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Fri 19 Jul 1968
19:30
Prom 01 - First Night of the Proms 1968 - Malcolm Sargent Memorial Concert
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Unknown
National Anthem
Ralph Vaughan Williams
Serenade to Music
William Walton
Viola Concerto
Edward Elgar
Symphony No. 2 in E flat major
Performers
Ian Partridge
tenor
tenor
Alfreda Hodgson
contralto
contralto
Richard Angas
bass
bass
Elizabeth Tippett
soprano
soprano
John Elwes
tenor
tenor
Meriel Dickinson
mezzo-soprano
mezzo-soprano
Maureen Guy
mezzo-soprano
mezzo-soprano
Bernard Dickerson
tenor
tenor
Caroline Crawshaw
soprano
soprano
Janet Price
soprano
soprano
Vivien Townley
soprano
soprano
Gloria Jennings
mezzo-soprano
mezzo-soprano
John Barrow
baritone
baritone
Neil Howlett
baritone
baritone
Wynford Evans
tenor
tenor
David Read
bass
bass
Peter Schidlof
viola
viola
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Sir Colin Davis
conductor
conductor
Composers
Unknown
Ralph Vaughan Williams
William Walton
Edward Elgar
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Sat 20 Jul 1968
19:30
Prom 02
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Hector Berlioz
Benvenuto Cellini
Overture
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Clarinet Concerto in A major
Antonín Dvořák
Scherzo capriccioso, Op 66
Pyotr Tchaikovsky
The Nutcracker, Suite, Op 71a
Francis Poulenc
Piano Concerto
Proms premiere
Igor Stravinsky
Petrushka (1947 version)
Shrovetide Fair
Petrushka (1947 version)
In Petrushka's Cell
Petrushka (1947 version)
Shrovetide Fair towards Evening, and Death of Petrushka
Petrushka (1947 version)
Russian Dance
Performers
Colin Bradbury
clarinet
clarinet
Nerine Barrett
piano
piano
Ernest Lush
piano
piano
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Sir Colin Davis
conductor
conductor
Composers
Hector Berlioz
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Antonín Dvořák
Pyotr Tchaikovsky
Francis Poulenc
Igor Stravinsky
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Sun 21 Jul 1968
17:00
Prom 03
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Johann Sebastian Bach
St Matthew Passion
Proms premiere
Performers
Karl Richter
conductor
conductor
Janet Baker
mezzo-soprano
mezzo-soprano
Elly Ameling
soprano
soprano
Alan Harverson
organ
organ
John Shirley-Quirk
Christus
Christus
Hubert Dawkes
organ
organ
Peter Schreier
Evangelist
Evangelist
Keith Engen
bass
bass
BBC Singers (1924-34, Wireless Chorus; 1935-8, 1942-3, 1946-72, BBC Chorus)
English Chamber Orchestra
Wandsworth School Boys' Choir
Composers
Johann Sebastian Bach
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Mon 22 Jul 1968
19:30
Prom 04
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Robert Schumann
Symphony No. 1 in B flat major, ‘Spring’
Claude Debussy
Nocturnes
Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No. 6 in F major, ‘Pastoral’
Performers
Ambrosian Singers (women's voices)
Adrian Boult
conductor
conductor
Philharmonia Orchestra (1964-77, New Philharmonia Orchestra)
Composers
Robert Schumann
Claude Debussy
Ludwig van Beethoven
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Tue 23 Jul 1968
19:30
Prom 05
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Johannes Brahms
Alto Rhapsody
Violin Concerto in D major
Piano Quintet in F minor
Proms premiere
Variations on the St Anthony Chorale
Performers
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Adrian Boult
conductor
conductor
Yvonne Minton
contralto
contralto
BBC Singers (1924-34, Wireless Chorus; 1935-8, 1942-3, 1946-72, BBC Chorus) (men's voices)
Nell Gotkovsky
violin
violin
Peter Frankl
piano
piano
Allegri String Quartet
Composers
Johannes Brahms
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Wed 24 Jul 1968
19:30
Prom 06
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Francesco Cavalli
L' Ormindo
Proms premiere
Performers
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Raymond Leppard
conductor
conductor
Jean Allister
Melide
Melide
Hugues Cuénod
Erice
Erice
John Wakefield
Ormindo
Ormindo
Anne Howells
Erisbe
Erisbe
Hanneke Bork
Sicle
Sicle
Isabel Garcisanz
Nerillo
Nerillo
Jane Berbié
Mirinda
Mirinda
Peter-Christoph Runge
Amida
Amida
Richard Allan
Osmando
Osmando
Federico Davià
Ariadeno
Ariadeno
Martin Isepp
harpsichord
harpsichord
Jonathan Hinden
harpsichord
harpsichord
Courtney Kenny
organ
organ
Composers
Francesco Cavalli
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Thu 25 Jul 1968
19:30
Prom 07
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Franz Schubert
Gesang der Geister über den Wassern, D 714
Proms premiere
Ludwig van Beethoven
Violin Concerto in D major
- Arthur Grumiaux was indisposed. Details of his replacemnent has not yet been found in the records.
