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Sat 12 Jul 1941
18:30
Prom 01 - First Night of the Proms 1941
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Unknown
National Anthem
Edward Elgar
Overture ‘Cockaigne (In London Town)’
Henry Walford Davies
Solemn Melody
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
The Marriage of Figaro
Aria 'Voi che sapete' Act 2
interval
George Frideric Handel
Alessandro, HWV 21 (arr. Henry Wood)
Recitative & aria 'Ne trionfi d'Alessandro...Lusinghe più care' Act 1
Sergey Rachmaninov
Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini
Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No. 5 in C minor
Camille Saint‐Saëns
The Carnival of the Animals
Richard Wagner
The Flying Dutchman
Overture
Performers
John Moore
cello
cello
Harold Edwin Darke
organ
organ
Elsie Suddaby
soprano
soprano
Cyril Smith
piano
piano
Phyllis Sellick
piano
piano
London Symphony Orchestra
Henry Wood
conductor
conductor
Composers
Unknown
Edward Elgar
Henry Walford Davies
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
George Frideric Handel
Sergey Rachmaninov
Ludwig van Beethoven
Camille Saint‐Saëns
Richard Wagner
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Mon 14 Jul 1941
18:30
Prom 02
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Pyotr Tchaikovsky
The Sleeping Beauty
No. 6 Valse Act 1 No. 2
Fantasy-Overture ‘Romeo and Juliet’
Piano Concerto No. 2 in G major
Symphony No. 4 in F minor
interval
Richard Wagner
Tannhäuser
No. 1 Overture
Tannhäuser
No. 2 Venusberg Music Act 1 Scene 1
Die Walküre
Walkürenritt (orchestral synthesis) Act 3 Scene 1
Performers
Henry Wood
conductor
conductor
Benno Moiseiwitsch
piano
piano
Basil Cameron
conductor
conductor
London Symphony Orchestra
Composers
Pyotr Tchaikovsky
Richard Wagner
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Tue 15 Jul 1941
18:30
Prom 03
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
The Magic Flute (Overture)
Carl Maria von Weber
Der Freischütz
Recitative & aria 'Wie nahte mir der Schlummer...Leise, leise' Act 1
Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major, ‘Emperor’
Symphony No 8 in F major
interval
George Frideric Handel
Organ Concerto in B flat major 'No. 9' (Handel/Wood)
Richard Wagner
Tannhäuser
No. 10 Dich, teure Halle, grüss' ich wieder Act 2 Scene 1
George Frideric Handel
Water Music Suite (arr. Hamilton Harty)
Performers
Henry Wood
conductor
conductor
Eva Turner
soprano
soprano
Clifford Curzon
piano
piano
Basil Cameron
conductor
conductor
Sir George Thomas Thalben-Ball
organ
organ
London Symphony Orchestra
Composers
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Carl Maria von Weber
Ludwig van Beethoven
George Frideric Handel
Richard Wagner
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Wed 16 Jul 1941
18:30
Prom 04
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Symphony No. 35 in D major, ‘Haffner’
Don Giovanni
Aria 'Il mio tesoro' Act 2 Scene 10
Johannes Brahms
Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major
interval
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Symphony No 25 in G minor
Johannes Brahms
Symphony No. 4 in E minor
Performers
Basil Cameron
conductor
conductor
Frank Titterton
tenor
tenor
Myra Hess
piano
piano
Henry Wood
conductor
conductor
London Symphony Orchestra
Composers
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Johannes Brahms
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Thu 17 Jul 1941
18:30
Prom 05
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Mikhail Ivanovich Glinka
Ruslan and Lyudmila – overture
Overture
Modest Mussorgsky
Boris Godunov – 'I have attained supreme power'
Pyotr Tchaikovsky
Piano Concerto No. 1 in B flat minor
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Scheherazade
interval
Modest Mussorgsky
A Night on the Bare Mountain (orch. Rimsky-Korsakov)
Alexander Borodin
Prince Igor
Polovtsian Dances Act 2
Performers
Henry Wood
conductor
conductor
Norman Walker
bass
bass
Clifford Curzon
piano
piano
George Stratton
violin
violin
Basil Cameron
conductor
conductor
London Symphony Orchestra
Composers
Mikhail Ivanovich Glinka
Modest Mussorgsky
Pyotr Tchaikovsky
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Alexander Borodin
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Fri 18 Jul 1941
18:30
Prom 06
