Proms 1974

Proms 1974: All Events

Fri 19 Jul 1974
- 19:30
  Prom 01 - First Night of the Proms 1974
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Joseph Haydn
  Mass in B flat major, ‘Harmoniemesse’
  Franz Schubert
  Symphony No. 9 in C major, ‘Great’
  Performers
  Pierre Boulez
  conductor
  conductor
  Benjamin Luxon
  baritone
  baritone
  Sheila Armstrong
  soprano
  soprano
  Kenneth Bowen
  tenor
  tenor
  Maureen Lehane
  contralto
  contralto
  BBC Singers
  Adrian Boult
  conductor
  conductor
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Composers
  Joseph Haydn
  Franz Schubert
Sat 20 Jul 1974
- 19:30
  Prom 02
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  William Walton
  Overture 'Scapino'
  Frederick Delius
  A Village Romeo and JulietThe Walk to the Paradise Garden
  Edward Elgar
  Cello Concerto in E minor
  Pyotr Tchaikovsky
  Symphony No. 6 in B minor, ‘Pathétique’
  Performers
  Thomas Igloi
  cello
  cello
  Charles Groves
  conductor
  conductor
  Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
  Composers
  William Walton
  Frederick Delius
  Edward Elgar
  Pyotr Tchaikovsky
Sun 21 Jul 1974
- 19:30
  Prom 03
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Arnold Schoenberg
  Gurrelieder
  Performers
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  London Philharmonic Choir
  Pierre Boulez
  conductor
  conductor
  Gerald English
  Klaus the Fool
  Klaus the Fool
  Dame Felicity Palmer
  Wood-Dove
  Wood-Dove
  Günther (Günter) Reich
  speaker
  speaker
  Jess Thomas
  Waldemar
  Waldemar
  Siegmund Nimsgern
  Peasant
  Peasant
  Marita Napier
  Tove
  Tove
  BBC Singers (1924-34, Wireless Chorus; 1935-8, 1942-3, 1946-72, BBC Chorus)
  Goldsmiths Choral Union
  BBC Symphony Chorus (pre-1932, National Chorus; 1933-4, BBC Chorus; 1935-77, BBC Choral Society)
  Composers
  Arnold Schoenberg
Mon 22 Jul 1974
- 19:30
  Prom 04
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Brandenburg Concerto No 1 in F major, BWV 1046
  Orchestral Suite No. 2 in B minor, BWV 1067
  Orchestral Suite No 3 in D major, BWV 1068
  Brandenburg Concerto No 5 in D major, BWV 1050
  Performers
  Richard Adeney
  flute
  flute
  Carl Pini
  violin
  violin
  Sir Andrew Davis
  harpsichord/director
  harpsichord/director
  English Chamber Orchestra
  Composers
  Johann Sebastian Bach
Tue 23 Jul 1974
- 19:30
  Prom 05
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Franz Schubert
  Symphony No 3 in D major
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Clarinet Concerto in A major
  Arnold Schoenberg
  Begleitungsmusik zu einer Lichtspielszene, Op 34 Proms premiere
  Claude Debussy
  Images for OrchestraNo. 2 Ibéria
  Images for OrchestraNo. 1 Gigues
  Images for OrchestraNo. 3 Rondes de printemps
  Performers
  Alan Hacker
  basset clarinet
  basset clarinet
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Pierre Boulez
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Franz Schubert
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Arnold Schoenberg
  Claude Debussy
Wed 24 Jul 1974
- 19:30
  Prom 06
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Pyotr Tchaikovsky
  Fantasy-Overture 'Hamlet'
  The Nutcracker, Suite, Op 71a
  Piano Concerto No. 2 in G major
  Performers
  Malcolm Binns
  piano
  piano
  BBC Concert Orchestra
  Ashley Lawrence
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Pyotr Tchaikovsky
Thu 25 Jul 1974
- 19:30
  Prom 07
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Benjamin Britten
  Simple Symphony
  Gustav Holst
  Savitri, Op 25 Proms premiere
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Aria 'Per questa bella mano' Proms premiere
  Symphony No. 41 in C major, ‘Jupiter’
  Performers
  Janet Baker
  Sāvitri
  Sāvitri
  Philip Langridge
  Satyavān
  Satyavān
  John Shirley‐Quirk
  Deathbaritone
  Deathbaritone
  English Opera Group Chorus (women's voices)
  Rodney Slatford
  double bass
  double bass
  Steuart Bedford
  conductor
  conductor
  English Chamber Orchestra
  Composers
  Benjamin Britten
  Gustav Holst
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Fri 26 Jul 1974
- 19:30
  Prom 08
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Richard Wagner
  The Mastersingers of NurembergNo. 1 Prelude Act 1
  Wesendonck-Lieder
  Karlheinz Stockhausen
  Gruppen
  Alban Berg
  Der Wein Proms premiere
  Three Pieces, Op 6
  Performers
  Jessye Norman
  soprano
  soprano
  Elgar Howarth
  conductor
  conductor
  Diego Masson
  conductor
  conductor
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Pierre Boulez
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Richard Wagner
  Karlheinz Stockhausen
  Alban Berg
Sat 27 Jul 1974
- 19:30
  Prom 09
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Emil Nikolaus von Reznicek
  Donna DianaOverture
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Horn Concerto No. 4 in E flat major