Arnold Schoenberg
Die Jakobsleiter
Proms premiere
Performers
BBC Singers (1924-34, Wireless Chorus; 1935-8, 1942-3, 1946-72, BBC Chorus) (men's voices)
Anon.
violin
violin
Gerald English
One who protests
One who protests
Robert Tear
One who is called
One who is called
Ilse Hollweg
One who is dying
One who is dying
Otakar Kraus
One who wrestles
One who wrestles
Francis Egerton
Monk
Monk
Günter Reich
Gabriel
Gabriel
Neil Howlett
One who is chosen
One who is chosen
BBC Singers
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Edward Downes
conductor
conductor
Composers
Franz Schubert
Ludwig van Beethoven
Arnold Schoenberg
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Fri 26 Jul 1968
19:30
Prom 08
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Joseph Haydn
Symphony No. 102 in B flat major
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Concerto No. 24 in C minor
Ludwig van Beethoven
Overture 'Leonore' No. 3
Michael Tippett
Symphony No 2
Johann Sebastian Bach
Prelude and Fugue in C minor, BWV 546
Proms premiere
Performers
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Colin Davis
conductor
conductor
Jean-Rodolphe Kars
piano
piano
Lionel Rogg
organ
organ
Composers
Joseph Haydn
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Ludwig van Beethoven
Michael Tippett
Johann Sebastian Bach
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Sat 27 Jul 1968
19:30
Prom 09
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Felix Mendelssohn
Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Horn Concerto No. 3 in E flat major
Edward Elgar
‘Enigma’ Variations
Georges Bizet
Jeux d'enfants (orchestral version)
Sergey Rachmaninov
Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini
Igor Stravinsky
Ebony Concerto
Proms premiere
Emmanuel Chabrier
España
Performers
Alan Civil
horn
horn
Peter Katin
piano
piano
Jack Brymer
clarinet
clarinet
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Sir Colin Davis
conductor
conductor
Composers
Felix Mendelssohn
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Edward Elgar
Georges Bizet
Sergey Rachmaninov
Igor Stravinsky
Emmanuel Chabrier
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Mon 29 Jul 1968
19:30
Prom 10
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Giuseppe Verdi
Don Carlos
Proms premiere
Performers
Georg Solti
conductor
conductor
David Ward
King Philip II
King Philip II
Peter Glossop
Rodrigo
Rodrigo
John Dobson
Count of Lerma
Count of Lerma
Glynne Thomas
Royal Herald
Royal Herald
David Kelly
Friar
Friar
Vivien Townley
Tebaldo
Tebaldo
Felicia Weathers
Elisabeth de Valois
Elisabeth de Valois
Shirley Verrett
Princess Eboli
Princess Eboli
Carlo Cossutta
Don Carlos
Don Carlos
Maria Pellegrini
Voice from Heaven
Voice from Heaven
Giovanni Foiani
Grand Inquisitor
Grand Inquisitor
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
Royal Opera Chorus
Composers
Giuseppe Verdi
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Tue 30 Jul 1968
19:30
Prom 11
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
William Byrd
Sing joyfully unto God our strength
Ne irascaris, Domine
Proms premiere
Laudibus in sanctis
Proms premiere
Ralph Vaughan Williams
Symphony No. 5 in D major
Gustav Holst
The Planets
Performers
Martindale Sidwell
conductor
conductor
Martindale Sidwell Choir
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Adrian Boult
conductor
conductor
BBC Singers (1924-34, Wireless Chorus; 1935-8, 1942-3, 1946-72, BBC Chorus) (women's voices)
Composers
William Byrd
Ralph Vaughan Williams
Gustav Holst
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Wed 31 Jul 1968
19:30
Prom 12
