Proms 1977

Proms 1977: All Events

Fri 22 Jul 1977
- 19:30
  Prom 01 - First Night of the Proms 1977
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Unknown
  The National Anthem (arr. Britten)
  Michael Tippett
  Concerto for Double String Orchestra
  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  Serenade to Music
  Lennox Berkeley
  Mont Juic: Suite of Catalan Dances
  William Walton
  Belshazzar’s Feast
  Performers
  BBC Singers
  London Symphony Chorus
  BBC Symphony Chorus
  Anthony Rolfe Johnson
  tenor
  tenor
  Wendy Eathorne
  soprano
  soprano
  John Elwes
  tenor
  tenor
  Ann Murray
  mezzo-soprano
  mezzo-soprano
  David Thomas
  bass-baritone
  bass-baritone
  Paul Hudson
  bass
  bass
  Linda Esther Gray
  soprano
  soprano
  Jennifer Smith
  soprano
  soprano
  Anne Collins
  contralto
  contralto
  Neil Mackie
  tenor
  tenor
  Margaret Marshall
  soprano
  soprano
  Cynthia Buchan
  mezzo-soprano
  mezzo-soprano
  Oriel Sutherland
  contralto
  contralto
  Keith Erwen
  tenor
  tenor
  Brian Rayner Cook
  bass-baritone
  bass-baritone
  Peter Knapp
  baritone
  baritone
  John Shirley‐Quirk
  baritone
  baritone
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Sir Andrew Davis
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Unknown
  Michael Tippett
  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  Lennox Berkeley
  William Walton
Sat 23 Jul 1977
- 19:30
  Prom 02
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Malcolm Arnold
  Overture 'Beckus the Dandipratt', Op 5 Proms premiere
  Frederick Delius
  In a Summer Garden
  Edward Elgar
  Cello Concerto in E minor
  Edwin Roxburgh
  Montage World premiere
  Benjamin Britten
  The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra
  Performers
  Ralph Kirshbaum
  cello
  cello
  Charles Groves
  conductor
  conductor
  Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
  Composers
  Malcolm Arnold
  Frederick Delius
  Edward Elgar
  Edwin Roxburgh
  Benjamin Britten
Sun 24 Jul 1977
- 19:30
  Prom 03
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Henry Purcell
  Hail, bright Cecilia, Z 328 Proms premiere
  Edward Elgar
  Symphony No. 2 in E flat major
  Performers
  Nicholas Cleobury
  conductor
  conductor
  Ian Partridge
  tenor
  tenor
  Felicity Lott
  soprano
  soprano
  James Bowman
  counter-tenor
  counter-tenor
  Charles Brett
  counter-tenor
  counter-tenor
  David Thomas
  bass-baritone
  bass-baritone
  Stephen Roberts
  baritone
  baritone
  Schola Cantorum of Oxford
  Purcell Orchestra
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Adrian Boult
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Henry Purcell
  Edward Elgar
Mon 25 Jul 1977
- 19:30
  Prom 04
  St Augustine's Church, Kilburn
  Programme
  Claudio Monteverdi
  Vespers of 1610
  Performers
  Andrew Parrott
  conductor
  conductor
  Nigel Rogers
  tenor
  tenor
  James Bowman
  counter-tenor
  counter-tenor
  William Mason
  bass
  bass
  David Thomas
  bass-baritone
  bass-baritone
  John York Skinner
  counter-tenor
  counter-tenor
  Emma Kirkby
  soprano
  soprano
  Mary Beverley
  soprano
  soprano
  Marius Altena
  tenor
  tenor
  Paul Elliott
  tenor
  tenor
  Taverner Players
  Taverner Choir
  Composers
  Claudio Monteverdi
- 21:30
  Prom 05
  Round House, The
  Programme
  Peter Maxwell Davies
  The Martyrdom of St Magnus Proms premiere
  Performers
  Sir Peter Maxwell Davies
  conductor
  conductor
  Mary Thomas
  soprano
  soprano
  Michael Rippon
  bass-baritone
  bass-baritone
  Neil Mackie
  tenor
  tenor
  Brian Rayner Cook
  bass-baritone
  bass-baritone
  Ian Comboy
  bass
  bass
  The Fires of London
  Composers
  Peter Maxwell Davies
Tue 26 Jul 1977
- 19:30
  Prom 06
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Richard Strauss
  Death and Transfiguration
  Béla Bartók
  Violin Concerto No. 2
  Sergey Prokofiev
  Symphony No. 3 in C minor Proms premiere
  Performers
  Silvia Marcovici
  violin
  violin
  London Symphony Orchestra
  Claudio Abbado
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Richard Strauss
  Béla Bartók