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Ludwig van Beethoven
Overture 'Leonore' No. 3
Violin Concerto in D major
Symphony No. 7 in A major
Camille Saint‐Saëns
Introduction and Rondo capriccioso
Gustav Holst
The Perfect Fool
Ballet music
Performers
Henry Wood
conductor
conductor
Ida Haendel
violin
violin
Basil Cameron
conductor
conductor
London Symphony Orchestra
Composers
Ludwig van Beethoven
Camille Saint‐Saëns
Gustav Holst
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Sat 19 Jul 1941
18:30
Prom 07
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Hector Berlioz
Overture ‘Le carnaval romain’
Franz Schubert
Symphony No. 8 in B minor, ‘Unfinished’
Giuseppe Verdi
Aida
Aria 'Ritorna vincitor' Act 1 Scene 1
interval
Sergey Rachmaninov
Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor
Jean Sibelius
Lemminkäinen Suite, Op 22
No. 4 Lemminkäinen's Return
William Walton
Façade, Suite No. 1
George Frideric Handel
Samson
Aria 'Let the bright Seraphim' Act 3 No 26
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Capriccio espagnol, Op 34
Performers
Henry Wood
conductor
conductor
Lilian Stiles-Allen
soprano
soprano
Leff Pouishnoff
piano
piano
Basil Cameron
conductor
conductor
George Eskdale
trumpet
trumpet
London Symphony Orchestra
Composers
Hector Berlioz
Franz Schubert
Giuseppe Verdi
Sergey Rachmaninov
Jean Sibelius
William Walton
George Frideric Handel
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
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Mon 21 Jul 1941
18:30
Prom 08
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Richard Wagner
A Faust Overture, WWV 59
Götterdämmerung
No. 5 Siegfrieds Rheinfahrt (Prologue)
Tannhäuser
No. 10 Dich, teure Halle, grüss' ich wieder Act 2 Scene 1
Tannhäuser
No. 24 Allmächt'ge Jungfrau Act 3 Scene 1
interval
Richard Wagner
Siegfried Idyll
Die Walküre
No. 40 Leb' wohl [Wotan's Abschied] Act 3 Scene 3
Die Walküre
No. 43 Feuerzauber Act 3 Scene 3
Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major
Ethel Smyth
The Boatswain's Mate
Overture
Performers
Henry Wood
conductor
conductor
Laelia Finneberg
soprano
soprano
Norman Walker
bass
bass
Basil Cameron
conductor
conductor
Dame Moura Lympany
piano
piano
London Symphony Orchestra
Composers
Richard Wagner
Ludwig van Beethoven
Ethel Smyth
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Tue 22 Jul 1941
18:30
Prom 09
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Johannes Brahms
Symphony No. 3 in F major
Sergey Rachmaninov
Piano Concerto No. 1 in F sharp minor
Jean Sibelius
Symphony No. 1 in E minor
interval
Jean Sibelius
Scènes historiques – Suite No. 1
No. 3 Festivo
Performers
Basil Cameron
conductor
conductor
Benno Moiseiwitsch
piano
piano
Henry Wood
conductor
conductor
London Symphony Orchestra
Composers
Johannes Brahms
Sergey Rachmaninov
Jean Sibelius
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Wed 23 Jul 1941
18:30
Prom 10
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Johann Sebastian Bach
Brandenburg Concerto No 2 in F major, BWV 1047
Concerto in D minor for two violins, BWV 1043
Orchestral Suite 'No. 5' in G major (Bach/Wood)
Concerto for Two Keyboards in C major, BWV 1061
Cantata No. 29, 'Wir danken dir, Gott, wir danken dir', BWV 29 (arr. Henry Wood)
No. 1 Sinfonia
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Concerto in E flat major for two pianos
Édouard Lalo
Rapsodie norvégienne
Performers
Henry Wood
conductor
conductor
Alec Whittaker
oboe
oboe
George Stratton
violin
violin
Gordon Walker
flute
flute
George Eskdale
trumpet
trumpet
Arthur Catterall
soloist
soloist
Audrey Catterall
violin
violin
Clifford Curzon
soloist
piano
soloist
piano
Louis Kentner
piano
piano
Harold Edwin Darke
organ
organ
Basil Cameron
conductor
conductor
London Symphony Orchestra
Composers
Johann Sebastian Bach
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Édouard Lalo
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Thu 24 Jul 1941
18:30
Prom 11
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
The Marriage of Figaro
Overture
Sergey Rachmaninov
Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor
Gustave Charpentier
Louise
Aria 'Depuis le jour' Act 3
interval
Ralph Vaughan Williams
Symphony No. 2 (A London Symphony)
Erno Dohnanyi
Variations on a Nursery Song, Op 25
Giuseppe Verdi
La Traviata - 'È strano! è strano!'
