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Proms 1988 Events

Sat 17 Sep 1988
- 19:30
  Prom 69 - Last Night of the Proms 1988
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Richard Strauss
  Don Juan
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  Eugene Onegin – Letter Scene
  Edvard Grieg
  Piano Concerto in A minor- Grainger's performance of the solo part was taken from a 1921 Pianola roll, transferring it live in the concert hall to the Steinway grand piano, accompanied by conductor and orchestra.
  William Walton
  Henry V (choral suite arr. Malcolm Sargent)No. 1 Prologue
  Henry V (choral suite arr. Malcolm Sargent)No. 2 acaglia: Death of Falstaff
  Henry VNo. 3 Charge and Battle
  Henry V (choral suite arr. Malcolm Sargent)No. 3 Touch her soft lips and part
  Henry V (choral suite arr. Malcolm Sargent)No. 4 Finale: Agincourt Song
  Percy Grainger
  Molly on the Shore
  Irish Tune from County Derry
  Shepherd's Hey - medley
  Charles Villiers Stanford
  Songs of the Sea – 1: Drake's Drum
  Edward Elgar
  Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1 in D major, ‘Land of Hope and Glory’
  Henry Wood
  Fantasia on British Sea-SongsNo. 5 Jack's the Lad
  Fantasia on British Sea-SongsNo. 6 Farewell and Adieu, Ye Spanish Ladies - Cadenza
  Fantasia on British Sea-SongsNo. 7 Home, Sweet Home
  Fantasia on British Sea-SongsNo. 3 The Saucy Arethusa
  Fantasia on British Sea-SongsNo. 4 Tom Bowling
  Fantasia on British Sea-SongsNo. 8 See, the Conquering Hero Comes
  Fantasia on British Sea-SongsNo. 1 Bugle Calls
  Thomas Arne
  Rule, Britannia!
  Hubert Parry
  Jerusalem
  Performers
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Joan Rodgers
  soprano
  soprano
  Percy Grainger
  Pianola roll
  Pianola roll
  BBC Singers
  BBC Symphony Chorus
  Benjamin Luxon
  baritone
  baritone
  BBC Singers (1924-34, Wireless Chorus; 1935-8, 1942-3, 1946-72, BBC Chorus) (men's voices)
  Sir Andrew Davis
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Richard Strauss
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  Edvard Grieg
  William Walton
  Percy Grainger
  Charles Villiers Stanford
  Edward Elgar
  Henry Wood
  Thomas Arne
  Hubert Parry
Fri 16 Sep 1988
- 19:30
  Prom 68
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Carl Maria von Weber
  Euryanthe, J291Overture
  Franz Schubert
  Rosamunde, Fürstin von Zypern, D 797No. 4 Romance 'Der Vollmond strahlt'
  Rosamunde, Fürstin von Zypern, D 797No. 5 Spirits' Chorus 'In der Tiefe wohnt das Licht'
  Rosamunde, Fürstin von Zypern, D 797No. 6 Entr'acte No. 3 in B flat major: Andantino
  Rosamunde, Fürstin von Zypern, D 797No. 10 Ballet No. 2 in G major: Andantino
  Rosamunde, Fürstin von Zypern, D 797No. 8 Shepherds' Chorus 'Hier auf den Fluren'
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Symphony No. 9 in D minor, ‘Choral’
  Performers
  David Wilson‐Johnson
  baritone
  baritone
  Linda Hirst
  mezzo-soprano
  mezzo-soprano
  Edith Wiens
  soprano
  soprano
  Patrick Power
  tenor
  tenor
  The Schütz Choir of London
  Sir Roger Norrington
  conductor
  conductor
  London Classical Players
  Composers
  Carl Maria von Weber
  Franz Schubert
  Ludwig van Beethoven
Thu 15 Sep 1988
- 19:30
  Prom 67
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Bedrich Smetana
  Fanfare for Shakespeare's Richard IIIProms premiere
  Jean Sibelius
  TieraProms premiere
  Victor Ewald
  Brass Quintet No. 1 in B flat minor, Op 5Proms premiere
  Edvard Grieg
  Funeral March in Memory of Rikard Nordraak (orchestral version)
  Dmitry Shostakovich
  Two Pieces for String Octet, Op 11Proms premiere
  Felix Mendelssohn
  Octet in E flat major, Op 20
  Anton Bruckner
  Mass No. 2 in E minor
  Performers
  David Honeyball
  conductor
  conductor
  London Brass Virtuosi
  Cleveland Quartet
  Melos Quartett
  John Poole
  conductor
  conductor
  BBC Singers
  Composers
  Bedrich Smetana
  Jean Sibelius
  Victor Ewald
  Edvard Grieg
  Dmitry Shostakovich
  Felix Mendelssohn
  Anton Bruckner
Wed 14 Sep 1988
- 19:30
  Prom 66
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Gustav Mahler
  Symphony No 10 – Adagio
  Anton Webern
  acaglia, Op. 1
  Alban Berg
  Seven Early Songs
  Béla Bartók
  The Miraculous Mandarin
  Performers
  Jessye Norman
  soprano
  soprano
  BBC Singers
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Pierre Boulez
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Gustav Mahler
  Anton Webern
  Alban Berg
  Béla Bartók
Tue 13 Sep 1988
- 19:30
  Prom 65
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Joseph Haydn
  Symphony No. 44 in E minor 'Trauersinfonie'
  Peter Maxwell Davies
  Oboe Concerto London premiere
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Symphony No. 3 in E flat major, ‘Eroica’
  Performers
  Robin Miller
  oboe
  oboe
  Sir Peter Maxwell Davies
  conductor
  conductor
  Scottish Chamber Orchestra
  Composers
  Joseph Haydn
  Peter Maxwell Davies
  Ludwig van Beethoven