Proms 1908

Proms 1908: All Events

Sat 15 Aug 1908
- 20:00
  Prom 01 - First Night of the Proms 1908
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Unknown
  National Anthem
  Richard Wagner
  LohengrinNo. 1 Prelude Act 1
  Max Bruch
  Das Feuerkreuz, Op 52Aria 'Ave Maria'
  Edward Elgar
  The Wand of Youth, Suite No. 1, Op 1aNo. 1 Overture Proms premiere
  The Wand of Youth, Suite No. 1, Op 1aNo. 2 Serenade Proms premiere
  The Wand of Youth, Suite No. 1, Op 1aNo. 3 Minuet (Old Style) Proms premiere
  The Wand of Youth, Suite No. 1, Op 1aNo. 4 Sun Dance Proms premiere
  The Wand of Youth, Suite No. 1, Op 1aNo. 5 Fairy Pipers Proms premiere
  The Wand of Youth, Suite No. 1, Op 1aNo. 7 Fairies and Giants Proms premiere
  Max Bruch
  Kol nidrei, Op. 47
  Carl Maria von Weber
  Invitation to the Dance (orch. Felix Weingartner)
  Jean Sibelius
  Karelia Suite
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  Eugene OneginRecitative & aria 'Nu, shto zhe?...Kuda, kuda vï udalilis' Act 2 Scene 2
  Overture '1812'
  Paul Dukas
  The Sorcerer’s Apprentice
  Sir Landon Ronald
  A cycle of lifeNo. 3 Love, I have won you
  A cycle of lifeNo. 2 Down in the forest
  Cheslyn Froude
  For remembrance
  interval
  Edward Elgar
  Pomp and Circumstance March No. 4 in G major
  Performers
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  The New Queen’s Hall Orchestra
  Esta Argo
  soprano
  soprano
  Jacques Renard
  cello
  cello
  Lloyd Chandos
  tenor
  tenor
  Frederick Kiddle
  piano
  piano
  Composers
  Unknown
  Richard Wagner
  Max Bruch
  Edward Elgar
  Carl Maria von Weber
  Jean Sibelius
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  Paul Dukas
  Sir Landon Ronald
  Cheslyn Froude
Mon 17 Aug 1908
- 20:00
  Prom 02
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Richard Wagner
  RienziOverture
  ParsifalNo. 1 Prelude Act 1
  Wesendonck-LiederNo. 4 Schmerzen
  Wesendonck-LiederNo. 5 Träume
  TannhäuserNo. 1 Overture
  TannhäuserNo. 2 Venusberg Music Act 1 Scene 1
  Tristan and IsoldeNo. 12 Prelude Act 3
  RienziAria 'Allmächt'ger Vater, blick herab!' Act 5 Scene 1
  GötterdämmerungDawn and Siegfried's Rhine Journey (abridged concert version)
  Kaisermarsch, WWV 104
  interval
  Antonín Dvořák
  Slavonic Dances, Op 46No. 1 in C major
  Slavonic Dances, Op 46No. 2 in E minor
  Edward German
  Tom Jones (arr. unknown for voice & piano)Recitative and waltz song 'Which is my own true self...For tonight, for tonight' Act 3
  Samuel Liddle
  A farewell
  Adolphe Adam
  La poupée de NurembergNo. 1 Overture
  Performers
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  The New Queen’s Hall Orchestra
  Bessie Bowness
  contralto
  contralto
  Henry Horatio Stanislaus
  cor anglais
  cor anglais
  Lloyd Chandos
  tenor
  tenor
  Frederick Kiddle
  piano
  piano
  M. Wolters
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Richard Wagner
  Antonín Dvořák
  Edward German
  Samuel Liddle
  Adolphe Adam
Tue 18 Aug 1908
- 20:00
  Prom 03
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  The Marriage of FigaroOverture
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  The Nutcracker, Suite, Op 71a
  George Frideric Handel
  Serse, HWV 40 (arr. Henry Wood)Recitative & aria 'Frondi tenere e belle...Ombra mai fù' Act 1 Scene 1
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Piano Concerto No. 23 in A major
  Don GiovanniAria 'Il mio tesoro' Act 2 Scene 10
  Richard Strauss
  Don Quixote, Op 35
  Edward German
  Henry VIIIMorris Dance Act 4
  Henry VIIIShepherd's Dance Act 1
  Henry VIIITorch Dance Act 1
  Samuel Liddle
  Abide with me
  George Aitken
  Máire, my girl
  Gioachino Rossini
  SemiramideOverture
  interval
  Performers
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  The New Queen’s Hall Orchestra
  Frederick Kiddle
  celestapiano
  celestapiano
  Dorothy Webster
  mezzo-soprano
  mezzo-soprano
  Mme. Fischer Sobell [first name not known]
  piano
  piano
  Vincent Hards
  tenor
  tenor
  Jacques Renard
  cello
  cello
  M. Wolters
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  George Frideric Handel
  Richard Strauss
  Edward German
  Samuel Liddle
  George Aitken
  Gioachino Rossini
Wed 19 Aug 1908
- 20:00
  Prom 04
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Carl Maria von Weber
  OberonOverture
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D major, BWV 1068 (arr. August Wilhelmj)No. 2 Air
  George Frideric Handel
  Samson, HWV 57 (arr. Henry Wood)Aria 'Let the bright Seraphim' Act 3 No 26
  Robert Schumann
  Piano Concerto in A minor
  George Frideric Handel
  Ezio, HWV 29 (arr. Henry Wood)Aria 'Se un bell’ardire' Act 1 Scene 6
  Johannes Brahms
  Symphony No 1 in C minor
  Arthur Sullivan
  Overture 'In memoriam'
  Arthur Goring Thomas
  12 Love LyricsNo. 10 A song of sunshine
  Liza Lehmann
  The Vicar of Wakefield (arr. composer for voice and piano)Recitative & aria 'Good people all...In Islington there was a man'
  Jules Massenet
  Le CidMarche du Cid Act 3
  interval
  Performers
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  The New Queen’s Hall Orchestra
  F. L. Gyp
  trumpet
  trumpet
  Norah Newport
  soprano
  soprano
  Mathilde Verne
  piano
  piano
  Peter Dawson
  bass-baritone
  bass-baritone
  Frederick Kiddle
  piano
  piano
  M. Wolters
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Carl Maria von Weber
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  George Frideric Handel
  Robert Schumann
  Johannes Brahms
  Arthur Sullivan
  Arthur Goring Thomas
  Liza Lehmann
  Jules Massenet
Thu 20 Aug 1908
- 20:00
  Prom 05
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Felix Mendelssohn
  A Midsummer Night's Dream – overture
  Camille Saint‐Saëns
  Le rouet d'Omphale, Op 31
  Henri Duparc
  PhidyléFirst performance in England
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  The Tempest
  Violin Concerto in D major
  Arthur Sullivan
  The Martyr of Antioch - 'Come Margarita, Come'
  Joseph Haydn
  Symphony No. 1 in D majorProms premiere
  Carl Maria von Weber
  Euryanthe, J291Overture
  Joseph Haydn
  Canzonetta 'My mother bids me bind my hair', Hob. XXVIa:27
  interval
  Liza Lehmann
  The Golden Threshold (arr. composer for voice and piano)Recitative & aria 'Come to me...You flaunt your beauty' Proms premiere
  Franz von Suppé
  Dichter und BauerOverture
  Performers
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  The New Queen’s Hall Orchestra
  Elyda Russell
  soprano
  soprano
  Arthur Catterall
  violin
  violin
  Noel Fleming
  tenor
  tenor
  Frederick Kiddle
  piano
  piano
  M. Wolters
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Felix Mendelssohn
  Camille Saint‐Saëns
  Henri Duparc
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  Arthur Sullivan
  Joseph Haydn
  Carl Maria von Weber
  Liza Lehmann
  Franz von Suppé
Fri 21 Aug 1908
- 20:00
  Prom 06
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Egmont - overture
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Orchestral Suite No. 2 in B minor, BWV 1067
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  La clemenza di Tito, K 621Recitative & aria 'Ecco il punto...Non più di fiori' Act 2
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  3 Equali, WoO 30
  Edvard Grieg
  Piano Concerto in A minor
  George Frideric Handel
  Jephtha - 'Deeper and deeper still, thy goodness'(arr. Henry Wood)
  Jephtha - 'Waft her, angels, through the skies'
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Symphony No. 1 in C major
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  The Magic FluteNo. 1 Overture
  Samuel Liddle
  A miniature cycle of three short love songsProms premiere
  interval
  Michael William Balfe
  Come into the garden, Maud
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  Marche slave, Op 31
  Performers
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  The New Queen’s Hall Orchestra
  Albert Fransella
  flute
  flute
  Jessie Goldsack
  mezzo-soprano
  mezzo-soprano
  Francisco Gomez
  basset horn
  basset horn
  Arthur Falkner
  trombone
  trombone
  H. Fawcett
  trombone
  trombone
  H. Herring
  trombone
  trombone
  T. H. Guttridge
  trombone
  trombone
  Anna Hirzel‐Langenhan
  piano
  piano
  Webster Millar
  tenor
  tenor
  Frederick Kiddle
  piano
  piano
  M. Wolters
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Edvard Grieg
  George Frideric Handel
  Samuel Liddle
  Michael William Balfe
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Sat 22 Aug 1908
- 20:00
  Prom 07
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Gioachino Rossini
  William Tell – overture
  Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
  Ballade in A minor, Op. 33
  Giuseppe Verdi
  La Traviata - 'È strano! è strano!'
