Proms 1931

Proms 1931: All Events

Sat 8 Aug 1931
- 20:00
  Prom 01 - First Night of the Proms 1931
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Unknown
  National Anthem
  George Frideric Handel
  Alcina, HWV 34 (arr. Henry Wood)Dream Music (Ballet) Act 2
  Alcina, HWV 34 (arr. Henry Wood)Ballet Music Act 1
  Alcina, HWV 34 (arr. Henry Wood)Overture
  Julius Harrison
  Four Cavalier TunesNo. 4 Marching along Proms premiere
  Four Cavalier TunesNo. 1 King Charles Proms premiere
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D major, BWV 1068 (arr. August Wilhelmj)No. 2 Air
  Felix Mendelssohn
  Scherzo in G minor, from Octet, Op 20 (orchestral version)
  Franz Liszt
  Hungarian Fantasia, S 123
  Ambroise Thomas
  MignonNo. 15 Recitative & aria 'Oui! Pour ce soir...Je suis Titania' Act 2
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Horn Concerto No. 4 in E flat major
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565 (orch. Henry Wood)
  Maurice Ravel
  Boléro
  Frédéric Chopin
  Waltz in A flat major, Op 42
  Carl Maria von Weber
  Piano Sonata No. 1 in C major, No. 4 Rondo: PrestoProms premiere
  Modest Mussorgsky
  Sorochintsï Fair (arr. Anatoly Lyadov)Gopak Act 2
  Performers
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  Frank Titterton
  tenor
  tenor
  Adela Verne
  piano
  piano
  Nora Gruhn
  soprano
  soprano
  Aubrey Brain
  horn
  horn
  Composers
  Unknown
  George Frideric Handel
  Julius Harrison
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Felix Mendelssohn
  Franz Liszt
  Ambroise Thomas
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Maurice Ravel
  Frédéric Chopin
  Carl Maria von Weber
  Modest Mussorgsky
Mon 10 Aug 1931
- 20:00
  Prom 02
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Richard Wagner
  The Flying DutchmanOverture
  The Mastersingers of NurembergNo. 49 Dance of the Apprentices Act 3 Scene 5
  The Mastersingers of NurembergNo. 50 Procession of the Masters Act 3 Scene 5
  The Mastersingers of NurembergNo. 33 Prelude Act 3
  The Mastersingers of NurembergNo. 51 Wach auf! es nahet gen den Tag Act 3 Scene 5
  LohengrinNo. 21 In fernem Land Act 3 Scene 3
  Wesendonck Lieder – Träume (arr. Wood)
  interval
  Richard Wagner
  SiegfriedForest Murmurs (orchestral synthesis) Act 2 Scene 2
  Tristan and IsoldeNo. 18 Mild und leise wie er lächelt Act 3 Scene 3
  A Faust Overture, WWV 59
  Die WalküreWalkürenritt (orchestral synthesis) Act 3 Scene 1
  César Franck
  Le chasseur maudit
  Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
  4 Songs, Op 2No. 2 Enslaved by the rose, the nightingale
  In Spring, Op 43No. 1 The Lark sings louder Proms premiere
  Granville Bantock
  Songs from the Chinese Poets Set 3No. 5 A Feast of Lanterns
  3 Blake SongsNo. 1 Love's Secret
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  MazeppaEntr'acte: The Battle of Poltava Act 3 No. 15
  Performers
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  Francis Russell
  tenor
  tenor
  Charles Woodhouse
  violin
  violin
  Oda Slobodskaya
  soprano
  soprano
  Berkeley Mason
  piano
  piano
  Composers
  Richard Wagner
  César Franck
  Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
  Granville Bantock
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Tue 11 Aug 1931
- 20:00
  Prom 03
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Joseph Haydn
  Symphony No. 104 in D major, 'London'
  The CreationNo. 24 Aria 'Mit Würd' und Hoheit angetan'
  The CreationNo. 23 Recitative 'Und Gott schuf den Menschen'
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Violin Concerto No 5 in A major, K 219 'Turkish'
  Aria with recitative 'Mia speranza adorata...Ah, non sai qual pena sia', K 416
  Symphony No. 40 in G minor
  interval
  Edvard Grieg
  Peer Gynt, Suite No. 1, Op 46
  Franz Schubert
  An die Nachtigall, D 497 Proms premiere
  Claudine von Villa Bella, D 239No. 7 Arietta 'Liebe schwärmt auf allen Wegen' Proms premiere
  Cécile Chaminade
  Amour d'Automne Proms premiere
  Felix Mendelssohn
  6 Lieder, Op 57No. 5 Venetianisches Gondellied Proms premiere
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  Eugene OneginValse Act 2 Scene 1
  Performers
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  Leonard Gowings
  tenor
  tenor
  Emil Telmányi
  violin
  violin
  Joan Coxon
  soprano
  soprano
  Berkeley Mason
  piano
  piano
  Anon.
  music arranger
  music arranger
  Composers
  Joseph Haydn
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Edvard Grieg
  Franz Schubert
  Cécile Chaminade
  Felix Mendelssohn
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Wed 12 Aug 1931
- 20:00
  Prom 04
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Johannes Brahms
  Academic Festival Overture
  Violin Concerto in D major
  Symphony No 1 in C minor
  Christoph Willibald Gluck
  Alceste - Overture
  interval
  Franz Schubert
  Piano Sonata No. 17 in D major, D 850 (arr. Carl Friedberg)No. 4 Rondo : Allegro moderato Proms premiere
  Mikhail Ivanovich Glinka
  Ruslan and Lyudmila – overtureOverture
  Performers
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  Eda Kersey
  violin
  violin
  Berkeley Mason
  piano
  piano
  Composers
  Johannes Brahms
  Christoph Willibald Gluck
  Franz Schubert
  Mikhail Ivanovich Glinka
Thu 13 Aug 1931
- 20:00
  Prom 05
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Edward Elgar
  Military March, 'Pomp and Circumstance' in C major, Op 39.5
  Falstaff
  Sea PicturesNo. 4 Where corals lie
  Sea PicturesNo. 3 Sabbath morning at sea
  Symphony No. 1 in A flat major
  interval
  George Frideric Handel
  Water Music Suite (arr. Hamilton Harty)
  Anthony Collins
  Indolence
  I will make you brooches
  Otto Nicolai
  Die lustigen Weiber von WindsorOverture
  Performers
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  Enid Cruickshank
  mezzo-soprano
  mezzo-soprano
  Berkeley Mason
  piano
  piano
  Composers
  Edward Elgar
  George Frideric Handel
  Anthony Collins
  Otto Nicolai
Fri 14 Aug 1931
- 20:00
  Prom 06
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  FidelioOverture
  Piano Concerto No. 1 in C major
  Symphony No. 3 in E flat major, ‘Eroica’
  George Enescu
  2 Romanian Rhapsodies, Op 11No. 2 in D major
  interval
  Alfred Grünfeld
  Soireé de Vienne, Op 56 Proms premiere
  Antonín Dvořák
  Slavonic Dances, Op 46No. 8 in G minor
  Performers
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  Ania Dorfmann
  piano
  piano
  Composers
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  George Enescu
  Alfred Grünfeld
  Antonín Dvořák
Sat 15 Aug 1931
- 20:00
  Prom 07
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Hector Berlioz
  Benvenuto CelliniOverture
  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
  L' Arlésienne, Suite No. 2No. 3 Menuet (from 'La jolie fille de Perth')
  Ruggero Leoncavallo
  I PagliacciRecitative & aria 'Qual fiamma avea nel guardo...Stridono lassù'
  Camille Saint‐Saëns
  Piano Concerto No 2 in G minor
  Charles Villiers Stanford
