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Sat 17 Sep 1955
19:30
Prom 49 - Last Night of the Proms 1955
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Edward Elgar
Overture ‘Cockaigne (In London Town)’
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
The Golden Cockerel
Introduction and Wedding March
John Ireland
Piano Concerto
Carl Maria von Weber
Symphony No. 1 in C major, J50, Op 19
First concert performance in England
interval
Edward Elgar
Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1 in D major, ‘Land of Hope and Glory’
Hector Berlioz
The damnation of Faust - Marche hongroise
The damnation of Faust - Menuet des follets
Henry Wood
Fantasia on British Sea-Songs
No. 5 Jack's the Lad
Fantasia on British Sea-Songs
No. 6 Farewell and Adieu, Ye Spanish Ladies - Cadenza
Fantasia on British Sea-Songs
No. 3 The Saucy Arethusa
Fantasia on British Sea-Songs
No. 4 Tom Bowling
Thomas Arne
Rule, Britannia!
Hubert Parry
Jerusalem (orch. Elgar)
Unknown
National Anthem
Performers
Malcolm Sargent
conductor
conductor
Basil Cameron
conductor
conductor
Gina Bachauer
piano
piano
Constance Shacklock
mezzo-soprano
mezzo-soprano
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Composers
Edward Elgar
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
John Ireland
Carl Maria von Weber
Hector Berlioz
Henry Wood
Thomas Arne
Hubert Parry
Unknown
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Fri 16 Sep 1955
19:30
Prom 48
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Christoph Willibald Gluck
Alceste - Overture
Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No. 9 in D minor, ‘Choral’
William Walton
The Wise Virgins, suite
John Ireland
These Things Shall Be
Performers
Malcolm Sargent
conductor
conductor
Norma Procter
contralto
contralto
Jennifer Vyvyan
soprano
soprano
Trevor Anthony
bass
bass
James Johnston
tenor
tenor
Royal Choral Society
BBC Symphony Chorus
John Hollingsworth
conductor
conductor
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Composers
Christoph Willibald Gluck
Ludwig van Beethoven
William Walton
John Ireland
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Thu 15 Sep 1955
19:30
Prom 47
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Felix Mendelssohn
A Midsummer Night's Dream – overture
Alban Berg
Violin Concerto
Proms premiere
Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No. 7 in A major
Claude Debussy
Rapsodie
Proms premiere
Edward Elgar
‘Enigma’ Variations
Performers
André Gertler
violin
violin
Walter Lear
saxophone
saxophone
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Adrian Boult
conductor
conductor
Composers
Felix Mendelssohn
Alban Berg
Ludwig van Beethoven
Claude Debussy
Edward Elgar
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Wed 14 Sep 1955
19:30
Prom 46
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
The Magic Flute (Overture)
Symphony No. 35 in D major, 'Haffner'
Exsultate, jubilate
Johannes Brahms
Double Concerto
interval
interval
Johannes Brahms
Symphony No. 2 in D major
Performers
Ilse Hollweg
soprano
soprano
Jean Pougnet
violin
violin
Anthony Pini
cello
cello
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Adrian Boult
conductor
conductor
Composers
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Johannes Brahms
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Tue 13 Sep 1955
19:30
Prom 45
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Ralph Vaughan Williams
The Wasps – overture
Frederick Delius
Piano Concerto in C minor
Gustav Holst
The Planets
interval
Antonín Dvořák
Symphony No. 8 in G major
Performers
Malcolm Sargent
conductor
conductor
Benno Moiseiwitsch
piano
piano
BBC Singers (1924-34, Wireless Chorus; 1935-8, 1942-3, 1946-72, BBC Chorus) (women's voices)
John Hollingsworth
conductor
conductor
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Composers
Ralph Vaughan Williams
Frederick Delius
Gustav Holst
Antonín Dvořák
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