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Carl Nielsen
Symphony No 1 in G minor
Proms premiere
Felix Mendelssohn
Violin Concerto in E minor
Johannes Brahms
Symphony No 1 in C minor
Performers
Philip Hirschhorn
violin
violin
Edward Downes
conductor
conductor
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
Composers
Carl Nielsen
Felix Mendelssohn
Johannes Brahms
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Thu 1 Aug 1968
19:30
Prom 13
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Edgard Varèse
Arcana
Proms premiere
Ionisation
Proms premiere
Igor Stravinsky
Le roi des étoiles
Proms premiere
Requiem Canticles
Proms premiere
The Rite of Spring
Performers
BBC Singers (1924-34, Wireless Chorus; 1935-8, 1942-3, 1946-72, BBC Chorus) (men's voices)
John Alldis Choir (men's voices)
Yvonne Minton
contralto
contralto
Günter Reich
baritone
baritone
The John Alldis Choir
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Pierre Boulez
conductor
conductor
Composers
Edgard Varèse
Igor Stravinsky
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Fri 2 Aug 1968
19:30
Prom 14
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Ludwig van Beethoven
Overture 'Leonore' No. 2
Gustav Mahler
Rückert-Lieder
No. 2 Ich atmet' einen linden Duft
Rückert-Lieder
No. 1 Blicke mir nicht in die Lieder
Rückert-Lieder
No. 3 Ich bin der Welt abhanden gekommen
Rückert-Lieder
No. 5 Liebst du um Schönheit
Rückert-Lieder
No. 4 Um Mitternacht
Jean Sibelius
Symphony No 4 in A minor
Antonín Dvořák
Symphony No. 7 in D minor
Performers
Janet Baker
mezzo-soprano
mezzo-soprano
Alexander Gibson
conductor
conductor
Royal Scottish National Orchestra (pre-1950, Scottish Orchestra; 1950-91, Scottish National Orchestra)
Composers
Ludwig van Beethoven
Gustav Mahler
Jean Sibelius
Antonín Dvořák
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Sat 3 Aug 1968
19:30
Prom 15
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Edward Elgar
Overture 'Froissart', Op 19
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Flute Concerto in G major, K313
Richard Strauss
Till Eulenspiegel’s Merry Pranks
Malcolm Arnold
Overture 'Peterloo'
Sergey Rachmaninov
Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor
Benjamin Britten
The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra
Performers
Douglas Whittaker
flute
flute
John Barstow
piano
piano
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Malcolm Arnold
conductor
conductor
Composers
Edward Elgar
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Richard Strauss
Malcolm Arnold
Sergey Rachmaninov
Benjamin Britten
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Mon 5 Aug 1968
19:00
Prom 16
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
The Abduction from the Seraglio
Proms premiere
Performers
London Philharmonic Orchestra
John Pritchard
conductor
conductor
Margaret Price
Constanze
Constanze
Otakar Kraus
Selim
Selim
Paolo Montarsolo
Osmin
Osmin
Birgit Nordin
Blonde
Blonde
Richard van Vrooman
Belmonte
Belmonte
Karl-Ernst Mercker
Pedrillo
Pedrillo
Glyndebourne Chorus (formerly Glyndebourne Festival Chorus)
Composers
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
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Tue 6 Aug 1968
19:30
Prom 17
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
François Couperin
Pieces d'orgue: Messe propre pour les couvents de religieux et religieuses
Premier Kyrie (plein jeu) Proms premiere
Pieces d'orgue: Messe propre pour les couvents de religieux et religieuses
Christe (récit de chromhorne) Proms premiere
Pieces d'orgue: Messe propre pour les couvents de religieux et religieuses
Domine Deus, Agnus Dei (chromhorne en taille) Proms premiere