  Sergey Prokofiev
Wed 27 Jul 1977
- 19:30
  Prom 07
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Jean Sibelius
  The Oceanides
  Sergey Prokofiev
  Piano Concerto No 1 in D flat major
  Dmitry Shostakovich
  Symphony No. 4 in C minor
  Performers
  John Lill
  piano
  piano
  Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
  Paavo Berglund
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Jean Sibelius
  Sergey Prokofiev
  Dmitry Shostakovich
Thu 28 Jul 1977
- 19:30
  Prom 08
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Hans Werner Henze
  The Raft of the 'Medusa' UK premiere
  Performers
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Trinity Boys Choir
  David Atherton
  conductor
  conductor
  Gerald English
  Charon
  Charon
  John Shirley-Quirk
  Jean-Charles
  Jean-Charles
  Phyllis Bryn-Julson
  La Mort
  La Mort
  BBC Singers (1924-34, Wireless Chorus; 1935-8, 1942-3, 1946-72, BBC Chorus)
  Composers
  Hans Werner Henze
Fri 29 Jul 1977
- 19:30
  Prom 09
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Symphony No. 31 in D major, ‘Paris’
  Clarinet Concerto in A major
  Dmitry Shostakovich
  Symphony No. 5 in D minor
  Performers
  John McCaw
  clarinet
  clarinet
  Riccardo Muti
  conductor
  conductor
  Philharmonia Orchestra (1964-77, New Philharmonia Orchestra)
  Composers
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Dmitry Shostakovich
Sat 30 Jul 1977
- 19:30
  Prom 10
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Igor Stravinsky
  Divertimento 'The Fairy's Kiss'
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  Violin Concerto in D major
  Sergei Rachmaninov
  Symphonic Dances
  Performers
  Ida Haendel
  violin
  violin
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  David Atherton
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Igor Stravinsky
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  Sergei Rachmaninov
Mon 1 Aug 1977
- 19:30
  Prom 11
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor
  Anton Bruckner
  Symphony No. 9 in D minor
  Performers
  Stephen Kovacevich
  piano
  piano
  Sir Andrew Davis
  conductor
  conductor
  Philharmonia Orchestra (1964-77, New Philharmonia Orchestra)
  Composers
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Anton Bruckner
Tue 2 Aug 1977
- 19:30
  Prom 12
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Arthur Bliss
  Music for Strings
  Malcolm Williamson
  Organ Concerto
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Symphony No. 7 in A major
  Performers
  Adrian Boult
  conductor
  conductor
  Malcolm Williamson
  organ
  organ
  James Loughran
  conductor
  conductor
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Composers
  Arthur Bliss
  Malcolm Williamson
  Ludwig van Beethoven
Wed 3 Aug 1977
- 19:30
  Prom 13
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  David Harries
  Overture 'The Three Men', Op 37 Proms premiere
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Symphony No. 2 in D major
  Felix Mendelssohn
  Violin Concerto in E minor
  Jean Sibelius
  Symphony No. 7 in C major
  Performers
  Iona Brown
  violin
  violin
  Boris Brott
  conductor
  conductor
  BBC National Orchestra of Wales (pre-1993, BBC Welsh SO)
  Composers
  David Harries
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Felix Mendelssohn
  Jean Sibelius
Thu 4 Aug 1977
- 19:30
  Prom 14
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Maurice Ravel
  Valses nobles et sentimentales (orchestral version)
  Henri Duparc
  L'invitation au voyage Proms premiere
  La vie antérieure Proms premiere
  Phidylé
  La manoir de Rosemonde Proms premiere
  Au pays où se fait la guerre Proms premiere
  Franz Schubert
  Symphony No. 9 in C major, ‘Great’
  Performers
  Janet Baker
  mezzo-soprano
  mezzo-soprano
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Bernard Haitink
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Maurice Ravel
  Henri Duparc
  Franz Schubert
Fri 5 Aug 1977
- 19:30
  Prom 15
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Serenade in D major 'Serenata notturna', K 239