  Songs of the Sea – 1: Drake's Drum
  Songs of the Sea – 3: Devon, O Devon, in Wind and Rain
  Songs of the Sea – 5: The Old Superb
  George Frideric Handel
  Serse (Act 1: Ombra mai fù)(probably arr. Henry Wood)
  Carl Maria von Weber
  Invitation to the Dance (orch. Felix Weingartner)
  Richard Wagner
  LohengrinNo. 13 Elsas Brautzug Act 2 Scene 4
  Leff Pouishnoff
  Prelude in G sharp minorProms premiere
  Petite ValseProms premiere
  Quand il pleutProms premiere
  Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
  Capriccio espagnol, Op 34
  Performers
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  Joan Cross
  soprano
  soprano
  Leff Pouishnoff
  piano
  piano
  Roy Henderson
  baritone
  baritone
  Charles Woodhouse
  violin
  violin
  Berkeley Mason
  organ
  organ
  Sidonie Goossens
  harp
  harp
  Composers
  Hector Berlioz
  Georges Bizet
  Ruggero Leoncavallo
  Camille Saint‐Saëns
  Charles Villiers Stanford
  George Frideric Handel
  Carl Maria von Weber
  Richard Wagner
  Leff Pouishnoff
  Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Mon 17 Aug 1931
- 20:00
  Prom 08
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Richard Wagner
  GötterdämmerungSong of the Rhine Daughters (abridged concert version) Act 3 Scene 1
  ParsifalGood Friday Music (concert version) Act 3 Scene 1
  GötterdämmerungNo. 13 Hier sitz' ich zur Wacht Act 1 Scene 2
  GötterdämmerungNo. 24 Hoiho! Ihr Gibichsmannen Act 2 Scene 3
  TannhäuserNo. 2 Venusberg Music Act 1 Scene 1
  RienziOverture
  Tristan and IsoldeNo. 4 Wie lachend sie mir Lieder singen Act 1 Scene 3
  TannhäuserNo. 1 Overture
  Paul Hindemith
  Das Nusch-Nuschi, Dance Suite, Op 20a
  Alexander Gretchaninov
  7 Songs to Texts of Aleksandr Pushkin, Op 93No. 3 The Flower Proms premiere
  Sergey Rachmaninov
  12 Songs, Op 14No. 11 Vesenniye vodï
  Henry Purcell
  The Mock Marriage, Z 605No. 3 Song 'Man is for the woman made' Proms premiere
  A Fool's Preferment, Z 571No. 6 Song 'I'll sail upon the dog-star'
  Frederic Hymen Cowen
  Overture 'The Butterfly's Ball'
  Performers
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  Norman Allin
  bass
  bass
  Tatiana Makushina
  soprano
  soprano
  Berkeley Mason
  piano
  piano
  Anon.
  music arranger
  music arranger
  Composers
  Richard Wagner
  Paul Hindemith
  Alexander Gretchaninov
  Sergey Rachmaninov
  Henry Purcell
  Frederic Hymen Cowen
Tue 18 Aug 1931
- 20:00
  Prom 09
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Hector Berlioz
  Overture 'Le carnaval romain'
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Don GiovanniAria 'Il mio tesoro' Act 2 Scene 10
  Paul Hindemith
  Kammermusik No. 2, Op 36.1
  Giuseppe Verdi
  RigolettoRecitative & aria 'Gualtier Maldè...Caro nome' Act 1 Scene 2
  interval
  César Franck
  Symphony in D minor
  Frank Bridge
  The Sea
  Frédéric Chopin
  Scherzo in B minor, Op 20
  Camille Saint‐Saëns
  Danse macabre
  Performers
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  Heddle Nash
  tenor
  tenor
  Emma Lübbecke-Job
  piano
  piano
  BBC Symphony Orchestra (members)
  Sylvia Nelis
  soprano
  soprano
  Composers
  Hector Berlioz
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Paul Hindemith
  Giuseppe Verdi
  César Franck
  Frank Bridge
  Frédéric Chopin
  Camille Saint‐Saëns
Wed 19 Aug 1931
- 20:00
  Prom 10
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Orchestral Suite No 3 in D major, BWV 1068
  Cantata No. 151, 'Süsser Trost, mein Jesus kömmt', BWV 151 (arr. Henry Wood)No. 1 Aria 'Süsser Trost, mein Jesus kömmt'
  Brandenburg Concerto No 1 in F major, BWV 1046
  interval
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Concerto for Flute, Violin and Keyboard in A minor, BWV 1044
  Cantata No. 70, 'Wachet! betet! betet! wachet!', BWV 70 (arr. Henry Wood)No. 10 Aria 'Seligster Erquickungstag'
  Cantata No. 70, 'Wachet! betet! betet! wachet!', BWV 70 (arr. Henry Wood)No. 9 Recitative 'Ach, soll nicht dieser grosse Tag'
  Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G major
  Prelude and Fugue in A minor, BWV 543
  Brandenburg Concerto No 5 in D major, BWV 1050
  Cantata No. 29, 'Wir danken dir, Gott, wir danken dir', BWV 29 (arr. Henry Wood)No. 1 Sinfonia
  Performers
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  Elsie Suddaby
  soprano
  soprano
  Robert Murchie
  flute
  flute
  Charles Woodhouse
  violin
  violin
  James Ching
  piano
  piano
  Arthur Cranmer
  baritone
  baritone
  Herbert F Ellingford
  organ
  organ
  Composers
  Johann Sebastian Bach
Thu 20 Aug 1931
- 20:00
  Prom 11
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Ethel Smyth
  The Boatswain's MateOverture
  Eric Fogg
  Concerto for Bassoon in D major World premiere
  Edward Elgar
  Nursery Suite First concert performance
  Arnold Bax
  Symphony No. 3
  interval
  Édouard Lalo
  Rapsodie norvégienne
  Granville Bantock
  MacbethWitches' Dance Proms premiere
  Franz Schubert
  Die Zauberharfe, D 644Overture
  Performers
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  Eric Fogg
  conductor
  conductor
  Archie Camden
  bassoon
  bassoon
  Richard Newton
  bassoon
  bassoon
  A(lbert) Edward Wilson
  bassoon
  bassoon
  Composers
  Ethel Smyth
  Eric Fogg
  Edward Elgar
  Arnold Bax
  Édouard Lalo
  Granville Bantock
  Franz Schubert
Fri 21 Aug 1931
- 20:00
  Prom 12
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Symphony No. 1 in C major
  Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major, ‘Emperor’
  Symphony No 8 in F major
  interval
  Richard Wagner
  Tristan and IsoldePrelude and Liebestod
  Frédéric Chopin
  Mazurka in F minor, Op 7.3 Proms premiere
  Franz Liszt
  2 Études de concertNo. 2 Gnomenreigen Proms premiere
  Leone Sinigaglia
  Overture 'Le baruffe chiozzotte', Op 32
  Performers
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  Frederic Lamond
  piano
  piano
  Composers
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Richard Wagner
  Frédéric Chopin
  Franz Liszt
  Leone Sinigaglia
Sat 22 Aug 1931
- 20:00
  Prom 13
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Overture ‘Coriolan’
  George Frideric Handel
  Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63 (arr. Henry Wood)Recitative & aria 'My arms!...Sound an alarm' Act 2
  Anton Webern
  Passacaglia, Op. 1First performance in England
  Franz Schubert
  Fantasy in C major, D760, 'Wanderer' (orch. Liszt)
  interval
  Camille Saint‐Saëns
  Samson et DalilaAria 'Printemps qui commence' Act 1 Scene 6
  Richard Strauss
  Don Juan
  Ferdinand Hérold
  ZampaOverture
  Edward Elgar
  The Wand of Youth, Suite No. 2, Op 1b
  Joaquín Turina
  Poema en forma de canciones, Op 19No. 3 Cantares Proms premiere
  Ruperto Chapí
  Las hijas de ZebedeoAria 'Carceleras' Proms premiere
  Johann Strauss II
  By the Beautiful Blue Danube – waltz
  Performers
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  Walter Widdop
  tenor
  tenor
  Clifford Curzon
  piano
  piano
  Conchita Supervía
  mezzo-soprano
  mezzo-soprano
  Berkeley Mason
  piano
  piano
  Anon.
