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Sat 20 Jul 1963
19:30
Prom 01 - First Night of the Proms 1963
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Unknown
National Anthem
Bedrich Smetana
The Bartered Bride
Overture
Antonio Vivaldi
Concerto for Four Violins in B minor
Sergey Prokofiev
Piano Concerto No 1 in D flat major
William Walton
Façade, Suite No. 1
No. 1 Polka
Façade, Suite No. 1
No. 2 Valse
Façade, Suite No. 1
No. 3 Swiss Yodelling Song
Façade, Suite No. 1
No. 4 Tango-Pasodoble
Façade, Suite No. 2
No. 5 Popular Song
Façade, Suite No. 2
No. 6 Old Sir Faulk
Façade, Suite No. 1
No. 5 Tarantella Sevillana
Hector Berlioz
The damnation of Faust - Marche hongroise
The damnation of Faust - Ballet des sylphes
The damnation of Faust - Menuet des follets
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Symphony No. 4 in F minor
Performers
Kenneth Sillito
violin
violin
José‐Luis García
violin
violin
Roy Malan
violin
violin
Ronald Thomas
violin
violin
Dame Moura Lympany
piano
piano
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Malcolm Sargent
conductor
conductor
Composers
Unknown
Bedrich Smetana
Antonio Vivaldi
Sergey Prokofiev
William Walton
Hector Berlioz
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
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Mon 22 Jul 1963
19:00
Prom 02
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
The Marriage of Figaro
Proms premiere
Performers
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Silvio Varviso
conductor
conductor
Michael Langdon
Doctor Bartolo
Doctor Bartolo
Michel Roux
Count Almaviva
Count Almaviva
Heinz Blankenburg
Figaro
Figaro
Liliane Berton
Susanna
Susanna
Rosa Laghezza
Marcellina
Marcellina
Edith Mathis
Cherubino
Cherubino
Hugues Cuénod
Don Basilio
Don Basilio
Leyla Gencer
Countess Almaviva
Countess Almaviva
Derick Davies
Antonio
Antonio
Martin Isepp
harpsichord
harpsichord
Maria Zeri
Barbarina
Barbarina
John Kentish
Don Curzio
Don Curzio
Glyndebourne Chorus (formerly Glyndebourne Festival Chorus)
Composers
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
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Tue 23 Jul 1963
19:30
Prom 03
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Giovanni Gabrieli
Canzoni e sonate (from Sacrae symphoniae, libro primo) (orch. Leopold Stokowski)
No. 6 Sonata pian' e forte a 8
Benjamin Britten
The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra
Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No. 7 in A major
Modest Mussorgsky
Pictures at an Exhibition (orch. Leopold Stokowski)
Performers
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Leopold Stokowski
conductor
conductor
Composers
Giovanni Gabrieli
Benjamin Britten
Ludwig van Beethoven
Modest Mussorgsky
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Wed 24 Jul 1963
19:30
Prom 04
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Fantasy-Overture ‘Romeo and Juliet’
Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor
Dmitry Shostakovich
Symphony No. 4 in C minor
Proms premiere
Performers
Katharina Wolpe
piano
piano
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Malcolm Sargent
conductor
conductor
Composers
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Ludwig van Beethoven
Dmitry Shostakovich
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Thu 25 Jul 1963
19:30
Prom 05
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Johannes Brahms
Tragic Overture
Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major
Igor Stravinsky
Orpheus
Proms premiere
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Symphony No. 40 in G minor
Performers
Malcolm Sargent
conductor
conductor
Daniël Wayenberg
piano
piano
Norman Del Mar
conductor
conductor
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Composers
Johannes Brahms
Igor Stravinsky
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
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Fri 26 Jul 1963
19:30
Prom 06
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Henry Purcell
Come, ye sons of art, away, Z 323
Proms premiere
Johann Sebastian Bach
Brandenburg Concerto No 5 in D major, BWV 1050
Ralph Vaughan Williams
Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis
Johann Sebastian Bach
Magnificat in D major
Performers
Elizabeth Simon
soprano
soprano
Richard Standen
bass
bass
Grayston Burgess
counter-tenor
counter-tenor
John Whitworth
counter-tenor
counter-tenor
BBC Singers
Neville Marriner
violin
violin
Alexander Murray
flute
flute
Stanislav Heller
harpsichord
harpsichord
John Mitchinson
tenor
tenor
Helen Watts
contralto
contralto
Jean Knibbs
soprano
soprano
London Symphony Orchestra
David Willcocks
conductor
conductor
Composers
Henry Purcell
