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Sat 21 Jul 1962
19:30
Prom 01 - First Night of the Proms 1962
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Unknown
National Anthem
Benjamin Britten
The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra
Edvard Grieg
Piano Concerto in A minor
Alexander Borodin
Symphony No 2 in B minor
William Walton
The Quest (suite arr. Walton & Tausky)
Proms premiere
Felix Mendelssohn
A Midsummer Night’s Dream – incidental music
No. 1 Scherzo
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
Patricia Carroll
piano
piano
William Walton
conductor
conductor
Ernest Lush
piano
piano
±«Óãtv Symphony Orchestra
Composers
Unknown
Benjamin Britten
Edvard Grieg
Alexander Borodin
William Walton
Felix Mendelssohn
Igor Stravinsky
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Mon 23 Jul 1962
19:30
Prom 02
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Joseph Haydn
The Creation
Performers
±«Óãtv Symphony Orchestra
Malcolm Sargent
conductor
conductor
Heather Harper
Gabriel
Gabriel
Alexander Young
Uriel
Uriel
Richard Standen
Raphael
Raphael
±«Óãtv Singers (1924-34, Wireless Chorus; 1935-8, 1942-3, 1946-72, ±«Óãtv Chorus)
Royal Choral Society
Watford Philharmonic Society
±«Óãtv Symphony Chorus (pre-1932, National Chorus; 1933-4, ±«Óãtv Chorus; 1935-77, ±«Óãtv Choral Society)
Composers
Joseph Haydn
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Tue 24 Jul 1962
19:30
Prom 03
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Symphony No. 38 in D major, ‘Prague’
Felix Mendelssohn
Violin Concerto in E minor
Dmitry Shostakovich
Symphony No 11 in G minor 'The Year 1905'
Performers
Yehudi Menuhin
violin
violin
±«Óãtv Symphony Orchestra
Malcolm Sargent
conductor
conductor
Composers
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Felix Mendelssohn
Dmitry Shostakovich
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Wed 25 Jul 1962
19:30
Prom 04
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Henry Purcell
Abdelazer, Z 570
Proms premiere
Benjamin Britten
Hymn to St Cecilia, Op 27
Proms premiere
Claudio Monteverdi
Vespers of 1610
Magnificat I a 7 Proms premiere
Johann Sebastian Bach
Orchestral Suite No 3 in D major, BWV 1068
Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major, ‘Emperor’
Richard Wagner
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Dawn and Siegfried's Rhine Journey (abridged concert version)
Performers
±«Óãtv Symphony Orchestra
Sir David Willcocks
conductor
conductor
±«Óãtv Singers
Ambrosian Singers
Heather Harper
soprano
soprano
Kathleen Kay
contralto
contralto
Richard Standen
bass
bass
David Galliver
tenor
tenor
Mary Thomas
soprano
soprano
Philip Todd
tenor
tenor
John Noble
baritone
baritone
Roy Jesson
organ
organ
Malcolm Sargent
conductor
conductor
Benno Moiseiwitsch
piano
piano
Composers
Henry Purcell
Benjamin Britten
Claudio Monteverdi
Johann Sebastian Bach
Ludwig van Beethoven
Richard Wagner
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Thu 26 Jul 1962
19:30
Prom 05
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Ludwig van Beethoven
Overture 'Leonore' No. 1, Op 138
Gustav Mahler
Symphony No. 3 in D minor
- The concert interval followed the first movement of the symphony Proms premiere
Performers
Helen Watts
contralto
contralto
Orpington Junior Singers
Highgate School Choir (boys)
London Symphony Orchestra
Norman Del Mar
conductor
conductor
Composers
Ludwig van Beethoven
Gustav Mahler
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Fri 27 Jul 1962
19:30
Prom 06
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
George Frideric Handel
Alexander's Feast, HWV 75
Overture Proms premiere
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Sinfonia concertante in E flat major
Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No. 6 in F major, ‘Pastoral’
Claude Debussy
King Lear
Fanfare d'ouverture Proms premiere
King Lear
Le sommeil de Lear Proms premiere
Nocturnes
Emmanuel Chabrier
Joyeuse marche
Performers
Hugh Maguire
violin
violin
Simon Streatfeild
viola
viola
±«Óãtv Singers (1924-34, Wireless Chorus; 1935-8, 1942-3, 1946-72, ±«Óãtv Chorus) (women's voices)
London Symphony Orchestra
John Pritchard
conductor
conductor
Composers
George Frideric Handel
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Ludwig van Beethoven
Claude Debussy
Emmanuel Chabrier
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Sat 28 Jul 1962
19:30
Prom 07
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Gioachino Rossini
The Barber of Seville – overture
Carl Maria von Weber
