Proms 1950

Proms 1950: All Events

Sat 22 Jul 1950
- 19:30
  Prom 01 - First Night of the Proms 1950
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Unknown
  National Anthem
  Edward Elgar
  Overture ‘Cockaigne (In London Town)’
  Léo Delibes
  Lakmé, Act 2 - 'Où va la jeune Hindoue?'
  César Franck
  Symphonic Variations
  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  Symphony No. 2 (A London Symphony)
  Camille Saint‐Saëns
  The Carnival of the Animals
  Ambroise Thomas
  MignonNo. 15 Recitative & aria 'Oui! Pour ce soir...Je suis Titania' Act 2
  Hector Berlioz
  Overture 'Le carnaval romain'
  Performers
  Gwen Catley
  soprano
  soprano
  Phyllis Sellick
  piano
  piano
  Cyril Smith
  piano
  piano
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Malcolm Sargent
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Unknown
  Edward Elgar
  Léo Delibes
  César Franck
  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  Camille Saint‐Saëns
  Ambroise Thomas
  Hector Berlioz
Mon 24 Jul 1950
- 19:30
  Prom 02
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Johannes Brahms
  Variations on the St Anthony Chorale
  Joseph Haydn
  Sinfonia Concertante in B flat major
  The CreationNo. 7 Aria 'Rollend in schaumenden Wellen'
  interval
  Johannes Brahms
  Symphony No. 3 in F major
  Joseph Haydn
  The CreationNo. 1 Prelude 'Die Vorstellung des Chaos'
  Keyboard Concerto in D major
  Johannes Brahms
  Hungarian Dance No. 5 in G minor: Allegro, WoO 1.5 (orch. Albert Parlow)
  Hungarian Dance No. 6 in D major: Vivace, WoO 1.6 (orch. Albert Parlow)
  Performers
  Peter Muscant
  cello
  cello
  Paul Beard
  violin
  violin
  Edward Selwyn
  oboe
  oboe
  Richard Newton
  bassoon
  bassoon
  Hervey Alan
  bass-baritone
  bass-baritone
  Nina Milkina
  piano
  piano
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Malcolm Sargent
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Johannes Brahms
  Joseph Haydn
Tue 25 Jul 1950
- 19:30
  Prom 03
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Edward Elgar
  Introduction and Allegro
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Adelaide, Op 46 (arr. Louis Spohr)
  Arnold Bax
  Concertante London premiere
  Antonín Dvořák
  Symphony No. 9 in E minor, ‘From the New World’
  interval
  Sergey Prokofiev
  Symphony No 1 in D major 'Classical' - 1. Allegro
  Maurice Ravel
  Daphnis and Chloe – Suite No. 2
  Performers
  Heddle Nash
  tenor
  tenor
  Harriet Cohen
  piano
  piano
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Malcolm Sargent
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Edward Elgar
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Arnold Bax
  Antonín Dvořák
  Sergey Prokofiev
  Maurice Ravel
Wed 26 Jul 1950
- 19:30
  Prom 04
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  MazeppaGopak Act 1 No. 4a
  Violin Concerto in D major
  Symphony No. 5 in E minor
  interval
  Clive Douglas
  Warra-Wirrawaal First performance in England
  Richard Strauss
  Death and Transfiguration
  Performers
  Malcolm Sargent
  conductor
  conductor
  Alan Loveday
  violin
  violin
  Joseph Post
  conductor
  conductor
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Composers
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  Clive Douglas
  Richard Strauss
Thu 27 Jul 1950
- 19:30
  Prom 05 - Bach Commemoration Concert
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Brandenburg Concerto No 2 in F major, BWV 1047
  Keyboard Concerto in F minor, BWV 1056
  Cantata No. 212, 'Mer hahn en neue Oberkeet' 'Peasant Cantata', BWV 212No. 14 Aria 'Klein-Zschocher müsse'
  Brandenburg Concerto No 5 in D major, BWV 1050
  Cantata No. 159, 'Sehet, wir gehn hinauf gen Jerusalem', BWV 159 (arr. Henry Wood)No. 4 Aria 'Es ist vollbracht' Proms premiere
  Chorale 'Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott', BWV 302
  Cantata No. 80, 'Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott'No. 1 Chorus 'Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott' Proms premiere
  Cantata No. 80, 'Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott'No. 8 Chorale 'Das Wort sie sollen lassen strahn' Proms premiere
  Singet dem Herrn, BWV 225
  Fantasia in G minor, BWV 542
  Cantata No. 50, 'Nun ist das Heil und die Kraft', BWV 50
  Performers
  London Symphony Orchestra
  Basil Cameron
  conductor
  conductor
  George Malcolm
  piano
  piano
  Edward Walker
  flute
  flute
  Alec Whittaker
  oboe
  oboe
  George Stratton
  violin
  violin
  George Eskdale
  trumpet
  trumpet
  Cyril Preedy
  piano
  piano
  Joan Alexander
  soprano
  soprano
  Arnold Greir
  organ
  organ
  William Parsons
  bass
  bass
  Alexandra Choir
  Charles Proctor
  conductor
  conductor
  Geraint Jones
  organ
  organ
  Composers
  Johann Sebastian Bach
Fri 28 Jul 1950
- 19:30
  Prom 06
  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’
  Alan Rawsthorne
  Concerto for String Orchestra
  Maurice Ravel
  Pavane pour une infante défunte (Orchestral version)
  interval
  Maurice Ravel
  Alborada del gracioso (for Orchestra)
  Performers
  Cyril Smith
  piano
  piano
  London Symphony Orchestra
  Basil Cameron
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Alan Rawsthorne
  Maurice Ravel
Sat 29 Jul 1950
- 19:30
  Prom 07
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Mikhail Ivanovich Glinka
