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Sat 24 Oct 1914
- 20:00
  Prom 61 - Last Night of the Proms 1914
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Alexei Lvov
  Russian National Anthem (arr. Henry Wood)
  Richard Wagner
  TannhäNo. 1 Overture
  Sergey Rachmaninov
  Morceaux de fantasie, Op 3 (orch. Henry Wood)No. 2 Prelude in C sharp minor
  Charles Gounod
  FaustNo. 13 Recitative & aria 'O Dieu! que de bijoux!...Ah! je ris de me voir' Act 3
  Algernon Ashton
  3 Scottish Dances, Op 18 (orchestral version) World premiere of this version
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Violin Concerto in E major
  Edvard Grieg
  Peer Gynt, Suite No. 1, Op 46
  Poldowski
  Le faune
  Dansons la gigue!
  Franz Liszt
  Hungarian Rhapsodies, S 359 (orchestral version)No. 2 in D minor (ending in G major)
  interval
  Henry Wood
  Fantasia on British Sea-Songs
  Herbert Oliver
  Songs of a vivandiereNo. 1 Reveille
  Graham Peel
  In summertime on Bredon
  Maude Valérie White
  So we'll go no more a-roving
  Hector Berlioz
  The Damnation of FaustMarche hongroise
  Unknown
  National Anthem (arr. Henry Wood)
  Performers
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  The New Queen’s Hall Orchestra
  Carrie Tubb
  soprano
  soprano
  Frederick Kiddle
  organpiano
  organpiano
  Albert Geloso
  violin
  violin
  Gervase Elwes
  tenor
  tenor
  Composers
  Alexei Lvov
  Richard Wagner
  Sergey Rachmaninov
  Charles Gounod
  Algernon Ashton
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Edvard Grieg
  Poldowski
  Franz Liszt
  Henry Wood
  Herbert Oliver
  Graham Peel
  Maude Valérie White
  Hector Berlioz
  Unknown
Fri 23 Oct 1914
- 20:00
  Prom 60
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  François Van Campenhout
  Belgian National Anthem (arr. Henry Wood)
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Overture ‘The Consecration of the House’
  In questa tomba oscura, WoO 133 (arr. Henry Wood)
  Frank Bridge
  Easter Hymn
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  3 Equali, WoO 30
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Concerto for Two Keyboards in C major, BWV 1061
  Johannes Brahms
  Variations on the St Anthony Chorale
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Cantata No. 21, 'Ich hatte viel Bekümmernis', BWV 21 (arr. Henry Wood)No. 4 Recitative 'Wie hast du dich, mein Gott'
  Cantata No. 21, 'Ich hatte viel Bekümmernis', BWV 21 (arr. Henry Wood)No. 5 Aria 'Bäche von gesalznen Zahren'
  interval
  Franz Schubert
  Symphony No. 8 in B minor, 'Unfinished'
  Cyril Scott
  Britain's War March World premiere
  Wilfred Sanderson
  My dear soul
  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  On Wenlock Edge (chamber version)No. 3 Is my team ploughing? Proms premiere
  Songs of travelNo. 3 The roadside fire Proms premiere
  Unknown
  National Anthem (arr. Henry Wood)
  Performers
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  The New Queen’s Hall Orchestra
  Phyllis Lett
  contralto
  contralto
  Arthur Falkner
  trombone
  trombone
  A. T. Garvin
  trombone
  trombone
  H. Herring
  trombone
  trombone
  T. H. Guttridge
  trombone
  trombone
  Walter Rummel
  piano
  piano
  Thérèse Chaigneau
  piano
  piano
  Gervase Elwes
  tenor
  tenor
  Frederick Kiddle
  piano
  piano
  string quartet (unnamed)
  Composers
  François Van Campenhout
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Frank Bridge
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Johannes Brahms
  Franz Schubert
  Cyril Scott
  Wilfred Sanderson
  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  Unknown
Thu 22 Oct 1914
- 20:00
  Prom 59
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Claude‐Joseph Rouget de l’Isle
  French National Anthem (arr. Henry Wood)
  Richard Wagner
  Tristan and IsoldeNo. 12 Prelude Act 3
  Armas Järnefelt
  Praeludium
  Camille Saint‐Saëns
  Samson et DalilaRecitative & aria 'Samson, recherchant ma présence...Amour! viens aider ma faiblesse!' Act 2
  Percy Grainger
  Irish Tune from County Derry
  Shepherd's Hey - medley
  interval
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Piano Concerto No 17 in G major, K 453Proms premiere
  Camille Saint‐Saëns
  Danse macabre
  Modest Mussorgsky
  Song of the Flea(arr. Henry Wood)
  Henry Walford Davies
  Solemn Melody
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Brandenburg Concerto No 5 in D major, BWV 1050
  Paul Dukas
  The Sorcerer’s Apprentice
  Claude Debussy