Clarinet Concerto No. 2 in E flat major
Proms premiere
Sergey Rachmaninov
Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor
Lennox Berkeley
Mont Juic: Suite of Catalan Dances
Proms premiere
Manuel de Falla
Nights in the Gardens of Spain
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Capriccio espagnol, Op 34
Performers
Gervase de Peyer
clarinet
clarinet
Valerie Tryon
piano
piano
London Symphony Orchestra
Basil Cameron
conductor
conductor
Composers
Gioachino Rossini
Carl Maria von Weber
Sergey Rachmaninov
Lennox Berkeley
Manuel de Falla
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
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Mon 30 Jul 1962
19:00
Prom 08
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Così fan tutte, K 588
Proms premiere
Performers
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
John Pritchard
harpsichord/director
harpsichord/director
Antigone Sgourda
Fiordiligi
Fiordiligi
Stefania Malagù
Dorabella
Dorabella
Reri Grist
Despina
Despina
Loren Driscoll
Ferrando
Ferrando
Ingvar Wixell
Guglielmo
Guglielmo
Michel Roux
Don Alfonso
Don Alfonso
Glyndebourne Chorus (formerly Glyndebourne Festival Chorus)
Composers
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
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Tue 31 Jul 1962
19:30
Prom 09
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Ralph Vaughan Williams
Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis
Lennox Berkeley
Five Pieces, Op 56
World premiere
Dmitry Shostakovich
Cello Concerto No 1 in E flat major
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Symphony No. 5 in E minor
Performers
Malcolm Sargent
conductor
conductor
Lennox Berkeley
conductor
conductor
Frederick Grinke
violin
violin
Paul Tortelier
cello
cello
±«Óãtv Symphony Orchestra
Composers
Ralph Vaughan Williams
Lennox Berkeley
Dmitry Shostakovich
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
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Wed 1 Aug 1962
19:30
Prom 10
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
The Marriage of Figaro – overture
Franz Schubert
Symphony No. 8 in B minor, 'Unfinished'
Johannes Brahms
Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major
Joseph Haydn
Mass in B flat major 'Theresienmesse', Hob. XXII:12
Proms premiere
Performers
Malcolm Sargent
conductor
conductor
Peter Katin
piano
piano
Peter Gellhorn
conductor
conductor
Alexander Young
tenor
tenor
Kathleen Joyce
contralto
contralto
Richard Standen
bass
bass
Erna Spoorenberg
soprano
soprano
±«Óãtv Singers
±«Óãtv Symphony Orchestra
Composers
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Franz Schubert
Johannes Brahms
Joseph Haydn
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Thu 2 Aug 1962
19:30
Prom 11
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Johannes Brahms
Variations on the St Anthony Chorale
Arnold Schoenberg
Variations for Orchestra, Op 31
Johann Sebastian Bach
Passacaglia and Fugue in C minor, BWV 582 (orch. Ottorino Respighi)
César Franck
Symphonic Variations
Edward Elgar
‘Enigma’ Variations
Performers
Malcolm Sargent
conductor
conductor
Norman Del Mar
conductor
conductor
Phyllis Sellick
piano
piano
±«Óãtv Symphony Orchestra
Composers
Johannes Brahms
Arnold Schoenberg
Johann Sebastian Bach
César Franck
Edward Elgar
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Fri 3 Aug 1962
19:30
Prom 12
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Ludwig van Beethoven
Fidelio – overture
Piano Concerto No. 1 in C major
Symphony No. 4 in B flat major
Pierre Boulez
Le marteau sans maître
No. 1 Avant 'L'artisanat furieux' Proms premiere
Le marteau sans maître
No. 3 'L'artisanat furieux' Proms premiere
Le marteau sans maître
No. 7 Après 'L'artisanat furieux' Proms premiere
Le marteau sans maître
No. 9 Bel édifice et les pressentiments (second version) Proms premiere
Le marteau sans maître
No. 5 Bel édifice et les pressentiments (first version) Proms premiere
Claude Debussy
Images for Orchestra
No. 2 Ibéria
Performers
London Symphony Orchestra
Basil Cameron
conductor
conductor
Lamar Crowson
piano
piano
John Carewe
conductor
conductor
Rosemary Phillips
contralto
contralto
New Music Ensemble
Composers
Ludwig van Beethoven
Pierre Boulez
Claude Debussy
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Sat 4 Aug 1962
19:30
Prom 13
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Franz Schubert
Die Zauberharfe, D 644
Overture
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
The Magic Flute (Act 1, Sc 2: Der Vogelfänger bin ich ja)
The Magic Flute (Act 1, Sc 7: Quintet, Hm! Hm! Hm!)