  Ruslan and Lyudmila – overtureOverture
  Alexander Borodin
  Prince IgorAria 'No sleep, no rest' Act 2
  Anatoly Konstantinovich Lyadov
  Kikimora
  Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
  The Tale of Tsar SaltanEntr'acte Act 3 Scene 2
  Aram Khachaturian
  Piano Concerto
  Sergey Prokofiev
  Peter and the Wolf, Op 67
  Reinhold Moritzevich Glière
  The Red Poppy, Suite, Op 70aNo. 6 Russian Sailors' Dance
  Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
  The Snow MaidenDance of the Clowns Act 3
  interval
  Performers
  Redvers Llewellyn
  baritone
  baritone
  Noel Mewton-Wood
  piano
  piano
  Constance Cummings
  narrator
  narrator
  London Symphony Orchestra
  Basil Cameron
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Mikhail Ivanovich Glinka
  Alexander Borodin
  Anatoly Konstantinovich Lyadov
  Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
  Aram Khachaturian
  Sergey Prokofiev
  Reinhold Moritzevich Glière
Mon 31 Jul 1950
- 19:30
  Prom 08
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Jean Sibelius
  Finlandia
  Violin Concerto
  Symphony No. 2 in D major
  interval
  Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
  Scheherazade
  Performers
  Max Rostal
  violin
  violin
  Paul Beard
  violin
  violin
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Malcolm Sargent
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Jean Sibelius
  Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Tue 1 Aug 1950
- 19:30
  Prom 09
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  The Abduction from the Seraglio – overture
  Piano Concerto No. 27 in B flat major
  Serenade in C minor, K388- The soloists are all members of the BBC Symphony Orchestra Proms premiere of complete work
  Don Giovanni (Act 2, Sc 12: Crudele? Ah no, mio bene!...Non mi dir)
  interval
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Symphony No. 38 in D major, ‘Prague’
  Frederick Delius
  Paris (The Song of a Great City)
  A Dance Rhapsody No. 1
  Performers
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Malcolm Sargent
  conductor
  conductor
  Denis Matthews
  piano
  piano
  Jesse Pantling
  oboe
  oboe
  Edward Selwyn
  oboe
  oboe
  Richard Newton
  bassoon
  bassoon
  Ralph Clarke
  clarinet
  clarinet
  Douglas Moore
  horn
  horn
  Herbert New
  clarinet
  clarinet
  Harry Watson
  horn
  horn
  James Richens
  bassoon
  bassoon
  Elsie Morison
  soprano
  soprano
  Composers
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Frederick Delius
Wed 2 Aug 1950
- 19:30
  Prom 10
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Felix Mendelssohn
  A Midsummer Night's Dream – overture
  Johannes Brahms
  Violin Concerto in D major - cadenza by Kreisler
  Felix Mendelssohn
  Symphony No 4 in A major 'Italian'
  Johannes Brahms
  Liebeslieder Waltzes, Op 52 (version with piano duet)
  Felix Mendelssohn
  A Midsummer Night’s Dream – incidental musicNo. 1 Scherzo
  A Midsummer Night’s Dream – incidental musicNo. 6 Wedding March
  A Midsummer Night’s Dream – incidental musicNo. 5 Nocturne
  Performers
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Malcolm Sargent
  conductorpiano/director
  conductorpiano/director
  Jean Pougnet
  violin
  violin
  Ernest Lush
  piano
  piano
  Margaret Godley
  soprano
  soprano
  Margaret Rees
  soprano
  soprano
  Margaret Rolfe
  contralto
  contralto
  Maude Baker
  contralto
  contralto
  Bradshaw Macmillan
  tenor
  tenor
  Emlyn Bebb
  tenor
  tenor
  Stanley Riley
  bass
  bass
  Leonard Hubbard
  bass
  bass
  Grace Reynolds
  soprano
  soprano
  Gertrude Wood
  contralto
  contralto
  Kathleen Ewart
  contralto
  contralto
  Lawrence Watts
  tenor
  tenor
  Kenneth Tudor
  bass
  bass
  William Brown
  bass
  bass
  Eileen McLoughlin
  soprano
  soprano
  Alpha Newby
  tenor
  tenor
  Composers
  Felix Mendelssohn
  Johannes Brahms
Thu 3 Aug 1950
- 19:30
  Prom 11
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Joseph Haydn
  L'isola disabitata, Hob. XXVIII:9Overture
  Ernest John Moeran
  Violin Concerto
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  Symphony No. 4 in F minor
  Arnold Bax
  Tintagel
  Gaetano Donizetti
  La favoritaRecitative & aria 'Ma de' malvagi invan...Vien, Leonora, a piedi tuoi' Act 2
  Jean Sibelius
  Valse triste
  Lemminkäinen Suite, Op 22No. 4 Lemminkäinen's Return
  Performers
  Antonio Brosa
  violin
  violin
  Dennis Noble
  baritone
  baritone
  London Symphony Orchestra
  Basil Cameron
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Joseph Haydn
  Ernest John Moeran
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  Arnold Bax
  Gaetano Donizetti
  Jean Sibelius
Fri 4 Aug 1950
- 19:30
  Prom 12
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  The Creatures of PrometheusNo. 1 Overture
  Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major
  Symphony No. 3 in E flat major, ‘Eroica’
  Arthur Honegger
  Prelude, Fugue and Postlude, H 71a First performance in England
  César Franck
  Le chasseur maudit
  Performers
  Kathleen Long
  piano
  piano
  London Symphony Orchestra
  Basil Cameron
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Arthur Honegger
  César Franck
Sat 5 Aug 1950
- 19:30
  Prom 13
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Gioachino Rossini
  The Thieving Magpie – overture
  Giuseppe Verdi