  Christoph Willibald Gluck
  Suite de Ballet No. 1 (Gluck/Mottl)
  Henri Vieuxtemps
  Violin Concerto No. 4 in D minor, Op. 31
  Joseph Haydn
  Symphony No. 6 in D major, ‘Le matin’Proms premiere
  Charles Gounod
  Philémon et BaucisAria 'Au bruit des lourds marteaux' Act 1
  Edward Elgar
  Pomp and Circumstance March No. 4 in G major
  Antonín Dvořák
  Slavonic Dances, Op 46No. 5 in A major
  Slavonic Dances, Op 46No. 6 in D major
  interval
  Frank Lambert
  A touch of nightProms premiere
  Henry Trotère
  My old shakoProms premiere
  Carl Maria von Weber
  Overture 'Der Beherrscher der Geister', J122, Op 27Proms premiere
  Performers
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  The New Queen’s Hall Orchestra
  Caroline Hatchard
  soprano
  soprano
  M. Wolters
  violinconductor
  violinconductor
  Peter Dawson
  bass-baritone
  bass-baritone
  Frederick Kiddle
  piano
  piano
  Composers
  Gioachino Rossini
  Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
  Giuseppe Verdi
  Christoph Willibald Gluck
  Henri Vieuxtemps
  Joseph Haydn
  Charles Gounod
  Edward Elgar
  Antonín Dvořák
  Frank Lambert
  Henry Trotère
  Carl Maria von Weber
Mon 24 Aug 1908
- 20:00
  Prom 08
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Richard Wagner
  Grosser Festmarsch, WWV 110
  The Mastersingers of NurembergNo. 1 Prelude Act 1
  TannhäuserNo. 10 Dich, teure Halle, grüss' ich wieder Act 2 Scene 1
  TannhäuserNo. 24 Allmächt'ge Jungfrau Act 3 Scene 1
  Tristan and IsoldePrelude and Liebestod
  GötterdämmerungSong of the Rhine Daughters (abridged concert version) Act 3 Scene 1
  ParsifalGood Friday Music (concert version) Act 3 Scene 1
  The Mastersingers of NurembergNo. 56 Morgenlich leuchtend in rosigem Schein Act 3 Scene 5
  Huldigungsmarsch, WWV 97
  Die WalküreWalkürenritt (orchestral synthesis) Act 3 Scene 1
  interval
  Franz Liszt
  Hungarian Rhapsodies, S 359 (orchestral version)No. 1 in F minor (ending in F major)
  Herman Bemberg
  Chant hindou
  Hermann Löhr
  The soldier's songProms premiere
  Léo Delibes
  Le roi l'a ditOverture
  Performers
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  The New Queen’s Hall Orchestra
  Olga Wood
  soprano
  soprano
  Webster Millar
  tenor
  tenor
  Frederick Kiddle
  piano
  piano
  Jacques Renard
  cello
  cello
  M. Wolters
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Richard Wagner
  Franz Liszt
  Herman Bemberg
  Hermann Löhr
  Léo Delibes
Tue 25 Aug 1908
- 20:00
  Prom 09
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Richard Wagner
  The Mastersingers of NurembergNo. 33 Prelude Act 3
  Jean Sibelius
  En saga
  Granville Bantock
  SapphoNo. 1b Hymn to Aphrodite
  Franz Schubert
  Fantasy in C major, D760, 'Wanderer' (orch. Liszt)
  Felix Mendelssohn
  Die Heimkehr aus der Fremde, Op 89Aria 'Ich bin ein veilgereister Mann'
  Richard Strauss
  Symphonia domestica, Op 53
  Charles Gounod
  Hymne à Sainte Cécile
  Katharine Barry
  Tomorrow Proms premiere
  interval
  James William Elliott
  The song of Hybrias the Cretan
  Carl Maria von Weber
  Preciosa, J279, Op 78No. 1 Overture
  Performers
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  The New Queen’s Hall Orchestra
  Edith Clegg
  contralto
  contralto
  Evelyn Suart
  piano
  piano
  Frank Dickinson
  bass
  bass
  Frederick Kiddle
  organpiano
  organpiano
  M. Wolters
  violinconductor
  violinconductor
  Alfred Kastner
  harp
  harp
  Composers
  Richard Wagner
  Jean Sibelius
  Granville Bantock
  Franz Schubert
  Felix Mendelssohn
  Richard Strauss
  Charles Gounod
  Katharine Barry
  James William Elliott
  Carl Maria von Weber
Wed 26 Aug 1908
- 20:00
  Prom 10
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Don GiovanniOverture
  Flute Concerto in D major, K314No. 2 Andante ma non troppo
  Flute Concerto in D major, K314No. 3 Finale: Allegro
  Carl Maria von Weber
  OberonNo. 13 Aria 'Ocean, thou mighty monster' Act 2
  Alexandre Guilmant
  Pièces dans différents styles pour orgue, Book 5, Op 19No. 1 Allegretto in B minor Proms premiere
  Felix Mendelssohn
  Lieder ohne WorteNo. 17 in A minor: Agitato (Op. 38 No. 5) Proms premiere
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Orchestral Suite No 3 in D major, BWV 1068
  George Frideric Handel
  Acis and GalateaRecitative & aria 'I rage, I melt, I burn...O ruddier than the cherry' Act 2
  Sir Landon Ronald
  A Birthday OvertureProms premiere
  Robert Schumann
  Symphony No. 4 in D minor
  Felix Mendelssohn
  Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage
  interval
  Liza Lehmann
  The life of a roseNo. 7 Rosa resurget
  Frederic Clay
  The sands o' Dee
  Friedrich von Flotow
  StradellaOverture
  Performers
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  The New Queen’s Hall Orchestra
  Albert Fransella
  flute
  flute
  Edith Evans
  soprano
  soprano
  Frederick Kiddle
  organpiano
  organpiano
  Robert Burnett
  bass-baritone
  bass-baritone
  M. Wolters
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Carl Maria von Weber
  Alexandre Guilmant
  Felix Mendelssohn
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  George Frideric Handel
  Sir Landon Ronald
  Robert Schumann
  Liza Lehmann
  Frederic Clay
  Friedrich von Flotow
Thu 27 Aug 1908
- 20:00
  Prom 11
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Overture ‘Coriolan’
  Xavier Leroux
  Le Nil (arr. Henry Wood) First performance in England of this version
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  Fantasy-Overture 'Hamlet'
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Piano Concerto No 21 in C major, K 467
  Sir Alexander Campbell Mackenzie
  Benedictus, Op 37.3
  George Henschel
  Young Dieterich, Op 45 (arr. Percy Pitt)
  Henry Balfour Gardiner
  Symphony in E flat major World premiere
  Claude Debussy
  Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune
  interval
  Edward MacDowell
  3 Lieder, Op 11No. 1 Mein Liebchen Proms premiere
  Victor Harris
  Lady Spring Proms premiere
  Norman O'Neill
  5 Rondels, Op 18No. 3 The lovely isle Proms premiere
  Maude Valérie White
  Crabbed age and youth Proms premiere
  Richard Wagner
  LohengrinNo. 13 Elsas Brautzug Act 2 Scene 4
  Performers
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  The New Queen’s Hall Orchestra
  Harriet Foster
  contralto
  contralto
  Mathilde Verne
  piano
  piano
  Frederic Austin
  baritone
  baritone
  Frederick Kiddle
  piano
  piano
  M. Wolters
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Xavier Leroux
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Sir Alexander Campbell Mackenzie
  George Henschel
  Henry Balfour Gardiner
  Claude Debussy
  Edward MacDowell
  Victor Harris
  Norman O'Neill
  Maude Valérie White
  Richard Wagner
Fri 28 Aug 1908
- 20:00
  Prom 12
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Overture 'Leonore' No. 3
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Cantata No. 21, 'Ich hatte viel Bekümmernis', BWV 21 (arr. Henry Wood)No. 3 Aria 'Seufzer, Tränen, Kummer, Not'
  Cantata No. 39, 'Brich dem Hungrigen dein Brot', BWV 39 (arr. Henry Wood)No. 5 Aria 'Höchster! was ich habe' Proms premiere
  Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G major
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Serenade in B flat major 'Gran Partita', K 361No. 6 Thema mit Variationen: Andante
  Serenade in B flat major 'Gran Partita', K 361No. 7 Rondo: Allegro molto
  Eugen d’Albert
  Piano Concerto No. 2 in E major, Op. 12
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  King StephenOverture
  interval
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Cantata No. 201, 'Geschwinde, ihr wirbelnden Winde', BWV 201No. 7 Aria 'Zu Tanze, zu Sprunge, so wackelt das Herz'
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Symphony No. 2 in D major
  Otto Nicolai
  Die lustigen Weiber von WindsorOverture
  Robert Schumann
  Myrthen, Op 25No. 1 Widmung
  Myrthen, Op 25No. 7 Die Lotusblume
  Hermann Löhr
  A song of Surrey Proms premiere
  Giuseppe Verdi
  AidaTriumphal March Act 2 Scene 2
  Performers
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  The New Queen’s Hall Orchestra
  Olga Wood
  soprano
  soprano
  Henri Busscher
  oboe
  oboe
  Albert Fransella
  flute
  flute
  New Queen's Hall Orchestra (1895-1914, Queen's Hall Orchestra) (members)
  Myrtle Meggy
  piano
  piano
  Frederick Ranalow
  baritone
  baritone
  Frederick Kiddle
  piano
  piano
  M. Wolters
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Eugen d’Albert
  Otto Nicolai
  Robert Schumann
  Hermann Löhr
  Giuseppe Verdi
Sat 29 Aug 1908
- 20:00
  Prom 13
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Franz Schubert
  Die Zauberharfe, D 644
  Die Zauberharfe, D 644Overture
  George Frideric Handel
  Serse, HWV 40 (arr. Joseph Hellmesberger)Aria 'Ombra mai fù' Act 1 Scene 1
  Charles Gounod
  FaustNo. 13 Recitative & aria 'O Dieu! que de bijoux!...Ah! je ris de me voir' Act 3
  Ferdinand Hérold
  ZampaOverture
  interval
  Sir Alexander Campbell Mackenzie
  From the North, Op 53 (orchestral version)No. 2 Proms premiere
  Engelbert Humperdinck
  Hansel and GretelDream Pantomime Act 2 Scene 3
  Carl Maria von Weber
  Clarinet Concerto No. 1 in F minorNo. 2 Adagio
  Clarinet Concerto No. 1 in F minorNo. 3 Rondo
  Joseph Haydn
  Symphony No. 2 in C majorProms premiere
  Ruggero Leoncavallo
  Pagliacci - 'Si può? Si può?'
  Jacques Offenbach
  The Tales of HoffmannEntr'acte Act 2
  Carl Maria von Weber
  Invitation to the Dance (orch. Felix Weingartner)
  Hector Berlioz
  The Damnation of FaustMarche hongroise
  The Damnation of FaustBallet des sylphes
  The Damnation of FaustMenuet des follets
  Léo Delibes
  CoppéliaNo. 1a Prelude Act 1
  CoppéliaNo. 10b Valse Act 2
  CoppéliaNo. 1b Mazurka Act 1
  CoppéliaNo. 10a Entr'acte Act 2
  Dorothy Forster
  Rose in the bud
  Ethelbert Nevin
  3 Songs, Op 3No. 2 One spring morning
  Frederic Hymen Cowen
  Onaway! awake, belovèd
  Daniel François Esprit Auber
  Fra Diavolo, S 18Overture
  Performers
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  The New Queen’s Hall Orchestra
  Frederick Kiddle
  organpiano
  organpiano
  M. Wolters
  violinconductor
  violinconductor
  Alfred Kastner
  harp
  harp
  Esta Argo
  soprano
  soprano
  Charlesworth Fawcett
  clarinet
  clarinet
  Thorpe Bates
  baritone
  baritone
  Composers
  Franz Schubert
  George Frideric Handel
  Charles Gounod
  Ferdinand Hérold
  Sir Alexander Campbell Mackenzie
  Engelbert Humperdinck
  Carl Maria von Weber
  Joseph Haydn
  Ruggero Leoncavallo
  Jacques Offenbach
  Hector Berlioz
  Léo Delibes
  Dorothy Forster
  Ethelbert Nevin
  Frederic Hymen Cowen
  Daniel François Esprit Auber
Mon 31 Aug 1908
- 20:00
  Prom 14
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Richard Wagner
  The Flying DutchmanOverture
  LohengrinNo. 1 Prelude Act 1
  The Flying DutchmanAria 'Joho hoe! Traft ihr das Schiff' Act 2
  Tristan and Isolde, WWV 90 (arr. Arthur Seidl)No. 14a Bist du nun tot? Act 3 Scene 1
  Tristan and Isolde, WWV 90 (arr. Arthur Seidl)No. 15 Wie sie selig Act 3 Scene 1
  SiegfriedForest Murmurs (orchestral synthesis) Act 2 Scene 2
  interval
  Richard Wagner
  GötterdämmerungDawn and Siegfried's Rhine Journey (abridged concert version)
  LohengrinNo. 21 In fernem Land Act 3 Scene 3
  ParsifalNo. 12b Verwandlungsmusik Act 1 Scene 3
  ParsifalGrail Scene (orchestral synthesis) Act 1 Scene 3
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  FidelioOverture
  Joseph Holbrooke
  5 Songs, Op 11No. 4 Sheila
  Paolo Tosti
  My dreams
  Sir Alexander Campbell Mackenzie
  The Troubadour, Op 33Prelude Act 3 Proms premiere
  Performers
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  The New Queen’s Hall Orchestra
  Esta Argo
  soprano
  soprano
  Lloyd Chandos
  tenor
  tenor
  Frederick Kiddle
  piano
  piano
  M. Wolters
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Richard Wagner
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Joseph Holbrooke
  Paolo Tosti
  Sir Alexander Campbell Mackenzie
Tue 1 Sep 1908
- 20:00
  Prom 15
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Richard Wagner
  TannhäuserNo. 1 Overture
  Franz Liszt
  Hungarian Rhapsodies, S 359 (orchestral version)No. 2 in D minor (ending in G major)
  Thomas Arne
  Artaxerxes (arr. Henry Wood)The soldier, tired of war's alarms Proms premiere of this arrangement
  Felix Mendelssohn
  2 Lieder ohne Worte (orch. Ernest Guiraud)No. 30 in A major: Allegretto grazioso 'Frühlingslied' (Op. 62 No. 6)
  2 Lieder ohne Worte (orch. Ernest Guiraud)No. 34 in C major: Presto 'Spinnerlied' (Op. 67 No. 4)
  Édouard Lalo
  Rapsodie norvégienne
  Ruggero Leoncavallo
  Pagliacci - 'Vesti la giubba'
  Richard Strauss
  Ein Heldenleben
  interval
  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
  Louis Spohr
  Zemire und Azor, WoO 52 (arr. unknown for voice and piano)Aria 'Rose, wie bist du so reizend und mild' Act 1
  Franco Leoni
  Golden liliesProms premiere
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  The Abduction from the SeraglioOverture
  Performers
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  The New Queen’s Hall Orchestra
  F. L. Gyp
  trumpet
  trumpet
  Miss Barwell-Holbrook [first name not known]
  soprano
  soprano
  Philip Simmons
  tenor
  tenor
  M. Wolters
  violinconductor
  violinconductor
  Frederick Kiddle
  piano
  piano
  Composers
  Richard Wagner
  Franz Liszt
  Thomas Arne
  Felix Mendelssohn
  Édouard Lalo
  Ruggero Leoncavallo
  Richard Strauss
  Georges Bizet
  Louis Spohr
  Franco Leoni
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Wed 2 Sep 1908
- 20:00
  Prom 16
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Felix Mendelssohn
  A Midsummer Night's Dream – overture
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Masonic Funeral Music
  George Frideric Handel
  Rinaldo, HWV 7 (arr. Henry Wood)Recitative & aria 'Armida, dispietata...Lascia ch'io pianga' Act 2 Scene 4
  Antonín Dvořák
  Overture 'Carnival'
  Franz Liszt
  Piano Concerto No. 1 in E flat major
  Giuseppe Verdi
  OtelloAria 'Credo in un Dio crudel' Act 2
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  Symphony No. 4 in F minor
  interval
  Hector Berlioz
  Benvenuto CelliniOverture
  Joseph Holbrooke
  6 Romantic Songs, Op 30No. 3 Come not when I am dead Proms premiere
  Maude Valérie White
  The devout lover
  interval
  Charles Gounod
  MireilleOverture
  Performers
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  The New Queen’s Hall Orchestra
  Catherine Aulsebrook
  contralto
  contralto
  Myra Hess
  piano
  piano
  Frederic Austin
  baritone
  baritone
  Frederick Kiddle
  piano
  piano
  M. Wolters
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Felix Mendelssohn
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  George Frideric Handel
  Antonín Dvořák
  Franz Liszt
  Giuseppe Verdi
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  Hector Berlioz
  Joseph Holbrooke
  Maude Valérie White
  Charles Gounod
Thu 3 Sep 1908
- 20:00
  Prom 17
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Arthur Sullivan
  Overture 'In memoriam'
  Giuseppe Verdi
  La forza del destinoAria 'Pace, pace mio Dio!' Act 4 Scene 2
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  Suite No. 4, 'Mozartiana'
  Antonín Dvořák
  Cello Concerto in B minor
  Ambroise Thomas
  MignonNo. 8 Entr'acte Act 2
  Richard Wagner
  LohengrinNo. 22 Mein lieber Schwan! Act 3 Scene 3
  interval
  Joseph Haydn
  Symphony No. 11 in E flat major Proms premiere
  Jean Sibelius
  En saga
  Robert Coningsby Clarke
  Miniatures: a series of little songsNo. 8 That is all
  Ernest Newton
  April song Proms premiere
  Arthur Sullivan
  The Rose of Persia (arr. unknown for voice and piano)I care not if the cup I hold Act 1 No. 9b
  Edward Elgar
  Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1 in D major, ‘Land of Hope and Glory’
  Performers
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  The New Queen’s Hall Orchestra
  Mabel Nelson
  soprano
  soprano
  Herbert Withers
  cello
  cello
  Vincent Hards
  tenor
  tenor
  Frederick Kiddle
  piano
  piano
  M. Wolters
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Arthur Sullivan
  Giuseppe Verdi
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  Antonín Dvořák
  Ambroise Thomas
  Richard Wagner
  Joseph Haydn
  Jean Sibelius
  Robert Coningsby Clarke
  Ernest Newton
  Edward Elgar
Fri 4 Sep 1908
- 20:00
  Prom 18
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Johannes Brahms
  Tragic Overture
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Il re pastore, K 208Aria 'L'amerò, sarò costante' Act 2
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major, ‘Emperor’
  The Ruins of Athens, Op 113No. 10 Aria 'Will unser Genius noch einen Wunsch gewähren?'
