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Sat 12 Sep 1981
19:30
Prom 56 - Last Night of the Proms 1981
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Edward Elgar
Overture ‘Cockaigne (In London Town)’
Ralph Vaughan Williams
The Lark Ascending
William Walton
Belshazzar’s Feast
Edward Elgar
Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1 in D major, ‘Land of Hope and Glory’
Malcolm Arnold
Four Cornish Dances, Op 91
No. 1 Vivace
Four Cornish Dances, Op 91
No. 2 Andantino
Four Scottish Dances, Op 59
No. 2 Vivace
Four English Dances, Op 33 Set 2
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. 7 Home, Sweet Home
Fantasia on British Sea-Songs
No. 9 Rule, Britannia!
Fantasia on British Sea-Songs
No. 3 The Saucy Arethusa
Fantasia on British Sea-Songs
No. 4 Tom Bowling
Fantasia on British Sea-Songs
No. 8 See, the Conquering Hero Comes
Fantasia on British Sea-Songs
No. 1 Bugle Calls
Hubert Parry
Jerusalem
Trad.
Auld Lang Syne (arr. Cedric Thorpe Davie)
Unknown
National Anthem (arr. Henry Wood)
Performers
Iona Brown
violin
violin
David Wilson‐Johnson
baritone
baritone
Hallé Choir
BBC Symphony Orchestra
James Loughran
conductor
conductor
Composers
Edward Elgar
Ralph Vaughan Williams
William Walton
Malcolm Arnold
Henry Wood
Hubert Parry
Trad.
Unknown
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Fri 11 Sep 1981
19:30
Prom 55
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Joseph Haydn
Symphony No. 104 in D major, 'London'
Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No. 9 in D minor, ‘Choral’
Performers
Helen Watts
contralto
contralto
Stafford Dean
bass
bass
Kenneth Woollam
tenor
tenor
Linda Esther Gray
soprano
soprano
London Symphony Chorus
BBC Symphony Orchestra
James Loughran
conductor
conductor
Composers
Joseph Haydn
Ludwig van Beethoven
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Thu 10 Sep 1981
19:30
Prom 54
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Claude Debussy
La mer
Pierre Boulez
Notations 1–4 & 7
Notations I UK premiere
Notations 1–4 & 7
Notations II UK premiere
Notations 1–4 & 7
Notations III UK premiere
Notations 1–4 & 7
Notations IV UK premiere
Claude Debussy
Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune
Camille Saint‐Saëns
Symphony No. 3 in C minor, ‘Organ’
Performers
Jacques Delécluse
organ
organ
Daniel Barenboim
conductor
conductor
Orchestre de Paris
Composers
Claude Debussy
Pierre Boulez
Camille Saint‐Saëns
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Wed 9 Sep 1981
19:30
Prom 53
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No. 4 in B flat major
Anton Bruckner
Symphony No 3 in D minor
- According to printed programme 1873 version was performed, but 1877/78 may have been the version actually played.
Performers
Daniel Barenboim
conductor
conductor
Orchestre de Paris
Composers
Ludwig van Beethoven
Anton Bruckner
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Tue 8 Sep 1981
19:30
Prom 52
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Franz Schubert
Symphony No. 8 in B minor, 'Unfinished'
Richard Strauss
Eight Poems from ‘Letzte Blätter’
No. 1 Zueignung
Four Songs, Op. 27
No. 4 Morgen!
Four Songs, Op. 27
No. 2 Cäcilie
Die Frau ohne Schatten
Barak, mein Mann Act 3 Proms premiere
Jean Sibelius
Symphony No 3 in C major
Richard Wagner
Tristan and Isolde
Prelude and Liebestod
Performers
Birgit Nilsson
soprano
soprano
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Stephen Portman
conductor
conductor
Composers
Franz Schubert
Richard Strauss
Jean Sibelius
Richard Wagner
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