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Symphony No. 4 in B flat major
  Johann Strauss II
  Fledermaus-Polka, Op 362Overture
  Der ZigeunerbaronHurrah, die Schlacht mitgebracht Act 3 Proms premiere
  Im Krapfenwald'l - polka, Op 336Proms premiere
  Thunder and Lightning Polka
  By the Beautiful Blue Danube – waltz
  Vergnügungszug - quick polka, Op 281Proms premiere
  Pizzicato Polka
  Tritsch-Tratsch - polka, Op 214
  Performers
  Alan Civil
  horn
  horn
  James Loughran
  conductor
  conductor
  Hallé (pre-2003, Hallé Orchestra)
  Composers
  Emil Nikolaus von Reznicek
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Johann Strauss II
Mon 29 Jul 1974
- 19:30
  Prom 10
  St Augustine's Church, Kilburn
  Programme
  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  Ten Blake Songs Proms premiere
  Mass in G minor Proms premiere
  Benjamin Britten
  Six Metamorphoses after Ovid, Op 49 Proms premiere
  Rejoice in the Lamb, Op 30 Proms premiere
  Performers
  Ian Partridge
  tenor
  tenor
  Janet Craxton
  oboe
  oboe
  Simon Preston
  conductor
  conductor
  Christ Church Cathedral Choir, Oxford
  Stephen Darlington
  organ
  organ
  Composers
  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  Benjamin Britten
- 21:30
  Prom 11
  Round House, The
  Programme
  Roger Smalley
  MonodyProms premiere
  Karlheinz Stockhausen
  Für kommende ZeitenNo. 4 Über die Grenze Proms premiere
  Tim Souster
  ZornaWorld premiere
  Frederic Rzewski
  Les moutons de PanurgeProms premiere
  Performers
  Roger Smalley
  piano
  piano
  Tony Coe
  saxophonesoprano saxophone
  saxophonesoprano saxophone
  Alan Hacker
  piccolo clarinet
  piccolo clarinet
  Barry Guy
  double bass
  double bass
  John White
  euphonium
  euphonium
  Evan Parker
  tenor saxophone
  tenor saxophone
  Kenny Wheeler
  trumpet
  trumpet
  Paul Rutherford
  trombone
  trombone
  John Marshall
  drums
  drums
  Intermodulation
  Composers
  Roger Smalley
  Karlheinz Stockhausen
  Tim Souster
  Frederic Rzewski
Tue 30 Jul 1974
- 19:30
  Prom 12
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Edward Elgar
  In the South (Alassio)
  Frederick Delius
  A Dance Rhapsody No. 1
  Gustav Holst
  The Hymn of Jesus, Op 37
  Malcolm Williamson
  Hammarskjöld Portrait World premiere
  Benjamin Britten
  The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra
  Performers
  BBC Singers
  BBC Symphony Chorus
  Elisabeth Söderström
  soprano
  soprano
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  John Pritchard
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Edward Elgar
  Frederick Delius
  Gustav Holst
  Malcolm Williamson
  Benjamin Britten
Wed 31 Jul 1974
- 19:30
  Prom 13
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Franz Schubert
  Symphony No. 8 in B minor, ‘Unfinished’
  Hugo Wolf
  Goethe LiederNo. 2 An die Türen will ich schleichen Proms premiere
  Goethe LiederNo. 1 Wer sich der Einsamkeit ergibt Proms premiere
  Goethe LiederNo. 3 Wer nie sein Brot mit Tränen ass Proms premiere
  Goethe LiederNo. 9 Mignon: Kennst du das Land Proms premiere
  Goethe LiederNo. 29 Anakreons Grab
  Mörike LiederNo. 25 Schlafendes Jesuskind Proms premiere
  Spanische LiederbuchNo. 12 In dem Schatten meiner Locken
  Goethe LiederNo. 11 Der Rattenfänger
  Mörike LiederNo. 6 Er ist's
  Johannes Brahms
  Symphony No. 2 in D major
  Performers
  Thomas Hemsley
  baritone
  baritone
  Elisabeth Söderström
  soprano
  soprano
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Alexander Gibson
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Franz Schubert
  Hugo Wolf
  Johannes Brahms
Thu 1 Aug 1974
- 19:30
  Prom 14
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  George Frideric Handel
  Music for the Royal Fireworks
  Dixit Dominus
  SolomonMasque for the Queen of Sheba Act 3
  Performers
  Monteverdi Choir
  Sir Thomas Allen
  baritone
  baritone
  Felicity Palmer
  sopranoQueen of Sheba
  sopranoQueen of Sheba
  Philip Langridge
  tenorZadok
  tenorZadok
  Maureen Lehane
  contraltoSolomon
  contraltoSolomon
  John York Skinner
  counter-tenor
  counter-tenor
  Sir John Eliot Gardiner
  conductor
  conductor
  English Baroque Soloists (pre-1977, Monteverdi Orchestra)
  Composers
  George Frideric Handel
Fri 2 Aug 1974
- 19:30
  Prom 15
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Symphony No. 39 in E flat major
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major
  Sergey Prokofiev
  Symphony No 6 in E flat minor
  Performers
  Peter Katin
  piano
  piano
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  John Pritchard
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Sergey Prokofiev
Sat 3 Aug 1974
- 19:30
  Prom 16
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Edward Elgar
  Severn Suite, Op 87 Proms premiere
  Harrison Birtwistle
  Grimethorpe Aria Proms premiere
  Gustav Holst
  A Moorside Suite Proms premiere
  Percy Grainger
  I'm seventeen come Sunday
  Trad.