Johann Sebastian Bach
Ralph Vaughan Williams
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Sat 27 Jul 1963
19:30
Prom 07
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Emil Nikolaus von Reznicek
Donna Diana
Overture Proms premiere
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Clarinet Concerto in A major
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Swan Lake
No. 13d Danse des cygnes: Allegro moderato Act 2 No. 4d
Swan Lake
No. 10 Scène Act 2 No. 1
Swan Lake
No. 2 Valse Act 1 No. 2
Swan Lake
No. 20 Danse hongroise (Czárdás) Act 3 No. 6
Swan Lake
No. 29 Scène et Final Act 4 No. 5
Swan Lake
No. 13e Pas d'action Act 2 No. 4e
César Franck
Psyché (orchestral version)
Franz Liszt
Piano Concerto No. 2 in A major
Johann Strauss II
Emperor Waltz
Performers
Bernard Walton
clarinet
clarinet
Norma Fisher
piano
piano
Norman Del Mar
conductor
conductor
Philharmonia Orchestra (1964-77, New Philharmonia Orchestra)
Composers
Emil Nikolaus von Reznicek
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
César Franck
Franz Liszt
Johann Strauss II
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Mon 29 Jul 1963
19:00
Prom 08
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Claudio Monteverdi
L' incoronazione di Poppea
- edited Raymond Leppard Proms premiere
Performers
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
John Pritchard
conductor
conductor
Raymond Leppard
harpsichord
harpsichord
Gerald English
Second Soldier
Second Soldier
Duncan Robertson
Valletto
Valletto
Jean Allister
Arnalta
Arnalta
John Shirley-Quirk
Liberto
Liberto
Richard Lewis
Nerone
Nerone
Magda László
Poppea
Poppea
Hugues Cuénod
Lucano
Lucano
Lydia Marimpietri
Drusilla
Drusilla
Soo-Bee Lee
Damigella
Damigella
Dennis Wicks
Littore
Littore
Elizabeth Bainbridge
Pallade
Pallade
Walter Alberti
Ottone
Ottone
Martin Isepp
harpsichord
harpsichord
Annon Lee Silver
Amor
Amor
Robert Spencer
chitarrone
chitarrone
Frances Bible
Ottavia
Ottavia
Carlo Cava
Seneca
Seneca
Dennis Brandt
First Soldier
First Soldier
Courtney Kenny
organ
organ
John Bacon
organ
organ
Glyndebourne Chorus (formerly Glyndebourne Festival Chorus)
Composers
Claudio Monteverdi
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Tue 30 Jul 1963
19:30
Prom 09
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Johann Sebastian Bach
Passacaglia and Fugue in C minor, BWV 582 (orch. Leopold Stokowski)
Gustav Mahler
Symphony No. 2 in C minor, ‘Resurrection’
- The concert interval took place after the first movement of the symphony. Proms premiere
Performers
Janet Baker
mezzo-soprano
mezzo-soprano
Rae Woodland
soprano
soprano
BBC Singers
Harrow Choral Society
Goldsmiths Choral Union
BBC Symphony Chorus
London Symphony Orchestra
Leopold Stokowski
conductor
conductor
Composers
Johann Sebastian Bach
Gustav Mahler
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Wed 31 Jul 1963
19:30
Prom 10
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Felix Mendelssohn
Overture 'Ruy Blas'
Sergei Rachmaninov
Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini
Jean Sibelius
Symphony No. 2 in D major
Dmitry Shostakovich
Symphony No 12 in D minor 'The Year 1917'
Proms premiere
Performers
Peter Katin
piano
piano
Malcolm Sargent
conductor
conductor
Philharmonia Orchestra (1964-77, New Philharmonia Orchestra)
Composers
Felix Mendelssohn
Sergei Rachmaninov
Jean Sibelius
Dmitry Shostakovich
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Thu 1 Aug 1963
19:30
Prom 11
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
The Magic Flute (Overture)
Robert Schumann
Symphony No. 1 in B flat major, ‘Spring’
Benjamin Britten
War Requiem
- Britten conducted the Melos Ensemble Proms premiere
Performers
Malcolm Sargent
conductor
conductor
Benjamin Britten
conductor
conductor
Meredith Davies
conductor
conductor
Simon Preston
organ
chamber organ
organ
chamber organ
Heather Harper
soprano
soprano
Thomas Hemsley
baritone
baritone
Peter Pears
tenor
tenor
BBC Singers
Highgate School Choir (boys)
Melos Ensemble
BBC Symphony Chorus
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Composers
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Robert Schumann
Benjamin Britten
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Fri 2 Aug 1963
19:30
Prom 12
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Johann Sebastian Bach
Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G major
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Rondo in D major, K 382
Proms premiere
Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No. 3 in E flat major, ‘Eroica’
Anton Bruckner
Ave Maria (1861 setting)
Proms premiere
Arnold Schoenberg
Friede auf Erden
Proms premiere
Johann Sebastian Bach
