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17 Sep 1954, Royal Albert Hall
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19:30
Fri 17 Sep 1954
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Proms 1954 Prom 48
Prom 48
19:30 Fri 17 Sep 1954 Royal Albert Hall
Programme
Hubert Parry
Blest Pair of Sirens
Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No. 9 in D minor, ‘Choral’
Johann Sebastian Bach
Brandenburg Concerto No 5 in D major, BWV 1050
George Frideric Handel
Water Music Suite (arr. Hamilton Harty)
Performers
Malcolm Sargent
conductor
conductor
BBC Singers
BBC Symphony Chorus
Norman Walker
bass
bass
Sylvia Fisher
soprano
soprano
Richard Lewis
tenor
tenor
Anne Wood
contralto
contralto
John Hollingsworth
conductor
conductor
Paul Beard
violin
violin
Douglas Whittaker
flute
flute
James Ching
piano
piano
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Composers
Hubert Parry
Ludwig van Beethoven
Johann Sebastian Bach
George Frideric Handel
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Proms 1954
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Bach: Brandenburg Concertos 2, 4 and 5
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