  music arranger
  music arranger
  Composers
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  George Frideric Handel
  Anton Webern
  Franz Schubert
  Camille Saint‐Saëns
  Richard Strauss
  Ferdinand Hérold
  Edward Elgar
  Joaquín Turina
  Ruperto Chapí
  Johann Strauss II
Mon 24 Aug 1931
- 20:00
  Prom 14
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Richard Wagner
  The Mastersingers of NurembergNo. 33 Prelude Act 3
  ParsifalNo. 1 Prelude Act 1
  Siegfried Idyll
  The Flying DutchmanAria 'Joho hoe! Traft ihr das Schiff' Act 2
  Parsifal, WWV 111 (arr. Emil Steinbach)Klingsor's Magic Garden and Flowermaidens' Scene (orchestral synthesis) Act 2
  GötterdämmerungDawn and Siegfried's Rhine Journey (abridged concert version)
  Die WalküreNo. 40 Leb' wohl [Wotan's Abschied] Act 3 Scene 3
  Die WalküreNo. 43 Feuerzauber Act 3 Scene 3
  Die WalküreNo. 41 Der Augen leuchtendes Paar Act 3 Scene 3
  Die WalküreNo. 42 Loge, hör! Act 3 Scene 3
  Édouard Lalo
  2 Aubades for Small Orchestra
  Sergey Rachmaninov
  6 Songs, Op 8No. 4 I have grown fond of Sorrow
  Frank Bridge
  Love went a-riding
  Oscar Rasbach
  A Wanderer's Song Proms premiere
  Eric H. Thiman
  Away to Rio Proms premiere
  Felix Mendelssohn
  A Midsummer Night’s Dream – incidental musicNo. 6 Wedding March
  Performers
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  May Blyth
  soprano
  soprano
  Horace Stevens
  bass
  bass
  Berkeley Mason
  piano
  piano
  Composers
  Richard Wagner
  Édouard Lalo
  Sergey Rachmaninov
  Frank Bridge
  Oscar Rasbach
  Eric H. Thiman
  Felix Mendelssohn
Tue 25 Aug 1931
- 20:00
  Prom 15
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  The Nutcracker, Suite, Op 71aNo. 1 Overture
  Eugene OneginAria 'Kuda, kuda vï udalilis' Act 2 Scene 2
  Variations on a Rococo Theme for Cello and Orchestra
  Eugene OneginAria 'Puskay pogibnu ya' Act 1 Scene 2
  Symphony No. 6 in B minor, ‘Pathétique’
  interval
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  Overture '1812'
  6 Romances, Op 16No. 1 Kolïbel′naya pesnya
  7 Romances, Op 47No. 6 Den′ li tsarit? - Sung to words 'Only for thee'
  Marche slave, Op 31
  Performers
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  Parry Jones
  tenor
  tenor
  Maurice Maréchal
  cello
  cello
  Megan Thomas
  soprano
  soprano
  Berkeley Mason
  piano
  piano
  Composers
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Wed 26 Aug 1931
- 20:00
  Prom 16
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Johannes Brahms
  Tragic Overture
  Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major
  Symphony No. 2 in D major
  interval
  Enrique Granados
  12 Danzas españolas, Op 37 (orch. Henry Wood)No. 4 Villanesca (Allegretto alla pastorale)
  12 Danzas españolas, Op 37 (orch. Henry Wood)No. 5 Andantino quasi allegretto
  12 Danzas españolas, Op 37 (orch. Henry Wood)No. 6 Allegretto, poco a poco accelerando
  Frédéric Chopin
  24 Preludes, Op 28No. 15 in D flat major
  24 Preludes, Op 28No. 16 in B flat minor
  Engelbert Humperdinck
  Hansel and GretelOverture
  Performers
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  Eduard Steuermann
  piano
  piano
  Composers
  Johannes Brahms
  Enrique Granados
  Frédéric Chopin
  Engelbert Humperdinck
Thu 27 Aug 1931
- 20:00
  Prom 17
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  The Wasps – overture
  Flos campiProms premiere
  Songs of travelNo. 8 Bright is the ring of words
  Songs of travelNo. 3 The roadside fire
  Songs of travelNo. 1 The vagabond
  Symphony No. 2 (A London Symphony)
  interval
  Igor Stravinsky
  The Firebird Suite
  Christopher Edmunds
  The Bellman
  Hubert Parry
  English Lyrics Set 6No. 3 Love is a bable
  Emmanuel Chabrier
  España
  Performers
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  conductor
  conductor
  Bernard Shore
  viola
  viola
  BBC Singers
  Keith Falkner
  bass-baritone
  bass-baritone
  Berkeley Mason
  piano
  piano
  Composers
  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  Igor Stravinsky
  Christopher Edmunds
  Hubert Parry
  Emmanuel Chabrier
Fri 28 Aug 1931
- 20:00
  Prom 18
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Overture 'Leonore' No. 1, Op 138
  6 Songs, Op 48 (arr. Henry Wood)No. 6 Busslied
  6 Songs, Op 75 (arr. Henry Wood)No. 3 Aus Goethes Faust
  Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor
  Symphony No. 2 in D major
  interval
  Édouard Lalo
  Le roi d'YsOverture
  Charles Villiers Stanford
  An Irish Idyll in Six Miniatures, Op 77No. 3 Cuttin' rushes
  An Irish Idyll in Six Miniatures, Op 77No. 4 Johneen
  Jean Sibelius
  Valse triste
  Finlandia
  Performers
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  Leyland White
  baritone
  baritone
  Lucie Stern
  piano
  piano
  Berkeley Mason
  piano
  piano
  Composers
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Édouard Lalo
  Charles Villiers Stanford
  Jean Sibelius
Sat 29 Aug 1931
- 20:00
  Prom 19
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Edward Elgar
  Overture ‘Cockaigne (In London Town)’
  Arthur Sullivan
  IvanhoeAria 'Woo thou thy snowflake' Act 2 Scene 2
  Léon Boëllmann
  Variations symphoniques, Op 23
  Manuel de Falla
  El amor brujoNo. 5 Danza del terror
  El amor brujoNo. 8 Danza ritual del fuego
  El amor brujoNo. 1 Introduction and Scene
  El amor brujoNo. 6 The Magic Circle (The Fisherman's Story)
  El amor brujoNo. 11 Pantomime
  El amor brujoNo. 13 Finale: Morning Bells
  Sir George Dyson
  The Canterbury PilgrimsNo. 11 The Wife of Bath Proms premiere
  interval
  Richard Strauss
  Till Eulenspiegel’s Merry Pranks
  Richard Wagner
  Das RheingoldEntry of the Gods into Valhalla (orchestral version)
  Georges Bizet
  Carmen, Suite No. 1No. 1 Prélude
  Carmen, Suite No. 1No. 2 Aragonaise
  Carmen, Suite No. 1No. 3 Intermezzo
  Carmen, Suite No. 1No. 5 Les dragons de Alcala
  Carmen Suite No 2No. 6 Danse bohémienne Act 2
  Sergey Rachmaninov
  Morceaux de fantasie, Op 3 (arr. Lauri Kennedy)No. 3 Mélodie in E major Proms premiere of this arrangement
  Joaquín Nin y Castellanos
  Chants d'espagne (version for cello and piano)Tonada Murciana - The printed concert programme lists 'Tonada Musciana' which appears to be a misprint Proms premiere
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Toccata and Fugue in F major, BWV 540 (orch. Henry Wood)No. 1 Toccata
  Performers
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  Harold Williams
  baritone
  baritone
  Lauri Kennedy
  cello
  cello
  Isobel Baillie
  soprano
  soprano
  Berkeley Mason
  piano