Motet 'Der Geist hilft unser Schwachheit auf', BWV 226
Proms premiere
Fantasia in G minor, BWV 542
Performers
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Malcolm Sargent
conductor
conductor
Alasdair Graham
piano
piano
John Alldis
conductor
conductor
The John Alldis Choir
BBC Symphony Orchestra (members)
Arnold Richardson
organ
organ
Composers
Johann Sebastian Bach
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Ludwig van Beethoven
Anton Bruckner
Arnold Schoenberg
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Sat 3 Aug 1963
19:30
Prom 13
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Alexander Borodin
Prince Igor
Overture
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
The Queen of Spades
Aria 'Ach, istomilas ja gorem' Act 3 Scene 2
Sergei Rachmaninov
Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor
Benjamin Britten
Simple Symphony
Proms premiere
Gustav Holst
The Perfect Fool
Ballet music
Edward Elgar
‘Enigma’ Variations
Performers
Marie Collier
soprano
soprano
Colin Horsley
piano
piano
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Malcolm Sargent
conductor
conductor
Composers
Alexander Borodin
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Sergei Rachmaninov
Benjamin Britten
Gustav Holst
Edward Elgar
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Mon 5 Aug 1963
19:30
Prom 14 - Verdi One Hundred and Fiftieth Anniversary
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Giuseppe Verdi
Requiem
Performers
Carlo Maria Giulini
conductor
conductor
David Ward
bass
bass
Richard Lewis
tenor
tenor
Amy Shuard
soprano
soprano
Anna Reynolds
mezzo-soprano
mezzo-soprano
Philharmonia Chorus (1964-77, New Philharmonia Chorus)
Philharmonia Orchestra (1964-77, New Philharmonia Orchestra)
Composers
Giuseppe Verdi
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Tue 6 Aug 1963
19:30
Prom 15
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Symphony No 25 in G minor
Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major, ‘Emperor’
Richard Strauss
Also sprach Zarathustra
Maurice Ravel
Daphnis and Chloe – Suite No. 2
Performers
Abbey Simon
piano
piano
Norman Del Mar
conductor
conductor
Philharmonia Orchestra (1964-77, New Philharmonia Orchestra)
Composers
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Ludwig van Beethoven
Richard Strauss
Maurice Ravel
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Wed 7 Aug 1963
19:30
Prom 16
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Henry Purcell
My heart is inditing
Johann Sebastian Bach
Concerto in D minor for two violins, BWV 1043
Michael Tippett
The Midsummer Marriage
Act 2 Proms premiere
Johannes Brahms
Symphony No. 4 in E minor
Performers
Norman Del Mar
conductor
conductor
BBC Singers
Hugh Maguire
violin
violin
Norman Nelson
violin
violin
Jeannette Sinclair
Bella
Bella
John Dobson
Jack
Jack
Malcolm Sargent
conductor
conductor
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Composers
Henry Purcell
Johann Sebastian Bach
Michael Tippett
Johannes Brahms
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Thu 8 Aug 1963
19:30
Prom 17
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Giuseppe Verdi
I vespri siciliani
Overture Proms premiere
Johannes Brahms
Violin Concerto in D major
- cadenza by Fritz Kreisler
Antonín Dvořák
Symphony No. 8 in G major
Manuel de Falla
The Three-Cornered Hat – Suite No. 2
Performers
Nell Gotkovsky
violin
violin
Carlo Maria Giulini
conductor
conductor
Philharmonia Orchestra (1964-77, New Philharmonia Orchestra)
Composers
Giuseppe Verdi
Johannes Brahms
Antonín Dvořák
Manuel de Falla
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Fri 9 Aug 1963
19:30
Prom 18
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No. 1 in C major
Lennox Berkeley
Four Ronsard Sonnets, Op 62 Set 2
World premiere
Edward Elgar
Falstaff
Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No. 5 in C minor
Performers
Malcolm Sargent
conductor
conductor
Lennox Berkeley
conductor
conductor
Peter Pears
tenor
tenor
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Composers
Ludwig van Beethoven
Lennox Berkeley
Edward Elgar
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Sat 10 Aug 1963
19:30
Prom 19
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Arthur Sullivan
HMS Pinafore
We sail the ocean blue Act 1 No. 1
HMS Pinafore
Gaily tripping, lightly skipping Act 1 No. 7a
HMS Pinafore
Hail! men-o'-war's men...I'm called little Buttercup Act 1 No. 2
HMS Pinafore
A maiden fair to see Act 1 No. 3a
HMS Pinafore
My gallant crew, good morning Act 1 No. 4
HMS Pinafore
Sir Joseph's barge is seen Act 1 No. 7
The Pirates of Penzance - 'When a felon’s not engaged in his employment'
The Pirates of Penzance - 'Oh, is there not one maiden breast?'