  La forza del destinoRecitative & aria 'Son giunta!...Madre, pietosa Vergine' Act 2 Scene 2
  Pietro Mascagni
  Cavalleria rusticanaIntermezzo
  Ermanno Wolf‐Ferrari
  I gioielli della MadonnaIntermezzo Act 3
  interval
  Giuseppe Verdi
  AidaRecitative & aria 'Se quel guerrier io fossi!...Celeste Aïda' Act 1 Scene 1
  Riccardo Zandonai
  Giulietta e RomeoTorch Dance Act 2 Scene 1 Proms premiere
  Giulietta e RomeoCavalcade Act 3 Scene 1 Proms premiere
  Giacomo Puccini
  Madama ButterflyNo. 8a Duet 'Viene la sera' Act 1
  Madama ButterflyNo. 8b Duet 'Bimba, dagli occhi' Act 1
  Madama ButterflyNo. 8c Duet 'Stolta paura, l'amor' Act 1
  Madama ButterflyNo. 8d Duet 'Vogliatemi bene' Act 1
  Madama ButterflyNo. 8e Duet 'Un po' di vero c'è' Act 1
  TurandotNo. 3a Chorus 'Perchè tarda la luna?' Act 1
  TurandotNo. 12a Chorus 'Gravi, enormi ed imponenti!' Act 2 Scene 2
  TurandotNo. 24b Chorus 'Diecimilia anni al nostro Imperatore!' Act 2 Scene 2
  TurandotNo. 3b Chorus 'Là sui monti dell'Est' Act 1
  Alexander Borodin
  Prince IgorOverture
  Sergey Prokofiev
  CinderellaNo. 6 The Sister's New Clothes Act 1 Proms premiere
  CinderellaNo. 10 Gavotte Act 1 Proms premiere
  CinderellaNo. 11 Second Appearance of Fairy Godmother Act 1 Proms premiere
  CinderellaNo. 12 Spring Fairy Act 1 Proms premiere
  CinderellaNo. 13 Summer Fairy Act 1 Proms premiere
  CinderellaNo. 15 Autumn Fairy Act 1 Proms premiere
  CinderellaNo. 16 Winter Fairy Act 1 Proms premiere
  CinderellaNo. 17 Interrupted Departure Act 1 Proms premiere
  CinderellaNo. 36 Duet of the Prince and Cinderella Act 2 Proms premiere
  CinderellaNo. 37 Waltz-Coda Act 2 Proms premiere
  CinderellaNo. 50 Finale (Amoroso) Act 3 Proms premiere
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  The Sleeping Beauty (Act 1, No 6: Waltz)
  The Sleeping Beauty (Introduction)
  The Sleeping Beauty (Act 1, No 9: Finale)
  The Sleeping Beauty (Act 3, No 22: Polonaise)
  Performers
  Joan Hammond
  soprano
  soprano
  BBC Opera Chorus (men's voices)
  James Johnston
  tenor
  tenor
  BBC Opera Chorus
  Stanford Robinson
  conductor
  conductor
  BBC Opera Orchestra
  Composers
  Gioachino Rossini
  Giuseppe Verdi
  Pietro Mascagni
  Ermanno Wolf‐Ferrari
  Riccardo Zandonai
  Giacomo Puccini
  Alexander Borodin
  Sergey Prokofiev
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Mon 7 Aug 1950
- 19:30
  Prom 14
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  Eugene Onegin – Polonaise
  7 Romances, Op 47No. 5 Blagoslavlyayu vas, lesa Proms premiere
  6 Romances, Op 38No. 1 Serenada Don-Zhuana Proms premiere
  Serenade for Strings in C major, Op 48No. 3 Elegy: Larghetto elegiaco
  Serenade for Strings in C major, Op 48No. 2 Valse: Moderato
  Piano Concerto No. 1 in B flat minor
  interval
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  Fantasy-Overture ‘Romeo and Juliet’
  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. 13e Pas d'action Act 2 No. 4e
  Overture '1812'
  Performers
  Harold Williams
  baritone
  baritone
  Anon.
  orchestrator
  orchestrator
  Dame Moura Lympany
  piano
  piano
  London Symphony Orchestra
  Basil Cameron
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Tue 8 Aug 1950
- 19:30
  Prom 15
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  George Frideric Handel
  Concerto grosso in D major, HWV 323Proms premiere
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Concerto in D minor for two violins, BWV 1043
  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
  Brandenburg Concerto No 4 in G major, BWV 1049
  interval
  George Frideric Handel
  Organ Concerto in B flat major 'Hallelujah', HWV308, Op. 7, No. 3 (arr. Gordon Jacob)
  Johann Christian Bach
  Sinfonia in B flat major, G 9Proms premiere
  Constant Lambert
  ComusFirst concert performance
  Performers
  Basil Cameron
  conductor
  conductor
  Frederick Grinke
  soloist
  soloist
  David Martin
  violin
  violin
  William Herbert
  tenor
  tenor
  George Stratton
  violin
  violin
  Edward Walker
  flute
  flute
  Gordon Walker
  flute
  flute
  Sir George Thomas Thalben-Ball
  organ
  organ
  Trevor Harvey
  conductor
  conductor
  London Symphony Orchestra
  Composers
  George Frideric Handel
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Georg Philipp Telemann
  Johann Christian Bach
  Constant Lambert
Wed 9 Aug 1950
- 19:30
  Prom 16
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Robert Schumann
  Manfred, Op 115Overture
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Piano Concerto No 17 in G major, K 453
  Don Giovanni (Act 1, Sc 5: Madamina, il catalogo è questo)
  Robert Schumann
  Symphony No. 4 in D minor
  Cello Concerto in A minor
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Symphony No. 31 in D major, ‘Paris’
  Performers
  Iris Loveridge
  piano
  piano
  Martin Lawrence
  bass
  bass
  John Shinebourne
  cello
  cello
  London Symphony Orchestra
  Basil Cameron
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Robert Schumann
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Thu 10 Aug 1950
- 19:30
  Prom 17
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Joseph Haydn
  Symphony No. 88 in G major
  Gioachino Rossini
  La Cenerentola – 'Nacqui all' affanno ... Non più mesta'
  William Walton
  Violin Concerto
  Jean Sibelius
  Symphony No. 7 in C major
  interval
  Claude Debussy
  Nocturnes
  Gustav Holst