  piano
  Composers
  Edward Elgar
  Arthur Sullivan
  Léon Boëllmann
  Manuel de Falla
  Sir George Dyson
  Richard Strauss
  Richard Wagner
  Georges Bizet
  Sergey Rachmaninov
  Joaquín Nin y Castellanos
  Johann Sebastian Bach
Mon 31 Aug 1931
- 20:00
  Prom 20
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Richard Wagner
  LohengrinNo. 17 Prelude Act 3
  ParsifalNo. 27 Prelude Act 3
  The Mastersingers of NurembergNo. 15a Am Stillen Herd Act 1 Scene 3
  The Mastersingers of NurembergNo. 18 'Fanget an' - So rief der Lenz in den Wald Act 1 Scene 3
  The Mastersingers of NurembergNo. 15b Was Winternacht, was Waldespracht Act 1 Scene 3
  Tristan and IsoldeNo. 12 Prelude Act 3
  SiegfriedWotan's Spear and the Sleeping Brünnhilde (orchestral synthesis) Act 3
  interval
  Richard Wagner
  TannhäuserNo. 10 Dich, teure Halle, grüss' ich wieder Act 2 Scene 1
  TannhäuserNo. 24 Allmächt'ge Jungfrau Act 3 Scene 1
  TannhäuserNo. 1 Overture
  TannhäuserNo. 2 Venusberg Music Act 1 Scene 1
  Karl Goldmark
  Overture 'In Italien', Op 49
  Joseph Marx
  Lieder und Gesänge Book 1No. 17 Marienlied Proms premiere
  Richard Strauss
  6 Songs, Op 17No. 2 Ständchen
  Edward Elgar
  Is she not passing fair? Proms premiere
  Michael Head
  A Summer Idyll
  Edward German
  Henry VIIIMorris Dance Act 4
  Henry VIIIShepherd's Dance Act 1
  Henry VIIITorch Dance Act 1
  Performers
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  Francis Russell
  tenor
  tenor
  Terence Macdonagh
  cor anglais
  cor anglais
  Doris Vane
  soprano
  soprano
  Berkeley Mason
  piano
  piano
  Composers
  Richard Wagner
  Karl Goldmark
  Joseph Marx
  Richard Strauss
  Edward Elgar
  Michael Head
  Edward German
Tue 1 Sep 1931
- 20:00
  Prom 21
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Symphony No. 35 in D major, 'Haffner'
  The Magic FluteNo. 15 Aria 'In diesen heil'gen Hallen' Act 2
  The Magic FluteNo. 10b Aria 'O Isis und Osiris' Act 2 Scene 1
  Piano Concerto No 19 in F major, K 459
  Concert Aria ‘Ch’io mi scordi di te?’
  interval
  Joseph Haydn
  Symphony No. 101 in D major 'The Clock'
  Frédéric d’Erlanger
  TessPrelude Act 3
  Frederick Delius
  3 SongsNo. 1 Indian Love Song Proms premiere
  3 SongsNo. 2 Love's Philosophy Proms premiere
  Graham Peel
  Ballad of Semmerwater
  The emigrant
  Percy Grainger
  Molly on the Shore
  Shepherd's Hey - medley
  Performers
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  Norman Allin
  bass
  bass
  Kathleen Long
  piano
  piano
  Berkeley Mason
  piano
  piano
  Miriam Licette
  soprano
  soprano
  Composers
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Joseph Haydn
  Frédéric d’Erlanger
  Frederick Delius
  Graham Peel
  Percy Grainger
Wed 2 Sep 1931
- 20:00
  Prom 22
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Brandenburg Concerto No 2 in F major, BWV 1047
  Cantata No. 152, 'Tritt auf die Glaubensbahn', BWV 152 (arr. Henry Wood)No. 4 Aria 'Stein, der über alle Schätze'
  Cantata No. 201, 'Geschwinde, ihr wirbelnden Winde', BWV 201No. 3 Aria 'Patron! Patron! das macht der Wind!'
  Violin Concerto in A minor
  interval
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Orchestral Suite 'No. 5' in G major (Bach/Wood)
  Cantata No. 85, 'Ich bin ein guter Hirt', BWV 85No. 5 Aria 'Seht, was die Liebe tut'
  Georg Philipp Telemann
  Cantata 'Ich weiss, dass mein Erlöser lebt', TWV 1:877 (arr. Henry Wood)No. 1 Aria 'Ich weiss, dass mein Erlöser lebt' - Misattributed to J. S. Bach in the printed programme as Cantata No. 160 (BWV 160)
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Violin Concerto in E major
  Fantasia and Fugue in C minor, BWV 537, Op 86 (orch. Edward Elgar)
  Concerto in D minor for two violins, BWV 1043
  Fantasia in G minor, BWV 542
  Performers
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  Charles Woodhouse
  violin
  violin
  Alec Whittaker
  oboe
  oboe
  Robert Murchie
  flute
  flute
  Ernest Hall
  trumpet
  trumpet
  Isobel Baillie
  soprano
  soprano
  Bernard Shore
  viola
  viola
  Jelly Aranyi
  violin
  violin
  Eric Greene
  tenor
  tenor
  Adila Fachiri
  violin
  violin
  G(eorge) D(orrington) Cunningham
  organ
  organ
  Composers
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Georg Philipp Telemann
Thu 3 Sep 1931
- 20:00
  Prom 23
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Arnold Bax
  The Garden of Fand
  Granville Bantock
  SapphoNo. 1b Hymn to Aphrodite
  Edward Elgar
  Violin Concerto in B minor
  interval
  Hubert Parry
  JudithAria 'God breaketh the battle'
  Arthur Bliss
  Mêlée fantasque
  Paul Dukas
  The Sorcerer’s Apprentice
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Rondo in G major (unspecified) (arr. Albert Sammons)
  Jules Massenet
  Le CidMarche du Cid Act 3
  Performers
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  Betty Bannerman
  mezzo-soprano
  mezzo-soprano
  Albert Sammons
  violin
  violin
  Frank Titterton
  tenor
  tenor
  Berkeley Mason
  piano
  piano
  Composers
  Arnold Bax
  Granville Bantock
  Edward Elgar
  Hubert Parry
  Arthur Bliss
  Paul Dukas
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Jules Massenet
Fri 4 Sep 1931
- 20:00
  Prom 24
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  EgmontNo. 1 Overture
  Der Wachtelschlag, WoO 129 (arr. Henry Wood) Proms premiere
  Erlkönig, WoO 131 (arr. Henry Wood)
  Violin Concerto in D major
  Symphony No. 4 in B flat major
  Moritz Moszkowski
  Boabdil, der letzte Maurenkönig, Op 49Ballet Music No. 1: Moorish Fantasia Act 2
  Boabdil, der letzte Maurenkönig, Op 49Ballet Music No. 2: Scherzo-Valse Act 2
  Boabdil, der letzte Maurenkönig, Op 49Ballet Music No. 3: Malagueña Act 2
  Edward Elgar
  Like to the damask rose
  Walter Rummel
  Ecstasy
  Hector Berlioz
  The TrojansChasse royale et orage Act 4
  Performers
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  Margaret Balfour
  contralto
  contralto
  Jelly Aranyi
  violin
  violin
  Berkeley Mason
  piano
  piano
  Composers
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Moritz Moszkowski
  Edward Elgar
  Walter Rummel
  Hector Berlioz
Sat 5 Sep 1931
- 20:00
  Prom 25
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Antonín Dvořák
  Overture 'Carnival'
  George Frideric Handel
  Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63 (arr. Henry Wood)Recitative & aria 'I feel the Deity within...Arm, arm, ye brave' Act 1
  Felix Mendelssohn
  Violin Concerto in E minor
  Francis Poulenc
  AubadeProms premiere
  interval
  Léo Delibes
  Lakmé, Act 2 - 'Où va la jeune Hindoue?'