The Pirates of Penzance - 'Poor wand’ring one…”
Pirates of Penzance - 'When the foeman bares his steel'
The Pirates of Penzance - 'With cat-like tread, upon our prey we steal'
The Pirates of Penzance - 'Sighing Softly to the River…'
Trial by Jury
Proms premiere
Iolanthe
Loudly let the trumpet bray [Entrance and March of the Peers] Act 1 No. 6
Iolanthe
Oh, foolish fay Act 2 No. 5
Iolanthe
Soon as we may, off and away Act 2 No. 12
Utopia Limited
Oh, Zara!...A tenor, all singers above Act 2 No. 1
The Gondoliers
List and Learn Act 1 No. 1
The Gondoliers
Take a pair of sparkling eyes Act 2 No. 3
The Gondoliers
Dance a Cachucha Act 2 No. 5
The Gondoliers
Kind sir, you cannot have the heart Act 1 No. 10
Performers
Alexander Young
tenor
Defendant, Edwin
tenor
Defendant, Edwin
Jennifer Vyvyan
soprano
Plaintiff, Angelina
soprano
Plaintiff, Angelina
Owen Brannigan
bass
Learned Judge
bass
Learned Judge
Marjorie Thomas
contralto
contralto
John Cameron
baritone
Counsel for Plaintiff
baritone
Counsel for Plaintiff
BBC Singers
Royal Choral Society
Frank Olegario
Usher
Usher
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Malcolm Sargent
conductor
conductor
Composers
Arthur Sullivan
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Mon 12 Aug 1963
19:30
Prom 20
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Symphony No. 39 in E flat major
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Piano Concerto No. 1 in B flat minor
Hector Berlioz
Harold in Italy
Performers
Louis Kentner
piano
piano
Quintin Ballardie
viola
viola
London Philharmonic Orchestra
John Pritchard
conductor
conductor
Composers
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Hector Berlioz
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Tue 13 Aug 1963
19:30
Prom 21
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Gioachino Rossini
Il signor Bruschino
Overture Proms premiere
Frédéric Chopin
Piano Concerto No 2 in F minor
Claude Debussy
Le martyre de St Sébastien (suite arr. Caplet)
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Symphony No. 6 in B minor, ‘Pathétique’
Performers
Peter Katin
piano
piano
London Philharmonic Orchestra
John Pritchard
conductor
conductor
Composers
Gioachino Rossini
Frédéric Chopin
Claude Debussy
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
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Wed 14 Aug 1963
19:30
Prom 22
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Serenade in C minor, K388
Roberto Gerhard
Piano Concerto
Proms premiere
Johannes Brahms
Variations on the St Anthony Chorale
Alto Rhapsody
Symphony No. 2 in D major
Performers
Norman Del Mar
conductor
conductor
BBC Symphony Orchestra (members)
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Malcolm Binns
piano
piano
Malcolm Sargent
conductor
conductor
Norma Procter
contralto
contralto
BBC Singers (1924-34, Wireless Chorus; 1935-8, 1942-3, 1946-72, BBC Chorus) (men's voices)
Composers
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Roberto Gerhard
Johannes Brahms
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Thu 15 Aug 1963
19:30
Prom 23
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Vesperae solennes de confessore, K 339
Proms premiere
Mass in C minor, K427
Proms premiere
Performers
Peter Gellhorn
conductor
conductor
Maureen Lehane
contralto
contralto
Malcolm Sargent
conductor
conductor
Elizabeth Simon
soprano
soprano
Alexandra Choir
Royal Choral Society
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Alexander Young
tenor
tenor
Richard Standen
bass
bass
Erna Spoorenberg
soprano
soprano
BBC Singers (1924-34, Wireless Chorus; 1935-8, 1942-3, 1946-72, BBC Chorus)
BBC Symphony Chorus (pre-1932, National Chorus; 1933-4, BBC Chorus; 1935-77, BBC Choral Society)
Composers
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
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Fri 16 Aug 1963
19:30
Prom 24
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Ludwig van Beethoven
Overture ‘Coriolan’
Piano Concerto No. 1 in C major
Symphony No. 6 in F major, ‘Pastoral’
Ralph Vaughan Williams
Symphony No. 4 in F minor
Performers
Stephen Kovacevich
piano
piano
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Malcolm Sargent
conductor
conductor
Composers
Ludwig van Beethoven
Ralph Vaughan Williams
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Sat 17 Aug 1963
19:30
Prom 25
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Alan Rawsthorne
Overture 'Street Corner'
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Horn Concerto No. 2 in E flat major, K417
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Violin Concerto in D major
