35
  Performers
  János Starker
  cello
  cello
  Harry Danks
  viola
  viola
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Malcolm Sargent
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Antonín Dvořák
  Richard Strauss
Thu 29 Aug 1957
- 19:30
  Prom 35
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Brandenburg Concerto No 6 in B flat major, BWV 1051
  Violin Concerto in E major
  Edward Elgar
  The Dream of Gerontius
  interval
  Performers
  John Hollingsworth
  conductor
  conductor
  Winifred Roberts
  violin
  violin
  Malcolm Sargent
  conductor
  conductor
  William Herbert
  Gerontius
  Gerontius
  Marjorie Thomas
  Angel
  Angel
  John Cameron
  Angel of the AgonyPriest
  Angel of the AgonyPriest
  Croydon Philharmonic Society
  Royal Choral Society
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Composers
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Edward Elgar
Fri 30 Aug 1957
- 19:30
  Prom 36
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  EgmontNo. 1 Overture
  Piano Concerto No. 1 in C major
  Symphony No. 7 in A major
  interval
  Stanley Bate
  Concerto for Piano No. 3, Op 66 World premiere
  Franz Reizenstein
  Overture 'Cyrano de Bergerac', Op 28 London premiere
  Performers
  Malcolm Sargent
  conductor
  conductor
  Nina Milkina
  piano
  piano
  John Hollingsworth
  conductor
  conductor
  Stanley Bate
  piano
  piano
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Composers
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Stanley Bate
  Franz Reizenstein
Sat 31 Aug 1957
- 19:30
  Prom 37
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Léo Delibes
  SylviaNo. 4 Grand pas des Chasseresses Act 1
  Anatoly Konstantinovich Lyadov
  The Enchanted Lake, Op 62
  William Walton
  Façade, Suite No. 2No. 1 Fanfare
  Façade, Suite No. 2No. 2 Scotch Rhapsody
  Façade, Suite No. 1No. 1 Polka
  Façade, Suite No. 1No. 3 Swiss Yodelling Song
  Façade, Suite No. 2No. 6 Old Sir Faulk
  Façade, Suite No. 1No. 2 Valse
  Façade, Suite No. 2No. 5 Popular Song
  Façade, Suite No. 1No. 4 Tango-Pasodoble
  Façade, Suite No. 1No. 5 Tarantella Sevillana
  César Franck
  Symphonic Variations
  Alan Rawsthorne
  Madame Chrysantheme (suite)World premiere of this version
  Maurice Ravel
  Daphnis and Chloe – Suite No. 2
  Johann Strauss II
  By the Beautiful Blue Danube – waltz
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  The Sleeping BeautyNo. 17 Panorama Act 2 No. 8
  The Sleeping Beauty (Act 1, No 9: Finale)
  Swan LakeNo. 13d Danse des cygnes: Allegro moderato Act 2 No. 4d
  Swan LakeNo. 10 Scène Act 2 No. 1
  Swan LakeNo. 2 Valse Act 1 No. 2
  Swan LakeNo. 20 Danse hongroise (Czárdás) Act 3 No. 6
  Swan LakeNo. 13e Pas d'action Act 2 No. 4e
  Performers
  John Hollingsworth
  conductor
  conductor
  Phyllis Sellick
  piano
  piano
  Alan Rawsthorne
  conductor
  conductor
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Composers
  Léo Delibes
  Anatoly Konstantinovich Lyadov
  William Walton
  César Franck
  Alan Rawsthorne
  Maurice Ravel
  Johann Strauss II
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Mon 2 Sep 1957
- 19:30
  Prom 38
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  MazeppaGopak Act 1 No. 4a
  Violin Concerto in D major
  Symphony No. 6 in B minor, ‘Pathétique’ - Finale performed in memory of Dennis Brain (died 1/9/1957)
  interval
  Richard Arnell
  Concerto for Piano, Op 44 Proms premiere
  Hector Berlioz
  The TrojansChasse royale et orage Act 4
  Performers
  Basil Cameron
  conductor