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  The Nutcracker, Suite, Op 71a
  Richard Wagner
  GötterdämmerungSong of the Rhine Daughters (abridged concert version) Act 3 Scene 1
  Lili Boulanger
  Nocturne (version for violin and piano)Proms premiere
  Béla Bartók
  6 Romanian Folk Dances, Sz 56 (arr. violin & piano Zoltán Székely)Proms premiere of this arrangement
  Léon Boëllmann
  Fantaisie dialoguée, Op 35
  Performers
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  Howard Fry
  baritone
  baritone
  Zoltán Székely
  violin
  violin
  Francis Poulenc
  piano
  piano
  BBC Symphony Orchestra (members)
  Evelyn Scotney
  soprano
  soprano
  Berkeley Mason
  celestapianoorgan
  celestapianoorgan
  Composers
  Antonín Dvořák
  George Frideric Handel
  Felix Mendelssohn
  Francis Poulenc
  Léo Delibes
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  Richard Wagner
  Lili Boulanger
  Béla Bartók
  Léon Boëllmann
Mon 7 Sep 1931
- 20:00
  Prom 26
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Richard Wagner
  LohengrinNo. 13 Elsas Brautzug Act 2 Scene 4
  SiegfriedForest Murmurs (orchestral synthesis) Act 2 Scene 2
  The Flying DutchmanAria 'Die Frist is um' Act 1
  GötterdämmerungNo. 37 Trauermusik Act 3 Scene 2
  interval
  Richard Wagner
  ParsifalGood Friday Music (concert version) Act 3 Scene 1
  GötterdämmerungDawn and Siegfried's Rhine Journey (abridged concert version)
  Wesendonck-Lieder
  Huldigungsmarsch, WWV 97
  Jean Sibelius
  En saga
  Gustav Mahler
  Rückert-LiederNo. 5 Liebst du um Schönheit Proms premiere
  Songs from 'Des Knaben Wunderhorn'No. 4 Wer hat dies Liedlein erdacht?
  Franz Schubert
  Erlkönig, D. 328
  Percy Grainger
  Handel in the Strand (arr. Henry Wood)
  Performers
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  Arthur Fear
  bass-baritone
  bass-baritone
  Astra Desmond
  contralto
  contralto
  Berkeley Mason
  piano
  piano
  Composers
  Richard Wagner
  Jean Sibelius
  Gustav Mahler
  Franz Schubert
  Percy Grainger
Tue 8 Sep 1931
- 20:00
  Prom 27
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  MazeppaGopak Act 1 No. 4a
  The Maid of OrleansRecitative & aria 'So wills the Lord!...Farewell you native hills and fields' Act 1 No. 7
  Violin Concerto in D major
  Symphony No. 5 in E minor
  interval
  Jean Sibelius
  Karelia Overture, Op 10
  Albert Roussel
  4 Poèmes, Op 3No. 3 Le jardin mouillé Proms premiere
  Jazz dans la nuit, Op 38 Proms premiere
  Daniel François Esprit Auber
  Fra Diavolo, S 18Overture
  Performers
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  Valentina Aksarova
  soprano
  soprano
  Arthur Catterall
  violin
  violin
  Berkeley Mason
  piano
  piano
  Composers
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  Jean Sibelius
  Albert Roussel
  Daniel François Esprit Auber
Wed 9 Sep 1931
- 20:00
  Prom 28
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Johannes Brahms
  Alto RhapsodyProms premiere
  Double Concerto
  Symphony No. 4 in E minor
  interval
  Maurice Ravel
  Mother Goose – suite
  Hugo Wolf
  6 Gedichte von Scheffel, Mörike, Goethe und KernerNo. 6 Zur Ruh, zur Ruh! Proms premiere
  20 Gedichte von Joseph von EichendorffNo. 1 Der Freund Proms premiere
  Edvard Grieg
  Lyric Suite, Op 54
  Performers
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  Muriel Brunskill
  contralto
  contralto
  BBC Singers
  Arthur Catterall
  violin
  violin
  Lauri Kennedy
  cello
  cello
  Berkeley Mason
  piano
  piano
  Composers
  Johannes Brahms
  Maurice Ravel
  Hugo Wolf
  Edvard Grieg
Thu 10 Sep 1931
- 20:00
  Prom 29
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Peter Warlock
  Capriol Suite (version for full orchestra)
  Sir Eugene Goossens
  Four Conceits, Op 20
  Ethel Smyth
  Lieder, Op. 4No. 2 La danse Proms premiere of this selection
  Lieder, Op. 4No. 3 Chrysilla Proms premiere of this selection
  Gustav Holst
  The Perfect FoolBallet music
  Rutland Boughton
  The Immortal HourNo. 49 In the days of the great fires Act 2
  The Immortal HourNo. 55 How beautiful they are Act 2
  William Walton
  Viola Concerto
  Constant Lambert
  The Rio Grande
  Alexander Borodin
  Prince IgorPolovtsian Dances Act 2
  Hugh Bradford
  Variations on a Popular ThemeWorld premiere
  interval
  Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
  The Bamboula
  Performers
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  Ethel Smyth
  conductor
  conductor
  Herbert Heyner
  baritone
  baritone
  BBC Symphony Orchestra (members)
  Trefor Jones
  tenor
  tenor
  Sidonie Goossens
  harp
  harp
  William Walton
  conductor
  conductor
  Lionel Tertis
  viola
  viola
  Constant Lambert
  conductor
  conductor
  Angus Morrison
  piano
  piano
  Doris Owens
  contralto
  contralto
  BBC Singers
  Composers
  Peter Warlock
  Sir Eugene Goossens
  Ethel Smyth
  Gustav Holst
  Rutland Boughton
  William Walton
  Constant Lambert
  Alexander Borodin
  Hugh Bradford
  Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
Fri 11 Sep 1931
- 20:00
  Prom 30
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Overture 'Leonore' No. 2
  Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major - cadenza by Reinecke
  FidelioRecitative & aria 'Abscheulicher...Komm, Hoffnung' Act 1 Scene 2
  Symphony No. 7 in A major
  interval
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Prelude and Fugue in E flat major 'St Anne' (orch. Arnold Schoenberg) Proms premiere of this orchestration
  Sergey Rachmaninov
  12 Songs, Op 21No. 5 Lilacs
  6 Songs, Op 4No. 4 Sing not to me, beautiful maiden
  Alexander Glazunov
  Overture 'Carnaval', Op 45
  Performers
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  Cyril Smith
  piano
  piano
  Lilian Stiles-Allen
  soprano
  soprano
  Berkeley Mason
  pianoorgan
  pianoorgan
  Composers
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Sergey Rachmaninov
  Alexander Glazunov
Sat 12 Sep 1931
- 20:00
  Prom 31
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Richard Wagner
  RienziOverture
  TannhäuserNo. 25b O du mein holder Abendstern Act 3 Scene 2
  TannhäuserNo. 25a Wie Todesahnung Dämm'rung Act 3 Scene 2
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  Piano Concerto No. 1 in B flat minor
  Richard Wagner
  LohengrinNo. 4 Einsam in trüben Tagen Act 1 Scene 2
  Erik Satie
  Trois gymnopédies (orch. Claude Debussy)No. 3 Lent et grave
  Trois gymnopédies (orch. Claude Debussy)No. 1 Lent et douloureux
  Bedrich Smetana
  The Bartered BrideOverture
  Richard Strauss
  Death and Transfiguration
  Nikolai Karlovich Medtner
  4 Fairy Tales, Op 34No. 2 in E minor Proms premiere
  3 Arabesques, Op 7No. 1 Ein Idyll Proms premiere
  Igor Stravinsky
  Quatre études pour piano, Op 7No. 4 in F sharp major: Vivo Proms premiere
  Joaquín Turina
  La procesión del Rocio, Op 9
  Performers
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  Leslie Holmes
  baritone
  baritone
  Benno Moiseiwitsch
  piano
  piano
  Sybil Crawley
  soprano
  soprano
  Composers
  Richard Wagner
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  Erik Satie
  Bedrich Smetana
  Richard Strauss
  Nikolai Karlovich Medtner
  Igor Stravinsky
  Joaquín Turina
Mon 14 Sep 1931
- 20:00
  Prom 32
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Richard Wagner
  LohengrinNo. 1 Prelude Act 1
  The Mastersingers of NurembergNo. 36 Wahn! Wahn! Überall Wahn! Act 3 Scene 1
  The Mastersingers of NurembergNo. 23b Was duftet doch der Flieder Act 2 Scene 3
  The Mastersingers of NurembergNo. 33 Prelude Act 3
  The Mastersingers of NurembergNo. 1 Prelude Act 1
  Tristan and IsoldePrelude and Liebestod
  ParsifalNo. 22 Dich nannt'ich...Ich sah das Kind Act 2 Scene 2
  ParsifalNo. 12b Verwandlungsmusik Act 1 Scene 3
  ParsifalGrail Scene (orchestral synthesis) Act 1 Scene 3
  Felix Mendelssohn
  Overture 'Ruy Blas'
  Adolf Jensen
  7 Gesänge aus dem Spanischen Liederbuch, Op 21No. 6 Am Ufer des Flusses, des Manzanares Proms premiere
  7 Gesänge aus dem Spanischen Liederbuch, Op 21No. 4 Murmelndes Lüftchen Proms premiere
  Cecil Armstrong Gibbs
  By a Bierside
  Herbert Howells
  Mally O!
