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Sat 15 Oct 1898
- 20:00
  Prom 43 - Last Night of the Proms 1898
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Edvard Grieg
  Peer Gynt, Suite No. 1, Op 46
  Charles Gounod
  FaustNo. 13 Recitative & aria 'O Dieu! que de bijoux!...Ah! je ris de me voir' Act 3
  Giovanni Bottesini
  Tarantella in A minorProms premiere
  Ruperto Chapí
  La corte de GranadaSerenade Proms premiere of this arrangement
  Nicolò Paganini
  Moto perpetuo in C major, Op 11 (arr. Percy Pitt)
  Johannès Donjon
  InvocationWorld premiere
  Franz Doppler
  L'oiseau des bois, Op 21World premiere
  Richard Wagner
  SiegfriedNo. 16 Nothung! Nothung! Neidliches Schwert! Act 1 Scene 3
  Felix Mendelssohn
  2 Lieder ohne Worte (orch. Ernest Guiraud)No. 30 in A major: Allegretto grazioso 'Frühlingslied' (Op. 62 No. 6)
  2 Lieder ohne Worte (orch. Ernest Guiraud)No. 34 in C major: Presto 'Spinnerlied' (Op. 67 No. 4)
  interval
  Emile Dunkler
  27 Morceaux de genre, Op 19Chanson à boire
  Léo Delibes
  SylviaNo. 20 Variation dansée Act 3
  SylviaNo. 6 Valse lente Act 1
  Charles Gounod
  La reine de SabaRecitative & aria 'Inspirez-moi, race divine...Prête-moi ton aide' Act 2
  Giovanni Sgambati
  2 Pieces, Op 24No. 1 Romance Proms premiere
  Henryk Wieniawski
  Valse Caprice in E major, Op 7
  Ferdinand Hérold
  ZampaOverture
  Richard Wagner
  Tannhä, Grand Fantasia, WWV 70 (arr. unknown)
  J. M. Coward
  Love Me
  Michael William Balfe
  The Bohemian GirlAria 'I dreamt that I dwelt in marble halls' Act 2
  Fred Godfrey
  Lucy Long (arr. Frederick Godfrey)
  Frederic Clay
  Lalla Rookh (arr. composer for voice and piano)Aria 'I'll sing thee songs of Araby'
  Arthur Sullivan
  The Lost Chord(arr. Henry Wood)
  Charles Gounod
  La reine de SabaMarch for the entrance of Belkis and Solomon Act 1 Scene 2
  Unknown
  National Anthem
  Performers
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  The New Queen’s Hall Orchestra
  Percy Pitt
  pianoorgan
  pianoorgan
  Kate Bensberg
  mezzo-soprano
  mezzo-soprano
  Claude Hobday
  double bass
  double bass
  Manuel de Gomez
  clarinet
  clarinet
  George Waddell Anderson
  clarinet
  clarinet
  Francisco Gomez
  music arrangerclarinet
  music arrangerclarinet
  Percy Egerton
  clarinet
  clarinet
  Albert Fransella
  flute
  flute
  Friedrich Adolf Borsdorf
  horn
  horn
  R Livesey
  horn
  horn
  T.R. Busby
  horn
  horn
  Alfred Edwin Brain Snr
  horn
  horn
  Philip Brozel
  tenor
  tenor
  William Henry Squire
  cello
  cello
  Herbert Grover
  tenor
  tenor
  Johannes Wolff
  violin
  violin
  J. M. Coward
  conductor
  conductor
  The Audience
  Edwin James
  bassoon
  bassoon
  Frederick L Kettlewell
  cornet
  cornet
  Composers
  Edvard Grieg
  Charles Gounod
  Giovanni Bottesini
  Ruperto Chapí
  Nicolò Paganini
  Johannès Donjon
  Franz Doppler
  Richard Wagner
  Felix Mendelssohn
  Emile Dunkler
  Léo Delibes
  Giovanni Sgambati
  Henryk Wieniawski
  Ferdinand Hérold
  J. M. Coward
  Michael William Balfe
  Fred Godfrey
  Frederic Clay
  Arthur Sullivan
  Unknown
Fri 14 Oct 1898
- 20:00
  Prom 42
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Partita for Solo Violin No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004 (orch. Joachim Raff)No. 5 Chaconne Proms premiere of this orchestration
  Richard Wagner
  Die WalküreNo. 9 Winterstürme wichen dem Wonnemond Act 1 Scene 3
  Camille Saint‐Saëns
  Introduction and Rondo capriccioso
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Brandenburg Concerto No 2 in F major, BWV 1047Proms premiere
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  The Marriage of FigaroRecitative & aria 'Giunse alfin il momento...Deh vieni, non tardar' Act 3
  Frédéric Chopin
  Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minorProms premiere