Robert Schumann
Piano Concerto in A minor
- cadenza by Schumann
Richard Strauss
Don Juan
Benjamin Britten
Canadian Carnival, Op 19
Hector Berlioz
The Trojans
Combat de ceste - Pas de lutteurs Act 1 Proms premiere
The Trojans
Pantomime: Andromache et son fils Act 1 Proms premiere
The Trojans
Pas des almées Act 4 Proms premiere
The Trojans
Danse des esclaves Act 4 Proms premiere
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Marche slave, Op 31
Performers
Gerald English
Tamino
Tamino
John Shirleyâ€Quirk
Papageno
Papageno
Mary Wells
First Lady
First Lady
Pamela Petts
Second Lady
Second Lady
Pauline Darroll
Third Lady
Third Lady
Hans Richter-Haaser
piano
piano
London Symphony Orchestra
John Pritchard
conductor
conductor
Composers
Franz Schubert
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Robert Schumann
Richard Strauss
Benjamin Britten
Hector Berlioz
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
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Mon 6 Aug 1962
19:30
Prom 14 -
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Bedrich Smetana
The Bartered Bride
Overture
Joseph Haydn
Symphony No. 88 in G major
Franz Liszt
Piano Concerto No. 2 in A 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
Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Fantasy-Overture ‘Romeo and Juliet’
Performers
Malcolm Binns
piano
piano
±«Óãtv Symphony Orchestra
Malcolm Sargent
conductor
conductor
Composers
Bedrich Smetana
Joseph Haydn
Franz Liszt
William Walton
Ludwig van Beethoven
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
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Tue 7 Aug 1962
19:30
Prom 15
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No. 1 in C major
Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major
Anton Bruckner
Symphony No 9
Proms premiere
Performers
Malcolm Sargent
conductor
conductor
Stephen Kovacevich
piano
piano
Rudolf Schwarz
conductor
conductor
±«Óãtv Symphony Orchestra
Composers
Ludwig van Beethoven
Anton Bruckner
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Wed 8 Aug 1962
19:30
Prom 16
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Don Giovanni – overture
Symphony No. 40 in G minor
Johannes Brahms
Violin Concerto in D major
- cadenza by Fritz Kreisler
Igor Stravinsky
Agon
Proms premiere
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Francesca da Rimini
Performers
Malcolm Sargent
conductor
conductor
Ralph Holmes
violin
violin
Norman Del Mar
conductor
conductor
±«Óãtv Symphony Orchestra
Composers
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Johannes Brahms
Igor Stravinsky
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
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Thu 9 Aug 1962
19:30
Prom 17
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Claude Debussy
La damoiselle élue
Proms premiere
Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune
La mer
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Symphony No. 6 in B minor, ‘Pathétique’
Performers
Elisabeth Robinson
soprano
soprano
Yvonne Newman
mezzo-soprano
mezzo-soprano
±«Óãtv Singers (1924-34, Wireless Chorus; 1935-8, 1942-3, 1946-72, ±«Óãtv Chorus) (women's voices)
London Symphony Orchestra
John Pritchard
conductor
conductor
Composers
Claude Debussy
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
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Fri 10 Aug 1962
19:30
Prom 18
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Johannes Brahms
Academic Festival Overture
Gustav Mahler
Symphony No 10 – Adagio
Proms premiere
George Frideric Handel
Israel in Egypt
Proms premiere of complete work
Performers
John Mitchinson
tenor
tenor
Raimund Herincx
baritone
baritone
Nancy Evans
mezzo-soprano
mezzo-soprano
Frederick Harvey
baritone
baritone
Mary Wells
soprano
soprano
Hubert Dawkes
organ
organ
Harold Lester
harpsichord
harpsichord
±«Óãtv Singers
Wembley Philharmonic Society
Harrow Choral Society
London Symphony Orchestra
Rudolf Schwarz
conductor
conductor
Composers
Johannes Brahms
Gustav Mahler
George Frideric Handel
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Sat 11 Aug 1962
19:30
Prom 19
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Giuseppe Verdi
I masnadieri
Overture Proms premiere
Igor Stravinsky
Divertimento 'The Fairy's Kiss'
Proms premiere
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Piano Concerto No. 1 in B flat minor
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Horn Concerto No. 4 in E flat major
- cadenza by Barry Tuckwell
Richard Strauss