  Brigg Fair Proms premiere
  Frederick Delius
  Brigg Fair
  Percy Grainger
  A Lincolnshire Posy Proms premiere
  Arthur Sullivan
  Trial by Jury
  Performers
  Elgar Howarth
  conductor
  conductor
  Black Dyke Band
  Grimethorpe Colliery Band
  William Relton
  music arranger
  music arranger
  BBC Singers
  Ashley Lawrence
  conductor
  conductor
  Gareth Roberts
  tenor
  tenor
  BBC Concert Orchestra
  Anthony Rolfe Johnson
  Defendant, Edwin
  Defendant, Edwin
  Bryan Drake
  Usher
  Usher
  Francis Egerton
  Learned Judge
  Learned Judge
  Stuart Harling
  Counsel for Plaintiff
  Counsel for Plaintiff
  Sally Sage
  Plaintiff, Angelina
  Plaintiff, Angelina
  Michael Follis
  Foreman of the Jury
  Foreman of the Jury
  Composers
  Edward Elgar
  Harrison Birtwistle
  Gustav Holst
  Percy Grainger
  Trad.
  Frederick Delius
  Arthur Sullivan
Mon 5 Aug 1974
- 19:30
  Prom 17
  St Augustine's Church, Kilburn
  Programme
  Johannes Franchois de Gemblaco
  Motet 'Ave virgo lux Maria'Trompetta Introitus Proms premiere
  William Byrd
  Libera me, Domine, de morte aeterna Proms premiere
  Philippe Verdelot
  Da pacem Domine Proms premiere
  Antoine de Févin
  Quae est ista Proms premiere
  Jean Mouton
  Motet 'Libera animam meam' Proms premiere
  Josquin des Prez
  Motet 'Diligam te Domine' Proms premiere
  Jean Mouton
  En venant de Lyon Proms premiere
  Antoine Brumel
  Da pacem Domine Proms premiere
  Jacob Handl
  Missa 'Undique flammatis' Proms premiere
  Thomas Crecquillon
  Onques amours ne fut sans grand langueur Proms premiere
  Ludwig Senfl
  Lamentatio a 4 Proms premiere
  Orazio Vecchi
  Saltarello detto Trivella Proms premiere
  Alexander Agricola
  Carmen Proms premiere
  Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
  Stabat mater
  Performers
  Philip Jones Brass Ensemble
  Michael Howard
  conductor
  conductor
  Cantores in Ecclesia
  Composers
  Johannes Franchois de Gemblaco
  William Byrd
  Philippe Verdelot
  Antoine de Févin
  Jean Mouton
  Josquin des Prez
  Antoine Brumel
  Jacob Handl
  Thomas Crecquillon
  Ludwig Senfl
  Orazio Vecchi
  Alexander Agricola
  Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
- 21:30
  Prom 18
  Round House, The
  Programme
  Arnold Schoenberg
  Chamber Symphony No 1 in E major
  Elisabeth Lutyens
  And Suddenly it's Evening, Op 66
  Luciano Berio
  Recital I (for Cathy)Proms premiere
  Performers
  Elgar Howarth
  conductor
  conductor
  Leon Lovett
  conductor
  conductor
  Philip Langridge
  tenor
  tenor
  Harold Lester
  piano
  piano
  Cathy Berberian
  soprano
  soprano
  Joanna Wake
  actress
  actress
  London Sinfonietta
  Composers
  Arnold Schoenberg
  Elisabeth Lutyens
  Luciano Berio
Tue 6 Aug 1974
- 19:30
  Prom 19
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  The Marriage of Figaro
  Performers
  London Philharmonic Orchestra
  John Pritchard
  conductor
  conductor
  Bernard Dickerson
  Don Curzio
  Don Curzio
  Knut Skram
  Figaro
  Figaro
  Ugo Trama
  Doctor Bartolo
  Doctor Bartolo
  Kiri Te Kanawa
  Countess Almaviva
  Countess Almaviva
  Elizabeth Gale
  Barbarina
  Barbarina
  Evelyn Mandac
  Susanna
  Susanna
  Helena Jungwirth-Ahnsjö
  Cherubino
  Cherubino
  Nucci Condò
  Marcellina
  Marcellina
  John Fryatt
  Don Basilio
  Don Basilio
  Michael Devlin
  Count Almaviva
  Count Almaviva
  Thomas Lawlor
  Antonio
  Antonio
  Patricia O'Neill
  Bridesmaid
  Bridesmaid
  Miriam Bowen
  Bridesmaid
  Bridesmaid
  Glyndebourne Chorus (formerly Glyndebourne Festival Chorus)
  Composers
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Wed 7 Aug 1974
- 19:30
  Prom 20
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis
  Gordon Crosse
  Ariadne, Op 31 Proms premiere
  Carl Orff
  Carmina burana - Patrick McCarthy replaced Thomas Allen mid-way through the performance
  Performers
  André Previn
  conductor
  conductor
  Michael Lankester
  conductor
  conductor
  Sarah Francis
  oboe
  oboe
  Gerald English
  tenor
  tenor
  Sir Thomas Allen
  baritone
  baritone
  Sheila Armstrong
  soprano
  soprano
  Patrick McCarthy
  baritone
  baritone
  London Symphony Chorus
  St. Clement Danes School Boys' Choir
  London Symphony Orchestra
  Composers
  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  Gordon Crosse