Franz Schubert
3 Marche militaires (No 1 in D major)
(orch. Henry Wood)
Performers
Henry Wood
conductor
conductor
Cyril Smith
piano
piano
Noël Eadie
soprano
soprano
Basil Cameron
conductor
conductor
London Symphony Orchestra
Composers
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Sergey Rachmaninov
Gustave Charpentier
Ralph Vaughan Williams
Erno Dohnanyi
Giuseppe Verdi
Franz Schubert
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Fri 25 Jul 1941
18:30
Prom 12
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Ludwig van Beethoven
Overture 'Leonore' No. 1, Op 138
Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major
Symphony No. 1 in C major
Fidelio
Recitative & aria 'Abscheulicher...Komm, Hoffnung' Act 1 Scene 2
Symphony No. 3 in E flat major, ‘Eroica’
Performers
Basil Cameron
conductor
conductor
Kendall Taylor
piano
piano
Henry Wood
conductor
conductor
Laelia Finneberg
soprano
soprano
London Symphony Orchestra
Composers
Ludwig van Beethoven
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Sat 26 Jul 1941
18:30
Prom 13
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Carl Maria von Weber
Oberon
Overture
George Frideric Handel
Serse, HWV 40 (arr. Henry Wood)
Recitative & aria 'Frondi tenere e belle...Ombra mai fù' Act 1 Scene 1
Giacomo Puccini
Tosca
Aria 'E lucevan le stelle' Act 3
interval
Edvard Grieg
Piano Concerto in A minor
Jean Sibelius
Valse triste
Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No 8 in F major
Ottorino Respighi
Fountains of Rome
Friedrich von Flotow
Martha
Aria 'M'appari tutt' amor' Act 3
Franz Liszt
Hungarian Rhapsodies, S 359 (orchestral version)
No. 2 in D minor (ending in G major)
Performers
Henry Wood
conductor
conductor
Dino Borgioli
tenor
tenor
Dame Moura Lympany
piano
piano
Basil Cameron
conductor
conductor
London Symphony Orchestra
Composers
Carl Maria von Weber
George Frideric Handel
Giacomo Puccini
Edvard Grieg
Jean Sibelius
Ludwig van Beethoven
Ottorino Respighi
Friedrich von Flotow
Franz Liszt
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Mon 28 Jul 1941
18:30
Prom 14
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Pyotr Tchaikovsky
Marche slave, Op 31
Symphony No. 6 in B minor, ‘Pathétique’
Violin Concerto in D major
interval
Richard Wagner
Götterdämmerung
Song of the Rhine Daughters (abridged concert version) Act 3 Scene 1
Lohengrin
No. 13 Elsas Brautzug Act 2 Scene 4
Performers
Henry Wood
conductor
conductor
Ida Haendel
violin
violin
Basil Cameron
conductor
conductor
London Symphony Orchestra
Composers
Pyotr Tchaikovsky
Richard Wagner
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Tue 29 Jul 1941
18:30
Prom 15
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Felix Mendelssohn
Overture 'Ruy Blas'
Giacomo Puccini
Madama Butterfly
Aria 'Un bel di vedremo' Act 2
Pyotr Tchaikovsky
Piano Concerto No. 1 in B flat minor
Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No. 7 in A major
interval
Edward Elgar
Introduction and Allegro
Sir George Dyson
The Canterbury Pilgrims
No. 11 The Wife of Bath
Ethel Smyth
The Wreckers
Overture
Performers
Henry Wood
conductor
conductor
Isobel Baillie
soprano
soprano
Leff Pouishnoff
piano
piano
Basil Cameron
conductor
conductor
London Symphony Orchestra
Composers
Felix Mendelssohn
Giacomo Puccini
Pyotr Tchaikovsky
Ludwig van Beethoven
Edward Elgar
Sir George Dyson
Ethel Smyth
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Wed 30 Jul 1941
18:30
Prom 16
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Johannes Brahms
Hungarian Dance in G minor (unspecified), WoO 1 (orch. unknown)
Hungarian Dance (unspecified), WoO 1 (orch. unknown)
Tragic Overture