  Symphony No. 3 in E flat major, ‘Eroica’
  Hector Berlioz
  Overture 'Le carnaval romain'
  Gaetano Donizetti
  Lucia di Lammermoor (arr. unknown for voice and piano)No. 13b Aria 'Ardon gl'incensi' Act 3 Scene 2
  interval
  Kennedy Russell
  Haste to the fair Proms premiere
  Camille Saint‐Saëns
  Marche héroïque, Op 34
  Performers
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  The New Queen’s Hall Orchestra
  M. Wolters
  violinconductor
  violinconductor
  Lillie Wormald
  soprano
  soprano
  Vivian Hamilton
  piano
  piano
  Peter Dawson
  bass-baritone
  bass-baritone
  Frederick Kiddle
  piano
  piano
  Albert Fransella
  flute
  flute
  Composers
  Johannes Brahms
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Hector Berlioz
  Gaetano Donizetti
  Kennedy Russell
  Camille Saint‐Saëns
Sat 5 Sep 1908
- 20:00
  Prom 19
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Bedrich Smetana
  The Bartered BrideOverture
  Edvard Grieg
  Peer Gynt, Suite No. 1, Op 46
  Camille Saint‐Saëns
  Samson et DalilaAria 'Printemps qui commence' Act 1 Scene 6
  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')
  Gabriel Pierné
  Impromptu-caprice, Op 9 Proms premiere
  Alphonse Hasselmans
  Valse de concert, Op 4
  interval
  Joseph Haydn
  Symphony No. 4 in D major Proms premiere
  Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
  Scenes from 'The Song of Hiawatha', Op 30No. 1a Aria 'Onaway! awake, belovèd!'
  Edward German
  Henry VIIIMorris Dance Act 4
  Henry VIIIShepherd's Dance Act 1
  Henry VIIITorch Dance Act 1
  Sir Alexander Campbell Mackenzie
  Overture 'Britannia', Op 52
  Karl Goldmark
  Overture 'Sakuntala', Op 13
  Arthur Goring Thomas
  A summer night
  Arthur Sullivan
  The Gondoliers (arr. unknown for voice and piano)Take a pair of sparkling eyes Act 2 No. 3
  Franz von Suppé
  Leichte KavallerieOverture
  Performers
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  The New Queen’s Hall Orchestra
  Jessie Goldsack
  mezzo-soprano
  mezzo-soprano
  Alfred Kastner
  harp
  harp
  Webster Millar
  tenor
  tenor
  Frederick Kiddle
  piano
  piano
  M. Wolters
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Bedrich Smetana
  Edvard Grieg
  Camille Saint‐Saëns
  Georges Bizet
  Gabriel Pierné
  Alphonse Hasselmans
  Joseph Haydn
  Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
  Edward German
  Sir Alexander Campbell Mackenzie
  Karl Goldmark
  Arthur Goring Thomas
  Arthur Sullivan
  Franz von Suppé
Mon 7 Sep 1908
- 20:00
  Prom 20
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Franz Liszt
  Symphonic Poem No. 4 'Orpheus', S 98
  Richard Wagner
  Tristan and IsoldePrelude and Liebestod
  Tristan and IsoldeNo. 4 Wie lachend sie mir Lieder singen Act 1 Scene 3
  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
  The Mastersingers of NurembergNo. 51 Wach auf! es nahet gen den Tag Act 3 Scene 5
  Tristan and IsoldeNo. 12 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
  ParsifalNo. 1 Prelude Act 1
  Kaisermarsch, WWV 104
  Johannes Brahms
  Serenade No. 1 in D major, Op 11No. 4a Minuet I (G major)
  Serenade No. 1 in D major, Op 11No. 4b Minuet II (G minor)
  Robert Schumann
  Kinderszenen, Op 15 (orch. Johann Herbeck)No. 7 Träumerei
  Paolo Tosti
  Good-bye!
  Jacques Blumenthal
  My queen!
  André Wormser
  L' enfant prodigue, suiteNo. 5 Finale: March and Trio
  Performers
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  The New Queen’s Hall Orchestra
  Maud Perceval Allen
  soprano
  soprano
  Henry Horatio Stanislaus
  cor anglais
  cor anglais
  Webster Millar
  tenor
  tenor
  Frederick Kiddle
  piano
  piano
  M. Wolters
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Franz Liszt
  Richard Wagner
  Johannes Brahms
  Robert Schumann
  Paolo Tosti
  Jacques Blumenthal
  André Wormser
Tue 8 Sep 1908
- 20:00
  Prom 21
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Richard Wagner
  The Mastersingers of NurembergNo. 1 Prelude Act 1
  Claude Debussy
  Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune
  Camille Saint‐Saëns
  Cello Concerto No. 1 in A minor (arr. René Pollain for viola and orchestra)Proms premiere of this arrangement
  Edward Elgar
  Sea PicturesNo. 4 Where corals lie
  Sea PicturesNo. 3 Sabbath morning at sea
  York Bowen
  Piano Concerto No. 3 in G minor 'Fantasia'World premiere
  Edward Elgar
  3 Bavarian Dances, Op 27
  Arthur Goring Thomas
  EsmeraldaRecitative & aria 'And she says true...O vision entrancing' Act 2
  interval
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Symphony No. 35 in D major, 'Haffner'
  Paul Dukas
  The Sorcerer’s Apprentice
  Léo Delibes
  CoppéliaNo. 1a Prelude Act 1
  CoppéliaNo. 10b Valse Act 2
  CoppéliaNo. 1b Mazurka Act 1
  CoppéliaNo. 10a Entr'acte Act 2
  Arthur Goring Thomas
  A summer night
  Roger Quilter
  3 Songs, Op 3No. 1 Love's philosophy
  Charles Gounod
  Le médecin malgré luiOverture Proms premiere
  Performers
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  The New Queen’s Hall Orchestra
  Aimé Kling
  viola
  viola
  Gwladys Roberts
  contralto
  contralto
  York Bowen
  piano
  piano
  Noel Fleming
  tenor
  tenor
  Frederick Kiddle
  piano
  piano
  M. Wolters
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Richard Wagner
  Claude Debussy
  Camille Saint‐Saëns
  Edward Elgar
  York Bowen
  Arthur Goring Thomas
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Paul Dukas
  Léo Delibes
  Roger Quilter
  Charles Gounod
Wed 9 Sep 1908
- 20:00
  Prom 22
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Carl Maria von Weber
  Euryanthe, J291Overture
  Felix Mendelssohn
  A Midsummer Night’s Dream – incidental musicNo. 1 Scherzo
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Cantata No. 129, 'Gelobet sei der Herr, mein Gott', BWV 129 (arr. Henry Wood)No. 3 Aria 'Gelobet sei der Herr, mein Gott'
  Max Bruch
  Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor
  Bertram Luard-Selby
  A Village SuiteWorld premiere
  George Frideric Handel
  Di ad Irene, tiranna (Atalanta)
  Johannes Brahms
  Symphony No. 3 in F major
  interval
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Overture 'Leonore' No. 3
  Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
  A corn-song
  Edward St. Quentin
  HopeProms premiere
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  Marche slave, Op 31
  Performers
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  The New Queen’s Hall Orchestra
  Henri Busscher
  oboe d'amore
  oboe d'amore
  Harriet Foster
  contralto
  contralto
  M. Wolters
  violinconductor
  violinconductor
  Lloyd Chandos
  tenor
  tenor
  Frederick Kiddle
  piano
  piano
  Composers
  Carl Maria von Weber
  Felix Mendelssohn
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Max Bruch
  Bertram Luard-Selby
  George Frideric Handel
  Johannes Brahms
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
  Edward St. Quentin
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Thu 10 Sep 1908
- 20:00
  Prom 23
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  The Marriage of FigaroOverture
  Richard Strauss
  Don Quixote, Op 35
  Montague Phillips
  Fidelity World premiere
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  Francesca da Rimini
  interval
  Joseph Haydn
  The CreationNo. 24 Aria 'Mit Würd' und Hoheit angetan'
  The CreationNo. 23 Recitative 'Und Gott schuf den Menschen'
  Robert Schumann
  Symphony No. 1 in B flat major, ‘Spring’
  Engelbert Humperdinck
  Hansel and GretelOverture
  Trad.
  The Oak and the Ash
  Charles Gounod
  FaustNo. 11b Aria 'Salut! demeure chaste et pure' Act 3
  Richard Wagner
  TannhäuserNo. 1 Overture
  Performers
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  The New Queen’s Hall Orchestra
  Jacques Renard
  cello
  cello
  Clara Butterworth
  soprano
  soprano
  Cynlais Gibbs
  tenor
  tenor
  Frederick Kiddle
  piano
  piano
  M. Wolters
  violinconductor
  violinconductor
  Composers
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Richard Strauss
  Montague Phillips
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  Joseph Haydn
  Robert Schumann
  Engelbert Humperdinck
  Trad.