  The Perfect FoolBallet music
  Performers
  Janet Howe
  mezzo-soprano
  mezzo-soprano
  Alan Loveday
  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
  Joseph Haydn
  Gioachino Rossini
  William Walton
  Jean Sibelius
  Claude Debussy
  Gustav Holst
Fri 11 Aug 1950
- 19:30
  Prom 18
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  EgmontNo. 1 Overture
  Piano Concerto No. 1 in C major
  Symphony No. 7 in A major
  interval
  Dmitry Shostakovich
  Symphony No. 1 in F minor
  Performers
  James Gibb
  piano
  piano
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Malcolm Sargent
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Dmitry Shostakovich
Sat 12 Aug 1950
- 19:30
  Prom 19
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Gioachino Rossini
  William Tell – overture
  Gaetano Donizetti
  La favoritaRecitative & aria 'Fia dunque vero...O mio Fernando' Act 3
  Frederick Delius
  Irmelin Prelude
  KoangaLa Calinda Act 1
  interval
  Felix Mendelssohn
  Violin Concerto in E minor
  Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
  Capriccio espagnol, Op 34
  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. 1 Pastorale
  L' Arlésienne – Suite No. 1No. 4 Carillon
  L' Arlésienne, Suite No. 2No. 4 Farandole
  Alexander Borodin
  String Quartet No. 2 in D major (orch. Malcom Sargent)No. 3 Notturno
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  Marche slave, Op 31
  Performers
  Marjorie Thomas
  contralto
  contralto
  Antonio Brosa
  violin
  violin
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Malcolm Sargent
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Gioachino Rossini
  Gaetano Donizetti
  Frederick Delius
  Felix Mendelssohn
  Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
  Georges Bizet
  Alexander Borodin
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Mon 14 Aug 1950
- 19:30
  Prom 20
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Richard Wagner
  TannhäuserNo. 1 Overture
  TannhäuserNo. 2 Venusberg Music Act 1 Scene 1
  Das RheingoldEntry of the Gods into Valhalla (orchestral version) - Performed without soloists other than the Rhinemaidens
  Das RheingoldNo. 37 Schwüles Gedünst schwebt in der Luft - Performed without soloists other than the Rhinemaidens
  Das RheingoldNo. 38 Zur Burg fürht die Brücke - Performed without soloists other than the Rhinemaidens
  Das RheingoldNo. 39 Abdendich strahlt - Performed without soloists other than the Rhinemaidens
  Das RheingoldNo. 40 Ihrem Ende - Performed without soloists other than the Rhinemaidens
  Das RheingoldNo. 41 Rheingold! Rheingold! - Performed without soloists other than the Rhinemaidens
  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
  Richard Strauss
  Don Quixote, Op 35
  interval
  Performers
  Margaret Godley
  soprano
  soprano
  Margaret Rees
  soprano
  soprano
  Margaret Rolfe
  contralto
  contralto
  Tom Williams
  Hans Sachs
  Hans Sachs
  Constance Shacklock
  Magdalene
  Magdalene
  Alfred Hepworth
  David
  David
  Amy Shuard
  Eva
  Eva
  Robert Thomas
  Walter
  Walter
  Paul Tortelier
  cello
  cello
  Gwynne Edwards
  viola
  viola
  London Symphony Orchestra
  Basil Cameron
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Richard Wagner
  Richard Strauss
Tue 15 Aug 1950
- 19:30
  Prom 21
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Antonín Dvořák
  Overture 'Carnival'
  Johannes Brahms
  Alto Rhapsody
  Antonín Dvořák
  Symphonic Variations, Op 78
  Johannes Brahms
  Double Concerto
  Symphony No 1 in C minor
  Performers
  Mary Jarred
  contralto
  contralto
  BBC Singers (1924-34, Wireless Chorus; 1935-8, 1942-3, 1946-72, BBC Chorus) (men's voices)
  Zara Nelsova
  cello
  cello
  Jean Pougnet
  violin
  violin
  London Symphony Orchestra
  Basil Cameron
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Antonín Dvořák
  Johannes Brahms
Wed 16 Aug 1950
- 19:30
  Prom 22
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Hector Berlioz
  Overture 'Le carnaval romain'
  Carl Maria von Weber
  OberonNo. 13 Aria 'Ocean, thou mighty monster' Act 2
  Sergei Rachmaninov
  Piano Concerto No. 1 in F sharp minor
  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  Symphony No. 6 in E minor
  interval
  Maurice Ravel
  Tzigane
  Igor Stravinsky
  The Firebird Suite
  Performers
  Amy Shuard
  soprano
  soprano
  Kendall Taylor
  piano
  piano
  Tibor Varga
  violin
  violin
  London Symphony Orchestra
  Basil Cameron
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Hector Berlioz
  Carl Maria von Weber
  Sergei Rachmaninov
  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  Maurice Ravel
  Igor Stravinsky
Thu 17 Aug 1950
- 19:30
  Prom 23
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Joseph Haydn
  Symphony No. 86 in D major
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Horn Concerto No. 3 in E flat major, K447
  Joseph Haydn
  The Creation (Pt 1, No 9: Nun beut die Flur das frische Grun)
  The Creation (Pt 1, No 8: Und Gott sprach: Es bringe die Erde Gras hervor)
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Symphony No. 41 in C major, ‘Jupiter’
  interval
  Robert Schumann
  Piano Concerto in A minor
  Richard Strauss
  Till Eulenspiegel’s Merry Pranks
  Performers
  Dennis Brain
  horn
  horn
  Isobel Baillie
  soprano
  soprano
  Georges Théméli
  piano
  piano
