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22 Aug 1953, Royal Albert Hall
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19:30
Sat 22 Aug 1953
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Programme
Gioachino Rossini
William Tell – overture
George Frideric Handel
Serse (Act 1: Ombra mai fù)
Nicolò Paganini
Concerto for Violin No. 1 in E flat major, Op 6 (reorchestrated and arr. Fritz Kreisler in D major)
No. 1 Allegro maestoso – Tempo giusto
Antonín Dvořák
Symphony No. 9 in E minor, ‘From the New World’
Constant Lambert
The Rio Grande
Maurice Ravel
Pavane pour une infante défunte (Orchestral version)
interval
Franz Liszt
Symphonic Poem No. 3 'Les Préludes', S 97
Performers
Nancy Evans
mezzo-soprano
mezzo-soprano
Alfredo Campoli
violin
violin
Eric Harrison
piano
piano
BBC Singers
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Basil Cameron
conductor
conductor
Composers
Gioachino Rossini
George Frideric Handel
Nicolò Paganini
Antonín Dvořák
Constant Lambert
Maurice Ravel
Franz Liszt
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Proms 1953
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Part 02 - Rossini - William Tell Overture
Dvorak's New World Symphony
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