  Charles Gounod
  Richard Wagner
Fri 11 Sep 1908
- 20:00
  Prom 24
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Overture ‘Coriolan’
  EgmontProms premiere of complete work
  Felix Mendelssohn
  Piano Concerto No 1 in G minor
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  6 Songs, Op 48 (arr. Henry Wood)No. 6 Busslied
  6 Songs, Op 75 (arr. Henry Wood)No. 3 Aus Goethes Faust
  Symphony No. 4 in B flat major
  Carl Maria von Weber
  OberonOverture
  interval
  Sir Landon Ronald
  The captive larkProms premiere
  Arthur Sullivan
  Ivanhoe (arr. unknown for voice and piano)Aria 'Ho, jolly Jenkin' Act 2 Scene 1
  Giacomo Meyerbeer
  Le prophèteCoronation March Act 4 Scene 2
  Performers
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  The New Queen’s Hall Orchestra
  Edith Kirkwood
  soprano
  soprano
  Charlton Keith
  piano
  piano
  Thorpe Bates
  baritone
  baritone
  Frederick Kiddle
  piano
  piano
  M. Wolters
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Felix Mendelssohn
  Carl Maria von Weber
  Sir Landon Ronald
  Arthur Sullivan
  Giacomo Meyerbeer
Sat 12 Sep 1908
- 20:00
  Prom 25
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Arthur Sullivan
  Overture di ballo
  Charles Gounod
  Hymne à Sainte Cécile
  Carl Maria von Weber
  Der FreischützRecitative & aria 'Wie nahte mir der Schlummer...Leise, leise' Act 1
  Johan Svendsen
  Carnival in Paris, Op 9
  Camille Saint‐Saëns
  Cello Concerto No. 1 in A minor
  Sir Alexander Campbell Mackenzie
  London Day by Day, Op 64No. 1 Humoresque 'Under the Clock' Proms premiere
  Joseph Haydn
  Symphony No. 8 in G major 'Le soir' Proms premiere
  interval
  Georges Bizet
  CarmenNo. 12b Aria 'Votre toast, je peux vous le rendre' Act 2
  Charles Villiers Stanford
  Irish Rhapsody No. 1 in D minor, Op 78
  Jean Sibelius
  Finlandia
  Henry Wood
  Fantasia on British Sea-Songs
  Liza Lehmann
  Love in a mist Proms premiere
  John Ebenezer West
  Cheerily O! Proms premiere
  Jules Massenet
  Le CidMarche du Cid Act 3
  Performers
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  The New Queen’s Hall Orchestra
  Frederick Kiddle
  organpiano
  organpiano
  M. Wolters
  violinconductor
  violinconductor
  Alfred Kastner
  harp
  harp
  Edith Evans
  soprano
  soprano
  Jean Marcel
  cello
  cello
  Herbert Brown
  baritone
  baritone
  Composers
  Arthur Sullivan
  Charles Gounod
  Carl Maria von Weber
  Johan Svendsen
  Camille Saint‐Saëns
  Sir Alexander Campbell Mackenzie
  Joseph Haydn
  Georges Bizet
  Charles Villiers Stanford
  Jean Sibelius
  Henry Wood
  Liza Lehmann
  John Ebenezer West
  Jules Massenet
Mon 14 Sep 1908
- 20:00
  Prom 26
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Richard Wagner
  TannhäuserNo. 21 Prelude Act 3 (1845 version)
  TannhäuserNo. 2 Venusberg Music Act 1 Scene 1
  Tristan and IsoldeNo. 18 Mild und leise wie er lächelt Act 3 Scene 3
  interval
  Richard Wagner
  GötterdämmerungDawn and Siegfried's Rhine Journey (abridged concert version)
  Albumblatt in C major, WWV 94 (transposed to A major & orch. August Wilhelmj)
  SiegfriedForest Murmurs (orchestral synthesis) Act 2 Scene 2
  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
  Parsifal, WWV 111 (arr. Emil Steinbach)Klingsor's Magic Garden and Flowermaidens' Scene (orchestral synthesis) Act 2
  Die WalküreWalkürenritt (orchestral synthesis) Act 3 Scene 1
  Karl Goldmark
  Overture 'Sakuntala', Op 13
  Edvard Grieg
  6 Songs, Op 48No. 6 A Dream Proms premiere
  Henry Balfour Gardiner
  The Golden Vanity Proms premiere of this version
  Daniel François Esprit Auber
  Marco Spada, S 43Overture Proms premiere
  Performers
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  The New Queen’s Hall Orchestra
  Olga Wood
  soprano
  soprano
  M. Wolters
  violinconductor
  violinconductor
  Frederic Austin
  baritone
  baritone
  Frederick Kiddle
  piano
  piano
  Composers
  Richard Wagner
  Karl Goldmark
  Edvard Grieg
  Henry Balfour Gardiner
  Daniel François Esprit Auber
Tue 15 Sep 1908
- 20:00
  Prom 27
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Richard Wagner
  RienziOverture
  Giuseppe Verdi
  RigolettoRecitative & aria 'Gualtier Maldè...Caro nome' Act 1 Scene 2
  Camille Saint‐Saëns
  Suite algérienne, Op 60
  Albert Fransella
  PastoraleProms premiere
  Concert Etude in F major 'Bees'Proms premiere
  Camille Saint‐Saëns
  Le rouet d'Omphale, Op 31
  Charles Gounod
  La reine de SabaRecitative & aria 'La Reine?...Sous les pieds d'une femme' Act 4
  interval
  Hector Berlioz
  Roméo et Juliette (La Reine Mab)
  Roméo et Juliette (Roméo seul - Grande fête chez Capulet)
  Roméo et Juliette (Scène d'amour)
  Édouard Lalo
  Rapsodie norvégienne
  Ellen Cowdell
  Who can keep a secret?Proms premiere
  Mathieu-André Reichert
  Humoreske for Two Flutes (arr. Albert Fransella)Proms premiere
  Pedro de Zulueta
  A Memory of YesterdayProms premiere
  Daniel François Esprit Auber
  Les diamants de la couronne, S 34Overture
  Performers
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  The New Queen’s Hall Orchestra
  Edith Kirkwood
  soprano
  soprano
  Frederick Kiddle
  piano
  piano
  Albert Fransella
  flute
  flute
  Peter Dawson
  bass-baritone
  bass-baritone
  M. Wolters
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Richard Wagner
  Giuseppe Verdi
  Camille Saint‐Saëns
  Albert Fransella
  Charles Gounod
  Hector Berlioz
  Édouard Lalo
  Ellen Cowdell
  Mathieu-André Reichert
  Pedro de Zulueta
  Daniel François Esprit Auber
Wed 16 Sep 1908
- 20:00
  Prom 28
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  The Magic FluteNo. 1 Overture
  Edward Elgar
  The Light of Life, Op 29No. Meditation
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248No. 19 Aria 'Schlafe, mein Liebster'
  Carl Maria von Weber
  Der FreischützOverture
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Brandenburg Concerto No 4 in G major, BWV 1049
  Charles Gounod
  Philémon et BaucisAria 'Au bruit des lourds marteaux' Act 1
  Antonín Dvořák
  Symphony No. 9 in E minor, ‘From the New World’
  interval
  Franz Schubert
  Die Zauberharfe, D 644Overture
  Sir Arthur Somervell
  The Lovely Lass of Inverness Proms premiere
  Frederic Hymen Cowen
  Album of twelve songs Set 3No. 11 A birthday
  Edward German
  3 Spring songsNo. 3 My song is of the sturdy north
  Ferdinand Hérold
  ZampaOverture
  Performers
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  The New Queen’s Hall Orchestra
  Edith Miller
  mezzo-soprano
  mezzo-soprano
  Henri Busscher
  oboe d'amore
  oboe d'amore
  Henry Horatio Stanislaus
  oboe
  oboe
  Gordon Foreman
  oboe
  oboe
  Frederick Kiddle
  organpiano
  organpiano
  M. Wolters
  violinconductor
  violinconductor
  Albert Fransella
  flute
  flute
  Victor Borlée
  flute
  flute
  Herbert Brown
  baritone
  baritone
  Composers
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Edward Elgar
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Carl Maria von Weber
  Charles Gounod
  Antonín Dvořák
  Franz Schubert
  Sir Arthur Somervell
  Frederic Hymen Cowen
  Edward German
  Ferdinand Hérold
Thu 17 Sep 1908
- 20:00
  Prom 29
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Felix Mendelssohn
  Overture 'Ruy Blas'
  Richard Wagner
  GötterdämmerungSong of the Rhine Daughters (abridged concert version) Act 3 Scene 1
  Camille Saint‐Saëns
  Samson et DalilaAria 'Mon coeur s'ouvre à ta voix' Act 2
  Eugen d’Albert
  Cello Concerto in C major
  Charles Gounod
  Jésus de Nazareth
  Jules Massenet
  ThaïsIntermezzo 'Meditation' Act 2 Scene 2
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Symphony No. 3 in E flat major, ‘Eroica’
  interval
  Camille Saint‐Saëns
  Danse macabre
  Arthur Sullivan
  My dearest heart
  Percival Goffin
  The Parting Proms premiere
  Frances Allitsen
  The Norseman's Song
  Franz von Suppé
  Dichter und BauerOverture
  Performers
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  The New Queen’s Hall Orchestra
  Molly Deane
  mezzo-soprano
  mezzo-soprano
  Herman Sandby
  cello
  cello
  Fowler Burton
  bass
  bass
  M. Wolters
  violinconductor
  violinconductor
  Frederick Kiddle
  piano
  piano
  Composers
  Felix Mendelssohn
  Richard Wagner
  Camille Saint‐Saëns
  Eugen d’Albert
  Charles Gounod
  Jules Massenet
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Arthur Sullivan
  Percival Goffin
  Frances Allitsen
  Franz von Suppé
Fri 18 Sep 1908
- 20:00
  Prom 30
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Overture 'Leonore' No. 1, Op 138
  Trio in C major, Op 87
  Scena & aria 'Ah! perfido...Per pietà non dirmi addio!', Op 65 (arr. Henry Wood)
  Johannes Brahms
  Double Concerto
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Adelaide, Op 46 (arr. Louis Spohr)
  Symphony No. 5 in C minor
  interval
  Christoph Willibald Gluck
  Alceste - Overture
  Sir Arthur Somervell
  Shepherd's Cradle Song
  Stephen Adams
  Nirvana
  Daniel François Esprit Auber
  Le cheval de bronze, S 25Overture
  Performers
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  The New Queen’s Hall Orchestra
  Henri Busscher
  oboe
  oboe
  E. C. Dubrucq
  oboe
  oboe
  Henry Horatio Stanislaus
  cor anglais
  cor anglais
  Jenny Taggart
  soprano
  soprano
  Arthur Beckwith
  violin
  violin
  Charles Warwick-Evans
  cello
  cello
  Lloyd Chandos
  tenor
  tenor
  Frederick Kiddle
  piano
  piano
  M. Wolters
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Johannes Brahms
  Christoph Willibald Gluck
  Sir Arthur Somervell
  Stephen Adams
  Daniel François Esprit Auber
Sat 19 Sep 1908
- 20:00
  Prom 31