Serenade No. 1 in D major, Op 11
No. 4a Minuet I (G major)
Serenade No. 1 in D major, Op 11
No. 4b Minuet II (G minor)
Symphony No. 2 in D major
interval
Johannes Brahms
Double Concerto
Igor Stravinsky
The Firebird – suite (revised version, 1919)
interval
Performers
Henry Wood
conductor
conductor
Basil Cameron
conductor
conductor
Arthur Catterall
violin
violin
Antonia Butler
cello
cello
Gerald Moore
piano
piano
London Symphony Orchestra
Composers
Johannes Brahms
Igor Stravinsky
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Thu 31 Jul 1941
18:30
Prom 17 - Dvořák Centenary Concert
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
František Jan Škroup
Czech National Anthem (arr. Henry Wood)
Proms premiere
Antonín Dvořák
Overture 'Carnival'
Violin Concerto in A minor
Symphonic Variations, Op 78
interval
Antonín Dvořák
Stabat Mater
Aria 'Inflammatus et accensus'
Symphony No. 8 in G major
Performers
Henry Wood
conductor
conductor
Ida Haendel
violin
violin
Basil Cameron
conductor
conductor
Muriel Brunskill
contralto
contralto
London Symphony Orchestra
Composers
František Jan Škroup
Antonín Dvořák
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Fri 1 Aug 1941
18:30
Prom 18
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Ludwig van Beethoven
Overture 'Leonore' No. 2
The Creatures of Prometheus
No. 1 Overture
Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major, ‘Emperor’
Symphony No. 4 in B flat major
interval
Edward Elgar
The Wand of Youth, Suite No. 2, Op 1b
Paul Dukas
The Sorcerer’s Apprentice
Performers
Henry Wood
conductor
conductor
Benno Moiseiwitsch
piano
piano
Basil Cameron
conductor
conductor
London Symphony Orchestra
Composers
Ludwig van Beethoven
Edward Elgar
Paul Dukas
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Sat 2 Aug 1941
18:30
Prom 19
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Gioachino Rossini
William Tell – overture
Ruggero Leoncavallo
Pagliacci - 'Si può? Si può?'
George Frideric Handel
Serse (Act 1: Ombra mai fù)
(probably arr. Henry Wood)
Franz Liszt
Hungarian Fantasia, S 123
interval
Maurice Ravel
Boléro
Zoltán Kodály
Háry János - suite
Gioachino Rossini
The Barber of Seville – 'Largo al factotum'
Richard Wagner
Tannhäuser
No. 1 Overture
Performers
Henry Wood
conductor
conductor
Dennis Noble
baritone
baritone
George Stratton
violin
violin
Harold Edwin Darke
organ
organ
Marie Goossens
harp
harp
Dame Moura Lympany
piano
piano
Basil Cameron
conductor
conductor
Alexander Kolompar
cimbalom
cimbalom
London Symphony Orchestra
Composers
Gioachino Rossini
Ruggero Leoncavallo
George Frideric Handel
Franz Liszt
Maurice Ravel
Zoltán Kodály
Richard Wagner
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Mon 4 Aug 1941
18:30
Prom 20
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Richard Wagner
The Mastersingers of Nuremberg
No. 1 Prelude Act 1
Die Walküre
No. 9 Winterstürme wichen dem Wonnemond Act 1 Scene 3
The Mastersingers of Nuremberg
No. 56 Morgenlich leuchtend in rosigem Schein Act 3 Scene 5
interval
Richard Wagner
Tannhäuser
No. 2 Venusberg Music Act 1 Scene 1
Götterdämmerung
No. 40 Starke Scheite Act 3 Scene 3
The Flying Dutchman
Overture
Jean Sibelius
Lemminkäinen Suite, Op 22
No. 2 The Swan of Tuonela
Symphony No. 2 in D major
Performers
Henry Wood
conductor
conductor
Walter Widdop
tenor
tenor
Eva Turner
soprano
soprano
Basil Cameron
conductor
conductor
Natalie James
cor anglais
cor anglais
London Symphony Orchestra
Composers
Richard Wagner
Jean Sibelius
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Tue 5 Aug 1941
18:30
Prom 21
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Jeremiah Clarke