Benjamin Britten
Canadian Carnival, Op 19
Manuel de Falla
Nights in the Gardens of Spain
Maurice Ravel
Boléro
Performers
Barry Tuckwell
horn
horn
Ralph Holmes
violin
violin
Phyllis Sellick
piano
piano
London Symphony Orchestra
Basil Cameron
conductor
conductor
Composers
Alan Rawsthorne
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Benjamin Britten
Manuel de Falla
Maurice Ravel
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Mon 19 Aug 1963
19:30
Prom 26
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Carl Maria von Weber
Abu Hassan, J106
Overture Proms premiere
Arthur Bliss
The Enchantress
Proms premiere
Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major
Richard Strauss
Till Eulenspiegel’s Merry Pranks
Anton Webern
Variations, Op 30
Proms premiere
Johannes Brahms
Symphony No 1 in C minor
Performers
Norma Procter
contralto
contralto
Denis Matthews
piano
piano
Norman Del Mar
conductor
conductor
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra (formerly BBC Scottish Orchestra)
Composers
Carl Maria von Weber
Arthur Bliss
Ludwig van Beethoven
Richard Strauss
Anton Webern
Johannes Brahms
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Tue 20 Aug 1963
19:30
Prom 27
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Jean Sibelius
Scènes historiques – Suite No. 1
No. 3 Festivo
Violin Concerto
Symphony No. 5 in E flat major
Béla Bartók
Concerto for Orchestra
Performers
Alfredo Campoli
violin
violin
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Malcolm Sargent
conductor
conductor
Composers
Jean Sibelius
Béla Bartók
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Wed 21 Aug 1963
19:30
Prom 28
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Ludwig van Beethoven
The Creatures of Prometheus
No. 1 Overture
Violin Concerto in D major
Symphony No. 4 in B flat major
Paul Hindemith
Symphony in E flat major
Proms premiere
Performers
Malcolm Sargent
conductor
conductor
Nell Gotkovsky
violin
violin
George Hurst
conductor
conductor
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Composers
Ludwig van Beethoven
Paul Hindemith
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Thu 22 Aug 1963
19:30
Prom 29
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Edward Elgar
Introduction and Allegro
Ralph Vaughan Williams
Serenade to Music
Edward Elgar
Cello Concerto in E minor
Gustav Holst
The Planets
Performers
Pamela Bowden
mezzo-soprano
mezzo-soprano
Alfred Hallett
tenor
tenor
Roger Stalman
bass
bass
Valerie Masterson
soprano
soprano
BBC Singers
Jacqueline du Pré
cello
cello
BBC Singers (1924-34, Wireless Chorus; 1935-8, 1942-3, 1946-72, BBC Chorus) (women's voices)
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Malcolm Sargent
conductor
conductor
Composers
Edward Elgar
Ralph Vaughan Williams
Gustav Holst
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Fri 23 Aug 1963
19:30
Prom 30
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Richard Wagner
The Mastersingers of Nuremberg
No. 1 Prelude Act 1
Verklärte Nacht, Op 4 (string orchestra version)
Johannes Brahms
Double Concerto
Francis Burt
Fantasmagoria, Op 12
World premiere
Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No 8 in F major
Performers
André Navarra
cello
cello
Endre Wolf
violin
violin
London Philharmonic Orchestra
John Pritchard
conductor
conductor
Composers
Richard Wagner
Johannes Brahms
Francis Burt
Ludwig van Beethoven
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Sat 24 Aug 1963
19:30
Prom 31
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Gioachino Rossini
La Cenerentola – overture
Proms premiere
Edward MacDowell
Piano Concerto No. 2 in D minor
Sergey Prokofiev
Peter and the Wolf, Op 67
Domenico Cimarosa
Il maestro di cappella
Proms premiere
César Franck
Symphonic Variations
Johann Strauss II
Waldmeister
Overture Proms premiere
Performers
Clive Lythgoe
piano
piano
Oda Slobodskaya
speaker
speaker
Carlos Feller
baritone
baritone
London Philharmonic Orchestra
John Pritchard
conductor
conductor
Composers
Gioachino Rossini
Edward MacDowell
Sergey Prokofiev
Domenico Cimarosa
César Franck
Johann Strauss II
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Mon 26 Aug 1963
19:30
Prom 32
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Gustav Mahler
Symphony No. 6 in A minor
- Movements played in the order 1, 3, 2, 4 Proms premiere
William Walton
Belshazzar’s Feast
Performers
Norman Del Mar
conductor
conductor
London Philharmonic Choir
Malcolm Sargent
conductor
conductor
Raimund Herincx
baritone
baritone
BBC Singers
Royal Choral Society
BBC Symphony Chorus
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Composers