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Richard Wagner
  TannhäuserNo. 1 Overture
  Carl Maria von Weber
  Invitation to the Dance (orch. Felix Weingartner)
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  The Maid of OrleansRecitative & aria 'So wills the Lord!...Farewell you native hills and fields' Act 1 No. 7
  Sir Alexander Campbell Mackenzie
  From the North, Op 53 (orchestral version)No. 3
  Franz Liszt
  Rhapsodie espagnole, S 254 (orch. Ferruccio Busoni) Proms premiere of this arrangement
  Ambroise Thomas
  MignonNo. 1 Overture
  Giuseppe Verdi
  I vespri sicilianiRecitative & aria 'O patria...O tu, Palermo, terra adorata' Act 2
  interval
  Richard Strauss
  Don Juan
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  Overture '1812'
  Bedrich Smetana
  Má vlastNo. 2 Vltava
  Isabel Hearne
  The Power of Beauty World premiere
  I love your look Proms premiere
  Georges Bizet
  Carmen (arr. unknown for euphonium and piano)Aria 'Votre toast, je peux vous le rendre' Act 2
  John Mais Capel
  Star and rose Proms premiere
  Edward John Margetson
  The Irishman Proms premiere
  Camille Saint‐Saëns
  Marche héroïque, Op 34
  Performers
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  The New Queen’s Hall Orchestra
  Olga Wood
  soprano
  soprano
  Arthur Cooke
  piano
  piano
  Frederick Ranalow
  baritone
  baritone
  Frederick Kiddle
  piano
  piano
  Walter Reynolds
  euphonium
  euphonium
  M. Wolters
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Richard Wagner
  Carl Maria von Weber
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  Sir Alexander Campbell Mackenzie
  Franz Liszt
  Ambroise Thomas
  Giuseppe Verdi
  Richard Strauss
  Bedrich Smetana
  Isabel Hearne
  Georges Bizet
  John Mais Capel
  Edward John Margetson
  Camille Saint‐Saëns
Mon 21 Sep 1908
- 20:00
  Prom 32
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Richard Wagner
  Tristan and IsoldePrelude (with Wagner's concert-ending) Act 1
  Siegfried Idyll
  TannhäuserNo. 25b O du mein holder Abendstern Act 3 Scene 2
  TannhäuserNo. 25a Wie Todesahnung Dämm'rung Act 3 Scene 2
  Tristan and Isolde, WWV 90 (arr. Arthur Seidl)No. 14a Bist du nun tot? Act 3 Scene 1
  Tristan and Isolde, WWV 90 (arr. Arthur Seidl)No. 15 Wie sie selig Act 3 Scene 1
  interval
  Richard Wagner
  Das RheingoldEntry of the Gods into Valhalla (orchestral version)
  A Faust Overture, WWV 59
  GötterdämmerungNo. 37 Trauermusik Act 3 Scene 2
  GötterdämmerungNo. 40 Starke Scheite Act 3 Scene 3
  Kaisermarsch, WWV 104
  Antonín Dvořák
  Slavonic Dances, Op 46No. 3 in A flat major
  Slavonic Dances, Op 46No. 4 in F major
  William Gardiner Hammond
  Recompense Proms premiere
  Frederic Hymen Cowen
  Album of twelve songs Set 3No. 11 A birthday
  Charles Gounod
  Philémon et Baucis (arr. unknown for voice and piano)Aria 'Au bruit des lourds marteaux' Act 1
  Sir Alexander Campbell Mackenzie
  Colomba, Op 28Prelude Act 1
  Performers
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  The New Queen’s Hall Orchestra
  Horatio Connell
  baritone
  baritone
  Maud Perceval Allen
  soprano
  soprano
  Frederick Kiddle
  piano
  piano
  M. Wolters
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Richard Wagner
  Antonín Dvořák
  William Gardiner Hammond
  Frederic Hymen Cowen
  Charles Gounod
  Sir Alexander Campbell Mackenzie
Tue 22 Sep 1908
- 20:00
  Prom 33
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Frédéric Chopin
  Piano Sonata No. 2 in B flat minor, Op 35 (orch. Henry Wood)No. 3 Marche funèbre
  Richard Wagner
  The Flying DutchmanOverture
  Jules Massenet
  HérodiadeRecitative & aria 'Hérod! Ne me refuse pas...Ne me refuse pas' Act 1
  Édouard Lalo
  Symphonie espagnole, Op. 21No. 1 Allegro non troppo
  Symphonie espagnole, Op. 21No. 2 Scherzando: Allegro molto
  Symphonie espagnole, Op. 21No. 4 Andante
  Symphonie espagnole, Op. 21No. 5 Rondo: Allegro
  Charles Gounod
  La reine de SabaRecitative & aria 'Inspirez-moi, race divine...Prête-moi ton aide' Act 2
  Hector Berlioz
  Harold in Italy
  Edvard Grieg
  Peer Gynt, Suite No. 1, Op 46
  interval
  Johannes Brahms
  4 Songs, Op 43No. 1 Von ewiger Liebe
  Cheslyn Froude
  For remembrance
  Richard Wagner
  LohengrinNo. 13 Elsas Brautzug Act 2 Scene 4
  Performers
  Edouard Colonne
  conductor
  conductor
  The New Queen’s Hall Orchestra
  Elise Grosholz
  mezzo-soprano
  mezzo-soprano
  Renée Chemet
  violin
  violin
  Lloyd Chandos
  tenor
  tenor
  Siegfried Wertheim
  viola
  viola
  Frederick Kiddle
  piano
  piano
  M. Wolters
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Frédéric Chopin
  Richard Wagner
  Jules Massenet
  Édouard Lalo
  Charles Gounod
  Hector Berlioz
  Edvard Grieg
  Johannes Brahms
  Cheslyn Froude
Wed 23 Sep 1908
- 20:00
  Prom 34
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Antonín Dvořák
  Overture 'Carnival'
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  Capriccio italien, Op 45
  Christoph Willibald Gluck
  Iphigénie en TaurideRecitative & aria 'Cette nuit...Ô toi, qui prolongeas mes jours' Act 1
  César Franck
  Symphonic Variations
  George Frideric Handel
  Tamerlano, HWV 18 (arr. Henry Wood)Aria 'Figlia mia' Act 3
  Rodelinda, regina d'e' Longobardi, HWV 19 (arr. Henry Wood)Aria 'Morrai, sì' Act 1 Scene 8
  Franz Schubert
  Symphony No. 9 in C major, ‘Great’
  interval
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Egmont - overture
  Franz Schubert
  Die junge NonneProms premiere
  Samuel Liddle
  My luteProms premiere
  Friedrich von Flotow
  MarthaOverture
  Performers
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  The New Queen’s Hall Orchestra
  Miss Barwell-Holbrook [first name not known]
  soprano
  soprano
  Camille Creus
  piano
  piano
  Webster Millar
  tenor
  tenor
  Frederick Kiddle
  piano
  piano
  M. Wolters
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Antonín Dvořák
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  Christoph Willibald Gluck
  César Franck
  George Frideric Handel
  Franz Schubert
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Samuel Liddle
  Friedrich von Flotow
Thu 24 Sep 1908
- 20:00
  Prom 35
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Felix Mendelssohn
  Overture ‘The Hebrides’ (‘Fingal’s Cave’)
  2 Lieder ohne Worte (orch. Ernest Guiraud)No. 30 in A major: Allegretto grazioso 'Frühlingslied' (Op. 62 No. 6)
  2 Lieder ohne Worte (orch. Ernest Guiraud)No. 34 in C major: Presto 'Spinnerlied' (Op. 67 No. 4)
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Overture 'Leonore' No. 3
  Granville Bantock
  ChristusNo. 1a Aria 'The wilderness and the solitary place' (from Christ in the Wilderness) London premiere
  Richard Wagner
  TannhäuserNo. 1 Overture
  TannhäuserNo. 2 Venusberg Music Act 1 Scene 1
  Anton Rubinstein
  2 Melodies, Op 3 (orch. Vincent d' Indy)No. 1 in F major
  Jacques Offenbach
  The Tales of HoffmannEntr'acte Act 2
  Camille Saint‐Saëns
  Fantaisie in A minor, Op 95
  interval
  Edward German
  Henry VIIIMorris Dance Act 4
  Henry VIIIShepherd's Dance Act 1
  Henry VIIITorch Dance Act 1
  Robert Schumann
  Romanzen und Balladen (No 1, 'Die beiden Grenadiere')(arr. Henry Wood)
  Jean Sibelius
  Finlandia
  Frederic Hymen Cowen
  4 English Dances in the Olden Style Set 1
  Franco Leoni
  Blue and GoldProms premiere
  The Rose-FairiesProms premiere
  Guy d’Hardelot
  You and love
  Giacomo Meyerbeer
  Festmarsch zu Schillers einhundertjähriger Geburtsfeier
  Performers
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  The New Queen’s Hall Orchestra
  Olga Wood
  soprano
  soprano
  Alfred Kastner
  harp
  harp
  Francis Braun
  bass
  bass
  Frederick Kiddle
  piano
  piano
  M. Wolters
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Felix Mendelssohn
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Granville Bantock
  Richard Wagner
  Anton Rubinstein
  Jacques Offenbach
  Camille Saint‐Saëns
  Edward German
  Robert Schumann
  Jean Sibelius
  Frederic Hymen Cowen
  Franco Leoni
  Guy d’Hardelot
  Giacomo Meyerbeer
Fri 25 Sep 1908
- 20:00
  Prom 36
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Johannes Brahms
  Academic Festival Overture
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Bassoon Concerto in B flat major, K191No. 2 Andante ma adagio Proms premiere
  Bassoon Concerto in B flat major, K191No. 3 Rondo: Tempo di menuetto Proms premiere
  Franz Schubert
  Der Hirt auf dem Felsen (arr. Carl Reinecke)
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Violin Concerto in E major
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Adagio and Rondo, K 617Proms premiere
  The Marriage of FigaroRecitative & aria ''Hai già vinto la causa'...Vedrò, mentr'io sospiro' Act 3
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Symphony No. 6 in F major, ‘Pastoral’
  interval
  Edward Elgar
  ‘Enigma’ Variations
  Frederic Hymen Cowen
  For a Dream's SakeProms premiere
  Album of twelve songs Set 3No. 11 A birthday
  Henry Purcell
  A Fool's Preferment, Z 571No. 6 Song 'I'll sail upon the dog-star' Proms premiere
  Felix Mendelssohn
  A Midsummer Night’s Dream – incidental musicNo. 6 Wedding March
  Performers
  Henry Wood
  conductorpiano
  conductorpiano
  The New Queen’s Hall Orchestra
  Wilfred James
  bassoon
  bassoon
  Charlesworth Fawcett
  clarinet
  clarinet
  Jenny Taggart
  soprano
  soprano
  Heinrich Fiedler
  violin
  violin
  Albert Fransella
  flute
  flute
  Siegfried Wertheim
  viola
  viola
  Henri Busscher
  oboe
  oboe
  Jacques Renard
  cello
  cello
  J. Francis Harford
  bass-baritone
  bass-baritone
  Frederick Kiddle
  piano
  piano
  Anon.