  conductor
  Ralph Holmes
  violin
  violin
  Richard Arnell
  conductor
  conductor
  Ross Pratt
  piano
  piano
  Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
  Composers
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  Richard Arnell
  Hector Berlioz
Tue 3 Sep 1957
- 19:30
  Prom 39
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Carl Maria von Weber
  Euryanthe, J291Overture
  Sergei Rachmaninov
  Piano Concerto No. 1 in F sharp minor
  William Walton
  Symphony No. 1 in B flat minor
  Francis Poulenc
  Organ Concerto Proms premiere
  interval
  Richard Wagner
  SiegfriedForest Murmurs (orchestral synthesis) Act 2 Scene 2
  Die WalküreWalkürenritt (orchestral synthesis) Act 3 Scene 1
  Performers
  Benno Moiseiwitsch
  piano
  piano
  Francis Jackson
  organ
  organ
  Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
  Basil Cameron
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Carl Maria von Weber
  Sergei Rachmaninov
  William Walton
  Francis Poulenc
  Richard Wagner
Wed 4 Sep 1957
- 19:30
  Prom 40
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Cantata 'Wir danken dir, Gott, wir danken dir', BWV 29 – Sinfonia (arr. A. Guilmant)No. 1 Sinfonia
  Keyboard Concerto in D minor, BWV 1052
  Cantata No. 152, 'Tritt auf die Glaubensbahn', BWV 152 Proms premiere of complete work
  interval
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Orchestral Suite No. 4 in D major, BWV 1069
  Gustav Mahler
  Symphony No. 4 in G major
  Performers
  Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
  John Hollingsworth
  conductor
  conductor
  Charles Spinks
  organharpsichord
  organharpsichord
  George Malcolm
  harpsichord
  harpsichord
  John Kennedy
  cello
  cello
  Helen Gaskell
  oboe d'amore
  oboe d'amore
  Ilse Hollweg
  soprano
  soprano
  Bernhard Sönnerstedt
  bass
  bass
  Harry Danks
  viola d'amore
  viola d'amore
  Geoffrey Gilbert
  flute
  flute
  Ambrose Gauntlett
  viola da gamba
  viola da gamba
  Leonard Brain
  oboe
  oboe
  Basil Cameron
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Gustav Mahler
Thu 5 Sep 1957
- 19:30
  Prom 41
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  The Abduction from the Seraglio – overture
  Piano Concerto No. 24 in C minor
  Johannes Brahms
  Symphony No. 2 in D major
  Bohuslav Martinů
  Piano Concerto No. 4 'Incantation'First performance in England
  Ottorino Respighi
  Fountains of Rome
  interval
  Performers
  Rudolf Firkušný
  piano
  piano
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Malcolm Sargent
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Johannes Brahms
  Bohuslav Martinů
  Ottorino Respighi
Fri 6 Sep 1957
- 19:30
  Prom 42
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Overture ‘Coriolan’
  Choral Fantasy
  Symphony No. 3 in E flat major, ‘Eroica’
  Franz Liszt
  Piano Concerto No. 1 in E flat major
  John Ireland
  These Things Shall Be
  Performers
  Malcolm Sargent
  conductor
  conductor
  Andor Földes
  piano
  piano
  BBC Singers
  BBC Symphony Chorus
  John Hollingsworth
  conductor
  conductor
  Raymond Nilsson
  tenor
  tenor
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Composers
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Franz Liszt
  John Ireland
Sat 7 Sep 1957
- 19:30
  Prom 43 - Grieg Anniversary Concert (died 4/9/1907)
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Edvard Grieg
  Overture 'In Autumn', Op 11
  Piano Concerto in A minor
  Lyric Suite, Op 54
  12 Melodies, Op 33No. 2 Spring
  12 Melodies, Op 33No. 1 The Youth