  Carl Orff
Thu 8 Aug 1974
- 19:30
  Prom 21
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  The Magic Flute (Overture)
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Piano Concerto No. 1 in C major
  Robin Holloway
  Domination of Black, Op 23World premiere
  Jean Sibelius
  Symphony No. 7 in C major
  Performers
  Alfred Brendel
  piano
  piano
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Charles Groves
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Robin Holloway
  Jean Sibelius
Fri 9 Aug 1974
- 19:30
  Prom 22
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Sergey Prokofiev
  Lieutenant Kijé, Op 60 (suite)
  Piano Concerto No 2 in G minor
  Malcolm Arnold
  Flute Concerto No. 1Proms premiere
  William Walton
  Symphony No. 2
  Performers
  Vladimir Ashkenazy
  piano
  piano
  Peter Lloyd
  flute
  flute
  London Symphony Orchestra
  André Previn
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Sergey Prokofiev
  Malcolm Arnold
  William Walton
Sat 10 Aug 1974
- 19:30
  Prom 23
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Richard Wagner
  RienziOverture
  Frédéric Chopin
  Piano Concerto No 2 in F minor
  Leoš Janáček
  Taras Bulba
  Antonín Dvořák
  8 Slavonic Dances, Op 72No. 2 in E minor
  8 Slavonic Dances, Op 72No. 1 in B major
  8 Slavonic Dances, Op 72No. 7 in C major
  8 Slavonic Dances, Op 72No. 8 in A flat major
  Performers
  Craig Sheppard
  piano
  piano
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Charles Mackerras
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Richard Wagner
  Frédéric Chopin
  Leoš Janáček
  Antonín Dvořák
Sun 11 Aug 1974
- 19:30
  Prom 24
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Edward Elgar
  The Dream of Gerontius
  Performers
  Alexander Gibson
  conductor
  conductor
  Benjamin Luxon
  Angel of the Agony
  Angel of the Agony
  Robert Tear
  Gerontius
  Gerontius
  Helen Watts
  Angel
  Angel
  Royal Scottish National Orchestra (pre-1950, Scottish Orchestra; 1950-91, Scottish National Orchestra)
  Royal Scottish National Orchestra Chorus (pre-1950, Scottish Orchestra Chorus; 1950-91, Scottish National Orchestra Chorus)
  Composers
  Edward Elgar
Mon 12 Aug 1974
- 19:30
  Prom 25
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Carl Nielsen
  Overture 'Helios' Proms premiere
  Sergey Rachmaninov
  Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini
  Jean Sibelius
  Symphony No 3 in C major
  Modest Mussorgsky
  Pictures at an Exhibition (orch. Maurice Ravel)
  Performers
  John Lill
  piano
  piano
  Alexander Gibson
  conductor
  conductor
  Royal Scottish National Orchestra (pre-1950, Scottish Orchestra; 1950-91, Scottish National Orchestra)
  Composers
  Carl Nielsen
  Sergey Rachmaninov
  Jean Sibelius
  Modest Mussorgsky
Tue 13 Aug 1974
- 19:30
  Prom 26
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Overture 'Leonore' No. 1, Op 138
  Béla Bartók
  Piano Concerto No. 3
  Gustav Holst
  The Planets
  Performers
  Colin Davis
  conductor
  conductor
  Stephen Kovacevich
  piano
  piano
  Adrian Boult
  conductor
  conductor
  BBC Singers (1924-34, Wireless Chorus; 1935-8, 1942-3, 1946-72, BBC Chorus) (women's voices)
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Composers
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Béla Bartók
  Gustav Holst
Wed 14 Aug 1974
- 19:30
  Prom 27
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Luciano Berio
  Allelujah II Proms premiere
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Piano Concerto No 26 in D major, K 537 'Coronation'
  Béla Bartók
  Concerto for Orchestra
  Performers
  Luciano Berio
  conductor
  conductor
  Clifford Curzon
  piano
  piano
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Pierre Boulez
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Luciano Berio
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Béla Bartók
Thu 15 Aug 1974
- 19:30
  Prom 28
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Overture 'Leonore' No. 2
  Franz Schubert
  Rondo in A major, D 438
  Gustav Mahler
  Symphony No. 5 in C sharp minor
  Performers
  Rodney Friend
  violin
  violin
  London Philharmonic Orchestra
  Bernard Haitink
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Franz Schubert