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major, ‘Emperor’
  Igor Stravinsky
  The Rite of Spring
  Performers
  Jean‐Bernard Pommier
  piano
  piano
  Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
  Hans Vonk
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Igor Stravinsky
Sat 6 Aug 1977
- 19:30
  Prom 16
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Johannes Brahms
  Symphony No. 3 in F major
  John Buller
  Proença World premiere
  Maurice Ravel
  Rapsodie espagnole
  Performers
  Adrian Boult
  conductor
  conductor
  Sir Mark Elder
  conductor
  conductor
  Sarah Walker
  mezzo-soprano
  mezzo-soprano
  Timothy Walker
  electric guitar
  electric guitar
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Composers
  Johannes Brahms
  John Buller
  Maurice Ravel
Mon 8 Aug 1977
- 19:00
  Prom 17
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Don Giovanni
  Performers
  London Philharmonic Orchestra
  Bernard Haitink
  conductor
  conductor
  Thomas Allen
  Don Giovanni
  Don Giovanni
  Philip Langridge
  Don Ottavio
  Don Ottavio
  Richard Allan
  Leporello
  Leporello
  Martin Isepp
  harpsichord continuo
  harpsichord continuo
  Pierre Thau
  Commendatore
  Commendatore
  Horiana Branisteanu
  Donna Anna
  Donna Anna
  Adrienne Csengery
  Zerlina
  Zerlina
  Rachel Yakar
  Donna Elvira
  Donna Elvira
  John Rawnsley
  Masetto
  Masetto
  Glyndebourne Chorus (formerly Glyndebourne Festival Chorus)
  Composers
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Tue 9 Aug 1977
- 19:30
  Prom 18
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Joseph Haydn
  Symphony No. 57 in D major Proms premiere
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major
  Peter Maxwell Davies
  St Thomas Wake Proms premiere
  Maurice Ravel
  La valse
  Performers
  Alfred Brendel
  piano
  piano
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Charles Groves
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Joseph Haydn
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Peter Maxwell Davies
  Maurice Ravel
Wed 10 Aug 1977
- 19:30
  Prom 19
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Alexander Goehr
  Pastorals, Op 19 Proms premiere
  Robert Schumann
  Piano Concerto in A minor
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  Symphony No. 5 in E minor
  Performers
  Joaquín Achúcarro
  piano
  piano
  Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
  Charles Groves
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Alexander Goehr
  Robert Schumann
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Thu 11 Aug 1977
- 19:30
  Prom 20
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Overture 'Leonore' No. 2
  Johannes Brahms
  Violin Concerto in D major
  Antonín Dvořák
  Symphony No. 8 in G major
  Performers
  Ida Haendel
  violin
  violin
  London Philharmonic Orchestra
  Bernard Haitink
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Johannes Brahms
  Antonín Dvořák
Fri 12 Aug 1977
- 19:30
  Prom 21
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Franz Schubert
  Symphony No 3 in D major
  Richard Rodney Bennett
  Actaeon World premiere
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Piano Concerto No. 9 in E flat major ‘Jeunehomme’
  Antonín Dvořák
  Slavonic Dances, Op 46No. 1 in C major
  Slavonic Dances, Op 46No. 2 in E minor
  Slavonic Dances, Op 46No. 3 in A flat major
  Slavonic Dances, Op 46No. 4 in F major
  Performers
  Barry Tuckwell
  horn
  horn
  Deszö Ránki
  piano
  piano
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Walter Susskind
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Franz Schubert
  Richard Rodney Bennett
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Antonín Dvořák
Sat 13 Aug 1977
- 19:30
  Prom 22
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Joseph Haydn
  Symphony No. 86 in D major
  Franz Liszt
  Piano Concerto No. 1 in E flat major
  Harrison Birtwistle
  Melencolia I Proms premiere
  Edward Elgar
  ‘Enigma’ Variations
  Performers
  Zoltán Kocsis
  piano
  piano
  Alan Hacker
  clarinet
  clarinet
  Alexander Gibson