  Sir Alexander Campbell Mackenzie
  Overture 'Britannia', Op 52
  Performers
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  Keith Falkner
  bass-baritone
  bass-baritone
  Muriel Brunskill
  contralto
  contralto
  Berkeley Mason
  piano
  piano
  Composers
  Richard Wagner
  Felix Mendelssohn
  Adolf Jensen
  Cecil Armstrong Gibbs
  Herbert Howells
  Sir Alexander Campbell Mackenzie
Tue 15 Sep 1931
- 20:00
  Prom 33
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Felix Mendelssohn
  A Midsummer Night's Dream – overture
  Claude Debussy
  Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune
  Alban Berg
  Seven Early SongsNo. 1 Nacht Proms premiere
  Seven Early SongsNo. 2 Schilflied Proms premiere
  Seven Early SongsNo. 3 Die Nachtigall Proms premiere
  Seven Early SongsNo. 4 Traumgekrönt Proms premiere
  Seven Early SongsNo. 5 Im Zimmer Proms premiere
  Seven Early SongsNo. 7 Sommertage Proms premiere
  Cyril Scott
  Piano Concerto No. 1Proms premiere
  interval
  Jules Massenet
  HérodiadeRecitative & aria 'Ce breuvage pourrait me donner un tel rêve!...Vision fugitive' Act 2 Scene 1
  Franz Schubert
  Symphony No. 8 in B minor, 'Unfinished'
  Gioachino Rossini
  SemiramideOverture
  Edvard Grieg
  6 Poems, Op 25No. 2 A Swan
  Herbert Bedford
  Shelley's Ode to MusicProms premiere
  Alexander Borodin
  Prince IgorPolovtsian March Act 3
  Performers
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  Margot Hinnenberg-Lefèbre
  soprano
  soprano
  Cyril Scott
  piano
  piano
  Roy Henderson
  baritone
  baritone
  Berkeley Mason
  piano
  piano
  Composers
  Felix Mendelssohn
  Claude Debussy
  Alban Berg
  Cyril Scott
  Jules Massenet
  Franz Schubert
  Gioachino Rossini
  Edvard Grieg
  Herbert Bedford
  Alexander Borodin
Wed 16 Sep 1931
- 20:00
  Prom 34
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Brandenburg Concerto No 6 in B flat major, BWV 1051
  Cantata No. 82, 'Ich habe genug', BWV 82 (arr. Henry Wood)No. 3 Aria 'Schlummert ein, ihr matten Augen'
  Keyboard Concerto in F minor, BWV 1056
  Brandenburg Concerto No 4 in G major, BWV 1049
  interval
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Cantata No. 18, 'Gleichwie der Regen und Schnee vom Himmel fällt', BWV 18 (arr. Henry Wood)No. 4 Aria 'Mein Seelenschatz ist Gottes Wort'
  Cantata No. 51, 'Jauchzet Gott in allen Landen!', BWV 51 (arr. Henry Wood)No. 5 Aria 'Alleluja!'
  Keyboard Concerto in D minor, BWV 1052
  Johann Ludwig Krebs
  Chorale Prelude 'Meine Seele erhebet den Herren', BWV 733
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Chorale Prelude 'In dir ist Freude'
  George Frideric Handel
  Organ Concerto in G minor (Handel/Wood)
  Samson, HWV 57 (arr. Henry Wood)Overture
  Performers
  Stuart Robertson
  bass-baritone
  bass-baritone
  Harriet Cohen
  piano
  piano
  Charles Woodhouse
  violin
  violin
  Robert Murchie
  flute
  flute
  Frank Almgill
  flute
  flute
  Dorothy Silk
  soprano
  soprano
  Anon.
  orchestrator
  orchestrator
  G(eorge) D(orrington) Cunningham
  organ
  organ
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Johann Ludwig Krebs
  George Frideric Handel
Thu 17 Sep 1931
- 20:00
  Prom 35
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Frederick Delius
  A Dance Rhapsody No. 1
  Autumn (arr. Thomas Beecham)
  7 Songs from the Norwegian (arr. Thomas Beecham)No. 3 Evening Voices
  7 Songs from the Norwegian (arr. Thomas Beecham)No. 4 Sweet Venevil
  Violin Concerto
  A Song of Summer World premiere
  interval
  Frederick Delius
  Piano Concerto in C minor
  Brigg Fair
  A Village Romeo and JulietThe Walk to the Paradise Garden
  Edvard Grieg
  6 Songs, Op 48No. 4 The Silent Nightingale Proms premiere
  Frederick C. Nicholls
  Come unto these Yellow Sands
  Charles Villiers Stanford
  Songs from the Elfin PedlarLittle Snowdrop
  Richard Wagner
  LohengrinNo. 17 Prelude Act 3
  Performers
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  Dora Labbette
  soprano
  soprano
  Orrea Pernel
  violin
  violin
  Katharine Goodson
  piano
  piano
  Berkeley Mason
  piano
  piano
  Composers
  Frederick Delius
  Edvard Grieg
  Frederick C. Nicholls
  Charles Villiers Stanford
  Richard Wagner
Fri 18 Sep 1931
- 20:00
  Prom 36
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  The Creatures of PrometheusNo. 1 Overture
  6 Songs, Op 75 (arr. Henry Wood)No. 1 Mignon
  Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major
  FidelioAria 'Hat man nicht auch Gold beineben' Act 1 Scene 1
  FidelioAria 'Ha! Welch ein Augenblick!' Act 1 Scene 2
  interval
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Symphony No. 6 in F major, ‘Pastoral’
  Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
  Mlada – suite
  Felix Mendelssohn
  Auf Flügeln des Gesanges
  Maude Valérie White
  So we'll go no more a-roving
  Franz Schubert
  Schlaflied, D 527Proms premiere
  Im Frühling
  Hector Berlioz
  The Damnation of FaustMarche hongroise
  Performers
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  Olga Haley
  mezzo-soprano
  mezzo-soprano
  Sir Donald Francis Tovey
  piano
  piano
  Arthur Cranmer
  baritone
  baritone
  Berkeley Mason
  piano
  piano
  Composers
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
  Felix Mendelssohn
  Maude Valérie White
  Franz Schubert
  Hector Berlioz
Sat 19 Sep 1931
- 20:00
  Prom 37
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Richard Wagner
  The Flying DutchmanOverture
  William Wallace
  Freebooter songsNo. 2 The rebel
  Freebooter songsNo. 3 Cradle song
  Camille Saint‐Saëns
  Introduction and Rondo capriccioso
  Lord Berners
  Luna Park First concert performance
  interval
  Richard Wagner
  Siegfried Idyll
  Claude Debussy
  L' enfant prodigueRecitative & aria 'L'année en vain chasse l'année...Azaël! Azaël!'