Gustav Mahler
William Walton
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Tue 27 Aug 1963
19:30
Prom 33
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Joseph Haydn
Symphony No. 102 in B flat major
Richard Strauss
Ein Heldenleben
Béla Bartók
Cantata profana, Sz 94
Proms premiere
Igor Stravinsky
Petrushka (1947 version)
Shrovetide Fair
Petrushka (1947 version)
In Petrushka's Cell
Petrushka (1947 version)
Shrovetide Fair towards Evening, and Death of Petrushka
Petrushka (1947 version)
Russian Dance
Performers
Malcolm Sargent
conductor
conductor
Hugh Maguire
violin
violin
Maurits Sillem
conductor
conductor
John Mitchinson
tenor
tenor
Peter Glossop
baritone
baritone
BBC Singers
Ernest Lush
piano
piano
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Composers
Joseph Haydn
Richard Strauss
Béla Bartók
Igor Stravinsky
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Wed 28 Aug 1963
19:30
Prom 34
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
George Frideric Handel
Concerto Grosso in D minor, HWV 328, Op. 6, No. 10
Johannes Brahms
Liebeslieder Waltzes, Op 52 (version with orchestra)
No. 1 Rede, Mädchen, allzu liebes Proms premiere
Liebeslieder Waltzes, Op 52 (version with orchestra)
No. 2 Am Gesteine rauscht die Flut Proms premiere
Liebeslieder Waltzes, Op 52 (version with orchestra)
No. 4 Wie des Abends schöne Röte Proms premiere
Liebeslieder Waltzes, Op 52 (version with orchestra)
No. 8 Wenn so lind dein Auge mir Proms premiere
Liebeslieder Waltzes, Op 52 (version with orchestra)
No. 9 Am Donaustrande Proms premiere
Liebeslieder Waltzes, Op 52 (version with orchestra)
No. 11 Nein, es ist nicht auszukommen Proms premiere
Liebeslieder Waltzes, Op 52 (version with orchestra)
No. 6 Ein kleiner, hübscher Vogel Proms premiere
Liebeslieder Waltzes, Op 52 (version with orchestra)
No. 5 Die grüne Hopfenranke Proms premiere
Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No. 2 in D major
Franz Schubert
Symphony No. 9 in C major, ‘Great’
Performers
Elizabeth Simon
soprano
soprano
Johanna Peters
contralto
contralto
Gerald English
tenor
tenor
Ranken Bushby
baritone
baritone
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Malcolm Sargent
conductor
conductor
Composers
George Frideric Handel
Johannes Brahms
Ludwig van Beethoven
Franz Schubert
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Thu 29 Aug 1963
19:30
Prom 35
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Henry Purcell
Welcome to all the pleasures, Z 339
Proms premiere
Johann Sebastian Bach
Orchestral Suite No. 1 in C major, BWV 1066
Cantata No. 56, 'Ich will den Kreuzstab gerne tragen', BWV 56
Igor Stravinsky
Mass
Proms premiere
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Violin Concerto No 3 in G major, K 216
- cadenzas by David Oistrakh
Ludwig van Beethoven
Overture 'Leonore' No. 3
Performers
John Shirley‐Quirk
baritone
baritone
Alfred Deller
counter-tenor
counter-tenor
Wilfred Brown
tenor
tenor
BBC Singers
Richard Morgan
oboe
oboe
Tessa Robbins
violin
violin
London Philharmonic Orchestra
George Malcolm
conductor
conductor
Composers
Henry Purcell
Johann Sebastian Bach
Igor Stravinsky
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Ludwig van Beethoven
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Fri 30 Aug 1963
19:30
Prom 36
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Franz Schubert
Symphony No 5 in B flat major
Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major
Anton Bruckner
Symphony No 3 in D minor
- edition unspecified Proms premiere
Performers
John Ogdon
piano
piano
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Charles Groves
conductor
conductor
Composers
Franz Schubert
Ludwig van Beethoven
Anton Bruckner
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Sat 31 Aug 1963
19:30
Prom 37
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Suite No. 4, 'Mozartiana'
Proms premiere
Sergei Rachmaninov
Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor
Malcolm Arnold
Symphony No. 2, Op 40
Claude Debussy
Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune
Paul Dukas
The Sorcerer’s Apprentice
Performers
Ann Schein
piano
piano
London Symphony Orchestra
George Hurst
conductor
conductor
Composers
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Sergei Rachmaninov
Malcolm Arnold
Claude Debussy
Paul Dukas
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Mon 2 Sep 1963
19:30
Prom 38
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Joseph Haydn
Symphony No. 86 in D major
Robert Schumann
Piano Concerto in A minor
William Walton
Variations on a Theme by Hindemith
Proms premiere
Antonín Dvořák