  conductor
  conductor
  Royal Scottish National Orchestra (pre-1950, Scottish Orchestra; 1950-91, Scottish National Orchestra)
  Composers
  Joseph Haydn
  Franz Liszt
  Harrison Birtwistle
  Edward Elgar
Mon 15 Aug 1977
- 19:30
  Prom 23
  St Augustine's Church, Kilburn
  Programme
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Motet 'O Jesu Christ, meins Lebens Licht', BWV 118 - Sung to verse 1 of Martin Behm's hymn Proms premiere
  Josquin des Prez
  Tulerunt Dominum meum Proms premiere
  Giovanni Gabrieli
  Jubilate Deo a 8 (1597)
  Canzoni e sonate (from Sacrae symphoniae, libro primo)No. 6 Sonata pian' e forte a 8
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Komm, Jesu, komm!, BWV 229
  Robert Schumann
  4 Songs for double chorus, Op 141 Proms premiere
  Thea Musgrave
  Rorate coeli Proms premiere
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Motet 'O Jesu Christ, meins Lebens Licht', BWV 118 - Sung to verse 15 of Martin Behm's hymn 'Wie werd ich dann so fröhlich sein'
  Performers
  The Britten Singers
  Northern Brass Ensemble
  Susan Gorton
  soprano
  soprano
  Leonie Mitchell
  soprano
  soprano
  Elsa Kendal
  alto
  alto
  Gordon Pullin
  tenor
  tenor
  Christopher Underwood
  bass
  bass
  Stephen Wilkinson
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Josquin des Prez
  Giovanni Gabrieli
  Robert Schumann
  Thea Musgrave
- 21:30
  Prom 24
  Round House, The
  Programme
  Balassa Sándor
  Quartet for Percussion, Op 18UK premiere
  Jean Barraqué
  Chant après chantProms premiere
  Béla Bartók
  Sonata for Two Pianos and Percussion, Sz 110
  Performers
  London Percussion Ensemble
  Lionel Friend
  conductor
  conductor
  Jane Manning
  soprano
  soprano
  Richard Nunn
  piano
  piano
  Zoltán Kocsis
  piano
  piano
  Tristan Fry
  percussion
  percussion
  James Holland
  percussion
  percussion
  Deszö Ránki
  piano
  piano
  Composers
  Balassa Sándor
  Jean Barraqué
  Béla Bartók
Tue 16 Aug 1977
- 19:30
  Prom 25
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Magnificat in D major
  Franz Schubert
  Mass No. 6 in E flat major, D 950
  Performers
  Eiddwen Harrhy
  soprano
  soprano
  Wynford Evans
  tenor
  tenor
  Walter Susskind
  conductor
  conductor
  Dame Felicity Palmer
  soprano
  soprano
  Helen Watts
  contralto
  contralto
  Brian Burrows
  tenor
  tenor
  Stephen Roberts
  baritone
  baritone
  Britten Singers (pre-1991, BBC Northern Singers)
  BBC Singers (1924-34, Wireless Chorus; 1935-8, 1942-3, 1946-72, BBC Chorus)
  BBC Philharmonic (pre-1983, BBC Northern SO; 1983-91, BBC Philharmonic Orchestra)
  Composers
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Franz Schubert
Wed 17 Aug 1977
- 19:30
  Prom 26
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  Job: A Masque for Dancing
  Johannes Brahms
  Piano Concerto No 1 in D minor
  Performers
  Adrian Boult
  conductor
  conductor
  Walter Süsskind
  conductor
  conductor
  Peter Frankl
  piano
  piano
  BBC Philharmonic (pre-1983, BBC Northern SO; 1983-91, BBC Philharmonic Orchestra)
  Composers
  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  Johannes Brahms
Thu 18 Aug 1977
- 20:00
  Prom 27
  Westminster Cathedral
  Programme
  André Campra
  Messe de requiemProms premiere
  Gabriel Fauré
  Requiem
  Performers
  Ian Partridge
  tenor
  tenor
  Wynford Evans
  tenor
  tenor
  Dinah Harris
  soprano
  soprano
  Monteverdi Choir
  Sir John Eliot Gardiner
  conductor
  conductor
  Norma Burrowes
  soprano
  soprano
  Stephen Roberts
  baritone
  baritone
  English Baroque Soloists (pre-1977, Monteverdi Orchestra)
  Composers
  André Campra
  Gabriel Fauré
Fri 19 Aug 1977
- 19:00
  Prom 28
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Michael Tippett
  The Midsummer MarriageProms premiere
  Performers
  Richard Armstrong
  conductor
  conductor
  Felicity Lott
  Jenifer
  Jenifer
  Raimund Herincx
  King Fisher
  King Fisher
  Maureen Guy
  Priestess of the Temple
  Priestess of the Temple
  Paul Hudson
  Priest of the Temple
  Priest of the Temple
  Anne Collins
  Sosostris
  Sosostris
  Mary Davies
  Bella