Le bourgeois gentilhomme, Op 60 (suite)
Camille Saintâ€Saëns
Danse macabre
Performers
Louis Kentner
piano
piano
Barry Tuckwell
horn
horn
London Symphony Orchestra
John Pritchard
conductor
conductor
Composers
Giuseppe Verdi
Igor Stravinsky
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Richard Strauss
Camille Saintâ€Saëns
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Mon 13 Aug 1962
19:30
Prom 20
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Ludwig van Beethoven
Egmont - overture
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Serenade in D major 'Haffner', K 250
No. 2 Andante
Serenade in D major 'Haffner', K 250
No. 4 Rondo: Allegro
Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No. 7 in A major
Claude Debussy
Jeux
Arnold Schoenberg
Violin Concerto
Performers
Malcolm Sargent
conductor
conductor
Wolfgang Marschner
violin
violin
Norman Del Mar
conductor
conductor
±«Óãtv Symphony Orchestra
Composers
Ludwig van Beethoven
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Claude Debussy
Arnold Schoenberg
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Tue 14 Aug 1962
19:30
Prom 21
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
John Ireland
A London Overture
Frederick Delius
Sea Drift
Edward Elgar
Cello Concerto in E minor
Benjamin Britten
Les illuminations
William Walton
Gloria
Proms premiere
Performers
London Philharmonic Choir
John Shirleyâ€Quirk
bass-baritone
bass-baritone
±«Óãtv Singers
±«Óãtv Symphony Chorus
Jacqueline du Pré
cello
cello
Gerald English
tenor
tenor
Marjorie Thomas
contralto
contralto
Ronald Dowd
tenor
tenor
±«Óãtv Symphony Orchestra
Malcolm Sargent
conductor
conductor
Composers
John Ireland
Frederick Delius
Edward Elgar
Benjamin Britten
William Walton
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Wed 15 Aug 1962
19:30
Prom 22
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Carl Maria von Weber
Der Freischütz
Overture
Sergey Rachmaninov
Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini
Felix Mendelssohn
Symphony No 4 in A major 'Italian'
Benjamin Britten
The Prince of the Pagodas, Op 57
Pas de Six Act 3
Alan Rawsthorne
Medieval Diptych
World premiere
Michael Tippett
The Midsummer Marriage
Ritual Dances
Performers
Malcolm Sargent
conductor
conductor
Peter Katin
piano
piano
Norman Del Mar
conductor
conductor
Peter Glossop
baritone
baritone
±«Óãtv Symphony Orchestra
Composers
Carl Maria von Weber
Sergey Rachmaninov
Felix Mendelssohn
Benjamin Britten
Alan Rawsthorne
Michael Tippett
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Thu 16 Aug 1962
19:30
Prom 23
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Kyrie in D minor 'Munich Kyrie', K 341
Proms premiere
Hector Berlioz
Sara la baigneuse, Op 11
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Aria with recitative 'Misera! dove son...Ah! non son io', K 369
Proms premiere
Maurice Ravel
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Cantata No. 50, 'Nun ist das Heil und die Kraft', BWV 50
Joseph Haydn
Cello Concerto in D major, Hob. VIIb:2
- cadenza by Pablo Casals & Gaspar Cassadó
Johannes Brahms
Symphony No. 2 in D major
Performers
Peter Gellhorn
conductor
conductor
±«Óãtv Singers
Stefania Woytowicz
soprano
soprano
Basil Cameron
conductor
conductor
Rohan de Saram
cello
cello
±«Óãtv Symphony Orchestra
Composers
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Hector Berlioz
Maurice Ravel
Johann Sebastian Bach
Joseph Haydn
Johannes Brahms
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Fri 17 Aug 1962
19:30
Prom 24
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Giovanni Gabrieli
Canzoni e sonate (from Sacrae symphoniae, libro primo)
No. 14 Canzon noni toni a 12 Proms premiere
Canzoni e sonate (from Sacrae symphoniae, libro primo)
No. 16 Canzon quarti toni a 15 Proms premiere
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Concerto No. 24 in C minor
- cadenzas by Denis Matthews
Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No. 3 in E flat major, ‘Eroica’
Igor Stravinsky
Les Noces
Performers
Philharmonia Orchestra (1964-77, New Philharmonia Orchestra) (members)
Katharina Wolpe
piano
piano
Philharmonia Orchestra
John Mitchinson
tenor
tenor
Pamela Bowden
mezzo-soprano
mezzo-soprano
John Cameron
baritone
baritone
Malcolm Binns
piano
piano
Kyra Vayne
soprano
soprano
Patricia Carroll
piano
piano
Thomas Rajna
piano
piano
Grace Wilkinson
piano
piano
±«Óãtv Singers
John Pritchard
conductor
conductor
Composers
Giovanni Gabrieli
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Ludwig van Beethoven
Igor Stravinsky