  12 Melodies, Op 33No. 9 At Rondane
  12 Melodies, Op 33No. 12 The Goal
  Sigurd Jorsalfar, Op 22No. 5 Homage March
  6 Romances, Op 39No. 1 From Monte Pincio
  4 Songs from ‘The Fisher Maiden’, Op 21No. 1 The First Meeting
  4 Poems, Op 26No. 1 Hope
  6 Poems, Op 25No. 2 A Swan
  5 Poems, Op 70No. 1 Eros
  Peer Gynt, Suite No. 1, Op 46
  Performers
  Robert Riefling
  piano
  piano
  Kirsten Flagstad
  soprano
  soprano
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Malcolm Sargent
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Edvard Grieg
Mon 9 Sep 1957
- 19:30
  Prom 44
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  George Frideric Handel
  Chandos Anthem No. 2 'In the Lord put I my trust', HWV 247 (arr. Edward Elgar)Overture in D minor
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Concerto for Two Keyboards in C minor, BWV 1060
  Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G major
  Cantata No. 51, 'Jauchzet Gott in allen Landen!', BWV 51
  George Frideric Handel
  Organ Concerto in F major, HWV 292, Op. 4 No. 4
  Music for the Royal Fireworks – overture (arr. Hamilton Harty)
  Music for the Royal Fireworks - No 3. Bourrée (arr. Hamilton Harty)
  Music for the Royal Fireworks, HWV 351 (arr. Hamilton Harty)No. 3 La paix: Largo alla siciliana
  Music for the Royal Fireworks, HWV 351 (arr. Hamilton Harty)No. 5 Minuets 1 & 2
  Goffredo Petrassi
  Concerto for Orchestra No. 6 'Invenzione Concertata'World premiere
  Maurice Ravel
  Boléro
  Performers
  Joyce Allen
  piano
  piano
  Maisie Balch
  piano
  piano
  Hugh Maguire
  violin
  violin
  Heather Harper
  soprano
  soprano
  Dennis Clift
  trumpet
  trumpet
  Peter Gibbs
  violin
  violin
  Geraint Jones
  organ
  organ
  London Symphony Orchestra
  Basil Cameron
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  George Frideric Handel
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Goffredo Petrassi
  Maurice Ravel
Tue 10 Sep 1957
- 19:30
  Prom 45
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Idomeneo, rè di Creta, Suite, K 366 (arr. Ferruccio Busoni)
  Don Giovanni (Act 2, Sc 12: Crudele? Ah no, mio bene!...Non mi dir)
  Piano Concerto No 12 in A major, K 414- cadenza by Mozart
  Symphony No. 38 in D major, ‘Prague’
  Richard Strauss
  Four Last Songs
  Don Juan
  Performers
  Lois Marshall
  soprano
  soprano
  Dame Moura Lympany
  piano
  piano
  London Symphony Orchestra
  Basil Cameron
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Richard Strauss
Wed 11 Sep 1957
- 19:30
  Prom 46
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Richard Wagner
  A Faust Overture, WWV 59
  GötterdämmerungDawn and Siegfried's Rhine Journey (abridged concert version)
  The Mastersingers of NurembergNo. 36 Wahn! Wahn! Überall Wahn! Act 3 Scene 1
  The Mastersingers of NurembergNo. 33 Prelude Act 3
  The Mastersingers of NurembergNo. 39 Morgenlich leuchtend in rosigem Schein Act 3 Scene 2
  The Mastersingers of NurembergNo. 47 Selig, wie die Sonne Act 3 Scene 4
  The Mastersingers of NurembergNo. 34a Gleich, Meister! Hier! Act 3 Scene 1
  The Mastersingers of NurembergNo. 43c Grüss Gott, mein Ev'chen! Act 3 Scene 4
  The Mastersingers of NurembergNo. 35a Am Jordan Sankt Johannes stand Act 3 Scene 1
  The Mastersingers of NurembergNo. 37 Gruss Gott, mein Junker! Act 3 Scene 2
  The Mastersingers of NurembergNo. 38 Mein Freund! In holder Jugendzeit Act 3 Scene 2
  The Mastersingers of NurembergNo. 40 Abendlich glühend Act 3 Scene 2
  The Mastersingers of NurembergNo. 44 Hat man mit dem Schuhwerk Act 3 Scene 4