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  Suite No. 3 in G major, Op 55No. 4 Tema con variazioni
  Charles Gounod
  FaustBallet Music (complete)
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  6 Mélodies, Op 65No. 6 Les larmes Proms premiere
  Richard Hageman
  Me Company Along Proms premiere
  Ethel Smyth
  The WreckersOverture
  Performers
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  Arthur Fear
  bass-baritone
  bass-baritone
  Marie Hall
  violin
  violin
  Maggie Teyte
  soprano
  soprano
  George Reeves
  piano
  piano
  Composers
  Richard Wagner
  William Wallace
  Camille Saint‐Saëns
  Lord Berners
  Claude Debussy
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  Charles Gounod
  Richard Hageman
  Ethel Smyth
Tue 22 Sep 1931
- 20:00
  Prom 38
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Alexander Glazunov
  Song of the Volga Boatmen (arr. Henry Wood)
  Modest Mussorgsky
  Song of the Flea(arr. Henry Wood)
  Sergey Rachmaninov
  Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor
  interval
  Alexander Mosolov
  Iron FoundryUK premiere
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  Symphony No. 4 in F minor
  Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
  The Maid of PskovOverture
  Modest Mussorgsky
  Songs and Dances of DeathNo. 4 The Field-Marshal
  Boris Godunov – 'So it was in the city of Kazan'
  Sergey Prokofiev
  Love for Three Oranges, Suite, Op 33bNo. 4 Scherzo Proms premiere
  Love for Three Oranges, Suite, Op 33bNo. 3 March Proms premiere
  Performers
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  Harold Williams
  baritone
  baritone
  Solomon
  piano
  piano
  Berkeley Mason
  piano
  piano
  Anon.
  music arranger
  music arranger
  Composers
  Alexander Glazunov
  Modest Mussorgsky
  Sergey Rachmaninov
  Alexander Mosolov
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
  Sergey Prokofiev
Wed 23 Sep 1931
- 20:00
  Prom 39
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Johannes Brahms
  Variations on the St Anthony Chorale
  Piano Concerto No 1 in D minor
  Symphony No. 3 in F major
  interval
  Richard Strauss
  Feuersnot, Op 50Love Scene
  César Franck
  Symphonic Variations
  Carl Maria von Weber
  Oberon, J306Overture
  Performers
  Myra Hess
  piano
  piano
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Johannes Brahms
  Richard Strauss
  César Franck
  Carl Maria von Weber
Thu 24 Sep 1931
- 20:00
  Prom 40
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Jeremiah Clarke
  The Prince of Denmark's March (arr. Henry Wood)
  Henry Purcell
  Dido and Aeneas – 'Thy hand, Belinda ... When I am laid in earth' (arr. Wood)
  John Ireland
  Piano Concerto
  Gustav Holst
  The Planets
  interval
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  Fantasy-Overture ‘Romeo and Juliet’
  Franz Schubert
  SchwanengesangNo. 1 Liebesbotschaft
  Gretchen am Spinnrade, D 118
  Antonín Dvořák
  Slavonic Dances, Op 46No. 1 in C major
  Performers
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  Berkeley Mason
  organpiano
  organpiano
  Anon.
  trumpet
  trumpet
  BBC Symphony Orchestra (members)
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Freda Townson
  mezzo-soprano
  mezzo-soprano
  Helen Perkin
  piano
  piano
  Gustav Holst
  conductor
  conductor
  BBC Singers (1924-34, Wireless Chorus; 1935-8, 1942-3, 1946-72, BBC Chorus) (women's voices)
  Composers
  Jeremiah Clarke
  Henry Purcell
  John Ireland
  Gustav Holst
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  Franz Schubert
  Antonín Dvořák
Fri 25 Sep 1931
- 20:00
  Prom 41
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Overture 'Leonore' No. 1, Op 138
  Overture 'Leonore' No. 2
  Overture 'Leonore' No. 3
  An die ferne Geliebte, Op 98 (arr. Henry Wood)
  interval
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Symphony No. 5 in C minor
  Ottorino Respighi
  Fountains of Rome
  Kodály Zoltán
  3 Songs, Op 14No. 3 Stay, sweet bird Proms premiere
  Hungarian Folk SongsWhich one shall I marry?
  Hungarian Folk SongsTinker, Tailor
  Bedrich Smetana
  Má vlastNo. 2 Vltava
  Performers
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  Steuart Wilson
  tenor
  tenor
  Berkeley Mason
  piano
  piano
  Composers
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Ottorino Respighi
  Kodály Zoltán
  Bedrich Smetana
Sat 26 Sep 1931
- 20:00
  Prom 42
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Paul Hindemith
  Overture 'Neues vom Tage'Proms premiere
  George Frideric Handel
  Organ Concerto in D minor(arr. Henry Wood)
  Arthur Honegger
  Pacific 231
  Édouard Lalo
  Symphonie espagnole, Op. 21No. 1 Allegro non troppo
  Symphonie espagnole, Op. 21No. 4 Andante
  Symphonie espagnole, Op. 21No. 5 Rondo: Allegro
  interval
  Camille Saint‐Saëns
  Samson et DalilaRecitative & aria 'Samson, recherchant ma présence...Amour! viens aider ma faiblesse!' Act 2
  Jean Sibelius
  Symphony No 6 in D minor
  Richard Wagner
  TannhäuserNo. 1 Overture
  Marcel Dupré
  7 Pieces, Op 27No. 2 Marche UK premiere
  Engelbert Humperdinck
  Hansel and GretelDream Pantomime Act 2 Scene 3
  Performers
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  Marcel Dupré
  organ
  organ
  Renée Chemet
  violin
  violin
  Marian Anderson
  contralto
  contralto
  Composers
  Paul Hindemith
  George Frideric Handel
  Arthur Honegger
  Édouard Lalo
  Camille Saint‐Saëns
  Jean Sibelius
  Richard Wagner
  Marcel Dupré
  Engelbert Humperdinck
Mon 28 Sep 1931
- 20:00
  Prom 43
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Richard Wagner
  TannhäuserNo. 21 Prelude Act 3 (1845 version)
  The Mastersingers of NurembergNo. 56 Morgenlich leuchtend in rosigem Schein Act 3 Scene 5
  Tristan and IsoldeNo. 12 Prelude Act 3
  Die WalküreNo. 10b O süsseste Wonne! Act 1 Scene 3
  Die WalküreNo. 9 Winterstürme wichen dem Wonnemond Act 1 Scene 3
  Die WalküreNo. 6 Ein Schwert verheiss mir der Vater Act 1 Scene 3
  Die WalküreNo. 7 Schläfst du, Gäst? Act 1 Scene 3
  Die WalküreNo. 8 Der Männer Sippe Act 1 Scene 3
  Die WalküreNo. 10a Du bist der Lenz Act 1 Scene 3
  Die WalküreNo. 11 War Wälse dein Vater Act 1 Scene 3
  Die WalküreNo. 12 Siegmund heiss ich Act 1 Scene 3
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  Richard Wagner
  GötterdämmerungNo. 40 Starke Scheite Act 3 Scene 3
  Die WalküreWalkürenritt (orchestral synthesis) Act 3 Scene 1
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  Francesca da Rimini
  Alexander Gretchaninov
  6 Songs, Op 1No. 5 Cradle Song Proms premiere
  My Native Land Proms premiere
  Richard Strauss
  Four Songs, Op. 27No. 4 Morgen!