  Marche écossaise sur un thème populaireProms premiere
  Antonín Dvořák
  7 Zigeunermelodien, Op 55No. 4 Als die alte Mutter
  Ethelbert Nevin
  Sketchbook, Op 2Oh, that we two were maying
  Emma Barrett-Lennard
  Plymouth Hoe
  Unknown
  National Anthem (arr. Henry Wood)
  Performers
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  The New Queen’s Hall Orchestra
  James McDonagh
  cor anglais
  cor anglais
  Mildred Jones
  mezzo-soprano
  mezzo-soprano
  Fanny Davies
  piano
  piano
  Thorpe Bates
  baritone
  baritone
  Frederick Kiddle
  organpiano
  organpiano
  Charles Warwick-Evans
  cello
  cello
  Albert Fransella
  flute
  flute
  Sidney Freedman
  violin
  violin
  Composers
  Claude‐Joseph Rouget de l’Isle
  Richard Wagner
  Armas Järnefelt
  Camille Saint‐Saëns
  Percy Grainger
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Modest Mussorgsky
  Henry Walford Davies
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Paul Dukas
  Claude Debussy
  Antonín Dvořák
  Ethelbert Nevin
  Emma Barrett-Lennard
  Unknown
Wed 21 Oct 1914
- 20:00
  Prom 58
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  François Van Campenhout
  Belgian National Anthem (arr. Henry Wood)
  Felix Mendelssohn
  Overture ‘The Hebrides’ (‘Fingal’s Cave’)
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Don Giovanni, K 527 (arr. Henry Wood)Aria 'Batti, batti, o bel Masetto' Act 1
  The Marriage of FigaroAria 'Voi che sapete' Act 2
  César Franck
  Symphonic Variations
  interval
  Charles Villiers Stanford
  Irish Rhapsody No 4 in A minor 'The fisherman of Lough Neagh and what he saw’, Op 141 Proms premiere
  Richard Wagner
  RienziAria 'Allmächt'ger Vater, blick herab!' Act 5 Scene 1
  Johannes Brahms
  Symphony No. 4 in E minor
  Henry Wood
  Fantasia on British Sea-Songs
  Henry Purcell
  The Libertine, Z 600 (arr. unknown for voice and piano)Aria 'Nymphs and Shepherds'
  Joseph Haydn Parry
  Cigarette (arr. unknown for voice and piano)Aria 'Oh, how I love thee'
  Unknown
  National Anthem (arr. Henry Wood)
  Performers
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  The New Queen’s Hall Orchestra
  Ada Forrest
  soprano
  soprano
  Emilienne Bompard
  piano
  piano
  Charles Villiers Stanford
  conductor
  conductor
  Alfred Heather
  tenor
  tenor
  Frederick Kiddle
  piano
  piano
  Composers
  François Van Campenhout
  Felix Mendelssohn
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  César Franck
  Charles Villiers Stanford
  Richard Wagner
  Johannes Brahms
  Henry Wood
  Henry Purcell
  Joseph Haydn Parry
  Unknown
Tue 20 Oct 1914
- 20:00
  Prom 57
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Alexei Lvov
  Russian National Anthem (arr. Henry Wood)
  Franz Schubert
  Die Zauberharfe, D 644Overture
  Claude Debussy
  Fêtes galantes Set 1 (arr. Henry Wood)No. 2 Fantoches (2nd version) Proms premiere of this arrangement
  Hugo Wolf
  20 Gedichte von Joseph von Eichendorff (arr. Henry Wood)No. 7 Die Zigeunerin Proms premiere of this arrangement
  Charles Gilbert Spross
  Will o' the wisp (arr. Henry Wood)Proms premiere of this arrangement
  Rutland Boughton
  The Birth of ArthurLove and Night World premiere of this version
  Johannes Brahms
  Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major
  Antonín Dvořák
  8 Humoreskes, Op 101 (orch. Henry Wood)No. 7 in G flat major
  Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
  Scenes from 'The Song of Hiawatha', Op 30No. 1a Aria 'Onaway! awake, belovèd!'
  interval
  Richard Wagner
  Die WalküreWalkürenritt (orchestral synthesis) Act 3 Scene 1
  Modest Mussorgsky
  Boris GodunovIntroduction and Polonaise (Act 3 Scene 2)
  Charles Wakefield Can
  I hear a thrush at eveProms premiere
  Paul Vidal
  Early springProms premiere
  Alfred Cellier
  Doris (arr. composer for voice and piano)Aria 'So fare thee well' Act 2
  Unknown
  National Anthem (arr. Henry Wood)
  Performers
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  The New Queen’s Hall Orchestra
  Mary Tracy
  soprano
  soprano
  Rutland Boughton
  conductor
  conductor
  John I Powell
  piano
  piano
  Joseph Cheetham
  tenor
  tenor
  Frederick Kiddle
  piano
  piano
  Composers
  Alexei Lvov
  Franz Schubert
  Claude Debussy
  Hugo Wolf
  Charles Gilbert Spross
  Rutland Boughton
  Johannes Brahms
  Antonín Dvořák
  Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
  Richard Wagner
  Modest Mussorgsky
  Charles Wakefield Can
  Paul Vidal
  Alfred Cellier
  Unknown