  The Mastersingers of NurembergNo. 45 O Sachs! Mein Freund! Act 3 Scene 4
  The Mastersingers of NurembergNo. 46a Mein Kind, von Tristan und Isolde Act 3 Scene 4
  Sergei Rachmaninov
  Symphony No. 2 in E minor
  Performers
  Janet Howe
  Magdalena
  Magdalena
  James Johnston
  Walther
  Walther
  Raymond Nilsson
  David
  David
  Dame Joan Sutherland
  Eva
  Eva
  James Pease
  Hans Sachs
  Hans Sachs
  London Symphony Orchestra
  Basil Cameron
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Richard Wagner
  Sergei Rachmaninov
Thu 12 Sep 1957
- 19:30
  Prom 47
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  The Wasps – overture
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major, ‘Emperor’
  Dmitry Shostakovich
  Symphony No. 5 in D minor
  Kenneth Leighton
  Cello ConcertoLondon premiere
  Emmanuel Chabrier
  Le roi malgré luiFête polonaise
  Performers
  Malcolm Sargent
  conductor
  conductor
  Myra Hess
  piano
  piano
  Kenneth Leighton
  conductor
  conductor
  Florence Hooton
  cello
  cello
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Composers
  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Dmitry Shostakovich
  Kenneth Leighton
  Emmanuel Chabrier
Fri 13 Sep 1957
- 19:30
  Prom 48
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Richard Wagner
  LohengrinNo. 1 Prelude Act 1
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Symphony No. 9 in D minor, ‘Choral’
  Gerald Finzi
  Clarinet Concerto in C minorProms premiere
  Richard Strauss
  Feuersnot, Op 50Finale
  Performers
  Malcolm Sargent
  conductor
  conductor
  William Herbert
  tenor
  tenor
  Pamela Bowden
  mezzo-soprano
  mezzo-soprano
  Owen Brannigan
  bass
  bass
  Pauline Brockless
  soprano
  soprano
  Royal Choral Society
  BBC Symphony Chorus
  John Hollingsworth
  conductor
  conductor
  Jack Brymer
  clarinet
  clarinet
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Composers
  Richard Wagner
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Gerald Finzi
  Richard Strauss
Sat 14 Sep 1957
- 19:30
  Prom 49 - Last Night of the Proms 1957
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  William Walton
  Johannesburg Festival OvertureProms premiere
  Carl Maria von Weber
  Aufforderung zum Tanze (orch. Maurice Johnstone)
  Franz Liszt
  Hungarian Fantasia, S 123
  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  Symphony No. 8 in D minor
  interval
  Edward Elgar
  Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1 in D major, ‘Land of Hope and Glory’
  Erno Dohnanyi
  Suite in F sharp minor, Op 19No. 2 Scherzo: Allegretto vivace
  Suite in F sharp minor, Op 19No. 4 Rondo: Allegro vivace
  Henry Wood
  Fantasia on British Sea-SongsNo. 5 Jack's the Lad
  Fantasia on British Sea-SongsNo. 6 Farewell and Adieu, Ye Spanish Ladies - Cadenza
  Fantasia on British Sea-SongsNo. 3 The Saucy Arethusa
  Fantasia on British Sea-SongsNo. 4 Tom Bowling
  Thomas Arne
  Rule, Britannia!
  Hubert Parry
  Jerusalem (orch. Elgar)
  Unknown
  National Anthem
  Performers
  Malcolm Sargent
  conductor
  conductor
  Basil Cameron
  conductor
  conductor
  Shulamith Shafir
  piano
  piano
  Constance Shacklock
  mezzo-soprano
  mezzo-soprano
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Composers
  William Walton
  Carl Maria von Weber
  Franz Liszt
  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  Edward Elgar
  Erno Dohnanyi
  Henry Wood
  Thomas Arne
  Hubert Parry
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