  Bella
  Arthur Davies
  Jack
  Jack
  John Harris
  Dancing Man
  Dancing Man
  John Treleaven
  Mark
  Mark
  Gareth Rhys-Davies
  Half-tipsy Man
  Half-tipsy Man
  Welsh Philharmonia Orchestra
  Welsh National Opera Chorale
  Composers
  Michael Tippett
Sat 20 Aug 1977
- 19:30
  Prom 29
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Gustav Holst
  The Planets
  Johannes Brahms
  Symphony No. 2 in D major
  Performers
  BBC Singers (1924-34, Wireless Chorus; 1935-8, 1942-3, 1946-72, BBC Chorus) (women's voices)
  National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain
  Christopher Seaman
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Gustav Holst
  Johannes Brahms
Mon 22 Aug 1977
- 19:30
  Prom 30
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Serenade in E flat major, K 375Proms premiere
  Arnold Schoenberg
  Lied der Waldtaube from 'Gurrelieder' (chamber version)
  Chamber Symphony No 1 in E majorProms premiere
  Igor Stravinsky
  Pulcinella
  Performers
  Kerstin Meyer
  mezzo-soprano
  mezzo-soprano
  Philip Langridge
  tenor
  tenor
  Malcolm King
  bass
  bass
  London Sinfonietta
  Sir Simon Rattle
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Arnold Schoenberg
  Igor Stravinsky
Tue 23 Aug 1977
- 19:30
  Prom 31
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G major
  Igor Stravinsky
  Orpheus
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Brandenburg Concerto No 4 in G major, BWV 1049- Recorder parts performed here on flutes
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Symphony No. 39 in E flat major
  Performers
  Judith Pearce
  flute
  flute
  Richard Deakin
  violin
  violin
  Philippa Davies
  flute
  flute
  John Lubbock
  conductor
  conductor
  Orchestra of St John's (sometime OSJ)
  Composers
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Igor Stravinsky
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Wed 24 Aug 1977
- 19:30
  Prom 32
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Olivier Messiaen
  Turangalîla Symphony
  Performers
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Sir Andrew Davis
  conductor
  conductor
  Michel Béroff
  piano
  piano
  John Morton
  ondes martenot
  ondes martenot
  Composers
  Olivier Messiaen
Thu 25 Aug 1977
- 20:00
  Prom 33
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Heinrich Schütz
  Veni, Sancte Spiritus, SWV 475
  Giovanni Gabrieli
  Canzoni e sonate (from Sacrae symphoniae, libro primo) Proms premiere
  Canzoni e sonate (from Sacrae symphoniae, libro primo)No. 3 Canzon septimi toni a 8 (No. 2) Proms premiere
  Heinrich Schütz
  Ich beschwöre euch, SWV 339 Proms premiere
  Giovanni Gabrieli
  Omnes gentes, plaudite manibus
  Heinrich Schütz
  Psalm 84 'Wie lieblich sind deine Wohnungen', SWV 29 Proms premiere
  Giovanni Gabrieli
  Canzoni e sonate (from Sacrae symphoniae, libro primo)No. 2 Canzon septimi toni a 8 (No. 1)
  Heinrich Schütz
  Es erhub sich ein Streit im Himmel, SWV A11
  Performers
  The Schütz Choir of London
  Philip Jones Brass Ensemble
  London Baroque Players
  Sir Roger Norrington
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Heinrich Schütz
  Giovanni Gabrieli
Fri 26 Aug 1977
- 19:30
  Prom 34
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Joseph Haydn
  Symphony No. 103 in E flat major 'Drumroll'
  Igor Stravinsky
  Symphony of Psalms
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Symphony No. 5 in C minor
  Performers
  BBC Singers
  BBC Symphony Chorus
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Sir Andrew Davis
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Joseph Haydn
  Igor Stravinsky
  Ludwig van Beethoven
Sat 27 Aug 1977
- 19:30
  Prom 35
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Johannes Brahms
  Academic Festival Overture
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Concerto for violin, cello and piano in C major, 'Triple Concerto'
  Claude Debussy
  Jeux
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  Francesca da Rimini
  Performers
  Peter Frankl
  piano
  piano
  György Pauk
  violin
  violin
  Ralph Kirshbaum