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Malcolm Sargent
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Joseph Haydn
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Robert Schumann
  Richard Strauss
Fri 18 Aug 1950
- 19:30
  Prom 24
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Overture 'Leonore' No. 3
  Violin Concerto in D major
  Symphony No 8 in F major
  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis
  interval
  Edward Elgar
  The KingdomPrelude
  George Frideric Handel
  Chandos Anthem No. 2 'In the Lord put I my trust', HWV 247 (arr. Edward Elgar)Overture in D minor
  Performers
  Ida Haendel
  violin
  violin
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Malcolm Sargent
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  Edward Elgar
  George Frideric Handel
Sat 19 Aug 1950
- 19:30
  Prom 25
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Daniel François Esprit Auber
  Fra Diavolo, S 18Overture
  Gustave Charpentier
  LouiseAria 'Depuis le jour' Act 3
  Georges Bizet
  The Fair Maid of PerthPrélude Proms premiere
  The Fair Maid of PerthMarche Act 2 No. 1 Proms premiere
  The Fair Maid of PerthEntr'acte Act 3 Proms premiere
  The Fair Maid of PerthSt Valentine Chorus Act 4 Proms premiere
  The Fair Maid of PerthDanse bohémienne Act 2 Proms premiere
  CarmenNo. 15c Aria 'La fleur que tu m'avais jetée' Act 2
  Jules Massenet
  ManonNo. 24a Je suis seul! Act 3 Scene 2 Proms premiere
  ManonNo. 24b Ah! fuyez, douce image Act 3 Scene 2 Proms premiere
  ManonNo. 25 Pardonez-moi, Dieu de prudence Act 3 Scene 2 Proms premiere
  ManonNo. 25a Toi! Vous! Act 3 Scene 2 Proms premiere
  ManonNo. 25b N'est-ce plus ma main Act 3 Scene 2 Proms premiere
  Hector Berlioz
  The TrojansChasse royale et orage Act 4
  The TrojansMarche troyenne (Concert version, arr. Berlioz)
  interval
  Constant Lambert
  The Rio Grande
  William Walton
  Façade, Suite No. 1No. 1 Polka
  Façade, Suite No. 1No. 2 Valse
  Façade, Suite No. 1No. 3 Swiss Yodelling Song
  Façade, Suite No. 2No. 5 Popular Song
  Façade, Suite No. 2No. 6 Old Sir Faulk
  Façade, Suite No. 1No. 5 Tarantella Sevillana
  Arthur Bliss
  CheckmateNo. 3 Dance of the Four Knights
  CheckmateNo. 4 Entry of the Black Queen
  CheckmateNo. 5 The Red Knight's Mazurka
  CheckmateNo. 6 Ceremony of the Red Bishops
  CheckmateNo. 12 Finale: Checkmate
  Performers
  Janine Micheau
  sopranoManon
  sopranoManon
  BBC Opera Chorus
  Heddle Nash
  tenordes Grieux
  tenordes Grieux
  Gladys Ripley
  contralto
  contralto
  Eric Harrison
  piano
  piano
  Stanford Robinson
  conductor
  conductor
  BBC Opera Orchestra
  Composers
  Daniel François Esprit Auber
  Gustave Charpentier
  Georges Bizet
  Jules Massenet
  Hector Berlioz
  Constant Lambert
  William Walton
  Arthur Bliss
Mon 21 Aug 1950
- 19:30
  Prom 26
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  The Sleeping Beauty (Act 1, No 6: Waltz)
  Piano Concerto No. 2 in G major
  Symphony No. 6 in B minor, ‘Pathétique’
  Gordon Jacob
  Suite No. 2London premiere
  Hector Berlioz
  The damnation of Faust - Marche hongroise
  The damnation of Faust - Ballet des sylphes
  The damnation of Faust - Menuet des follets
  interval
  Performers
  Irene Kohler
  piano
  piano
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Malcolm Sargent
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  Gordon Jacob
  Hector Berlioz
Tue 22 Aug 1950
- 19:30
  Prom 27
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Ottorino Respighi
  La boutique fantasque (suite)
  Sergei Rachmaninov
  Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini
  Edward Elgar
  Falstaff
  John Ireland
  Piano Concerto
  interval
  interval
  Maurice Ravel
  La valse
  Performers
  Colin Horsley
  piano
  piano
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Malcolm Sargent
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Ottorino Respighi
  Sergei Rachmaninov
  Edward Elgar
  John Ireland
  Maurice Ravel
Wed 23 Aug 1950
- 19:30
  Prom 28
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  George Frideric Handel
  Water Music Suite (arr. Hamilton Harty)
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Cantata No. 18, 'Gleichwie der Regen und Schnee vom Himmel fällt', BWV 18No. 4 Aria 'Mein Seelenschatz ist Gottes Wort'
  interval
  George Frideric Handel
  Oboe Concerto No. 3 in G minor
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G major
  George Frideric Handel
  Organ Concerto in D minor
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Passacaglia and Fugue in C minor, BWV 582 (orch. Ottorino Respighi)
  Leo Sowerby
  Concerto for Organ No. 1 in C major First performance in England
  Gustav Holst
  The PlanetsNo. 1 Mars, the Bringer of War
  The PlanetsNo. 4 Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity
  Performers
  Elsie Suddaby
  soprano
  soprano
  Léon Goossens
  oboe
  oboe
  E. Power Biggs
  organ
  organ
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Malcolm Sargent
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  George Frideric Handel
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Leo Sowerby
  Gustav Holst
Thu 24 Aug 1950
- 19:30
  Prom 29
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  The Magic Flute (Overture)
  Richard Strauss
  6 Songs, Op 17 (orch. Felix Mottl)No. 2 Ständchen
  Four Songs, Op. 27No. 4 Morgen!
