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18 Aug 1998, Royal Albert Hall
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19:30
Tue 18 Aug 1998
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Proms 1998 Prom 40
Prom 40
19:30 Tue 18 Aug 1998 Royal Albert Hall
Programme
Olivier Messiaen
L' Ascension (orchestral version)
Sir George Benjamin
Sometime Voices
London premiere
Robin Holloway
Hymn to the Senses, Op 72
London premiere
Alexander Scriabin
The Poem of Ecstasy
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Oliver Knussen
conductor
conductor
David Wilsonâ€Johnson
baritone
baritone
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Stephen Cleobury
conductor
conductor
Composers
Olivier Messiaen
Sir George Benjamin
Robin Holloway
Alexander Scriabin
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