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Sat 18 Aug 1962
19:30
Prom 25
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Franz Schubert
3 Marche militaires (No 1 in D major)
Symphony No 5 in B flat major
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Violin Concerto No 3 in G major, K 216
Johann Strauss II
Geschichten aus dem Wienerwald, Op 325
Perpetuum mobile, Op 257
Wein, Weib und Gesang! - waltz, Op 333
Emperor Waltz
Künstlerleben - waltz, Op 316
Pizzicato Polka
The Blue Danube
Performers
Tessa Robbins
violin
violin
Malcolm Sargent
conductor
conductor
Philharmonia Orchestra (1964-77, New Philharmonia Orchestra)
Composers
Franz Schubert
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Johann Strauss II
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Mon 20 Aug 1962
19:30
Prom 26
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Der Schauspieldirektor (Overture)
Overture
Franz Liszt
Piano Concerto No. 1 in E flat major
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Scheherazade
Thea Musgrave
The Phoenix and the Turtle
World premiere
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Symphony No 2 in C minor, 'Little Russian'
Performers
David Wilde
piano
piano
Ambrosian Singers
Norman Del Mar
conductor
conductor
±«Óãtv Scottish Symphony Orchestra (formerly ±«Óãtv Scottish Orchestra)
Composers
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Franz Liszt
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Thea Musgrave
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
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Tue 21 Aug 1962
19:30
Prom 27
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Edward Elgar
Introduction and Allegro
George Frideric Handel
Tamerlano, HWV 18
Aria 'Par che mi nasca in seno' Act 2 Proms premiere
Franz Schubert
Symphony No. 9 in C major, ‘Great’
Johannes Brahms
Piano Quartet No 1 in G minor
First UK concert performance
Performers
Janet Baker
mezzo-soprano
mezzo-soprano
Adrian Boult
conductor
conductor
Philharmonia Orchestra (1964-77, New Philharmonia Orchestra)
Composers
Edward Elgar
George Frideric Handel
Franz Schubert
Johannes Brahms
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Wed 22 Aug 1962
19:30
Prom 28
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Johann Sebastian Bach
Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G major
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Aria 'Per pietà , non ricercate', K 420
Johannes Brahms
Symphony No 1 in C minor
Benjamin Britten
Serenade for tenor, horn and strings
Ferruccio Busoni
Tanzwalzer, K288, Op 53
Proms premiere
Performers
Alexander Young
tenor
tenor
Alan Civil
horn
horn
Adrian Boult
conductor
conductor
Philharmonia Orchestra (1964-77, New Philharmonia Orchestra)
Composers
Johann Sebastian Bach
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Johannes Brahms
Benjamin Britten
Ferruccio Busoni
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Thu 23 Aug 1962
19:30
Prom 29
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Hector Berlioz
Overture 'Le carnaval romain'
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Clarinet Concerto in A major
AntonÃn Dvořák
Symphony No. 7 in D minor
William Walton
Belshazzar’s Feast
Performers
Colin Bradbury
clarinet
clarinet
London Philharmonic Choir
Thomas Hemsley
baritone
baritone
±«Óãtv Singers
Royal Choral Society
±«Óãtv Symphony Chorus
±«Óãtv Symphony Orchestra
Malcolm Sargent
conductor
conductor
Composers
Hector Berlioz
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
AntonÃn Dvořák
William Walton
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Fri 24 Aug 1962
19:30
Prom 30
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Ludwig van Beethoven
Overture 'Leonore' No. 3
Elegischer Gesang 'Sanft wie du lebtest', Op 118
Proms premiere
Symphony No. 5 in C minor
Olivier Messiaen
Cinq rechants
Proms premiere
Oiseaux exotiques
Proms premiere
Hector Berlioz
The Trojans
Chasse royale et orage Act 4
Performers
±«Óãtv Symphony Orchestra
Malcolm Sargent
conductor
conductor
±«Óãtv Singers
Ambrosian Singers
John Carewe
conductor
conductor
Aloys Kontarsky
piano
piano
Composers
Ludwig van Beethoven
Olivier Messiaen
Hector Berlioz
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Sat 25 Aug 1962
19:30
Prom 31
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Gioachino Rossini
La scala di seta
Overture
Joseph Haydn
Symphony No. 100 in G major 'Military'
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Violin Concerto in D major
Georges Bizet