The Prince of Denmark's March (arr. Henry Wood)
Roy Harris
Overture 'When Johnny Comes Marching Home'
Ralph Vaughan Williams
Serenade to Music
Samuel Barber
Symphony No. 1 in One movement
Proms premiere
John Alden Carpenter
Song of Faith
Arnold Bax
London Pageant
Ernest Schelling
Suite fantastique
Edward Elgar
‘Enigma’ Variations
Performers
Henry Wood
conductor
conductor
Harold Edwin Darke
organ
organ
George Eskdale
trumpet
trumpet
London Symphony Orchestra (members)
London Symphony Orchestra
Joyce Sutton
contralto
contralto
Marjorie Avis
soprano
soprano
Leonard Hodgson
tenor
tenor
Bradbridge White
tenor
tenor
Margaret Godley
soprano
soprano
Margaret Rees
soprano
soprano
Margaret Rolfe
contralto
contralto
Emlyn Bebb
tenor
tenor
Stanley Riley
bass
bass
Victor Utting
bass
bass
Gertrude Wood
contralto
contralto
René Soames
tenor
tenor
Sybilla Marshall
soprano
soprano
Wesley Dennison
bass
bass
Winifred Downer
contralto
contralto
Samuel Dyson
bass
bass
Basil Cameron
conductor
conductor
Frank Phillips
speaker
speaker
Alexandra Choir
Benno Moiseiwitsch
piano
piano
Composers
Jeremiah Clarke
Roy Harris
Ralph Vaughan Williams
Samuel Barber
John Alden Carpenter
Arnold Bax
Ernest Schelling
Edward Elgar
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Wed 6 Aug 1941
18:30
Prom 22
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Johannes Brahms
Hungarian Dance No. 3 in F major
Hungarian Dance No. 10 in F major
Hungarian Dance No. 1 in G minor: Allegro molto, WoO 1.1 (orch. Johannes Brahms)
Piano Concerto No 1 in D minor
Symphony No 1 in C minor
interval
César Franck
Les Djinns
Erno Dohnanyi
Symphonic Minutes, Op 36
interval
interval
Performers
Henry Wood
conductor
conductor
Clifford Curzon
piano
piano
Basil Cameron
conductor
conductor
London Symphony Orchestra
Composers
Johannes Brahms
César Franck
Erno Dohnanyi
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Thu 7 Aug 1941
18:30
Prom 23
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Felix Mendelssohn
A Midsummer Night's Dream – overture
Franz Schubert
Symphony No. 8 in B minor, ‘Unfinished’
Felix Mendelssohn
A Midsummer Night’s Dream – incidental music
No. 1 Scherzo
interval
Felix Mendelssohn
Violin Concerto in E minor
Franz Schubert
Symphony No. 9 in C major, ‘Great’
Performers
Henry Wood
conductor
conductor
Gordon Walker
flute
flute
Eda Kersey
violin
violin
Basil Cameron
conductor
conductor
London Symphony Orchestra
Composers
Felix Mendelssohn
Franz Schubert
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Fri 8 Aug 1941
18:30
Prom 24
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Ludwig van Beethoven
Overture ‘Coriolan’
Symphony No. 2 in D major
Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor
interval
Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No 8 in F major
George Frideric Handel
Organ Concerto in D minor
Hector Berlioz
Benvenuto Cellini
Overture
Performers
Basil Cameron
conductor
conductor
Myra Hess
piano
piano
Henry Wood
conductor
conductor
G(eorge) D(orrington) Cunningham
organ
organ
London Symphony Orchestra
Composers
Ludwig van Beethoven
George Frideric Handel
Hector Berlioz
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Sat 9 Aug 1941
18:30
Prom 25
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Richard Wagner
Rienzi
Overture
Giacomo Puccini
Tosca
Aria 'Vissi d'arte, vissi d'amore' Act 2
Max Bruch
Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor
Felix Mendelssohn
Symphony No 4 in A major 'Italian'
interval
Felix Mendelssohn
Piano Concerto No 1 in G minor
Giacomo Puccini
Turandot
No. 13a Aria 'In questa reggia' Act 2 Scene 2
Percy Grainger
Mock Morris