  Richard Wagner
  TannhäNo. 15 Blick' ich umher Act 2 Scene 4
  Antonio Zamara
  Sur les ailes du RêveProms premiere
  Bénédiction des LarmesProms premiere
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Symphony No. 9 in D minor, ‘Choral’No. 1 Allegro ma non troppo, un poco maestoso Proms premiere of this selection
  Symphony No. 9 in D minor, ‘Choral’No. 2 Scherzo & Trio: Molto vivace - Presto Proms premiere of this selection
  Symphony No. 9 in D minor, ‘Choral’No. 3 Adagio molto e cantabile Proms premiere of this selection
  Fred Godfrey
  Reminiscences of England- Orchestral soloists as for performance on 11/10/1898
  J. M. Coward
  Love Me
  Edgardo Levi
  In the moonlightProms premiere
  Frederic Hymen Cowen
  When the world is fair
  Arthur Sullivan
  Ivanhoe (arr. unknown for voice and piano)Aria 'Ho, jolly Jenkin' Act 2 Scene 1
  interval
  Ernest Ford
  FaustValse
  Performers
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  The New Queen’s Hall Orchestra
  Charles Emmanuel Hedmondt
  tenor
  tenor
  Thomas H(enry) Morrison
  violin
  violin
  Arthur W Payne
  violin
  violin
  Albert Fransella
  flute
  flute
  William Henry Squire
  cello
  cello
  Désiré-Alfred Lalande
  oboe
  oboe
  Walter Morrow
  trumpet
  trumpet
  Percy Pitt
  piano
  piano
  Kate Bensberg
  mezzo-soprano
  mezzo-soprano
  Benno Schönberger
  piano
  piano
  John Walters
  baritone
  baritone
  Edith A Martin
  harp
  harp
  J. M. Coward
  conductor
  conductor
  The Audience
  Composers
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Richard Wagner
  Camille Saint‐Saëns
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Frédéric Chopin
  Antonio Zamara
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Fred Godfrey
  J. M. Coward
  Edgardo Levi
  Frederic Hymen Cowen
  Arthur Sullivan
  Ernest Ford
Thu 13 Oct 1898
- 20:00
  Prom 41
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Jules Massenet
  Scènes hongroises London premiere
  Friedrich Wilhelm Kücken
  Theme and Variations on 'O dolce concento' Proms premiere
  William Henry Squire
  Rêve d'amour Proms premiere
  Tzig-Tzig Proms premiere
  Tom Harrison Frewin
  Overture 'Bellona' World premiere
  Trad.
  Drink to me only with thine eyes (arr. Harper Kearton)
  Jules Demersseman
  Duo brillante su temi da 'William Tell' Proms premiere
  Richard Wagner
  LohengrinNo. 17 Prelude Act 3
  interval
  Heinrich Hübler
  Concertstück in F major Proms premiere
  Frederic Clay
  Lalla Rookh (arr. composer for voice and piano)Aria 'I'll sing thee songs of Araby'
  Jeno Hubay
  Hejre Kati, Op 32
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Overture 'Leonore' No. 3
  John Thomas
  Rêverie Proms premiere
  Joseph Gungl
  Amoretten-Tänze, Op 161
  Pietro Mascagni
  Cavalleria rusticana, Grand Fantasia (arr. unknown)
  J. M. Coward
  Love Me
  Alberto Randegger
  Bird of the Springtime Proms premiere
  Walter Hedgcock
  The Eclipse Proms premiere
  Frederic Hymen Cowen
  When the world is fair Proms premiere
  George Job Elvey
  Gavotte 'à la mode ancienne' Proms premiere
  Performers
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  The New Queen’s Hall Orchestra
  Percy Pitt
  piano
  piano
  Ellen Beach Yaw
  soprano
  soprano
  William Henry Squire
  cello
  cello
  The Westminster Glee Singers
  Albert Fransella
  flute
  flute
  Désiré-Alfred Lalande
  oboe
  oboe
  Friedrich Adolf Borsdorf
  horn
  horn
  R Livesey
  horn
  horn
  T.R. Busby
  horn
  horn
  Alfred Edwin Brain Snr
  horn
  horn
  Penderel Price
  tenor
  tenor
  Arthur W Payne
  violin
  violin
  Miriam Timothy
  harp
  harp
  J. M. Coward
  conductor
  conductor
  The Audience
  Composers
  Jules Massenet
  Friedrich Wilhelm Kücken
  William Henry Squire
  Tom Harrison Frewin
  Trad.