Jeux d'enfants (orchestral version)
Claude Debussy
Danse (orch. Maurice Ravel)
Proms premiere
Igor Stravinsky
The Firebird – suite (revised version, 1919)
Performers
Henryk Szeryng
violin
violin
±«Óãtv Symphony Orchestra
Malcolm Sargent
conductor
conductor
Composers
Gioachino Rossini
Joseph Haydn
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Georges Bizet
Claude Debussy
Igor Stravinsky
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Mon 27 Aug 1962
19:30
Prom 32
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Ludwig van Beethoven
Overture ‘The Consecration of the House’
Violin Concerto in D major
- cadenzas by Joachim and Carl Flesch
Dmitry Shostakovich
Festive Overture, Op. 96
First UK concert performance
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Manfred
Performers
Henryk Szeryng
violin
violin
George Hurst
conductor
conductor
±«Óãtv Philharmonic (pre-1983, ±«Óãtv Northern SO; 1983-91, ±«Óãtv Philharmonic Orchestra)
Composers
Ludwig van Beethoven
Dmitry Shostakovich
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
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Tue 28 Aug 1962
19:30
Prom 33 - Stravinsky's Eightieth Birthday
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Igor Stravinsky
Greeting Prelude
London premiere
Symphony in C
The Rite of Spring
Oedipus rex
Performers
Raimund Herincx
Messenger
Creon
Messenger
Creon
Ronald Dowd
Oedipus
Oedipus
Patricia Johnson
Jocasta
Jocasta
Roger Stalman
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Alberto Remedios
Shepherd
Shepherd
Sebastian Shaw
speaker
speaker
±«Óãtv Singers
Sadler's Wells Opera Chorus
London Symphony Orchestra
Sir Colin Davis
conductor
conductor
Composers
Igor Stravinsky
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Wed 29 Aug 1962
19:30
Prom 34
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Hector Berlioz
The Damnation of Faust
Proms premiere
Performers
London Symphony Orchestra
Sir Colin Davis
conductor
conductor
Hervey Alan
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Josephine Veasey
Marguerite
Marguerite
Ronald Dowd
Faust
Faust
Roger Stalman
Brander
Brander
Ambrosian Singers
Goldsmiths Choral Union
Chelsea Opera Group Chorus
Composers
Hector Berlioz
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Thu 30 Aug 1962
19:30
Prom 35
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
George Frideric Handel
Chandos Anthem No. 2 'In the Lord put I my trust', HWV 247 (arr. Edward Elgar)
Overture in D minor
Edward Elgar
Symphony No. 2 in E flat major
Gustav Holst
The Planets
Performers
±«Óãtv Singers (1924-34, Wireless Chorus; 1935-8, 1942-3, 1946-72, ±«Óãtv Chorus) (women's voices)
±«Óãtv Symphony Orchestra
Malcolm Sargent
conductor
conductor
Composers
George Frideric Handel
Edward Elgar
Gustav Holst
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Fri 31 Aug 1962
19:30
Prom 36
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Ludwig van Beethoven
Overture ‘Coriolan’
Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor
Symphony No. 2 in D major
Johann Sebastian Bach
Musical Offering – Ricercar a 6 (orch. Webern)
Ricercar a 6 Proms premiere
Nicholas Maw
Scenes and Arias
World premiere
William Walton
Overture ‘Portsmouth Point’
Performers
Malcolm Sargent
conductor
conductor
Leon Fleisher
piano
piano
Norman Del Mar
conductor
conductor
Janet Baker
mezzo-soprano
mezzo-soprano
Heather Harper
soprano
soprano
Josephine Veasey
mezzo-soprano
mezzo-soprano
±«Óãtv Symphony Orchestra
Composers
Ludwig van Beethoven
Johann Sebastian Bach
Nicholas Maw
William Walton
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Sat 1 Sep 1962
19:30
Prom 37
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Arthur Sullivan
The Yeomen of the Guard
Overture
The Yeomen of the Guard
Were I thy bride Act 1 No. 13
The Yeomen of the Guard
'Tis done! I am a bride Act 1 No. 12
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…â€
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 - 'Hush! Hush! Not a word'
The Pirates of Penzance - 'Sighing Softly to the River…'
Princess Ida
Mighty maiden with a mission Act 2 No. 2
Princess Ida
Minerva! Oh hear me...Oh, goddess wise Act 2 No. 3
Patience
The Soldiers of our Queen Act 1 No. 3
Patience
When I first put this uniform on Act 1 No. 5
Patience
Turn, oh turn in this direction Act 2 No. 3
Patience
A magnet hung in a hardware shop Act 2 No. 4
Patience
Love is a plaintive song Act 2 No. 5
Iolanthe
When all night long a chap remains [The Sentry's song] Act 2 No. 1
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