  cello
  cello
  Christopher Seaman
  conductor
  conductor
  BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra (formerly BBC Scottish Orchestra)
  Composers
  Johannes Brahms
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Claude Debussy
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Mon 29 Aug 1977
- 19:30
  Prom 36
  St Augustine's Church, Kilburn
  Programme
  Robert Parsons
  Ave MariaProms premiere
  Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
  Missa 'Assumpta est Maria'No. 1 Kyrie
  Jack Body
  Marvel not, JosephProms premiere
  Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
  Missa 'Assumpta est Maria'No. 2 Gloria
  Douglas Mews
  The May MagnificatProms premiere
  Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
  Missa 'Assumpta est Maria'No. 3 Credo
  Benjamin Britten
  A Hymn to the VirginProms premiere
  Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
  Missa 'Assumpta est Maria'No. 5 Benedictus
  Missa 'Assumpta est Maria'No. 4 Sanctus
  David Griffiths
  Salve ReginaProms premiere
  Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
  Missa 'Assumpta est Maria'No. 6 Agnus Dei
  Charles Villiers Stanford
  Magnificat for double choirProms premiere
  Performers
  Catherine Pierard
  soprano
  soprano
  Peter Godfrey
  conductor
  conductor
  New Zealand Dorian Choir
  Composers
  Robert Parsons
  Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
  Jack Body
  Douglas Mews
  Benjamin Britten
  David Griffiths
  Charles Villiers Stanford
- 21:30
  Prom 37
  Round House, The
  Programme
  Olivier Messiaen
  Couleurs de la cité céleste Proms premiere
  Karlheinz Stockhausen
  Adieu Proms premiere
  Pierre Boulez
  cummings ist der Dichter
  Iannis Xenakis
  Phlegra Proms premiere
  Olivier Messiaen
  Oiseaux exotiques Proms premiere
  Performers
  Elgar Howarth
  conductor
  conductor
  Jan Latham-Koenig
  piano
  piano
  Kerry Woodward
  conductor
  conductor
  BBC Singers
  London Sinfonietta
  Composers
  Olivier Messiaen
  Karlheinz Stockhausen
  Pierre Boulez
  Iannis Xenakis
Tue 30 Aug 1977
- 19:30
  Prom 38
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Verklärte Nacht, Op 4 (string orchestra version)
  Richard Strauss
  Oboe Concerto in D major
  Roberto Gerhard
  Concerto for Orchestra
  Richard Strauss
  Till Eulenspiegel’s Merry Pranks
  Performers
  Han de Vries
  oboe
  oboe
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Norman Del Mar
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Richard Strauss
  Roberto Gerhard
Wed 31 Aug 1977
- 19:30
  Prom 39
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Hector Berlioz
  The Damnation of Faust
  Performers
  City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
  Louis Frémaux
  conductor
  conductor
  Kenneth Bowen
  Faust
  Faust
  Sandra Browne
  Marguerite
  Marguerite
  Pierre Thau
  Méphistophélès
  Méphistophélès
  John Rawnsley
  Brander
  Brander
  City of Birmingham Symphony Chorus
  Composers
  Hector Berlioz
Thu 1 Sep 1977
- 19:30
  Prom 40
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Luciano Berio
  Coro World premiere of revised version
  Performers
  Luciano Berio
  conductor
  conductor
  WDR Symphony Orchestra (formerly Cologne Radio Symphony Orchestra)
  Cologne Radio Choir
  Composers
  Luciano Berio
Fri 2 Sep 1977
- 19:30
  Prom 41
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Béla Bartók
  Dance Suite Proms premiere
  Antonín Dvořák
  Cello Concerto in B minor
  Franz Liszt
  Prelude and Fugue on the name BACH, S 260
  Leos Janáček
  Sinfonietta
  Performers
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Charles Mackerras
  conductor
  conductor
  Heinrich Schiff
  cello
  cello
  Richard Coulson
  organ
  organ
  Composers
  Béla Bartók
  Antonín Dvořák
  Franz Liszt
  Leos Janáček
Sat 3 Sep 1977
- 19:30
  Prom 42
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Lennox Berkeley
  Serenade for strings
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Concerto in E flat major for two pianos - First movement cadenza by Malcolm. Third movement cadenza by Mozart.