  Gustav Mahler
Fri 16 Aug 1974
- 19:30
  Prom 29
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Igor Stravinsky
  Divertimento 'The Fairy's Kiss'
  Carl Nielsen
  Clarinet Concerto
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Symphony No. 7 in A major
  Performers
  Colin Bradbury
  clarinet
  clarinet
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Sir Colin Davis
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Igor Stravinsky
  Carl Nielsen
  Ludwig van Beethoven
Sat 17 Aug 1974
- 19:30
  Prom 30
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Symphony No. 6 in F major, ‘Pastoral’
  Benjamin Britten
  Spring Symphony
  Performers
  London Philharmonic Choir
  Gerald English
  tenor
  tenor
  Elly Ameling
  soprano
  soprano
  Helen Watts
  contralto
  contralto
  Finchley Childrens Music Group
  London Boy Singers
  London Philharmonic Orchestra
  Bernard Haitink
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Benjamin Britten
Mon 19 Aug 1974
- 19:30
  Prom 31
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Choral Fantasy
  Michael Tippett
  A Child of Our Time Proms premiere
  Performers
  Michael Roll
  piano
  piano
  Helen Watts
  contralto
  contralto
  Norman Bailey
  bass
  bass
  Jill Gomez
  soprano
  soprano
  Richard Cassilly
  tenor
  tenor
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Sir Colin Davis
  conductor
  conductor
  BBC Singers (1924-34, Wireless Chorus; 1935-8, 1942-3, 1946-72, BBC Chorus)
  BBC Symphony Chorus (pre-1932, National Chorus; 1933-4, BBC Chorus; 1935-77, BBC Choral Society)
  Composers
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Michael Tippett
Tue 20 Aug 1974
- 19:30
  Prom 32
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Gioachino Rossini
  SemiramideOverture
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Symphony No 8 in F major
  Alun Hoddinott
  Piano Concerto No. 3
  Edward Elgar
  ‘Enigma’ Variations
  Performers
  Martin Jones
  piano
  piano
  Boris Brott
  conductor
  conductor
  BBC National Orchestra of Wales (pre-1993, BBC Welsh SO)
  Composers
  Gioachino Rossini
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Alun Hoddinott
  Edward Elgar
Wed 21 Aug 1974
- 19:30
  Prom 33
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Maurice Ravel
  L' heure espagnole Proms premiere
  Igor Stravinsky
  Suite No. 1 Proms premiere
  Suite No. 2 Proms premiere
  Petrushka (1911 version)
  Performers
  Gerald English
  Torquemada
  Torquemada
  Robert Massard
  Ramiro
  Ramiro
  Jane Berbié
  Concepción
  Concepción
  Michel Sénéchal
  Gonzalve
  Gonzalve
  Pierre Thau
  Don Inigo Gomez
  Don Inigo Gomez
  Richard Nunn
  piano
  piano
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Pierre Boulez
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Maurice Ravel
  Igor Stravinsky
Thu 22 Aug 1974
- 20:00
  Prom 34
  Westminster Cathedral
  Programme
  Andrea Gabrieli
  Ricercar del duodecimo tono a 4
  Giovanni Gabrieli
  In ecclesiis benedicite Domino
  Adriaan Willaert
  RicercarProms premiere
  Memento Domine DavidProms premiere
  Johannes Ciconia
  Motet 'Venetia, mundi splendor'Proms premiere
  Christoforus de Monte
  Plaude decus mundi
  Orlande de Lassus
  Magnificat perpulchrum a 7Proms premiere
  Josquin des Prez
  La SpagnaProms premiere
  Motet 'Illibata Dei virgo nutrix'Proms premiere
  Claudio Monteverdi
  Gloria in excelsis Deo 'concertata', SV 258- 8vv
  Performers
  Philip Jones Brass Ensemble
  Denis Stevens
  conductor
  conductor
  Nigel Rogers
  tenor
  tenor
  Terry Edwards
  bass
  bass
  Patricia Clark
  soprano
  soprano
  Shirley Minty
  contralto
  contralto
  Ursula Connors
  soprano
  soprano
  Edgar Fleet
  tenor
  tenor
  Stephen Roberts
  baritone
  baritone
  Accademia Monteverdiana
  Leslie Pearson
  organ
  organ
  Trinity Boys Choir
  Accademia Monteverdiana Choir
  Accademia Monteverdiana Instrumentalists
  Composers
  Andrea Gabrieli
  Giovanni Gabrieli
  Adriaan Willaert
  Johannes Ciconia
  Christoforus de Monte
  Orlande de Lassus
  Josquin des Prez
  Claudio Monteverdi
Fri 23 Aug 1974
- 19:30
  Prom 35
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Pyotr Tchaikovsky
  Fantasy-Overture ‘Romeo and Juliet’