  interval
  Richard Strauss
  Four Songs, Op. 27No. 2 Cäcilie
  Edward Elgar
  Cello Concerto in E minor
  Antonín Dvořák
  Symphony No. 8 in G major
  Charles Gounod
  FaustNo. 12b Scena 'Il était un roi de Thulé' Act 3
  FaustNo. 13 Recitative & aria 'O Dieu! que de bijoux!...Ah! je ris de me voir' Act 3
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  Francesca da Rimini
  Performers
  Victoria de los Ángeles
  soprano
  soprano
  David Wise
  violin
  violin
  Anthony Pini
  cello
  cello
  London Philharmonic Orchestra
  Basil Cameron
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Richard Strauss
  Edward Elgar
  Antonín Dvořák
  Charles Gounod
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Fri 25 Aug 1950
- 19:30
  Prom 30
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  FidelioOverture
  Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major
  Symphony No. 6 in F major, ‘Pastoral’
  interval
  Benjamin Frankel
  Overture 'May Day', Op 22 London premiere
  John Ireland
  Concertino pastorale
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Fantasia and Fugue in C minor, BWV 537, Op 86 (orch. Edward Elgar)No. 2 Fugue
  Performers
  Dame Moura Lympany
  piano
  piano
  London Philharmonic Orchestra
  Basil Cameron
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Benjamin Frankel
  John Ireland
  Johann Sebastian Bach
Sat 26 Aug 1950
- 19:30
  Prom 31
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  John Ireland
  A London Overture
  Sir George Dyson
  The Canterbury PilgrimsNo. 11 The Wife of Bath
  Paul Dukas
  The Sorcerer’s Apprentice
  Sergei Rachmaninov
  Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor
  Kodály Zoltán
  Háry János - suite
  Maurice Ravel
  Boléro
  Performers
  Jennifer Vyvyan
  soprano
  soprano
  Cyril Smith
  piano
  piano
  Gilbert Webster
  cimbalom
  cimbalom
  London Philharmonic Orchestra
  Basil Cameron
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  John Ireland
  Sir George Dyson
  Paul Dukas
  Sergei Rachmaninov
  Kodály Zoltán
  Maurice Ravel
Mon 28 Aug 1950
- 19:30
  Prom 32
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Orchestral Suite No. 1 in C major, BWV 1066
  Violin Concerto in E major
  Concerto for Two Keyboards in C major, BWV 1061
  interval
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Orchestral Suite No 3 in D major, BWV 1068
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Concerto in E flat major for two pianos
  Bedrich Smetana
  Má vlastNo. 4 From Bohemia's Woods and Fields
  Performers
  Marie Wilson
  violin
  violin
  Cyril Smith
  soloistpiano
  soloistpiano
  Phyllis Sellick
  piano
  piano
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Malcolm Sargent
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Bedrich Smetana
Tue 29 Aug 1950
- 19:30
  Prom 33
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Eine kleine Nachtmusik
  The Marriage of Figaro (Act 2, Sc 2: Voi che sapete)
  Vesperae de Dominica, K 321Laudate Dominum Proms premiere
  interval
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Piano Concerto No 26 in D major, K 537 'Coronation'- cadenza by Mozart
  Symphony No. 39 in E flat major
  Manuel de Falla
  La vida breveAria 'Vivan los que ríen' Proms premiere
  La vida breveAria 'Allí está riyendo' Act 2 Scene 1 Proms premiere
  Enrique Granados
  Goyescas (opera)Aria 'La Maja y el Ruiseñor' Proms premiere
  Manuel de Falla
  The Three-Cornered Hat – Suite No. 2
  Performers
  Victoria de los Ángeles
  soprano
  soprano
  Robert Casadesus
  piano
  piano
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Malcolm Sargent
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Manuel de Falla
  Enrique Granados
Wed 30 Aug 1950
- 19:30
  Prom 34
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Richard Wagner
  LohengrinNo. 1 Prelude Act 1
  Maurice Ravel
  Shéhérazade
  Edward Elgar
  Symphony No. 2 in E flat major
  interval
  Franz Liszt
  Piano Concerto No. 2 in A major
  Henri Duparc
  Phidylé
  Hector Berlioz
  Benvenuto CelliniOverture
  Performers
  Malcolm Sargent
  conductor
  conductor
  Suzanne Danco
  soprano
  soprano
  John Hollingsworth
  conductor
  conductor
  Louis Kentner
  piano
  piano
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Composers
  Richard Wagner
  Maurice Ravel
  Edward Elgar
  Franz Liszt
  Henri Duparc
  Hector Berlioz
Thu 31 Aug 1950
- 19:30
  Prom 35
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Richard Wagner
  The Flying DutchmanOverture
  GötterdämmerungNo. 5 Siegfrieds Rheinfahrt (Prologue)
  TannhäuserNo. 10 Dich, teure Halle, grüss' ich wieder Act 2 Scene 1
  TannhäuserNo. 24 Allmächt'ge Jungfrau Act 3 Scene 1
  ParsifalGood Friday Music (concert version) Act 3 Scene 1
  interval
  Richard Wagner
  Die WalküreNo. 40 Leb' wohl [Wotan's Abschied] Act 3 Scene 3
  Die WalküreNo. 43 Feuerzauber Act 3 Scene 3
  Hector Berlioz
  Symphonie fantastique
  Performers
  Joan Hammond
  soprano
  soprano
  Harold Williams
  baritone
  baritone
  London Philharmonic Orchestra
  Basil Cameron
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Richard Wagner
  Hector Berlioz
Fri 1 Sep 1950
- 19:30
  Prom 36
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Symphony No. 1 in C major
  Concert aria ‘Ah! perfido’
  Romance in G major, Op 40
  Symphony No. 5 in C minor
  interval
  interval
  Arnold Bax
  Violin Concerto
  Lord Berners
  Fugue in C minor
  Performers
  Emelie Hooke
  soprano
  soprano
  Frederick Grinke
  violin
  violin
  London Philharmonic Orchestra
  Basil Cameron
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Arnold Bax
  Lord Berners
Sat 2 Sep 1950
- 19:30
  Prom 37
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Carl Maria von Weber
  Der FreischützOverture
  Antonín Dvořák
  Rusalka, Op 114O silver moon Act 1
  Jaromír Weinberger
  Schwanda the BagpiperPolka Act 1 Proms premiere
  Schwanda the BagpiperOdzemek Proms premiere
  Schwanda the BagpiperFuriant Proms premiere