  Jules Demersseman
  Richard Wagner
  Heinrich Hübler
  Frederic Clay
  Jeno Hubay
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  John Thomas
  Joseph Gungl
  Pietro Mascagni
  J. M. Coward
  Alberto Randegger
  Walter Hedgcock
  Frederic Hymen Cowen
  George Job Elvey
Wed 12 Oct 1898
- 20:00
  Prom 40
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  The Nutcracker, Suite, Op 71a
  Charles Gounod
  FaustNo. 6 Recitative & cavatina 'O sainte médaille...Avant de quitter ces lieux' Act 2
  Anton Rubinstein
  Piano Concerto No. 4 in D minorProms premiere
  Henryk Wieniawski
  Valse Caprice in E major, Op 7
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  Symphony No. 6 in B minor, ‘Pathétique’
  Antônio Carlos Gomes
  Salvator RosaAria 'O mia pêccêrella'
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  sca da RiminiProms premiere
  Georges Bizet
  Carmen, Grand Fantasia (probably arr. Alfred Cellier)- Orchestral soloists as for performance on 1/9/1898
  J. M. Coward
  Love Me
  Józef Poniatowski
  The Yeoman's Wedding
  Liza Lehmann
  You and IProms premiere
  interval
  Ebenezer Prout
  AlfredTriumphal March
  Performers
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  Percy Pitt
  celestapiano
  celestapiano
  The New Queen’s Hall Orchestra
  John Walters
  tenor
  tenor
  Rudolf Zwintscher
  piano
  piano
  H. H. Lyell-Tayler
  violin
  violin
  Kate Bensberg
  mezzo-soprano
  mezzo-soprano
  J. M. Coward
  conductor
  conductor
  The Audience
  Composers
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  Charles Gounod
  Anton Rubinstein
  Henryk Wieniawski
  Antônio Carlos Gomes
  Georges Bizet
  J. M. Coward
  Józef Poniatowski
  Liza Lehmann
  Ebenezer Prout
Tue 11 Oct 1898
- 20:00
  Prom 39
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Unknown
  National Anthem
  Henry Brinley Richards
  God Bless The Prince Of WalesProms premiere of this arrangement
  Trad.
  The British GrenadiersProms premiere of this arrangement
  George Frideric Handel
  Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63 (arr. Henry Wood)Chorus 'See, the conquering hero comes' Act 3 London premiere of this arrangement
  Arthur Sullivan
  HMS Pinafore, Grand Fantasia (arr. unknown)
  My dearest heart
  Frederic Hymen Cowen
  4 English Dances in the Olden Style Set 1
  Charles Le Thière
  SylviaProms premiere
  interval
  Percy Pitt
  Overture 'The Taming of the Shrew'Proms premiere
  William Vincent Wallace
  MaritanaBallad 'Yes! Let me like a soldier fall'
  Robert Schumann
  12 vierhändige Klavierstücke für kleine und grosse Kinder, Op 85No. 12 Abendlied Proms premiere of this arrangement
  Franz Ries
  6 Pieces, Op 34No. 5 Perpetuum mobile Proms premiere
  Edward German
  Henry VIIIMorris Dance Act 4
  Henry VIIIShepherd's Dance Act 1
  Henry VIIITorch Dance Act 1
  Charles Villiers Stanford
  Shamus O'Brien, Op 61Overture
  Alicia Ann Spottiswoode
  Annie Laurie
  Edward Elgar
  3 Bavarian Dances, Op 27London premiere
  Sir Alexander Campbell Mackenzie
  Overture 'Britannia', Op 52
  Fred Godfrey
  Reminiscences of England- Orchestral soloists as for performance of HMS Pinafore in first half of concert
  J. M. Coward
  Love Me
  Charles Villiers Stanford
  The Calico Dress
  Arthur Sullivan
  The Lost Chord(arr. Henry Wood)
  John Braham
  The Americans (arr.unknown for voice and piano)Recitative & aria 'O'er Nelson's tomb...'Twas in Trafalgar's bay'
  Frederic Hymen Cowen
  The Children's HomeProms premiere
  Arthur Sullivan
  Imperial March
  Trad.
  Auld Lang Syne (arr. unknown)
  Performers
  Henry Wood
  conductormusic arranger
  conductormusic arranger
  The New Queen’s Hall Orchestra
  Percy Pitt
  piano
  piano
  Maggie Davies
  soprano
  soprano
  James Wilcocke
  piccolo
  piccolo
  Lloyd Chandos
  tenor
  tenor
  A. E. Rowarth
  violin
  violin
  Anon.
  music arranger
  music arranger
  Lucy Clarke
  soprano
  soprano
  J. M. Coward
  conductor
  conductor
  The Audience
  Frederick L Kettlewell
  cornet
  cornet
  Composers
  Unknown
  Henry Brinley Richards
  Trad.
  George Frideric Handel
  Arthur Sullivan
  Frederic Hymen Cowen
  Charles Le Thière
  Percy Pitt
  William Vincent Wallace
  Robert Schumann
  Franz Ries
  Edward German
  Charles Villiers Stanford
  Alicia Ann Spottiswoode
  Edward Elgar
  Sir Alexander Campbell Mackenzie
  Fred Godfrey
  J. M. Coward
  John Braham