  music arranger
  music arranger
  M. Wolters
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Johannes Brahms
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Franz Schubert
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Edward Elgar
  Frederic Hymen Cowen
  Henry Purcell
  Felix Mendelssohn
Sat 26 Sep 1908
- 20:00
  Prom 37
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Carl Maria von Weber
  Der FreischützOverture
  Anatoly Konstantinovich Lyadov
  Baba-Yaga
  Gioachino Rossini
  TancrediRecitative, cavatina & cabaletta 'O patria!...Tu che accendi questo core...Di tanti palpiti' Act 1
  Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
  Capriccio espagnol, Op 34
  Edward Elgar
  The Wand of Youth, Suite No. 1, Op 1aNo. 1 Overture
  The Wand of Youth, Suite No. 1, Op 1aNo. 2 Serenade
  The Wand of Youth, Suite No. 1, Op 1aNo. 3 Minuet (Old Style)
  The Wand of Youth, Suite No. 1, Op 1aNo. 4 Sun Dance
  The Wand of Youth, Suite No. 1, Op 1aNo. 5 Fairy Pipers
  The Wand of Youth, Suite No. 1, Op 1aNo. 7 Fairies and Giants
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Violin Partita No 2 in D minorNo. 5 Chaconne
  Richard Wagner
  The Mastersingers of NurembergNo. 1 Prelude Act 1
  interval
  Arthur Sullivan
  IvanhoeAria 'Woo thou thy snowflake' Act 2 Scene 2
  Charles Gounod
  Marche funèbre d'une marionette
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  MazeppaEntr'acte: The Battle of Poltava Act 3 No. 15
  Richard Wagner
  Die WalküreWalkürenritt (orchestral synthesis) Act 3 Scene 1
  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
  Michael William Balfe
  The Bohemian GirlAria 'Love smiles but to deceive' Act 2
  Francis Korbay
  Hungarian Melodies Book 1No. 4 Had a horse
  Edward Elgar
  Pomp and Circumstance March No. 4 in G major
  Performers
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  The New Queen’s Hall Orchestra
  Edith Kirk
  contralto
  contralto
  Heinrich Fiedler
  soloist
  soloist
  Frederic Austin
  baritone
  baritone
  Frederick Kiddle
  piano
  piano
  M. Wolters
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Carl Maria von Weber
  Anatoly Konstantinovich Lyadov
  Gioachino Rossini
  Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
  Edward Elgar
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Richard Wagner
  Arthur Sullivan
  Charles Gounod
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  Georges Bizet
  Michael William Balfe
  Francis Korbay
Mon 28 Sep 1908
- 20:00
  Prom 38
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Richard Wagner
  LohengrinNo. 1 Prelude Act 1
  TannhäuserNo. 21 Prelude Act 3 (1845 version)
  The Flying DutchmanAria 'Joho hoe! Traft ihr das Schiff' Act 2
  interval
  Richard Wagner
  Tristan and IsoldeNo. 12 Prelude Act 3
  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
  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
  ParsifalGood Friday Music (concert version) Act 3 Scene 1
  Huldigungsmarsch, WWV 97
  Edward Elgar
  3 Bavarian Dances, Op 27
  Heinrich Proch
  Das Alpenhorn Proms premiere
  Franz Schubert
  WinterreiseNo. 21 Das Wirtshaus
  Horch, horch! die Lerch, D 889 Proms premiere
  Ambroise Thomas
  Le roman d'ElvireOverture
  Performers
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  The New Queen’s Hall Orchestra
  Susan Strong
  soprano
  soprano
  Henry Horatio Stanislaus
  cor anglais
  cor anglais
  Herbert Witherspoon
  bass
  bass
  Frederick Kiddle
  piano
  piano
  Frederick Salkeld
  horn
  horn
  Oskar Borsdorf
  horn
  horn
  M. Wolters
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Richard Wagner
  Edward Elgar
  Heinrich Proch
  Franz Schubert
  Ambroise Thomas
Tue 29 Sep 1908
- 20:00
  Prom 39
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Overture ‘Coriolan’
  Hector Berlioz
  Roméo et Juliette (La Reine Mab)
  Georges Bizet
  20 Mélodies (arr. Henry Wood)No. 9 Un jour de printemps
  Claude Debussy
  Cinq poèmes de BaudelaireNo. 3 Le jet d'eau UK premiere of this orchestration
  Paul Dukas
  The Sorcerer’s Apprentice
  Camille Saint‐Saëns
  Piano Concerto No 2 in G minor
  Gustave Charpentier
  Impressions d'ItalieNo. 1 Sérénade UK premiere
  interval
  George Frideric Handel
  Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63 (arr. Henry Wood)Recitative & aria 'My arms!...Sound an alarm' Act 2
  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')
  Gioachino Rossini
  William Tell – overture
  Maude Valérie White
  When you returnProms premiere
  Sir Landon Ronald
  A cycle of lifeNo. 3 Love, I have won you
  A cycle of lifeNo. 2 Down in the forest
  Daniel François Esprit Auber
  Fra Diavolo, S 18Overture
  Performers
  Edouard Colonne
  conductor
  conductor
  The New Queen’s Hall Orchestra
  Emilia Conti
  soprano
  soprano
  Myrta Stubbs
  piano
  piano
  Siegfried Wertheim
  viola
  viola
  Webster Millar
  tenor
  tenor
  Frederick Kiddle
  piano
  piano
  M. Wolters
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Hector Berlioz
  Georges Bizet
  Claude Debussy
  Paul Dukas
  Camille Saint‐Saëns
  Gustave Charpentier
  George Frideric Handel
  Gioachino Rossini
  Maude Valérie White
  Sir Landon Ronald
  Daniel François Esprit Auber
Wed 30 Sep 1908
- 20:00
  Prom 40
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Richard Wagner
  LohengrinNo. 17 Prelude Act 3
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  The Nutcracker, Suite, Op 71a
  Antonín Dvořák
  Stabat MaterAria 'Inflammatus et accensus'
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  Piano Concerto No. 1 in B flat minor
  Giuseppe Verdi
  A Masked BallRecitative & aria 'Alzati!...Eri tu che macchiavi' Act 3 Scene 1
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Symphony No. 5 in C minor
  interval
  Richard Strauss
  Don Juan
  Wilfred Sanderson
  My dear soul
  Kennedy Russell
  Haste to the fair
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Così fan tutte, K 588Overture
  Performers
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  The New Queen’s Hall Orchestra
  Frederick Kiddle
  celestapiano
  celestapiano
  Edith Kirk
  contralto
  contralto
  York Bowen
  piano
  piano
  Francis Braun
  bass
  bass
  M. Wolters
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Richard Wagner
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  Antonín Dvořák
  Giuseppe Verdi
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Richard Strauss
  Wilfred Sanderson
  Kennedy Russell
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Thu 1 Oct 1908
- 20:00
  Prom 41
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Richard Wagner
  RienziOverture
  John Liptrot Hatton
  The Enchantress(arr. Henry Wood) Proms premiere of this arrangement
  Edvard Grieg
  Peer Gynt, Suite No. 1, Op 46
  Ernesto Köhler
  Concert Etude in F sharp major, Op 72
  Georges Dorlay
  Scherzo Brillante
  York Bowen
  Concert Overture in G minor, Op 15
  Arthur Goring Thomas
  EsmeraldaAria 'What would I do for my Queen?' Act 1
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Violin Concerto No 3 in G major, K 216
  Jean Sibelius
  Karelia Suite
  interval
  George Frideric Handel
  Serse, HWV 40 (arr. Joseph Hellmesberger)Aria 'Ombra mai fù' Act 1 Scene 1
  Moritz Moszkowski
  Boabdil, der letzte Maurenkönig, Op 49Ballet Music No. 3: Malagueña Act 2
  Johannes Brahms
  Five Songs, Op. 94 – No. 4: ‘Sapphische Ode’No. 4 Sapphische Ode
  9 Songs, Op 63No. 5 Junge Lieder (i): Meine Liebe ist grün
  William Wallace
  Freebooter songsNo. 2 The rebel
  Freebooter songsNo. 3 Cradle song
  Otto Nicolai
  Die lustigen Weiber von WindsorOverture
  Performers
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  The New Queen’s Hall Orchestra
  Mildred Jones
  mezzo-soprano
  mezzo-soprano
  Frederick Kiddle
  pianoorgan
  pianoorgan
  Albert Fransella
  flute
  flute
  Herbert Brown
  baritone
  baritone
  Heinrich Fiedler
  violin
  violin
  M. Wolters
  violinconductor
  violinconductor
  Anon.
  harp
  harp
  Composers
  Richard Wagner
  John Liptrot Hatton
  Edvard Grieg
  Ernesto Köhler
  Georges Dorlay
  York Bowen
  Arthur Goring Thomas
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Jean Sibelius
  George Frideric Handel
  Moritz Moszkowski
  Johannes Brahms
  William Wallace
  Otto Nicolai
Fri 2 Oct 1908
- 20:00
  Prom 42
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Overture 'Leonore' No. 2
  FidelioRecitative & aria 'Abscheulicher...Komm, Hoffnung' Act 1 Scene 2
  Felix Mendelssohn
  Violin Concerto in E minor
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Cantata No. 203, 'Amore traditore', BWV 203 (arr. unknown, for voice and orchestra)
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Symphony No. 7 in A major
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  The Abduction from the SeraglioOverture
  interval
  Samuel Liddle
  To tell thee how I love
  In my garden
  Sidney Homer
  3 Songs, Op 18No. 3 The Pauper's Drive UK premiere
  Ambroise Thomas
  RaymondOverture
  Performers
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  The New Queen’s Hall Orchestra
  Maud Perceval Allen
  soprano
  soprano
  Jean Have
  violin
  violin
  Herbert Witherspoon
  bass
  bass
  Frederick Kiddle
  piano
  piano
  M. Wolters
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Felix Mendelssohn
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Samuel Liddle
  Sidney Homer
  Ambroise Thomas
Sat 3 Oct 1908
- 20:00
  Prom 43
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Engelbert Humperdinck
  Hansel and GretelOverture
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  Capriccio italien, Op 45
  Ambroise Thomas
  MignonNo. 5 Aria 'Connais-tu le pays?' Act 1
  Richard Wagner
  Tristan and IsoldePrelude (with Wagner's concert-ending) Act 1
  Franz Liszt
  Hungarian Fantasia, S 123
  Sir Alexander Campbell Mackenzie
  Benedictus, Op 37.3
  George Frideric Handel
  Acis and GalateaRecitative & aria 'Lo! here my love!...Love in her eyes sits playing' Act 1
  interval
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  Marche slave, Op 31
  Overture '1812'
  Richard Strauss
  Till Eulenspiegel’s Merry Pranks
  Robert Coningsby Clarke
  Miniatures: a series of little songsNo. 9 A golden thread
  Mine are your eyesProms premiere
  Jacques Blumenthal
  The message
  Gioachino Rossini
  The Thieving Magpie – overture
  Performers
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  The New Queen’s Hall Orchestra
  Carmen Hill
  contralto
  contralto
  John I Powell
  piano
  piano
  Alfred Heather
  tenor
  tenor
  Frederick Kiddle
  piano
  piano
  M. Wolters
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Engelbert Humperdinck
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  Ambroise Thomas
  Richard Wagner
  Franz Liszt
  Sir Alexander Campbell Mackenzie
  George Frideric Handel
  Richard Strauss
  Robert Coningsby Clarke
  Jacques Blumenthal
  Gioachino Rossini
Mon 5 Oct 1908
- 20:00
  Prom 44
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Richard Wagner
  The Mastersingers of NurembergNo. 1 Prelude Act 1
  TannhäuserNo. 1 Overture
  TannhäuserNo. 2 Venusberg Music Act 1 Scene 1
  LohengrinNo. 4 Einsam in trüben Tagen Act 1 Scene 2
  interval
  Richard Wagner
  Tristan and IsoldePrelude and Liebestod
  Siegfried Idyll
  TannhäuserNo. 15 Blick' ich umher Act 2 Scene 4
  ParsifalNo. 1 Prelude Act 1
  Franz Liszt
  Hungarian Rhapsodies, S 359 (orchestral version)No. 2 in D minor (ending in G major)
  Robert Eden
  What's in the air to day? World premiere
  Graham Peel
  The ballad of little Billee Proms premiere
  Carl Maria von Weber
  Preciosa, J279, Op 78No. 1 Overture
  Performers
  Edouard Colonne
  conductor
  conductor
  The New Queen’s Hall Orchestra
  Esta Argo
  soprano
  soprano
  Walter Scott
  baritone
  baritone
  Frederick Kiddle
  piano
  piano
  M. Wolters
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Richard Wagner
  Franz Liszt
  Robert Eden
  Graham Peel
  Carl Maria von Weber
Tue 6 Oct 1908
- 20:00
  Prom 45
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Hector Berlioz
  Overture 'Le carnaval romain'
  Camille Saint‐Saëns
  La jeunesse d'Hercule, Op 50
  La fiancée du timbalier, Op 82
  Anton Rubinstein
  Piano Concerto No. 4 in D minor
  Charles Gounod
  FaustNo. 6 Recitative & cavatina 'O sainte médaille...Avant de quitter ces lieux' Act 2
  Franz Schubert
  Symphony No. 8 in B minor, ‘Unfinished’
  Daniel François Esprit Auber
  La muette de Portici, S 16Overture
  interval
  Frances Allitsen
  A song of thanksgiving
  H. Chilver Wilson
  Love Absolute Proms premiere
  In Sleep World premiere
  Arthur Sullivan
  Overture di ballo
  Performers
  Edouard Colonne
  conductor
  conductor
  The New Queen’s Hall Orchestra
  Zélie Delsart
  mezzo-soprano
  mezzo-soprano
  Evlyn Howard-Jones
  piano
  piano
  Herbert Brown
  baritone
  baritone
  Frederick Kiddle
  piano
  piano
  M. Wolters
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Hector Berlioz
  Camille Saint‐Saëns
  Anton Rubinstein
  Charles Gounod
  Franz Schubert
  Daniel François Esprit Auber
  Frances Allitsen
  H. Chilver Wilson
  Arthur Sullivan
Wed 7 Oct 1908
- 20:00
  Prom 46
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Carl Maria von Weber
  Der FreischützOverture
  Ambroise Thomas
  MignonNo. 15 Recitative & aria 'Oui! Pour ce soir...Je suis Titania' Act 2
  Camille Saint‐Saëns
  Piano Concerto No 4 in C minor
  George Frideric Handel
  Alexander's Feast, HWV 75 (arr. Henry Wood)Aria 'Revenge, revenge! Timotheus cries' Act 2 No. 2
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  Symphony No. 5 in E minor
  Hector Berlioz
  Benvenuto CelliniOverture
  interval
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Ave Maria (Bach/Gounod)
  William Monk Gould
  Sir Nigel's Song Proms premiere
  Giuseppe Verdi
  AidaTriumphal March Act 2 Scene 2
  Performers
  Edouard Colonne
  conductor
  conductor
  The New Queen’s Hall Orchestra
  Eve Simony
  soprano
  soprano
  Archy Rosenthal
  piano
  piano
  Thorpe Bates
  baritone
  baritone
  Frederick Kiddle
  organ
  organ
  M. Wolters
  celloconductor
  celloconductor
  Jean Preuveneers
  cello
  cello
  Composers
  Carl Maria von Weber
  Ambroise Thomas
  Camille Saint‐Saëns
  George Frideric Handel
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  Hector Berlioz
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  William Monk Gould
  Giuseppe Verdi
Thu 8 Oct 1908
- 20:00
  Prom 47
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Édouard Lalo
  Le roi d'YsOverture
  Felix Mendelssohn
  A Midsummer Night’s Dream – incidental musicNo. 5 Nocturne
  Hector Berlioz
  Les nuits d'étéNo. 2 Le spectre de la rose
  Richard Wagner
  TannhäuserNo. 1 Overture
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Overture 'Leonore' No. 3
  interval
  Fromental Halévy
  La JuiveAria 'Si la rigueur' Act 1
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Symphony No. 39 in E flat major
  Gioachino Rossini
  SemiramideOverture
  Alma Goetz
  O Bird of loveProms premiere
  Samuel Liddle
  A miniature cycle of three short love songsNo. 3 The way home
  Hermann Löhr
  A song of Surrey
  Hector Berlioz
  The TrojansMarche troyenne (Concert version, arr. Berlioz)
  Performers
  Edouard Colonne
  conductor
  conductor
  The New Queen’s Hall Orchestra
  Edith Clegg
  contralto
  contralto
  Ward Cowdery
  bass
  bass
  Frederick Kiddle
  piano
  piano
  M. Wolters
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Édouard Lalo
  Felix Mendelssohn
  Hector Berlioz
  Richard Wagner
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Fromental Halévy
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Gioachino Rossini
  Alma Goetz
  Samuel Liddle
  Hermann Löhr
Fri 9 Oct 1908
- 20:00
  Prom 48
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  FidelioOverture
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Orchestral Suite No. 2 in B minor, BWV 1067
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  The Marriage of FigaroAria 'Voi che sapete' Act 2
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Cantata No. 201, 'Geschwinde, ihr wirbelnden Winde', BWV 201No. 3 Aria 'Patron! Patron! das macht der Wind!'