Handel in the Strand (arr. Henry Wood)
Performers
Henry Wood
conductor
conductor
Eva Turner
soprano
soprano
Albert Sammons
violin
violin
Basil Cameron
conductor
conductor
Leslie England
piano
piano
London Symphony Orchestra
Composers
Richard Wagner
Giacomo Puccini
Max Bruch
Felix Mendelssohn
Percy Grainger
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Mon 11 Aug 1941
18:00
Prom 26
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Richard Wagner
The Mastersingers of Nuremberg
No. 1 Prelude Act 1
Götterdämmerung
Song of the Rhine Daughters (abridged concert version) Act 3 Scene 1
Tannhäuser
No. 27 Inbrunst im Herzen Act 3 Scene 3
interval
Richard Wagner
Die Walküre
Walkürenritt (orchestral synthesis) Act 3 Scene 1
Siegfried
Forest Murmurs (orchestral synthesis) Act 2 Scene 2
Tristan and Isolde
Prelude and Liebestod
Wesendonck Lieder – Träume (arr. Wood)
- Additional item not originally listed in the 1941 Proms Guide. Orchestration could be Wagner or Wood
Götterdämmerung
No. 37 Trauermusik Act 3 Scene 2
Franz Liszt
Piano Concerto No. 1 in E flat major
Symphonic Poem No. 3 'Les Préludes', S 97
Performers
Henry Wood
conductor
conductor
Parry Jones
tenor
tenor
George Stratton
violin
violin
Basil Cameron
conductor
conductor
Leff Pouishnoff
piano
piano
London Symphony Orchestra
Composers
Richard Wagner
Franz Liszt
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Tue 12 Aug 1941
18:00
Prom 27
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Symphony No. 40 in G minor
Joseph Haydn
The Seasons (Summer, No 15: Welche Labung für die Sinne!)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor
Joseph Haydn
Symphony No. 94 in G major 'The Surprise'
interval
Riccardo Pick-Mangiagalli
Sortilegi, Op 39
Sir Hamilton Harty
The Children of Lir
Performers
Henry Wood
conductor
conductor
Isobel Baillie
soprano
soprano
Michal Hambourg
piano
piano
Basil Cameron
conductor
conductor
London Symphony Orchestra
Composers
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Joseph Haydn
Riccardo Pick-Mangiagalli
Sir Hamilton Harty
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Wed 13 Aug 1941
18:00
Prom 28
Royal Albert Hall
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Orchestral Suite No. 2 in B minor, BWV 1067
George Frideric Handel
Alexander's Feast, HWV 75 (arr. Henry Wood)
Aria 'Revenge, revenge! Timotheus cries' Act 2 No. 2
Concerto grosso in A minor, HWV 322, Op 6.4 (arr. Henry Wood)
Johann Sebastian Bach
Keyboard Concerto in F minor, BWV 1056
interval
Johann Sebastian Bach
Orchestral Suite No 3 in D major, BWV 1068
Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G major
George Frideric Handel
Giulio Cesare in Egitto, HWV 17 (arr. Henry Wood)
Recitative 'From the rage of the tempest' (inauthentic words)
Scipione, HWV 20 (arr. Henry Wood)
Aria 'Tutta raccolta ancor' Act 2 Scene 2
Johann Sebastian Bach
Brandenburg Concerto No 5 in D major, BWV 1050
George Frideric Handel
Organ Concerto in G minor (Handel/Wood)
Performers
Basil Cameron
conductor
conductor
Gordon Walker
flute
flute
Arthur Reckless
bass
bass
Harriet Cohen
piano
piano
Henry Wood
conductor
conductor
George Stratton
violin
violin
Harold Edwin Darke
organ
organ
London Symphony Orchestra
Composers
Johann Sebastian Bach
George Frideric Handel
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Thu 14 Aug 1941
18:00
Prom 29
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Carl Maria von Weber
Euryanthe, J291
Overture
Frédéric Chopin
Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor
- The order of play of the two Chopin Piano Concertos was reversed from that advertised in the 1941 Proms Guide.