  Sergey Prokofiev
  Violin Concerto No. 2 in G minor
  Johannes Brahms
  Symphony No 1 in C minor
  Performers
  Kyung-wha Chung
  violin
  violin
  National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain
  Christopher Seaman
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Pyotr Tchaikovsky
  Sergey Prokofiev
  Johannes Brahms
Sat 24 Aug 1974
- 19:30
  Prom 36
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Maurice Ravel
  Valses nobles et sentimentales (orchestral version)
  Claude Debussy
  Danse sacrée et danse profane
  Olivier Messiaen
  Poèmes pour Mi
  Béla Bartók
  Three Village ScenesProms premiere
  Igor Stravinsky
  Les Noces
  Performers
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Sidonie Goossens
  harp
  harp
  Felicity Palmer
  soprano
  soprano
  BBC Singers
  David Wilde
  piano
  piano
  John Constable
  piano
  piano
  Vivien Townley
  soprano
  soprano
  Alexander Oliver
  tenor
  tenor
  Gillian Knight
  mezzo-soprano
  mezzo-soprano
  Paul Hudson
  bass
  bass
  Richard Nunn
  piano
  piano
  Ronald Lumsden
  piano
  piano
  BBC Symphony Orchestra (members)
  Pierre Boulez
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Maurice Ravel
  Claude Debussy
  Olivier Messiaen
  Béla Bartók
  Igor Stravinsky
Mon 26 Aug 1974
- 19:30
  Prom 37
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Joseph Haydn
  Symphony No. 88 in G major
  Igor Stravinsky
  Jeu de cartes
  Johannes Brahms
  Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major
  Performers
  David Wilde
  piano
  piano
  Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
  Lawrence Foster
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Joseph Haydn
  Igor Stravinsky
  Johannes Brahms
Tue 27 Aug 1974
- 19:30
  Prom 38
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Piano Quartet in E flat major - At the date of this concert, Peter Cropper, Roger Bigley & Bernard Gregor-Smith were members of the Lindsay Quartet Proms premiere
  Gustav Mahler
  Symphony No. 2 in C minor, ‘Resurrection’
  Performers
  Sir William Glock
  piano
  piano
  Peter Cropper
  violin
  violin
  Roger Bigley
  viola
  viola
  Bernard Gregor-Smith
  cello
  cello
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  London Philharmonic Choir
  Pierre Boulez
  conductor
  conductor
  Felicity Palmer
  soprano
  soprano
  Tatiana Troyanos
  mezzo-soprano
  mezzo-soprano
  BBC Symphony Chorus
  Composers
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Gustav Mahler
Wed 28 Aug 1974
- 19:30
  Prom 39
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  George Frideric Handel
  Concerto grosso in G major, HWV 319, Op 6.1
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Piano Concerto No 25 in C major, K 503
  Richard Strauss
  Ein Heldenleben
  Performers
  Rudolf Kempe
  harpsichord/directorconductor
  harpsichord/directorconductor
  Nerine Barrett
  piano
  piano
  Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
  Composers
  George Frideric Handel
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Richard Strauss
Thu 29 Aug 1974
- 19:30
  Prom 40
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Guillaume Dufay
  Donnés l'assault a la fortresse
  Se la face ay pale - original three-part chanson Proms premiere
  Se la face ay pale - keyboard version (from the Buxheim Organ Book)
  Se la face ay pale - four-part instrumental version
  Ce moys de may Proms premiere
  Anon.
  Nobilis humilis Proms premiere
  Peter Maxwell Davies
  Hymn to St Magnus Proms premiere
  Guillaume Dufay
  Missa 'Se la face ay pale' Proms premiere
  Peter Maxwell Davies
  The Devils (concert suite) Proms premiere
  Performers
  David Munrow
  conductormusic arranger
  conductormusic arranger
  James Bowman
  counter-tenor
  counter-tenor
  Charles Brett
  counter-tenor
  counter-tenor
  Early Music Consort of London
  James Tyler
  lute
  lute
  Martyn Hill
  tenor
  tenor
  Oliver Brookes
  bass viol
  bass viol
  Christopher Hogwood
  organ
  organ
  Anon.
  music arranger
  music arranger
  Geoffrey Shaw
  baritone
  baritone
  Rogers Covey‐Crump
  tenor
  tenor
  Mary Thomas
  soprano
  soprano
  Peter Maxwell Davies
  conductor
  conductor
  The Fires of London
  Composers
  Guillaume Dufay
  Anon.