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Cantata No. 201, 'Geschwinde, ihr wirbelnden Winde', BWV 201No. 11 Aria 'Pan ist Meister'
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Symphony No 8 in F major
  interval
  Felix Mendelssohn
  2 Lieder ohne Worte (orch. Ernest Guiraud)No. 30 in A major: Allegretto grazioso 'Frühlingslied' (Op. 62 No. 6)
  2 Lieder ohne Worte (orch. Ernest Guiraud)No. 34 in C major: Presto 'Spinnerlied' (Op. 67 No. 4)
  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)
  Edvard Grieg
  Peer Gynt (Solveig's song)Solveig's Song Act 4
  Liza Lehmann
  In a Persian gardenNo. 20 Ah, moon of my delight
  In a Persian gardenNo. 5 Come, fill the cup
  Gioachino Rossini
  The Barber of Seville – overture
  Performers
  Edouard Colonne
  conductor
  conductor
  The New Queen’s Hall Orchestra
  Eli Hudson
  flute
  flute
  Lillie Wormald
  soprano
  soprano
  Elsie Horne
  piano
  piano
  Alfred Heather
  tenor
  tenor
  Frederick Kiddle
  piano
  piano
  M. Wolters
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Felix Mendelssohn
  Johannes Brahms
  Edvard Grieg
  Liza Lehmann
  Gioachino Rossini
Sat 10 Oct 1908
- 20:00
  Prom 49
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Richard Wagner
  RienziOverture
  Camille Saint‐Saëns
  Danse macabre
  Felix Mendelssohn
  Overture 'Ruy Blas'
  Léo Delibes
  Lakmé, Act 2 - 'Où va la jeune Hindoue?'
  Jules Massenet
  Le CidBallet music (complete) Act 2
  Claude Debussy
  Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune
  Georges Bizet
  Overture 'Patrie'
  interval
  Giuseppe Verdi
  Don CarlosRecitative & aria 'Ella giammai m'amò!...Dormirò sol nel manto' Act 4 Scene 1
  Hector Berlioz
  The Damnation of FaustMarche hongroise
  The Damnation of FaustBallet des sylphes
  The Damnation of FaustMenuet des follets
  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
  Edvard Grieg
  Peer Gynt (Solveig's song)Solveig's Song Act 4
  Felix Weingartner
  12 Keller-Lieder, Op 22No. 6 Schifferliedchen Proms premiere
  Fred Godfrey
  Lucy Long (arr. Frederick Godfrey)
  Hubert Parry
  English Lyrics Set 6No. 3 Love is a bable Proms premiere
  Giacomo Meyerbeer
  Le prophèteCoronation March Act 4 Scene 2
  Performers
  Edouard Colonne
  conductor
  conductor
  The New Queen’s Hall Orchestra
  Eve Simony
  soprano
  soprano
  J. Francis Harford
  bass-baritone
  bass-baritone
  Frederick Kiddle
  piano
  piano
  Wilfred James
  bassoon
  bassoon
  M. Wolters
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Richard Wagner
  Camille Saint‐Saëns
  Felix Mendelssohn
  Léo Delibes
  Jules Massenet
  Claude Debussy
  Georges Bizet
  Giuseppe Verdi
  Hector Berlioz
  Edvard Grieg
  Felix Weingartner
  Fred Godfrey
  Hubert Parry
  Giacomo Meyerbeer
Mon 12 Oct 1908
- 20:00
  Prom 50
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Richard Wagner
  TannhäuserNo. 1 Overture
  GötterdämmerungDawn and Siegfried's Rhine Journey (abridged concert version)
  RienziAria 'Gerechter Gott! So ist's entschieden schon!' Act 3 Scene 2
  GötterdämmerungSong of the Rhine Daughters (abridged concert version) Act 3 Scene 1
  GötterdämmerungNo. 37 Trauermusik Act 3 Scene 2
  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
  ParsifalNo. 12b Verwandlungsmusik Act 1 Scene 3
  ParsifalGrail Scene (orchestral synthesis) Act 1 Scene 3
  Bedrich Smetana
  The Bartered BrideOverture
  Agathe Backer-Grøndahl
  One more glimpse of the sun, Op 70 UK premiere
  interval
  Edvard Grieg
  6 Songs, Op 48No. 6 A Dream
  Joseph Haydn
  Canzonetta 'She never told her love', Hob. XXVIa:34 Proms premiere
  Felix Mendelssohn
  A Midsummer Night’s Dream – incidental musicNo. 6 Wedding March
  Performers
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  The New Queen’s Hall Orchestra
  Ellen Beck
  soprano
  soprano
  Herbert Witherspoon
  bass
  bass
  Frederick Kiddle
  piano
  piano
  M. Wolters
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Richard Wagner
  Bedrich Smetana
  Agathe Backer-Grøndahl
  Edvard Grieg
  Joseph Haydn
  Felix Mendelssohn
Tue 13 Oct 1908
- 20:00
  Prom 51
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Richard Wagner
  The Flying DutchmanOverture
  Franz Schubert
  Rosamunde, Fürstin von Zypern, D 797No. 10 Ballet No. 2 in G major: Andantino
  Victor Massé
  Les noces de JeannetteAu bord du chemin
  Edvard Grieg
  Peer Gynt, Suite No. 1, Op 46
  Franz Liszt
  Piano Concerto No. 1 in E flat major
  William Henry Bell
  AgamemnonWorld premiere
  George Frideric Handel
  Sosarme, re di Media, HWV 30 (arr. Henry Wood)Aria 'Rend' il sereno al ciglio' Act 1 Scene 2
  interval
  Giacomo Carissimi
  Cantata 'Vittoria, mio core' (arr. Henry Wood)
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  Souvenir de Hapsal, Op 2 (orch. Max Erdmannsdörfer)No. 3 Chant sans paroles
  George Frideric Handel
  Organ Concerto in B flat major, HWV 290, Op. 4 No. 2 (arr. Henry Wood)Proms premiere
  Jean Sibelius
  Finlandia
  Edward Elgar
  Dream Children
  Jules Massenet
  Le CidAria 'Pleurez mes yeux' Act 3
  Gabriel Pierné
  Sérénade, Op 7London premiere
  Franz Schubert
  Nachtstück, D 672Proms premiere
  Die ForelleProms premiere
  Carl Maria von Weber
  Euryanthe, J291Overture
  Performers
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  The New Queen’s Hall Orchestra
  Albert Fransella
  flute
  flute
  Eve Simony
  soprano
  soprano
  Paul Goldschmidt
  piano
  piano
  Paul Reimers
  tenor
  tenor
  Fred Gostelow
  organ
  organ
  Frederick Kiddle
  piano
  piano
  M. Wolters
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Richard Wagner
  Franz Schubert
  Victor Massé
  Edvard Grieg
  Franz Liszt
  William Henry Bell
  George Frideric Handel
  Giacomo Carissimi
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  Jean Sibelius
  Edward Elgar
  Jules Massenet
  Gabriel Pierné
  Carl Maria von Weber
Wed 14 Oct 1908
- 20:00
  Prom 52
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  The Abduction from the SeraglioOverture
  Richard Wagner
  Tristan and IsoldeNo. 18 Mild und leise wie er lächelt Act 3 Scene 3
  Johannes Brahms
  Violin Concerto in D major
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  The Marriage of FigaroRecitative & aria 'Ehi, capitano, a me pure la mano...Non più andrai' Act 1
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  Symphony No. 6 in B minor, ‘Pathétique’
  Edward Elgar
  In the South (Alassio)Proms premiere
  interval
  Franz Schubert
  Erlkönig, D. 328
  Rudolph Bergh
  Freude
  Guy d’Hardelot
  In the great unknownProms premiere
  Robert Coningsby Clarke
  Betty's WayProms premiere
  Gioachino Rossini
  The Barber of Seville – overture
  Performers
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  The New Queen’s Hall Orchestra
  Ellen Beck
  soprano
  soprano
  Maurice Sons
  violin
  violin
  Charles Tree
  baritone
  baritone
  Frederick Kiddle
  piano
  piano
  M. Wolters
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Richard Wagner
  Johannes Brahms
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  Edward Elgar
  Franz Schubert
  Rudolph Bergh
  Guy d’Hardelot
  Robert Coningsby Clarke
  Gioachino Rossini
Thu 15 Oct 1908
- 20:00
  Prom 53
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Egmont - overture
  Franz Liszt
  Hungarian Rhapsodies, S 359 (orchestral version)No. 2 in D minor (ending in G major)
  Sir Landon Ronald
  Adonaïs
  interval
  Sir Herbert Brewer
  Age and YouthWorld premiere
  Richard Strauss
  BurleskeProms premiere
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  The Nutcracker, Suite, Op 71a
  Étienne Méhul
  JosephRecitative & aria 'Vainement Pharaon, dans sa reconnaissance...Champs paternels!' Act 1
  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
  The Mastersingers of NurembergNo. 51 Wach auf! es nahet gen den Tag Act 3 Scene 5
  Daniel François Esprit Auber
  Fra Diavolo, S 18Overture
  Sir Hamilton Harty
  Come, O come, my life's delightProms premiere
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Chorale 'Liebster Herr Jesu, wo bleibst Du so Lange?', BWV 484Proms premiere
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Adelaide, Op 46
  Ferdinand Hérold
  ZampaOverture
  Performers
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  The New Queen’s Hall Orchestra
  Lenora Sparkes
  soprano
  soprano
  Johanne Stockmarr
  piano
  piano
  Frederick Kiddle
  celestapiano
  celestapiano
  Paul Reimers
  tenor
  tenor
  M. Wolters
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Franz Liszt
  Sir Landon Ronald
  Sir Herbert Brewer
  Richard Strauss
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  Étienne Méhul
  Richard Wagner
  Daniel François Esprit Auber
  Sir Hamilton Harty
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Ferdinand Hérold
Fri 16 Oct 1908
- 20:00
  Prom 54
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Overture 'Namensfeier', Op 115
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  The Magic FluteNo. 14 Aria 'Der Hölle Rache kocht' Act 2
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Rondino in E flat major, WoO 25
  Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major
  George Frideric Handel
  Giulio Cesare in Egitto, HWV 17 (arr. Henry Wood)Recitative 'From the rage of the tempest' (inauthentic words)
  Scipione, HWV 20 (arr. Henry Wood)Aria 'Tutta raccolta ancor' Act 2 Scene 2
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Symphony No. 9 in D minor, ‘Choral’No. 1 Allegro ma non troppo, un poco maestoso
  Symphony No. 9 in D minor, ‘Choral’No. 2 Scherzo & Trio: Molto vivace - Presto
  Symphony No. 9 in D minor, ‘Choral’No. 3 Adagio molto e cantabile
  interval
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Don GiovanniOverture
  Hercule de Fontenailles
  Obstination Proms premiere
  Karl Anton Eckert
  3 LiederNo. 2 Er liebt nur mich allein
  Ernest Halsey
  The Franklin's Maid Proms premiere
  André Wormser
  L' enfant prodigue, suiteNo. 5 Finale: March and Trio
  Performers
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  The New Queen’s Hall Orchestra
  Eve Simony
  soprano
  soprano
  New Queen's Hall Orchestra (1895-1914, Queen's Hall Orchestra) (members)
  Tosta Benici
  piano
  piano
  Walter Scott
  baritone
  baritone
  Frederick Kiddle
  piano
  piano
  M. Wolters
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  George Frideric Handel
  Hercule de Fontenailles
  Karl Anton Eckert
  Ernest Halsey
  André Wormser
Sat 17 Oct 1908
- 20:00
  Prom 55
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Carl Maria von Weber
  OberonOverture
  Anton Stepanovich Arensky
  Variations on a Theme of Tchaikovsky, Op 35a
  Pietro Mascagni
  Cavalleria rusticanaAria 'Voi lo sapete'
  Richard Wagner
  Tristan and IsoldeNo. 12 Prelude Act 3
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Keyboard Concerto in D minor, BWV 1052Proms premiere
  Edward German
  Henry VIIIMorris Dance Act 4
  Henry VIIIShepherd's Dance Act 1
  Henry VIIITorch Dance Act 1
  Edward Elgar
  Salut d'amour
  interval
  Charles Gounod