Granville Bantock
Pagan Symphony
Proms premiere
Frédéric Chopin
Piano Concerto No 2 in F minor
- The order of play of the two Chopin Piano Concertos was reversed from that advertised in the 1941 Proms Guide.
Johan Svendsen
Carnival in Paris, Op 9
Performers
Henry Wood
conductor
conductor
Louis Kentner
piano
piano
Granville Bantock
conductor
conductor
Basil Cameron
conductor
conductor
London Symphony Orchestra
Composers
Carl Maria von Weber
Frédéric Chopin
Granville Bantock
Johan Svendsen
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Fri 15 Aug 1941
18:00
Prom 30
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Ludwig van Beethoven
Overture 'Leonore' No. 3
- Additional item not originally listed in the 1941 Proms Guide.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Cantata No. 68, 'Also hat Gott die Welt geliebt', BWV 68 (arr. Henry Wood)
No. 2 Aria 'Mein gläubiges Herze' - Additional item not originally listed in the 1941 Proms Guide.
Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No. 1 in C major
The Creatures of Prometheus
No. 7 Adagio - Andante quasi allegretto Act 2 No. 2
Symphony No. 5 in C minor
Piano Concerto No. 1 in C major
George Frideric Handel
Joshua, HWV 64 (arr. Henry Wood)
Aria 'Oh! had I Jubal's lyre' Act 3 Scene 3 - Additional item not originally listed in the 1941 Proms Guide.
Jeremiah Clarke
The Prince of Denmark's March (arr. Henry Wood)
Performers
London Symphony Orchestra
Henry Wood
conductor
conductor
Lilian Stiles-Allen
soprano
soprano
John Moore
cello
cello
Basil Cameron
conductor
conductor
Cyril Smith
piano
piano
Anon.
trumpet
organ
trumpet
organ
London Symphony Orchestra (members)
Composers
Ludwig van Beethoven
Johann Sebastian Bach
George Frideric Handel
Jeremiah Clarke
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Sat 16 Aug 1941
18:00
Prom 31
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Franz Schubert
Die Zauberharfe, D 644
Overture
Modest Mussorgsky
Rayok (arr. Henry Wood)
Edward Elgar
Cello Concerto in E minor
Antonín Dvořák
Symphony No. 9 in E minor, ‘From the New World’
interval
interval
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Concerto No. 23 in A major
Jean Sibelius
Finlandia
Performers
Henry Wood
conductor
conductor
Roy Henderson
baritone
baritone
Beatrice Harrison
cello
cello
Basil Cameron
conductor
conductor
Myra Hess
piano
piano
London Symphony Orchestra
Composers
Franz Schubert
Modest Mussorgsky
Edward Elgar
Antonín Dvořák
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Jean Sibelius
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Mon 18 Aug 1941
18:00
Prom 32
Royal Albert Hall
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Richard Wagner
Rienzi
Overture - Additional item not originally listed in the 1941 Proms Guide.
Lohengrin
No. 21 In fernem Land Act 3 Scene 3
interval
Richard Wagner
Tannhäuser
No. 2 Venusberg Music Act 1 Scene 1
Pyotr Tchaikovsky
Eugene Onegin
Aria 'Kuda, kuda vï udalilis' Act 2 Scene 2
Symphony No. 5 in E minor
Richard Wagner
The Mastersingers of Nuremberg
No. 49 Dance of the Apprentices Act 3 Scene 5
The Mastersingers of Nuremberg
No. 50 Procession of the Masters Act 3 Scene 5
The Mastersingers of Nuremberg
No. 33 Prelude Act 3
The Mastersingers of Nuremberg
No. 58 Ehrt eure deutschen Meister Act 3 Scene 5
The Mastersingers of Nuremberg
No. 57 Verachtet mir die Meister nicht (Sachs' Panegyric) Act 3 Scene 5
Pyotr Tchaikovsky
Mazeppa
Entr'acte: The Battle of Poltava Act 3 No. 15
Performers
Henry Wood
conductor
conductor
Frank Titterton
tenor
tenor
Basil Cameron
conductor
conductor
London Symphony Orchestra
Composers
Richard Wagner
Pyotr Tchaikovsky
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Tue 19 Aug 1941
18:00
Prom 33
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Johannes Brahms
Alto Rhapsody
Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No. 9 in D minor, ‘Choral’