  Schwanda the BagpiperFugue Act 2 Proms premiere
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  The Abduction from the Seraglio (Act 1, Sc 2: Wer ein Liebchen hat gefunden)
  The Abduction from the Seraglio (Act 1, Sc 3: Solche hergelauf'ne Laffen)
  interval
  Richard Strauss
  Der RosenkavalierClosing Scene Act 3 Proms premiere
  Richard Wagner
  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. 51 Wach auf! es nahet gen den Tag Act 3 Scene 5
  The Mastersingers of NurembergNo. 48b Sankt Krispin, lobet ihn! Act 3 Scene 5
  The Mastersingers of NurembergNo. 58 Ehrt eure deutschen Meister Act 3 Scene 5
  Johann Strauss
  Radetzky March, Op 228
  Franz von Suppé
  Die schöne GalatheeOverture Proms premiere
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  3 German Dances, K605Proms premiere
  Josef Strauss
  Sphären-Klänge – waltzProms premiere
  Johann Strauss II
  Perpetuum mobile, Op 257
  Pizzicato Polka
  Emperor Waltz
  Performers
  Gré Brouwenstijn
  sopranoMarschallin
  sopranoMarschallin
  BBC Opera Chorus
  Owen Brannigan
  bassFaninal
  bassFaninal
  Victoria Sladen
  Octavian
  Octavian
  Adele Leigh
  Sophie
  Sophie
  William Biggs
  tenor
  tenor
  Jack Mackintosh
  post horn
  post horn
  Stanford Robinson
  conductor
  conductor
  BBC Opera Orchestra
  Composers
  Carl Maria von Weber
  Antonín Dvořák
  Jaromír Weinberger
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Richard Strauss
  Richard Wagner
  Johann Strauss
  Franz von Suppé
  Josef Strauss
  Johann Strauss II
Mon 4 Sep 1950
- 19:30
  Prom 38
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Franz Schubert
  Die Zauberharfe, D 644Overture
  Symphony No. 8 in B minor, ‘Unfinished’
  Johannes Brahms
  Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major
  Symphony No. 2 in D major
  interval
  Performers
  Myra Hess
  piano
  piano
  London Philharmonic Orchestra
  Basil Cameron
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Franz Schubert
  Johannes Brahms
Tue 5 Sep 1950
- 19:30
  Prom 39
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Carl Maria von Weber
  OberonOverture
  Claude Debussy
  L' enfant prodigueRecitative & aria 'L'année en vain chasse l'année...Azaël! Azaël!'
  Béla Bartók
  Viola ConcertoLondon premiere
  Jean Sibelius
  Symphony No. 5 in E flat major
  interval
  Claude Debussy
  Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune
  Edward Elgar
  ‘Enigma’ Variations
  Performers
  Nancy Evans
  mezzo-soprano
  mezzo-soprano
  William Primrose
  viola
  viola
  London Philharmonic Orchestra
  Basil Cameron
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Carl Maria von Weber
  Claude Debussy
  Béla Bartók
  Jean Sibelius
  Edward Elgar
Wed 6 Sep 1950
- 19:30
  Prom 40
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Richard Wagner
  A Faust Overture, WWV 59
  SiegfriedForest Murmurs (orchestral synthesis) Act 2 Scene 2
  TannhäuserNo. 27 Inbrunst im Herzen Act 3 Scene 3 - In this performance Wolfram's lines were not sung
  Siegfried Idyll
  interval
  Richard Wagner
  GötterdämmerungNo. 32 Frau Sonne, sendet lichte Strahlen Act 3 Scene 1
  LohengrinNo. 4 Einsam in trüben Tagen Act 1 Scene 2
  Die WalküreWalkürenritt (orchestral synthesis) Act 3 Scene 1
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major, ‘Emperor’
  King StephenOverture
  Performers
  Parry Jones
  tenor
  tenor
  Margaret Godley
  soprano
  soprano
  Margaret Rees
  soprano
  soprano
  Margaret Rolfe
  contralto
  contralto
  Sylvia Fisher
  soprano
  soprano
  Benno Moiseiwitsch
  piano
  piano
  London Philharmonic Orchestra
  Basil Cameron
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Richard Wagner
  Ludwig van Beethoven
Thu 7 Sep 1950
- 19:30
  Prom 41
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  George Frideric Handel
  Music for the Royal Fireworks – overture (arr. Hamilton Harty)
  Music for the Royal Fireworks - No 3. Bourrée (arr. Hamilton Harty)No. 2 Bourrée
  Music for the Royal Fireworks, HWV 351 (arr. Hamilton Harty)No. 3 La paix: Largo alla siciliana
  Music for the Royal Fireworks - No 5. Minuets (arr. Hamilton Harty)
  Coronation Anthem ‘Zadok the Priest’
  Concerto Grosso in D minor, HWV 328, Op. 6, No. 10Proms premiere
  interval
  George Frideric Handel
  Organ Concerto in B flat major, HWV 306, Op. 7 No. 1 (arr. Gordon Jacob)
  Alexander’s FeastAria 'Revenge, revenge! Timotheus cries' Act 2 No. 2
  Israel in Egypt (Pt 2, No 6: He spake the word)
  Israel in Egypt (Pt 2, No 9: He smote all the first-born)
  Israel in Egypt (Pt 2, No 7: He gave them hailstones)
  Israel in Egypt (Pt 2, No 8: He sent a thick darkness)
  Israel in Egypt (Pt 3, No 39: Sing ye to the Lord)
  Edward Elgar
  The Music Makers
  Performers
  BBC Symphony Chorus
  Jeanne Demessieux
  organ
  organ
  William Overton
  trumpet
  trumpet
  Trevor Anthony
  bass
  bass
  Mary Jarred
  contralto
  contralto
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Malcolm Sargent
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  George Frideric Handel
  Edward Elgar
Fri 8 Sep 1950
- 19:30
  Prom 42
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Overture ‘Coriolan’
  Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor
  Symphony No. 4 in B flat major
  Elisabeth Lutyens
  Concerto for Viola, Op 15 World premiere
  Franz Liszt
  Two Episodes from Lenau's Faust, S 110No. 2 Der Tanz in der Dorfschenke
  interval
  Performers
  Malcolm Sargent
  conductor
  conductor
  Myra Hess
  piano
  piano
  John Hollingsworth
  conductor
  conductor
  Frederick Riddle
  viola
  viola
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Composers
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Elisabeth Lutyens
  Franz Liszt
Sat 9 Sep 1950
- 19:30
  Prom 43
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Bedrich Smetana
  The Bartered BrideOverture
  Frederick Delius
  A Song Before Sunrise
  Edvard Grieg
  Piano Concerto in A minor
  Giuseppe Verdi