  Benjamin Britten
  Phaedra Proms premiere
  Joseph Haydn
  Symphony No. 100 in G major 'Military'
  Performers
  Sir András Schiff
  piano
  piano
  George Malcolm
  piano
  piano
  Kerstin Meyer
  mezzo-soprano
  mezzo-soprano
  Kenneth Montgomery
  conductor
  conductor
  Bournemouth Sinfonietta
  Composers
  Lennox Berkeley
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Benjamin Britten
  Joseph Haydn
Sun 4 Sep 1977
- 19:30
  Prom 43
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Symphony No. 6 in F major, ‘Pastoral’
  Hector Berlioz
  Te Deum, Op 22
  Performers
  Alan Harverson
  organ
  organ
  David Rendall
  tenor
  tenor
  Southend Boys’ Choir
  London Symphony Chorus
  Goldsmiths Choral Union
  BBC Symphony Chorus
  Sir Colin Davis
  conductor
  conductor
  Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
  Composers
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Hector Berlioz
Mon 5 Sep 1977
- 19:30
  Prom 44
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Piano Concerto No 12 in A major, K 414
  Joseph Haydn
  Symphony No. 44 in E minor ‘Trauer’
  Richard Strauss
  Serenade in E flat major, Op 7
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Piano Concerto No. 27 in B flat major
  Performers
  Murray Perahia
  piano/directorconductor
  piano/directorconductor
  Christopher Nicholls
  conductor
  conductor
  English Chamber Orchestra
  Composers
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Joseph Haydn
  Richard Strauss
Tue 6 Sep 1977
- 19:30
  Prom 45
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  Fantasy-Overture 'Hamlet'
  Igor Stravinsky
  Concerto for piano and wind instruments
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Symphony No. 3 in E flat major, ‘Eroica’
  Performers
  Roger Woodward
  piano
  piano
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Charles Mackerras
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  Igor Stravinsky
  Ludwig van Beethoven
Wed 7 Sep 1977
- 19:30
  Prom 46 - For Benjamin Britten
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Franz Schubert
  Overture in C minor, D 8 Proms premiere
  Benjamin Britten
  Hymn to St Cecilia, Op 27
  Franz Schubert
  Gesang der Geister über den Wassern, D 714
  Benjamin Britten
  Les illuminations
  Franz Schubert
  Piano Quintet in A major, D667, ‘Trout’ - Norbert Brainin, Peter Schidlof and Martin Lovett were members of the Amadeus Quartet at the date of this performance. Proms premiere
  Performers
  Steuart Bedford
  conductor
  conductor
  English Chamber Orchestra
  BBC Singers
  BBC Singers (1924-34, Wireless Chorus; 1935-8, 1942-3, 1946-72, BBC Chorus) (men's voices)
  Norma Burrowes
  soprano
  soprano
  Clifford Curzon
  piano
  piano
  Norbert Brainin
  violin
  violin
  Peter Schidlof
  viola
  viola
  Martin Lovett
  cello
  cello
  Georg Hörtnagel
  double bass
  double bass
  Composers
  Franz Schubert
  Benjamin Britten
Thu 8 Sep 1977
- 19:30
  Prom 47
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Symphony No. 41 in C major, ‘Jupiter’
  Anton Bruckner
  Symphony No. 4 in E flat major, ‘Romantic’ - edition unspecified
  Performers
  James Loughran
  conductor
  conductor
  Hallé (pre-2003, Hallé Orchestra)
  Composers
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Anton Bruckner
Fri 9 Sep 1977
- 19:30
  Prom 48
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Anton Webern
  Passacaglia - additional item not listed in 1977 Proms Guide
  Alban Berg
  Der Wein
  Richard Wagner
  Tristan and IsoldePrelude and Liebestod
  Maurice Ravel
  Daphnis and Chloe
  Performers
  Jessye Norman
  soprano
  soprano
  BBC Singers
  BBC Symphony Chorus
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Pierre Boulez
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Anton Webern
  Alban Berg
  Richard Wagner
  Maurice Ravel
Sat 10 Sep 1977
- 19:30
  Prom 49 - Viennese Night
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  The Marriage of Figaro – overture
  Divertimento in D major, K136- additional item not listed in 1977 Proms Guide
  Concert Aria ‘Ch’io mi scordi di te?’