Symphony No. 9 in E minor, ‘From the New World’
Performers
Dame Moura Lympany
piano
piano
George Hurst
conductor
conductor
BBC Philharmonic (pre-1983, BBC Northern SO; 1983-91, BBC Philharmonic Orchestra)
Composers
Joseph Haydn
Robert Schumann
William Walton
Antonín Dvořák
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Tue 3 Sep 1963
19:30
Prom 39
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Symphony No 36 in C major 'Linz', K 425
Richard Rodney Bennett
London Pastoral
Proms premiere
Johannes Brahms
Violin Concerto in D major
Igor Stravinsky
The Rite of Spring
Performers
Alexander Young
tenor
tenor
Johanna Martzy
violin
violin
London Symphony Orchestra
Sir Colin Davis
conductor
conductor
Composers
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Richard Rodney Bennett
Johannes Brahms
Igor Stravinsky
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Wed 4 Sep 1963
19:30
Prom 40
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Hector Berlioz
Benvenuto Cellini
Overture
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Sinfonia concertante in E flat major
Felix Mendelssohn
Symphony No 4 in A major 'Italian'
Giuseppe Verdi
Four Sacred Pieces
Proms premiere
Performers
Norbert Brainin
violin
violin
Peter Schidlof
viola
viola
BBC Singers
Ambrosian Singers
London Symphony Orchestra
Sir Colin Davis
conductor
conductor
Composers
Hector Berlioz
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Felix Mendelssohn
Giuseppe Verdi
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Thu 5 Sep 1963
19:30
Prom 41
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Robert Schumann
Manfred, Op 115
Overture
Hector Berlioz
Te Deum, Op 22
Franz Schubert
Symphony No. 8 in B minor, ‘Unfinished’
Claude Debussy
La mer
Performers
London Philharmonic Choir
Alan Harverson
organ
organ
Richard Lewis
tenor
tenor
Alexandra Choir
BBC Singers
Wembley Philharmonic Society
BBC Symphony Chorus
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Malcolm Sargent
conductor
conductor
Composers
Robert Schumann
Hector Berlioz
Franz Schubert
Claude Debussy
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Fri 6 Sep 1963
19:30
Prom 42 - Wagner One Hundred and Fiftieth Anniversary
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Richard Wagner
Götterdämmerung
Dawn and Siegfried's Rhine Journey (abridged concert version)
Tristan and Isolde
Prelude and Liebestod
Götterdämmerung
Act 3 Proms premiere
Performers
Birgit Nilsson
soprano
Brünnhilde
soprano
Brünnhilde
Wolfgang Windgassen
Siegfried
Siegfried
Marie Collier
Gutrune
Gutrune
Thomas Stewart
Gunther
Gunther
Gottlob Frick
Hagen
Hagen
Maureen Guy
Rhinemaiden
Rhinemaiden
Gwyneth Jones
Rhinemaiden
Rhinemaiden
Barbara Holt
Rhinemaiden
Rhinemaiden
Royal Opera Chorus, Covent Garden (members)
Georg Solti
conductor
conductor
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
Composers
Richard Wagner
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Sat 7 Sep 1963
19:30
Prom 43
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Franz Schubert
Die Zauberharfe, D 644
Overture
Johann Sebastian Bach
Violin Concerto in A minor
Felix Mendelssohn
A Midsummer Night’s Dream – incidental music
No. 1 Scherzo
A Midsummer Night’s Dream – incidental music
No. 6 Wedding March
A Midsummer Night’s Dream – incidental music
No. 5 Nocturne
A Midsummer Night’s Dream – incidental music
No. 4 Entr'acte (Allegro Appassionato)
Georges Bizet
Jeux d'enfants (orchestral version)
Edvard Grieg
Piano Concerto in A minor
Igor Stravinsky
The Firebird – suite (revised version, 1919)
Performers
Kenneth Sillito
violin
violin
Dame Moura Lympany
piano
piano
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Malcolm Sargent
conductor
conductor
Composers
Franz Schubert
Johann Sebastian Bach
Felix Mendelssohn
Georges Bizet
Edvard Grieg
Igor Stravinsky
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Mon 9 Sep 1963
19:30
Prom 44
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Ludwig van Beethoven
Overture 'Namensfeier', Op 115
Hector Berlioz
Symphonie fantastique
Igor Stravinsky
Oedipus rex
Performers
Raimund Herincx
Messenger
Creon
Messenger
Creon
David Ward
Tirésias
Tirésias
Monica Sinclair
Jocasta
Jocasta
Ronald Dowd
Oedipus
Oedipus
Alberto Remedios
Shepherd
Shepherd
John Blatchley
speaker
speaker
BBC Singers
London Symphony Orchestra
Sir Colin Davis
conductor
conductor
Composers
Ludwig van Beethoven
Hector Berlioz
Igor Stravinsky
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Tue 10 Sep 1963
19:30
Prom 45
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Ludwig van Beethoven
Egmont - overture
Luigi Nono
Canti di vita e d'amore: sul ponte di Hiroshima