Richard Wagner
Lohengrin
No. 1 Prelude Act 1
Giuseppe Verdi
Rigoletto
No. 18b Quartet 'Bella figlia dell'amore' Act 3
Rigoletto
No. 18a Quartet 'Un dì, se ben rammentomi' Act 3
Johann Sebastian Bach
Toccata and Fugue in F minor, No 1, Toccata
(arr. Henry Wood)
Performers
Charles Proctor
conductor
conductor
Astra Desmond
contralto
contralto
Alexandra Choir
Henry Wood
conductor
conductor
Noël Eadie
soprano
soprano
Norman Walker
bass
bass
Parry Jones
tenor
tenor
Basil Cameron
conductor
conductor
London Symphony Orchestra
Composers
Johannes Brahms
Ludwig van Beethoven
Richard Wagner
Giuseppe Verdi
Johann Sebastian Bach
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Wed 20 Aug 1941
18:00
Prom 34
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Johannes Brahms
Academic Festival Overture
Violin Concerto in D major
Variations on the St Anthony Chorale
interval
Ernest Chausson
Poème
Johannes Brahms
Symphony No. 3 in F major
Hector Berlioz
The Trojans
Marche troyenne (Concert version, arr. Berlioz)
Performers
Henry Wood
conductor
conductor
Ida Haendel
violin
violin
Basil Cameron
conductor
conductor
London Symphony Orchestra
Composers
Johannes Brahms
Ernest Chausson
Hector Berlioz
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Thu 21 Aug 1941
18:00
Prom 35
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Carl Maria von Weber
Der Freischütz
Overture
Richard Wagner
Rienzi
Aria 'Gerechter Gott! So ist's entschieden schon!' Act 3 Scene 2
Camille Saint‐Saëns
Piano Concerto No 4 in C minor
Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No. 5 in C minor
- Change of programme 'by request'
interval
Franz Schubert
Fantasy in C major, D760, 'Wanderer' (orch. Liszt)
Richard Wagner
Tannhäuser
No. 25b O du mein holder Abendstern Act 3 Scene 2
Ralph Vaughan Williams
The Wasps – overture
Performers
Henry Wood
conductor
conductor
Mary Jarred
contralto
contralto
Clifford Curzon
piano
piano
Basil Cameron
conductor
conductor
Roy Henderson
baritone
baritone
London Symphony Orchestra
Composers
Carl Maria von Weber
Richard Wagner
Camille Saint‐Saëns
Ludwig van Beethoven
Franz Schubert
Ralph Vaughan Williams
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Fri 22 Aug 1941
18:00
Prom 36
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Ludwig van Beethoven
Egmont
No. 1 Overture
Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major
Carl Maria von Weber
Konzertstück for Piano in F minor, J282, Op 79
interval
Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No. 6 in F major, ‘Pastoral’
Arnold Bax
In the Faery Hills
Performers
Basil Cameron
conductor
conductor
Clifford Curzon
piano
piano
Henry Wood
conductor
conductor
London Symphony Orchestra
Composers
Ludwig van Beethoven
Carl Maria von Weber
Arnold Bax
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Sat 23 Aug 1941
18:00
Prom 37 - Last Night of the Proms 1941
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Frank Bridge
Overture 'Rebus'
Proms premiere
Charles Gounod
Faust
No. 13 Recitative & aria 'O Dieu! que de bijoux!...Ah! je ris de me voir' Act 3
Robert Schumann
Piano Concerto in A minor
Pyotr Tchaikovsky
Suite No. 3 in G major, Op 55
No. 4 Tema con variazioni
Johann Sebastian Bach
Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565 (orch. Henry Wood)
Rutland Boughton
The Immortal Hour
No. 49 In the days of the great fires Act 2
The Immortal Hour
No. 55 How beautiful they are Act 2
Henry Wood
Fantasia on British Sea-Songs
Unknown
National Anthem
Performers
Joan Hammond
soprano
soprano
Maurice Cole
piano
piano
Henry Wendon
tenor
tenor
Marie Goossens
harp
harp
London Symphony Orchestra
Henry Wood
conductor
conductor
Composers
Frank Bridge
Charles Gounod
Robert Schumann
Pyotr Tchaikovsky
Johann Sebastian Bach
Rutland Boughton
Henry Wood
Unknown
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