  Peter Maxwell Davies
Fri 30 Aug 1974
- 19:30
  Prom 41
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Franz Schubert
  Symphony No 5 in B flat major
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major, ‘Emperor’
  Leoš Janáček
  Sinfonietta
  Performers
  Peter Frankl
  piano
  piano
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Rudolf Kempe
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Franz Schubert
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Leoš Janáček
Sat 31 Aug 1974
- 19:30
  Prom 42
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Hector Berlioz
  Beatrice and Benedict – overture
  Jean Sibelius
  Violin Concerto
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Symphony No. 3 in E flat major, ‘Eroica’
  Performers
  Ida Haendel
  violin
  violin
  Sir Andrew Davis
  conductor
  conductor
  Philharmonia Orchestra (1964-77, New Philharmonia Orchestra)
  Composers
  Hector Berlioz
  Jean Sibelius
  Ludwig van Beethoven
Mon 2 Sep 1974
- 19:30
  Prom 43
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Richard Strauss
  Till Eulenspiegel’s Merry Pranks
  Johannes Brahms
  Double Concerto
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Symphony No. 5 in C minor
  Performers
  Jaime Laredo
  violin
  violin
  Zara Nelsova
  cello
  cello
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Norman Del Mar
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Richard Strauss
  Johannes Brahms
  Ludwig van Beethoven
Tue 3 Sep 1974
- 19:30
  Prom 44
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  La clemenza di Tito, K 621 Proms premiere
  Performers
  Sir Colin Davis
  conductor
  conductor
  Yvonne Minton
  Sesto
  Sesto
  Janet Baker
  Vitellia
  Vitellia
  Alexander Young
  Tito
  Tito
  Anne Howells
  Annio
  Annio
  Teresa Cahill
  Servilia
  Servilia
  Robert Lloyd
  Publio
  Publio
  Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
  Royal Opera Chorus
  Composers
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Wed 4 Sep 1974
- 19:30
  Prom 45
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Overture 'Leonore' No. 3
  Charles Ives
  Symphony 'New England Holidays'No. 2 Decoration Day Proms premiere
  Anton Bruckner
  Symphony No. 8 in C minor (1890 version, ed. Nowak) - 1890 version, edited L. Nowak
  Performers
  Zubin Mehta
  conductor
  conductor
  Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra
  Composers
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Charles Ives
  Anton Bruckner
Thu 5 Sep 1974
- 19:30
  Prom 46
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Fantasia in F minor, K 608 (orch. Francis Sanders and Henry Wood) Proms premiere
  Anton Bruckner
  Mass No. 2 in E minor
  Hans Haselböck
  Organ improvisation on Themes by Bruckner - extemporisation on themes selected by Deryck Cooke about one hour before the performance World premiere
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Vesperae solennes de confessore, K 339
  Performers
  Hans Haselböck
  organ
  organ
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  John Poole
  conductor
  conductor
  BBC Singers
  Margaret Cable
  contralto
  contralto
  Benjamin Luxon
  baritone
  baritone
  Philip Langridge
  tenor
  tenor
  Ileana Cotrubaș
  soprano
  soprano
  Composers
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Anton Bruckner
  Hans Haselböck
Fri 6 Sep 1974
- 19:30
  Prom 47
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Arthur Bliss
  Introduction and Allegro
  Martin Dalby
  Concerto for Viola World premiere
  Gustav Mahler
  Das Lied von der Erde
  Performers
  Frederick Riddle
  viola
  viola
  Yvonne Minton
  mezzo-soprano
  mezzo-soprano
  John Mitchinson
  tenor
  tenor
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Norman Del Mar
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Arthur Bliss
  Martin Dalby
  Gustav Mahler
Sat 7 Sep 1974
- 19:30
  Prom 48
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Hector Berlioz
  Benvenuto CelliniOverture
  Maurice Ravel
  Shéhérazade
  Pyotr Tchaikovsky
  Serenade for Strings in C major, Op 48
  Igor Stravinsky
  The Rite of Spring
  Performers
  Jill Gomez
  soprano
  soprano
  Sir Colin Davis
  conductor
  conductor
  Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
  Composers
  Hector Berlioz
  Maurice Ravel
  Pyotr Tchaikovsky
  Igor Stravinsky
Sun 8 Sep 1974
- 19:30
  Prom 49
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Leoš Janáček
  Katya KabanovaProms premiere
  Performers
  Charles Mackerras
  conductor
  conductor
  Sylvia Fisher
  Kabanicha
  Kabanicha