London premiere
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Concerto No. 24 in C minor
- cadenza by André Tchaikowsky
Gustav Mahler
Symphony No. 1 in D major
Performers
Colin Davis
conductor
conductor
Luigi Nono
conductor
conductor
Richard Lewis
tenor
tenor
Dorothy Dorow
soprano
soprano
André Tchaikowsky
piano
piano
London Symphony Orchestra
Composers
Ludwig van Beethoven
Luigi Nono
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Gustav Mahler
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Wed 11 Sep 1963
19:30
Prom 46
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Johann Sebastian Bach
Brandenburg Concerto No 2 in F major, BWV 1047
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Aria: 'Popoli di Tessaglia! – lo non chiedo, eterni dei'
Johannes Brahms
Symphony No. 3 in F major
Peter Racine Fricker
O longs désirs, Op 39
World premiere
Antonín Dvořák
Symphony No. 7 in D minor
Performers
Malcolm Sargent
conductor
conductor
Hugh Maguire
violin
violin
Douglas Whittaker
flute
flute
Janet Craxton
oboe
oboe
William Overton
trumpet
trumpet
Catherine Gayer
soprano
soprano
Peter Racine Fricker
conductor
conductor
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Composers
Johann Sebastian Bach
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Johannes Brahms
Peter Racine Fricker
Antonín Dvořák
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Thu 12 Sep 1963
19:30
Prom 47 - Benjamin Britten's Fiftieth Year
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Henry Purcell
Chacony (arr. Britten)
Benjamin Britten
Cantata misericordium
UK premiere
Sinfonia da Requiem
Spring Symphony
Performers
Thomas Hemsley
baritone
baritone
Peter Pears
tenor
tenor
BBC Singers
Norma Procter
contralto
contralto
Heather Harper
soprano
soprano
Emanuel School Boys' Choir
BBC Symphony Chorus
Benjamin Britten
conductor
conductor
London Symphony Orchestra
Composers
Henry Purcell
Benjamin Britten
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Fri 13 Sep 1963
19:30
Prom 48
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Joseph Haydn
Mass in B flat major, ‘Harmoniemesse’
Proms premiere
Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No. 9 in D minor, ‘Choral’
Performers
Peter Gellhorn
conductor
conductor
Alan Harverson
organ
organ
John Shirley‐Quirk
baritone
baritone
Malcolm Sargent
conductor
conductor
Raimund Herincx
baritone
baritone
Croydon Philharmonic Society
Royal Choral Society
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Janet Baker
mezzo-soprano
mezzo-soprano
Erna Spoorenberg
soprano
soprano
Ronald Dowd
tenor
tenor
BBC Singers (1924-34, Wireless Chorus; 1935-8, 1942-3, 1946-72, BBC Chorus)
BBC Symphony Chorus (pre-1932, National Chorus; 1933-4, BBC Chorus; 1935-77, BBC Choral Society)
Composers
Joseph Haydn
Ludwig van Beethoven
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Sat 14 Sep 1963
19:30
Prom 49 - Last Night of the Proms 1963
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Richard Wagner
Lohengrin
No. 17 Prelude Act 3
Franz Liszt
Symphonic Poem No. 3 'Les Préludes', S 97
Felix Mendelssohn
Violin Concerto in E minor
Claude Debussy
Nocturnes
No. 2 Fêtes
Nocturnes
No. 1 Nuages
Edward Elgar
Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1 in D major, ‘Land of Hope and Glory’
Frederick Delius
Brigg Fair
Henry Wood
Fantasia on British Sea-Songs
No. 2 The Anchor's Weighed - bugle calls usually abbreviated by Sargent
Fantasia on British Sea-Songs
No. 5 Jack's the Lad - bugle calls usually abbreviated by Sargent
Fantasia on British Sea-Songs
No. 6 Farewell and Adieu, Ye Spanish Ladies - Cadenza - bugle calls usually abbreviated by Sargent
Fantasia on British Sea-Songs
No. 7 Home, Sweet Home - bugle calls usually abbreviated by Sargent
Fantasia on British Sea-Songs
No. 3 The Saucy Arethusa - bugle calls usually abbreviated by Sargent
Fantasia on British Sea-Songs
No. 4 Tom Bowling - bugle calls usually abbreviated by Sargent
Fantasia on British Sea-Songs
No. 8 See, the Conquering Hero Comes - bugle calls usually abbreviated by Sargent
Fantasia on British Sea-Songs
No. 1 Bugle Calls - bugle calls usually abbreviated by Sargent
Thomas Arne
Rule, Britannia!
Hubert Parry
Jerusalem (orch. Elgar)
Unknown
National Anthem
Performers
Malcolm Sargent
conductor
conductor
Basil Cameron
conductor
conductor
Gillian Sansom
violin
violin
Monica Sinclair
contralto
contralto
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Composers
Richard Wagner
Franz Liszt
Felix Mendelssohn
Claude Debussy
Edward Elgar
Frederick Delius
Henry Wood
Thomas Arne
Hubert Parry
Unknown
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