  Marche funèbre d'une marionette
  George Frideric Handel
  Partenope, HWV 27 (arr. Henry Wood)Aria 'Furibondo spira il vento' Act 2
  Franz von Suppé
  Dichter und BauerOverture
  Richard Wagner
  LohengrinNo. 17 Prelude Act 3
  Henry Wood
  Fantasia on British Sea-Songs
  Sir Landon Ronald
  EchoesNo. 4 The nightingale has a lyre of gold London premiere
  EchoesNo. 1 Dedication London premiere
  Poldowski
  Denholm DeanProms premiere
  Sir Hamilton Harty
  3 Ulster AirsNo. 3 Black Sheela of the silver eye
  Daniel François Esprit Auber
  Le domino noir, S 30Overture
  Performers
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  The New Queen’s Hall Orchestra
  Lenora Sparkes
  soprano
  soprano
  Henry Horatio Stanislaus
  cor anglais
  cor anglais
  Grace Smith
  piano
  piano
  Herbert Witherspoon
  bass
  bass
  Frederick Kiddle
  piano
  piano
  M. Wolters
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Carl Maria von Weber
  Anton Stepanovich Arensky
  Pietro Mascagni
  Richard Wagner
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Edward German
  Edward Elgar
  Charles Gounod
  George Frideric Handel
  Franz von Suppé
  Henry Wood
  Sir Landon Ronald
  Poldowski
  Sir Hamilton Harty
  Daniel François Esprit Auber
Mon 19 Oct 1908
- 20:00
  Prom 56
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Richard Wagner
  LohengrinNo. 1 Prelude Act 1
  The Mastersingers of NurembergNo. 33 Prelude Act 3
  SiegfriedForest Murmurs (orchestral synthesis) Act 2 Scene 2
  interval
  Richard Wagner
  The Flying DutchmanAria 'Die Frist is um' Act 1
  Siegfried Idyll
  Das RheingoldEntry of the Gods into Valhalla (orchestral version)
  Eine Sonate für das Album von Frau Mathilde Wesendonck, WWV 85 (orch. Karl Müller-Berghaus )
  GötterdämmerungNo. 40 Starke Scheite Act 3 Scene 3
  Die WalküreWalkürenritt (orchestral synthesis) Act 3 Scene 1
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D major, BWV 1068 (arr. August Wilhelmj)No. 2 Air
  Partita for Solo Violin No. 3 in E major, BWV 1006 (orch. Sigismund Bachrich)No. 3 Gavotte en rondeau
  Charles Villiers Stanford
  An Irish Idyll in Six Miniatures, Op 77No. 3 Cuttin' rushes Proms premiere
  Frederic Clay
  She wandered down the mountain side
  Daniel François Esprit Auber
  La muette de Portici, S 16Overture
  Performers
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  The New Queen’s Hall Orchestra
  Frederic Austin
  baritone
  baritone
  Maud Perceval Allen
  soprano
  soprano
  Frederick Kiddle
  piano
  piano
  M. Wolters
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Richard Wagner
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Charles Villiers Stanford
  Frederic Clay
  Daniel François Esprit Auber
Tue 20 Oct 1908
- 20:00
  Prom 57
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Richard Wagner
  The Mastersingers of NurembergNo. 1 Prelude Act 1
  Edward Elgar
  The Wand of Youth, Suite No. 2, Op 1b Proms premiere
  George Frideric Handel
  Serse, HWV 40 (arr. Henry Wood)Recitative & aria 'Frondi tenere e belle...Ombra mai fù' Act 1 Scene 1
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Symphony No. 40 in G minor
  César Franck
  Les Djinns Proms premiere
  Hector Berlioz
  The Damnation of FaustRecitative & aria 'Vrai Dieu, messieurs...Une puce gentille'
  The Damnation of FaustAria 'Voici des roses'
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  Overture '1812'
  interval
  Engelbert Humperdinck
  Hansel and GretelDream Pantomime Act 2 Scene 3
  Alicia Ann Spottiswoode
  Annie Laurie
  Frances Allitsen
  6 SongsNo. 3 Margaret
  Agnes Lambert
  Give a man a horse he can ride Proms premiere
  Sir Alexander Campbell Mackenzie
  Overture 'Britannia', Op 52
  Performers
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  The New Queen’s Hall Orchestra
  Elizabeth Swinton
  mezzo-soprano
  mezzo-soprano
  Johanne Stockmarr
  piano
  piano
  Robert Burnett
  bass-baritone
  bass-baritone
  Frederick Kiddle
  piano
  piano
  M. Wolters
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Richard Wagner
  Edward Elgar
  George Frideric Handel
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  César Franck
  Hector Berlioz
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  Engelbert Humperdinck
  Alicia Ann Spottiswoode
  Frances Allitsen
  Agnes Lambert
  Sir Alexander Campbell Mackenzie
Wed 21 Oct 1908
- 20:00
  Prom 58
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Franz Schubert
  Die Zauberharfe, D 644Overture
  Claude Debussy
  Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune
  Giuseppe Verdi
  RequiemNo. 2c Liber scriptus
  Ignacy Jan Paderewski
  Polish Fantasia on Original Themes, Op 19
  George Frideric Handel
  SamsonAria 'Thus when the sun from's wat'ry bed' Act 3 No. 7
  SamsonRecitative 'Brethren, farewell!' Act 3 No. 6
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  Symphony No. 5 in E minor
  interval
  Richard Strauss
  Death and Transfiguration
  Maude Valérie White
  So we'll go no more a-roving
  Antonín Dvořák
  7 Zigeunermelodien, Op 55No. 4 Als die alte Mutter
  John Rogers Thomas
  At Parting
  Emmanuel Chabrier
  Joyeuse marche
  Performers
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  The New Queen’s Hall Orchestra
  Carmen Hill
  contralto
  contralto
  Isador Epstein
  piano
  piano
  Paul Reimers
  tenor
  tenor
  Frederick Kiddle
  piano
  piano
  M. Wolters
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Franz Schubert
  Claude Debussy
  Giuseppe Verdi
  Ignacy Jan Paderewski
  George Frideric Handel
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  Richard Strauss
  Maude Valérie White
  Antonín Dvořák
  John Rogers Thomas
  Emmanuel Chabrier
Thu 22 Oct 1908
- 20:00
  Prom 59
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  The Magic FluteNo. 1 Overture
  Franz Schubert
  Rosamunde, Fürstin von Zypern, D 797No. 10 Ballet No. 2 in G major: Andantino
  Charles Gounod
  SaphoRecitative & aria 'Où suis-je?...O ma lyre immortelle' Act 3
  Felix Mendelssohn
  Violin Concerto in E minor
  Sir Alexander Campbell Mackenzie
  Colomba, Op 28Ballet Music No. 1: Presto - Allegretto grazioso Act 2
  Colomba, Op 28Ballet Music No. 2: Andantino Act 2
  Colomba, Op 28Ballet Music No. 3: Rustic March Act 2
  Colomba, Op 28No. Ballet Music No. 4: Saltarello Act 2
  Charles Gounod
  La reine de SabaRecitative & aria 'La Reine?...Sous les pieds d'une femme' Act 4
  Ambroise Thomas
  MignonNo. 1 Overture
  interval
  Frédéric Chopin
  Berceuse in D flat major, Op 57 Proms premiere of this arrangement
  Albert Zabel
  Legend Proms premiere
  Franz Schubert
  Symphony No. 8 in B minor, ‘Unfinished’
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  MazeppaEntr'acte: The Battle of Poltava Act 3 No. 15
  Olga Rudd
  Love of mine Proms premiere
  Kennedy Russell
  Haste to the fair
  Richard Wagner
  Huldigungsmarsch, WWV 97
  Performers
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  The New Queen’s Hall Orchestra
  Gwladys Roberts
  contralto
  contralto
  Max Mossel
  violin
  violin
  Peter Dawson
  bass-baritone
  bass-baritone
  Alfred Kastner
  music arrangerharp
  music arrangerharp
  Frederick Kiddle
  piano
  piano
  M. Wolters
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Franz Schubert
  Charles Gounod
  Felix Mendelssohn
  Sir Alexander Campbell Mackenzie
  Ambroise Thomas
  Frédéric Chopin
  Albert Zabel
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  Olga Rudd
  Kennedy Russell
  Richard Wagner
Fri 23 Oct 1908
- 20:00
  Prom 60
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Overture 'Leonore' No. 3
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Brandenburg Concerto No 2 in F major, BWV 1047 (arr. Felix Mottl)
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  The Magic FluteNo. 4 Recitative & aria 'O zittre nicht...Zum Lieden bin ich' Act 1
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Violin Concerto in D major
  George Frideric Handel
  Berenice, HWV 38Aria 'Si, tra i ceppi' Act 2
  Felix Mendelssohn
  Symphony No 4 in A major 'Italian'
  interval
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  The Marriage of FigaroOverture
  Robert Coningsby Clarke
  Miniatures: a series of little songsNo. 4 A bowl of roses
  A Birthday Song Proms premiere
  Sir Ivor Atkins
  Too Late
  Frederic Hymen Cowen
  Onaway! awake, belovèd
  Jules Massenet
  Le CidMarche du Cid Act 3
  Performers
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  The New Queen’s Hall Orchestra
  Albert Fransella
  flute
  flute
  Arthur Catterall
  violin
  violin
  F. L. Gyp
  trumpet
  trumpet
  Henri Busscher
  oboe
  oboe
  Caroline Hatchard
  soprano
  soprano
  Maurice Sons
  violin
  violin
  Robert Burnett
  bass-baritone
  bass-baritone
  Frederick Kiddle
  piano
  piano
  M. Wolters
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  George Frideric Handel
  Felix Mendelssohn
  Robert Coningsby Clarke
  Sir Ivor Atkins
  Frederic Hymen Cowen
  Jules Massenet
Sat 24 Oct 1908
- 20:00
  Prom 61 - Last Night of the Proms 1908
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  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)
  Gioachino Rossini
  William Tell – overture
  George Frideric Handel
  Sosarme, re di Media, HWV 30 (arr. Henry Wood)Aria 'Rend' il sereno al ciglio' Act 1 Scene 2
  Joshua, HWV 64 (arr. Henry Wood)Aria 'Oh! had I Jubal's lyre' Act 3 Scene 3
  Edvard Grieg
  Peer Gynt, Suite No. 1, Op 46
  Edward German
  The SeasonsNo. 2 Harvest Dance Proms premiere
  interval
  Benjamin Godard
  Suite, Op 116
  Jacques Offenbach
  The Tales of HoffmannEntr'acte Act 2
  Jean Sibelius
  Finlandia
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Don GiovanniAria 'Madamina! il catalogo è questo' Act 1 Scene 5
  Franz Liszt
  Hungarian Rhapsodies, S 359 (orchestral version)No. 2 in D minor (ending in G major)
  Edward Elgar
  Pomp and Circumstance March No. 4 in G major
  Henry Wood
  Fantasia on British Sea-Songs
  César Franck
  Panis angelicusProms premiere
  Edward German
  Tom Jones (arr. unknown for voice & piano)West Country Lad Act 1
  Hector Berlioz
  The Damnation of FaustMarche hongroise
  Unknown
  National Anthem
  Performers
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  The New Queen’s Hall Orchestra
  Olga Wood
  soprano
  soprano
  Albert Fransella
  flute
  flute
  Frederic Austin
  baritone
  baritone
  Frederick Kiddle
  organpiano
  organpiano
  Alfred Kastner
  harp
  harp
  Jacques Renard
  cello
  cello
  Composers
  Johannes Brahms
  Gioachino Rossini
  George Frideric Handel
  Edvard Grieg
  Edward German
  Benjamin Godard
  Jacques Offenbach
  Jean Sibelius
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Franz Liszt
  Edward Elgar
  Henry Wood
  César Franck
  Hector Berlioz
  Unknown

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Fri 28 Aug 1908

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Sat 29 Aug 1908

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Mon 31 Aug 1908

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