  Dennis Wicks
  Dikoy
  Dikoy
  Terry Jenkins
  Vanya
  Vanya
  Robert Ferguson
  Tikhon
  Tikhon
  Lorna Haywood
  Katya
  Katya
  Barbara Walker
  Varvara
  Varvara
  Audrey Gunn
  Feklusha
  Feklusha
  Sheila Rex
  Glasha
  Glasha
  Kenneth Woollam
  Boris
  Boris
  Alan Opie
  Kuligin
  Kuligin
  English National Opera Orchestra
  English National Opera Chorus
  Composers
  Leoš Janáček
Mon 9 Sep 1974
- 19:30
  Prom 50
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Michael Tippett
  PraeludiumProms premiere
  The Midsummer MarriageRitual Dances
  Henry Purcell
  Dido and Aeneas
  Performers
  BBC Singers
  Norma Procter
  Sorceress
  Sorceress
  Norma Burrowes
  Belinda
  Belinda
  Janet Baker
  Dido
  Dido
  Alfreda Hodgson
  Second Witch
  Second Witch
  Philip Langridge
  Sailor
  Sailor
  Elizabeth Bainbridge
  First Witch
  First Witch
  John Constable
  harpsichord continuo
  harpsichord continuo
  Elizabeth Gale
  Second Lady
  Second Lady
  Håkan Hagegård
  Aeneas
  Aeneas
  Raymond Leppard
  conductor
  conductor
  BBC Philharmonic (pre-1983, BBC Northern SO; 1983-91, BBC Philharmonic Orchestra)
  Composers
  Michael Tippett
  Henry Purcell
Tue 10 Sep 1974
- 19:30
  Prom 51
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Franz Liszt
  Fantasia and Fugue on 'Ad nos, ad salutarem undam' Proms premiere
  Totentanz
  Nuages gris, S 199 Proms premiere
  Unstern! Sinistre, disastro, S 208 Proms premiere
  La lugubre gondola, S 200.1 (First version) Proms premiere
  Richard Wagner - Venezia, S 201 Proms premiere
  Antonín Dvořák
  Symphony No. 9 in E minor, ‘From the New World’
  Performers
  Jennifer Bate
  organ
  organ
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Sir Charles Groves
  conductor
  conductor
  Maurizio Pollini
  piano
  piano
  Composers
  Franz Liszt
  Antonín Dvořák
Wed 11 Sep 1974
- 19:30
  Prom 52
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Serenade in C minor, K388
  György Ligeti
  Concerto for Flute and Oboe Proms premiere
  Iain Hamilton
  Voyage Proms premiere
  Carl Stamitz
  Concerto for Flute and Oboe in G major Proms premiere
  Igor Stravinsky
  Concerto in E flat major, 'Dumbarton Oaks'
  Performers
  Aurèle Nicolet
  flute
  flute
  Heinz Holliger
  oboe
  oboe
  Barry Tuckwell
  horn
  horn
  London Sinfonietta
  David Atherton
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  György Ligeti
  Iain Hamilton
  Carl Stamitz
  Igor Stravinsky
Thu 12 Sep 1974
- 19:30
  Prom 53
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Egmont - overture
  Don Banks
  ProspectsProms premiere
  Franz Liszt
  Piano Concerto No. 2 in A major
  Hector Berlioz
  Symphonie fantastique
  Performers
  Roger Woodward
  piano
  piano
  Willem Otterloo
  conductor
  conductor
  Sydney Symphony (formerly Sydney Symphony Orchestra)
  Composers
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Don Banks
  Franz Liszt
  Hector Berlioz
Fri 13 Sep 1974
- 19:30
  Prom 54
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Verklärte Nacht, Op 4 (string orchestra version) - Schoenberg was born 13 September 1874, 100 years ago today.
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Symphony No. 9 in D minor, ‘Choral’
  Performers
  Heather Harper
  soprano
  soprano
  John Mitchinson
  tenor
  tenor
  Helen Watts
  contralto
  contralto
  Marius Rintzler
  bass
  bass
  Philharmonia Chorus
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Sir Andrew Davis
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Ludwig van Beethoven
Sat 14 Sep 1974
- 19:30
  Prom 55 - Last Night of the Proms 1974
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Havergal Brian
  Festival FanfareProms premiere
  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  Serenade to Music
  William Walton
  Belshazzar’s Feast
  Benjamin Britten
  Piano Concerto
  Edward Elgar
  Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1 in D major (‘Land of Hope and Glory’)
  Gustav Holst
  The Perfect FoolBallet music
  Thomas Arne
  Rule, Britannia!
  Hubert Parry
  Jerusalem
  Unknown
  The National Anthem (arr. Britten)
  Performers
  BBC Singers
  John Shirley‐Quirk
  baritone
  baritone
  BBC Symphony Chorus
  Michael Roll
  piano
  piano
  Norma Procter
  contralto
  contralto
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Charles Groves
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Havergal Brian
  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  William Walton
  Benjamin Britten
  Edward Elgar
  Gustav Holst
  Thomas Arne
  Hubert Parry
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