HMS Pinafore
We sail the ocean blue Act 1 No. 1
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
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
When a merry maiden marries Act 1 No. 9a
Performers
Elsie Morison
soprano
soprano
Marjorie Thomas
contralto
contralto
Owen Brannigan
bass
bass
John Cameron
baritone
baritone
Walter Midgley
tenor
tenor
±«Óãtv Singers
Royal Choral Society
±«Óãtv Symphony Orchestra
Malcolm Sargent
conductor
conductor
Composers
Arthur Sullivan
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Mon 3 Sep 1962
19:30
Prom 38
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Idomeneo (Overture)
Piano Concerto No 18 in B flat major, K 456
Johannes Brahms
Symphony No. 4 in E minor
Arthur Bliss
Introduction and Allegro
Maurice Ravel
Daphnis and Chloe – Suite No. 2
Performers
Nina Milkina
piano
piano
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Basil Cameron
conductor
conductor
Composers
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Johannes Brahms
Arthur Bliss
Maurice Ravel
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Tue 4 Sep 1962
19:30
Prom 39
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Jean Sibelius
Symphony No. 7 in C major
Richard Strauss
Three Hymns by Friedrich Hölderlin, Op 71
Proms premiere
Béla Bartók
Piano Concerto No 2
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Symphony No. 4 in F minor
Performers
Elisabeth Söderström
soprano
soprano
Anda Géza
piano
piano
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Norman Del Mar
conductor
conductor
Composers
Jean Sibelius
Richard Strauss
Béla Bartók
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
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Wed 5 Sep 1962
19:30
Prom 40
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Johannes Brahms
Tragic Overture
Maurice Ravel
Piano Concerto for the Left Hand
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Symphony No. 41 in C major, ‘Jupiter’
Arnold Cooke
Jabez and the Devil (suite)
World premiere
Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No 8 in F major
Performers
Vlado Perlemuter
piano
piano
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Basil Cameron
conductor
conductor
Composers
Johannes Brahms
Maurice Ravel
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Arnold Cooke
Ludwig van Beethoven
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Thu 6 Sep 1962
19:30
Prom 41
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Robert Schumann
Manfred, Op 115
Overture
Richard Strauss
Don Quixote, Op 35
Hector Berlioz
Te Deum, Op 22
Proms premiere
Performers
Harry Danks
viola
viola
János Starker
cello
cello
Alan Harverson
organ
organ
Charles Craig
tenor
tenor
Alexandra Choir
±«Óãtv Singers
Wembley Philharmonic Society
±«Óãtv Symphony Chorus
±«Óãtv Symphony Orchestra
Malcolm Sargent
conductor
conductor
Composers
Robert Schumann
Richard Strauss
Hector Berlioz
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Fri 7 Sep 1962
19:30
Prom 42
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Ludwig van Beethoven
The Creatures of Prometheus
No. 1 Overture
Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major, ‘Emperor’
Symphony No. 4 in B flat major
Roberto Gerhard
Symphony No. 1
Proms premiere
Performers
Malcolm Sargent
conductor
conductor
Daniël Wayenberg
piano
piano
Norman Del Mar
conductor
conductor
±«Óãtv Symphony Orchestra
Composers
Ludwig van Beethoven
Roberto Gerhard
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Sat 8 Sep 1962
19:30
Prom 43
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Gioachino Rossini
Il viaggio a Reims
Overture
Carl Maria von Weber
Bassoon Concerto in F major
Proms premiere of complete work
Sergey Prokofiev
Symphony No 1 in D major 'Classical' - 1. Allegro
Richard Strauss
Till Eulenspiegel’s Merry Pranks
Sergey Rachmaninov
Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor
Paul Dukas
The Sorcerer’s Apprentice
Performers
Geoffrey Gambold
bassoon
bassoon
Shura Cherkassky
piano
piano
±«Óãtv Symphony Orchestra
Malcolm Sargent
conductor
conductor
Composers
Gioachino Rossini
Carl Maria von Weber
Sergey Prokofiev
Richard Strauss
Sergey Rachmaninov
Paul Dukas
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Mon 10 Sep 1962
19:30
Prom 44
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Joseph Haydn
Symphony No. 104 in D major, 'London'
Frédéric Chopin
Piano Concerto No 2 in F minor
Igor Stravinsky
Violin Concerto in D major
AntonÃn Dvořák
Symphony No. 8 in G major
Performers
John Ogdon
piano
piano
Manoug Parikian
