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Sat 16 Sep 1978
19:30
Prom 55 - Last Night of the Proms 1978
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Benjamin Britten
The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra
Edward Elgar
Sea Pictures
William Walton
In Honour of the City of London
Edward Elgar
Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1 in D major, ‘Land of Hope and Glory’
Michael Tippett
Suite for the Birthday of Prince Charles
Proms premiere
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. 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
Thomas Arne
Rule, Britannia!
Hubert Parry
Jerusalem
Anon.
National Anthem (arr. Gordon Jacob)
Performers
Gillian Knight
mezzo-soprano
mezzo-soprano
BBC Singers
BBC Symphony Chorus
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Charles Groves
conductor
conductor
Composers
Benjamin Britten
Edward Elgar
William Walton
Michael Tippett
Henry Wood
Thomas Arne
Hubert Parry
Anon.
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Fri 15 Sep 1978
19:30
Prom 54
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Francis Poulenc
Figure humaine
Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No. 9 in D minor, ‘Choral’
Performers
John Poole
conductor
conductor
BBC Singers
London Symphony Orchestra
James Loughran
conductor
conductor
Alberto Remedios
tenor
tenor
Marius Rintzler
bass
bass
Sandra Browne
mezzo-soprano
mezzo-soprano
Phyllis Bryn‐Julson
soprano
soprano
London Symphony Chorus
Composers
Francis Poulenc
Ludwig van Beethoven
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Thu 14 Sep 1978
19:30
Prom 53
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Edward Elgar
Violin Concerto in B minor
Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No. 3 in E flat major, ‘Eroica’
Performers
Ida Haendel
violin
violin
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Bernard Haitink
conductor
conductor
Composers
Edward Elgar
Ludwig van Beethoven
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Wed 13 Sep 1978
19:30
Prom 52
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Joseph Haydn
Symphony No. 99 in E flat major
Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Symphony No 2 in C minor, 'Little Russian'
Performers
Clifford Curzon
piano
piano
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Walter Susskind
conductor
conductor
Composers
Joseph Haydn
Ludwig van Beethoven
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
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Tue 12 Sep 1978
19:30
Prom 51
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Frank Bridge
Enter Spring
Priaulx Rainier
Due canti e finale
Proms premiere
Ernest Chausson
Poème
Claude Debussy
La mer
Performers
Yehudi Menuhin
violin
violin
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Charles Groves
conductor
conductor
Composers
Frank Bridge
Priaulx Rainier
Ernest Chausson
Claude Debussy
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