  Eight Poems from ‘Letzte Blätter’No. 1 Zueignung
  Herbert Howells
  Procession, Op 36
  Performers
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  Walter Widdop
  tenorSiegmund
  tenorSiegmund
  Terence Macdonagh
  cor anglais
  cor anglais
  Oda Slobodskaya
  Sieglindesoprano
  Sieglindesoprano
  Berkeley Mason
  piano
  piano
  Composers
  Richard Wagner
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  Alexander Gretchaninov
  Richard Strauss
  Herbert Howells
Tue 29 Sep 1931
- 20:00
  Prom 44
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Joseph Haydn
  Symphony No 7 in C major, 'Le midi'
  The Spirit's Song "Hark! Hark, what I tell to thee"(arr. Henry Wood)
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Piano Concerto No. 23 in A major
  Joseph Haydn
  The Seasons (Spring, No 3: Vom Widder strahlet jetzt)
  The Seasons (Spring, No 4: Schon eilet froh der Ackermann)
  interval
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Symphony No. 41 in C major, ‘Jupiter’
  Kodály Zoltán
  Háry János - suite
  George Frideric Handel
  Tamerlano, HWV 18Aria 'Figlia mia' Act 3
  Ottorino Respighi
  NebbieProms premiere
  Edward Elgar
  Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1 in D major, ‘Land of Hope and Glory’
  Performers
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  Clara Serena
  contralto
  contralto
  Frank Merrick
  piano
  piano
  Frank Phillips
  baritone
  baritone
  Phil Davies
  cimbalom
  cimbalom
  Berkeley Mason
  piano
  piano
  Anon.
  music arranger
  music arranger
  Composers
  Joseph Haydn
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Kodály Zoltán
  George Frideric Handel
  Ottorino Respighi
  Edward Elgar
Wed 30 Sep 1931
- 20:00
  Prom 45
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Sarabande, Andante and Bourrée (arr. Sigismund Bachrich)
  Mass in B minor – Agnus Dei (arr. Wood)
  Orchestral Suite No. 2 in B minor, BWV 1067
  Cantata No. 159, 'Sehet, wir gehn hinauf gen Jerusalem', BWV 159 (arr. Henry Wood)No. 4 Aria 'Es ist vollbracht'
  interval
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Cantata No. 20, 'O Ewigkeit, du Donnerwort', BWV 20 (arr. Henry Wood)No. 8 Aria 'Wacht auf, wacht auf, verlornen Schafe'
  Concerto for Two Keyboards in C major, BWV 1061
  Orchestral Suite 'No. 6' (Bach/Wood)
  Concerto for Two Keyboards in C minor, BWV 1060
  Cantata No. 53, 'Schlage doch, gewünschte Stunde', BWV 53 (arr. Henry Wood)
  Cantata No. 212, 'Mer hahn en neue Oberkeet' 'Peasant Cantata', BWV 212 (arr. Henry Wood)No. 20 Aria 'Dein Wachstum sei feste und lache vor Lust!'
  Prelude and Fugue in B minor, BWV 544
  Performers
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  Gladys Ripley
  contralto
  contralto
  Robert Murchie
  flute
  flute
  Stuart Robertson
  bass-baritone
  bass-baritone
  Alec Whittaker
  oboe
  oboe
  Rae Robertson
  piano
  piano
  Ethel Bartlett
  piano
  piano
  Sir George Thomas Thalben-Ball
  organ
  organ
  Composers
  Johann Sebastian Bach
Thu 1 Oct 1931
- 20:00
  Prom 46
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Edward Elgar
  Overture ‘Cockaigne (In London Town)’
  Scenes from the Saga of King Olaf, Op 30Aria 'And King Olaf heard the cry' Proms premiere
  Cello Concerto in E minor
  Symphony No. 2 in E flat major
  interval
  Richard Strauss
  SalomeDance of the Seven Veils
  William Gillies Whittaker
  Diaphenia Proms premiere
  Edward Elgar
  2 Songs, Op 41No. 1 In the Dawn
  Franz Liszt
  Symphonic Poem No. 3 'Les Préludes', S 97
  Performers
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  Parry Jones
  tenor
  tenor
  Thelma Reiss (formerly Reiss Smith)
  cello
  cello
  Edward Elgar
  conductor
  conductor
  Berkeley Mason
  piano
  piano
  Composers
  Edward Elgar
  Richard Strauss
  William Gillies Whittaker
  Franz Liszt
Fri 2 Oct 1931
- 20:00
  Prom 47
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Overture ‘Coriolan’
  Romance in G major, Op 40
  Romance in F major, Op 50
  Symphony No. 9 in D minor, ‘Choral’
  Carl Maria von Weber
  Der FreischützOverture
  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  Benedicite Proms premiere
  Ivor Walsworth
  Rhapsodic Dance First concert performance
  Performers
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  Isolde Menges
  violin
  violin
  Margaret Balfour
  contralto
  contralto
  Elsie Suddaby
  soprano
  soprano
  Francis Russell
  tenor
  tenor
  Horace Stevens
  bass
  bass
  BBC Symphony Chorus
  Stanford Robinson
  conductor
  conductor
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Composers
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Carl Maria von Weber
  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  Ivor Walsworth
Sat 3 Oct 1931
- 20:00
  Prom 48 - Last Night of the Proms 1931
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Richard Wagner
  The Mastersingers of NurembergNo. 1 Prelude Act 1
  ParsifalGood Friday Music (concert version) Act 3 Scene 1
  Die WalküreWalkürenritt (orchestral synthesis) Act 3 Scene 1
  Giuseppe Verdi
  OtelloRecitative & aria 'Vanne! la tua meta...Credo in un Dio crudel' Act 2
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Partita for Solo Violin No. 3 in E major, BWV 1006 (orch. Sigismund Bachrich)No. 3 Gavotte en rondeau
  Percy Grainger
  Mock Morris
  Franz Liszt
  Piano Concerto No. 1 in E flat major
  Charles Gounod
  Roméo et JulietteValse-ariette 'Ah! Je veux vivre' Act 1
  interval
  Franz Liszt
  Hungarian Rhapsodies, S 359 (orchestral version)No. 2 in D minor (ending in G major)
  Henry Wood
  Fantasia on British Sea-Songs
  Frédéric Chopin
  Nocturne in C minor, Op 48.1
  12 Études, Op 25No. 11 in A minor Proms premiere
  Gioachino Rossini
  William Tell – overture
  Unknown
  National Anthem
  Performers
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  Harold Williams
  baritone
  baritone
  Irene Scharrer
  piano
  piano
  Noël Eadie
  soprano
  soprano
  Composers
  Richard Wagner
  Giuseppe Verdi
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Percy Grainger
  Franz Liszt
  Charles Gounod
  Henry Wood
  Frédéric Chopin
  Gioachino Rossini
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