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Winter Proms 1951–2
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Winter Proms 1951–2 Calendar
By Year
Mon 8 Jan 1951
19:30
Prom 01
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Unknown
National Anthem
Gioachino Rossini
The Barber of Seville – overture
Ralph Vaughan Williams
Songs of travel
No. 8 Bright is the ring of words
Songs of travel
No. 3 The roadside fire
Songs of travel
No. 1 The vagabond
Claude Debussy
Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune
Sergey Rachmaninov
Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor
Richard Strauss
Till Eulenspiegel’s Merry Pranks
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Scheherazade
Performers
William Parsons
bass
bass
Eileen Joyce
piano
piano
Paul Beard
violin
violin
Â鶹Éç Symphony Orchestra
Malcolm Sargent
conductor
conductor
Composers
Unknown
Gioachino Rossini
Ralph Vaughan Williams
Claude Debussy
Sergey Rachmaninov
Richard Strauss
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
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Tue 9 Jan 1951
19:30
Prom 02
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Johann Sebastian Bach
Orchestral Suite No 3 in D major, BWV 1068
George Frideric Handel
Semele, HWV 58
Recitative & aria 'Awake, Saturnia...Hence, Iris, hence away!' Act 2 Scene 2
Johann Sebastian Bach
Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G major
George Frideric Handel
Oboe Concerto No. 3 in G minor
Johann Sebastian Bach
Keyboard Concerto in F minor, BWV 1056
George Frideric Handel
Samson
Overture
Ralph Vaughan Williams
Mass in G minor
Johann Sebastian Bach
Toccata and Fugue in F minor, No 1, Toccata
No. 1 Toccata
interval
Performers
Â鶹Éç Symphony Orchestra
Malcolm Sargent
conductor
conductor
Nancy Evans
mezzo-soprano
mezzo-soprano
Léon Goossens
oboe
oboe
James Gibb
piano
piano
Leslie Woodgate
conductor
conductor
Margaret Godley
soprano
soprano
Margaret Rees
soprano
soprano
Margaret Rolfe
contralto
contralto
Maude Baker
contralto
contralto
Bradshaw Macmillan
tenor
tenor
Emlyn Bebb
tenor
tenor
Stanley Riley
bass
bass
Denis Weatherley
bass
bass
Â鶹Éç Singers
Sir George Thomas Thalben-Ball
organ
organ
Composers
Johann Sebastian Bach
George Frideric Handel
Ralph Vaughan Williams
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Wed 10 Jan 1951
19:30
Prom 03
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Eine kleine Nachtmusik
Piano Concerto No 14 in E flat major, K449
The Marriage of Figaro (Act 2, Sc 1: Porgi, amor qualche ristoro)
The Marriage of Figaro
Recitative & aria 'E Susanna non vien!...Dove sono' Act 3
Symphony No. 40 in G minor
Johannes Brahms
Symphony No 1 in C minor
interval
Performers
Denis Matthews
piano
piano
Sylvia Fisher
soprano
soprano
Â鶹Éç Symphony Orchestra
Malcolm Sargent
conductor
conductor
Composers
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Johannes Brahms
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Thu 11 Jan 1951
19:30
Prom 04
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Edward Elgar
Introduction and Allegro
César Franck
Symphonic Variations
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Symphony No. 5 in E minor
interval
John Field
A John Field Suite
Proms premiere
Maurice Ravel
Daphnis and Chloe – Suite No. 2
Performers
Kendall Taylor
piano
piano
Â鶹Éç Symphony Orchestra
Malcolm Sargent
conductor
conductor
Composers
Edward Elgar
César Franck
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
John Field
Maurice Ravel
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Fri 12 Jan 1951
19:30
Prom 05
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Ludwig van Beethoven
Egmont
No. 1 Overture
Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major
- cadenza by Carl Reinecke
Symphony No. 7 in A major
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Clarinet Concerto in A major
interval
Richard Wagner
The Mastersingers of Nuremberg
No. 49 Dance of the Apprentices Act 3 Scene 5
The Mastersingers of Nuremberg
No. 50 Procession of the Masters Act 3 Scene 5
The Mastersingers of Nuremberg
No. 33 Prelude Act 3
Performers
Cyril Smith
piano
piano
Ralph Clarke
clarinet
clarinet
Â鶹Éç Symphony Orchestra
Malcolm Sargent
conductor
conductor
Composers
Ludwig van Beethoven
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Richard Wagner
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Sat 13 Jan 1951
19:30
Prom 06
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Jeremiah Clarke
The Prince of Denmark's March (arr. Henry Wood)
Paul Dukas
The Sorcerer’s Apprentice
Giuseppe Verdi
Falstaff
Aria 'Sul fil d'un soffio etesio' Act 3
Rigoletto
Recitative & aria 'Gualtier Maldè...Caro nome' Act 1 Scene 2