  Franz Schubert
  Symphony No. 8 in B minor, ‘Unfinished’
  Johann Strauss II
  Fledermaus-Polka, Op 362Overture
  Josef Strauss
  Eingesendet - polka, Op 240Proms premiere
  Johann Strauss II
  Fledermaus-Polka, Op 362Csárdás 'Klänge der Heimat'
  By the Beautiful Blue Danube – waltz
  Josef Strauss
  Plappermäulchen - polka, Op 245Proms premiere
  Johann Strauss II
  Pizzicato Polka
  Der ZigeunerbaronHurrah, die Schlacht mitgebracht Act 3
  Performers
  Sheila Armstrong
  soprano
  soprano
  John Constable
  piano
  piano
  James Loughran
  conductor
  conductor
  Hallé (pre-2003, Hallé Orchestra)
  Composers
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Franz Schubert
  Johann Strauss II
  Josef Strauss
Mon 12 Sep 1977
- 19:30
  Prom 50
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Pierre Boulez
  Rituel in memoriam Bruno Maderna Proms premiere
  Gustav Mahler
  Symphony No. 7
  Performers
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Pierre Boulez
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Pierre Boulez
  Gustav Mahler
Tue 13 Sep 1977
- 19:30
  Prom 51
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Hector Berlioz
  Benvenuto CelliniOverture
  Alphons Diepenbrock
  MarsyasMarsyas and the Nymphs UK premiere
  MarsyasDance of the Nymphs and Apollo's Epilogue UK premiere
  Richard Strauss
  Eight Poems from ‘Letzte Blätter’No. 1 Zueignung Proms premiere
  Four Songs, Op. 27No. 1 Ruhe, meine Seele Proms premiere
  8 Songs, Op 49No. 1 Waldseligkeit Proms premiere
  5 Songs, Op 41No. 1 Wiegenlied Proms premiere
  6 Songs, Op 37No. 3 Meinem Kinde Proms premiere
  5 Songs, Op 39No. 4 Befreit Proms premiere
  Johannes Brahms
  Symphony No. 4 in E minor
  Performers
  Jessye Norman
  soprano
  soprano
  Edo Waart
  conductor
  conductor
  Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra
  Composers
  Hector Berlioz
  Alphons Diepenbrock
  Richard Strauss
  Johannes Brahms
Wed 14 Sep 1977
- 19:30
  Prom 52
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Tristan Keuris
  SinfoniaUK premiere
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Piano Concerto No. 23 in A major
  Gustav Mahler
  Symphony No. 1 in D major
  Performers
  Paul Schenly
  piano
  piano
  Edo Waart
  conductor
  conductor
  Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra
  Composers
  Tristan Keuris
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Gustav Mahler
Thu 15 Sep 1977
- 19:30
  Prom 53
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  György Ligeti
  San Francisco Polyphony Proms premiere
  Béla Bartók
  Piano Concerto No 2
  Igor Stravinsky
  The Firebird
  Performers
  Michel Béroff
  piano
  piano
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Pierre Boulez
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  György Ligeti
  Béla Bartók
  Igor Stravinsky
Fri 16 Sep 1977
- 19:30
  Prom 54
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Julius Reubke
  Sonata for Organ in C minor on Psalm 94 Proms premiere
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Symphony No. 9 in D minor, ‘Choral’
  Performers
  John Scott
  organ
  organ
  London Philharmonic Choir
  London Philharmonic Orchestra
  Bernard Haitink
  conductor
  conductor
  Heather Harper
  soprano
  soprano
  Robert Tear
  tenor
  tenor
  Raimund Herincx
  bass-baritone
  bass-baritone
  Helen Watts
  contralto
  contralto
  Composers
  Julius Reubke
  Ludwig van Beethoven
Sat 17 Sep 1977
- 19:30
  Prom 55 - Last Night of the Proms 1977
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Arthur Sullivan
  Overture di ballo
  William Walton
  Violin Concerto
  Benjamin Britten
  Cantata Academica, Op 62
  Edward Elgar
  Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1 in D major, ‘Land of Hope and Glory’
  Arthur Sullivan
  Pineapple Poll (suite) Proms premiere
  Henry Wood
  Fantasia on British Sea-SongsNo. 5 Jack's the Lad
  Fantasia on British Sea-SongsNo. 6 Farewell and Adieu, Ye Spanish Ladies - Cadenza
  Fantasia on British Sea-SongsNo. 7 Home, Sweet Home
  Fantasia on British Sea-SongsNo. 9 Rule, Britannia!
  Fantasia on British Sea-SongsNo. 3 The Saucy Arethusa
  Fantasia on British Sea-SongsNo. 4 Tom Bowling
  Fantasia on British Sea-SongsNo. 8 See, the Conquering Hero Comes
  Fantasia on British Sea-SongsNo. 1 Bugle Calls
  Hubert Parry
  Jerusalem
  Unknown
  National Anthem (arr. Henry Wood)
  Performers
  Kyung-wha Chung
  violin
  violin
  Anthony Rolfe Johnson
  tenor
  tenor
  Sarah Walker
  mezzo-soprano
  mezzo-soprano
  Jennifer Smith
  soprano
  soprano
  Malcolm King
  bass
  bass
  BBC Singers
  BBC Symphony Chorus
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  James Loughran
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Arthur Sullivan
  William Walton
  Benjamin Britten
  Edward Elgar
  Henry Wood
  Hubert Parry
  Unknown

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