  AidaFinale Act 2 Scene 2
  interval
  Erno Dohnanyi
  Variations on a Nursery Song, Op 25
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  Andante cantabile, Op 11a
  Alexander Borodin
  Prince IgorPolovtsian Dances Act 2
  Performers
  Eileen Joyce
  piano
  piano
  Victoria Sladen
  Aida
  Aida
  Gordon Clinton
  Amanasro
  Amanasro
  James Johnston
  Radamès
  Radamès
  Edith Coates
  Amneris
  Amneris
  Bernard Steel
  RamfisKing of Egypt
  RamfisKing of Egypt
  Royal Choral Society
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Malcolm Sargent
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Bedrich Smetana
  Frederick Delius
  Edvard Grieg
  Giuseppe Verdi
  Erno Dohnanyi
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  Alexander Borodin
Mon 11 Sep 1950
- 19:30
  Prom 44
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Carl Maria von Weber
  Euryanthe, J291Overture
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major - cadenzas by Beethoven
  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  Symphony No. 5 in D major
  John Ireland
  The Forgotten Rite
  Kodály Zoltán
  Dances of Galánta
  Performers
  Basil Cameron
  conductor
  conductor
  Clifford Curzon
  piano
  piano
  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  conductor
  conductor
  London Philharmonic Orchestra
  Composers
  Carl Maria von Weber
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  John Ireland
  Kodály Zoltán
Tue 12 Sep 1950
- 19:30
  Prom 45
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Franz Schubert
  Overture in D major 'In the Italian Style', D 590
  Der Hirt auf dem Felsen (arr. Carl Reinecke)
  Franz Liszt
  Totentanz
  Franz Schubert
  Symphony No. 9 in C major, ‘Great’
  Fantasy in C major, D760, 'Wanderer' (orch. Liszt)
  Franz Liszt
  Symphonic Poem No. 3 'Les Préludes', S 97
  Performers
  Elisabeth Schwarzkopf
  soprano
  soprano
  Maurice Cody
  clarinet
  clarinet
  Louis Kentner
  piano
  piano
  London Philharmonic Orchestra
  Basil Cameron
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Franz Schubert
  Franz Liszt
Wed 13 Sep 1950
- 19:30
  Prom 46
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Richard Wagner
  The Mastersingers of NurembergNo. 1 Prelude Act 1
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Piano Concerto No. 24 in C minor
  William Walton
  Symphony No. 1 in B flat minor
  interval
  Manuel de Falla
  Nights in the Gardens of Spain
  Emmanuel Chabrier
  España
  Performers
  Clifford Curzon
  piano
  piano
  London Philharmonic Orchestra
  Basil Cameron
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Richard Wagner
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  William Walton
  Manuel de Falla
  Emmanuel Chabrier
Thu 14 Sep 1950
- 19:30
  Prom 47
  Royal Albert Hall
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  Johannes Brahms
  Academic Festival Overture
  Vier ernste Gesänge, Op 121 (orch. Malcolm Sargent)
  Piano Concerto No 1 in D minor
  Symphony No. 4 in E minor
  interval
  Performers
  Kathleen Ferrier
  contralto
  contralto
  Solomon
  piano
  piano
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Malcolm Sargent
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Johannes Brahms
Fri 15 Sep 1950
- 19:30
  Prom 48
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  Fantasia (quasi variazioni) on the 'Old 104th' London premiere
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Symphony No. 9 in D minor, ‘Choral’
  Jean Sibelius
  En saga
  interval
  Richard Wagner
  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
  Performers
  Malcolm Sargent
  conductor
  conductor
  Michael Mullinar
  piano
  piano
  Royal Choral Society
  Gladys Ripley
  contralto
  contralto
  Norman Walker
  bass
  bass
  Marjorie Avis
  soprano
  soprano
  Richard Lewis
  tenor
  tenor
  Trevor Harvey
  conductor
  conductor
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Composers
  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Jean Sibelius
  Richard Wagner
Sat 16 Sep 1950
- 19:30
  Prom 49 - Last Night of the Proms 1950
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Franz von Suppé
  Dichter und BauerOverture
  Giuseppe Verdi
  Don CarlosAria 'O don fatale' Act 4 Scene 1
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  The Nutcracker, Suite, Op 71a
  Franz Liszt
  Piano Concerto No. 1 in E flat major
  Benjamin Britten
  The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra
  Johann Strauss II
  By the Beautiful Blue Danube – waltz
  Edward Elgar
  Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1 in D major, ‘Land of Hope and Glory’
  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. 7 Home, Sweet Home
  Fantasia on British Sea-SongsNo. 9 Rule, Britannia!
  Fantasia on British Sea-SongsNo. 3 The Saucy Arethusa
  Fantasia on British Sea-SongsNo. 4 Tom Bowling
  Unknown
  National Anthem
  Performers
  Constance Shacklock
  mezzo-soprano
  mezzo-soprano
  Kendall Taylor
  piano
  piano
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Malcolm Sargent
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Franz von Suppé
  Giuseppe Verdi
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  Franz Liszt
  Benjamin Britten
  Johann Strauss II
  Edward Elgar
  Henry Wood
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Mon 24 Jul 1950

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Sat 29 Jul 1950

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Mon 31 Jul 1950

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Tue 1 Aug 1950

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Mon 7 Aug 1950

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Tue 8 Aug 1950

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Wed 9 Aug 1950

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Fri 11 Aug 1950

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Mon 14 Aug 1950

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