interval
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Violin Concerto in D major
Edward Elgar
‘Enigma’ Variations
Manuel de Falla
Nights in the Gardens of Spain
Jean Sibelius
Finlandia
Performers
Jack Mackintosh
trumpet
trumpet
Arnold Greir
organ
organ
Â鶹Éç Symphony Orchestra (members)
Â鶹Éç Symphony Orchestra
Gwen Catley
soprano
soprano
Alfredo Campoli
violin
violin
Gonzalo Soriano
piano
piano
Basil Cameron
conductor
conductor
Composers
Jeremiah Clarke
Paul Dukas
Giuseppe Verdi
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Edward Elgar
Manuel de Falla
Jean Sibelius
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Mon 15 Jan 1951
19:30
Prom 07
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Richard Wagner
The Flying Dutchman
Overture
Carl Maria von Weber
Der Freischütz
Recitative & aria 'Nein! länger trag' ich...Durch die Wälder' Act 1
Sergey Rachmaninov
Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini
AntonÃn Dvořák
Symphony No. 9 in E minor, ‘From the New World’
interval
Arnold Bax
Summer Music
Igor Stravinsky
The Firebird – suite (revised version, 1919)
Performers
Robert Thomas
tenor
tenor
Colin Horsley
piano
piano
Â鶹Éç Symphony Orchestra
Basil Cameron
conductor
conductor
Composers
Richard Wagner
Carl Maria von Weber
Sergey Rachmaninov
AntonÃn Dvořák
Arnold Bax
Igor Stravinsky
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Tue 16 Jan 1951
19:30
Prom 08
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Jean Sibelius
Scènes historiques – Suite No. 1
No. 3 Festivo
The Rapid-Rider's Brides, Op 33
Violin Concerto
Symphony No. 7 in C major
Symphony No. 1 in E minor
Performers
Gladys Ripley
contralto
contralto
Max Rostal
violin
violin
Â鶹Éç Symphony Orchestra
Malcolm Sargent
conductor
conductor
Composers
Jean Sibelius
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Wed 17 Jan 1951
19:30
Prom 09
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
John Ireland
Overture 'Satyricon'
William Walton
Violin Concerto
Franz Schubert
Symphony No. 9 in C major, ‘Great’
interval
Hubert Parry
Songs of Farewell
No. 6 Lord, let me know mine end
Songs of Farewell
No. 4 There is an old belief
Songs of Farewell
No. 5 At the round earth's imagined corners
Songs of Farewell
No. 1 My soul, there is a country
Songs of Farewell
No. 3 Never weather-beaten sail
Songs of Farewell
No. 2 I know my soul hath power
Performers
Â鶹Éç Symphony Orchestra
Malcolm Sargent
conductor
conductor
Alan Loveday
violin
violin
Leslie Woodgate
conductor
conductor
Â鶹Éç Symphony Chorus
Composers
John Ireland
William Walton
Franz Schubert
Hubert Parry
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Thu 18 Jan 1951
19:30
Prom 10
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Alexander Borodin
Prince Igor
Overture
Frédéric Chopin
Piano Concerto No 2 in F minor
Ralph Vaughan Williams
A London Symphony (Symphony No. 2)
Franz Liszt
Piano Concerto No. 2 in A major
Hector Berlioz
The damnation of Faust - Marche hongroise
The damnation of Faust - Ballet des sylphes
The damnation of Faust - Menuet des follets
Performers
Louis Kentner
piano
piano
Â鶹Éç Symphony Orchestra
Malcolm Sargent
conductor
conductor
Composers
Alexander Borodin
Frédéric Chopin
Ralph Vaughan Williams
Franz Liszt
Hector Berlioz
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Fri 19 Jan 1951
19:30
Prom 11
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No 8 in F major
Adelaide, Op 46 (arr. Louis Spohr)
Violin Concerto in D major
Symphony No. 6 in F major, ‘Pastoral’
interval
interval
Performers
William Herbert
tenor
tenor
Ida Haendel
violin
violin
Â鶹Éç Symphony Orchestra
Malcolm Sargent
conductor
conductor
Composers
Ludwig van Beethoven
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Sat 20 Jan 1951
19:30
Prom 12
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Ralph Vaughan Williams
The Wasps – overture
Frederick Delius
A Village Romeo and Juliet
The Walk to the Paradise Garden
Felix Mendelssohn
Violin Concerto in E minor
Zoltán Kodály
Háry János - suite
Gustav Holst
The Perfect Fool
Ballet music
Giuseppe Verdi
Aida
Aria 'Ritorna vincitor' Act 1 Scene 1
Johann Strauss II
Geschichten aus dem Wienerwald, Op 325
Edward Elgar
Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1 in D major, ‘Land of Hope and Glory’
Unknown
National Anthem
Performers
Gioconda de Vito
violin
violin
Gilbert Webster
cimbalom
cimbalom
Amy Shuard
soprano
soprano
Â鶹Éç Symphony Orchestra
Malcolm Sargent
conductor
conductor
Composers
Ralph Vaughan Williams
Frederick Delius
Felix Mendelssohn
Zoltán Kodály
Gustav Holst
Giuseppe Verdi
Johann Strauss II
Edward Elgar
Unknown
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