violin
violin
London Symphony Orchestra
Basil Cameron
conductor
conductor
Composers
Joseph Haydn
Frédéric Chopin
Igor Stravinsky
AntonÃn Dvořák
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Tue 11 Sep 1962
19:30
Prom 45
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Ludwig van Beethoven
Overture 'Leonore' No. 2
Johann Sebastian Bach
Cantata No 82, 'Ich habe genug'
Johannes Brahms
Symphony No. 3 in F major
Hans Werner Henze
5 Neapolitan Songs
Proms premiere
AntonÃn Dvořák
Scherzo capriccioso, Op 66
Performers
Roger Lord
oboe
oboe
Hermann Prey
bass
bass
London Symphony Orchestra
George Hurst
conductor
conductor
Composers
Ludwig van Beethoven
Johann Sebastian Bach
Johannes Brahms
Hans Werner Henze
AntonÃn Dvořák
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Wed 12 Sep 1962
19:30
Prom 46
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Joseph Haydn
Symphony No. 102 in B flat major
Hector Berlioz
Les nuits d'été
No. 4 Absence
Les nuits d'été
No. 1 Villanelle
Les nuits d'été
No. 3 Sur les lagunes
Les nuits d'été
No. 6 L'île inconnue
Johannes Brahms
Double Concerto
- Yan Pascal Tortelier was billed at this concert as Pascal Tortelier
Camille Saintâ€Saëns
Symphony No. 3 in C minor, 'Organ'
Performers
April Cantelo
soprano
soprano
Yan Pascal Tortelier
violin
violin
Paul Tortelier
cello
cello
Simon Preston
organ
organ
London Symphony Orchestra
Basil Cameron
conductor
conductor
Composers
Joseph Haydn
Hector Berlioz
Johannes Brahms
Camille Saintâ€Saëns
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Thu 13 Sep 1962
19:30
Prom 47
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Johann Sebastian Bach
Brandenburg Concerto No 2 in F major, BWV 1047
Keyboard Concerto in D minor
John Taverner
In nomine
Peter Maxwell Davies
First Fantasia on an 'In nomine' of John Taverner
World premiere
Joseph Haydn
Trumpet Concerto
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Exsultate, jubilate
Ralph Vaughan Williams
Symphony No. 6 in E minor
Performers
±«Óãtv Symphony Orchestra
Malcolm Sargent
conductor
conductor
Paul Beard
violin
violin
Richard Adeney
flute
flute
John Wolfe
oboe
oboe
Adolf Scherbaum
trumpet
trumpet
Rosalyn Tureck
piano
piano
Michael Thomas
chamber organ
chamber organ
Peter Maxwell Davies
conductor
conductor
Elizabeth Simon
soprano
soprano
Composers
Johann Sebastian Bach
John Taverner
Peter Maxwell Davies
Joseph Haydn
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Ralph Vaughan Williams
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Fri 14 Sep 1962
19:30
Prom 48
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Johann Sebastian Bach
Orchestral Suite No. 4 in D major, BWV 1069
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Mass in C major 'Coronation', K 317
Proms premiere
Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No. 9 in D minor, ‘Choral’
Performers
Peter Gellhorn
conductor
conductor
Norma Procter
contralto
contralto
Heather Harper
soprano
soprano
John Mitchinson
tenor
tenor
Donald Bell
bass-baritone
bass-baritone
±«Óãtv Singers
±«Óãtv Symphony Chorus
Malcolm Sargent
conductor
conductor
Robert Thomas
tenor
tenor
Alexandra Choir
Royal Choral Society
±«Óãtv Symphony Orchestra
Composers
Johann Sebastian Bach
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Ludwig van Beethoven
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Sat 15 Sep 1962
19:30
Prom 49 - Last Night of the Proms 1962
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Arthur Sullivan
Overture di ballo
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Mazeppa
O, MarÃya, MarÃya! Act 2 No. 10a Proms premiere
Benjamin Britten
Four Sea Interludes from ‘Peter Grimes’
Camille Saintâ€Saëns
Piano Concerto No 2 in G minor
- cadenzas by Brahms
Franz Liszt
Two Episodes from Lenau's Faust, S 110
No. 2 Der Tanz in der Dorfschenke
Edward Elgar
Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1 in D major, ‘Land of Hope and Glory’
Bedrich Smetana
Má vlast
No. 4 From Bohemia's Woods and Fields
Henry Wood
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. 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. 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
Alfred Orda
baritone
baritone
Dame Moura Lympany
piano
piano
Monica Sinclair
contralto
contralto
±«Óãtv Symphony Orchestra
Composers
Arthur Sullivan
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Benjamin Britten
Camille Saintâ€Saëns
Franz Liszt
Edward Elgar
Bedrich Smetana
Henry Wood
Thomas Arne
Hubert Parry
Unknown
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