Pieces d'orgue: Messe propre pour les couvents de religieux et religieuses
Offertoire sur les grands jeux Proms premiere
Olivier Messiaen
Cinq rechants
Hector Berlioz
The Childhood of Christ
Performers
Danièle Gullo
organ
organ
John Alldis
conductor
conductor
The John Alldis Choir
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Colin Davis
conductor
conductor
Yvonne Minton
Mary
Mary
Thomas Hemsley
Joseph
Polydorus
Joseph
Polydorus
Alexander Young
narrator
Centurion
narrator
Centurion
John Shirley‐Quirk
Herod
Herod
Sidonie Goossens
harp
harp
David Butt
flute
flute
Robin Chapman
flute
flute
BBC Singers
Composers
François Couperin
Olivier Messiaen
Hector Berlioz
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Wed 7 Aug 1968
19:30
Prom 18
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Ludwig van Beethoven
Egmont - overture
Johannes Brahms
Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major
Gustav Mahler
Songs of a Wayfarer
Kurt Weill
Symphony No. 2
First UK concert performance
Performers
Charles Rosen
piano
piano
Anna Reynolds
mezzo-soprano
mezzo-soprano
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Gary Bertini
conductor
conductor
Composers
Ludwig van Beethoven
Johannes Brahms
Gustav Mahler
Kurt Weill
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Thu 8 Aug 1968
19:30
Prom 19
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Robert Schumann
Manfred, Op 115
Overture
Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major, ‘Emperor’
Benjamin Britten
Spring Symphony
Performers
Clifford Curzon
piano
piano
London Philharmonic Choir
Norma Procter
contralto
contralto
Elly Ameling
soprano
soprano
Alexander Young
tenor
tenor
BBC Singers
Wandsworth School Boys’ Choir
BBC Symphony Chorus
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Bernard Haitink
conductor
conductor
Composers
Robert Schumann
Ludwig van Beethoven
Benjamin Britten
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Fri 9 Aug 1968
19:30
Prom 20
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Franz Schubert
Symphony No 5 in B flat major
Edward Elgar
Cello Concerto in E minor
Arnold Bax
Oboe Quintet (arr. John Barbirolli)
Proms premiere
Jean Sibelius
Symphony No. 5 in E flat major
Performers
Vladimir Orloff
cello
cello
Evelyn Rothwell
oboe
oboe
John Barbirolli
conductor
conductor
Hallé (pre-2003, Hallé Orchestra)
Composers
Franz Schubert
Edward Elgar
Arnold Bax
Jean Sibelius
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Sat 10 Aug 1968
19:30
Prom 21 - Viennese Music
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Symphony No 36 in C major 'Linz', K 425
Violin Concerto No 3 in G major, K 216
Johann Strauss II
Der Zigeunerbaron
Overture
Geschichten aus dem Wienerwald, Op 325
Annen-Polka, Op 117
Perpetuum mobile, Op 257
Rosen aus dem Süden
Richard Strauss
Der Rosenkavalier – suite
Performers
György Pauk
violin
violin
John Barbirolli
conductor
conductor
Hallé (pre-2003, Hallé Orchestra)
Composers
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Johann Strauss II
Richard Strauss
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Mon 12 Aug 1968
19:30
Prom 22
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Thea Musgrave
Concerto for Orchestra
Proms premiere
John Tavener
In Alium
World premiere
Don Banks
Concerto for Violin
World premiere
John Tavener
In Alium
- A ballot of the audience, choosing from the first three items played at this concert, selected Tavener's work to be repeated.
Karlheinz Stockhausen
Kontakte (version with piano & percussion)
Proms premiere
Performers
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Norman Del Mar
conductor
conductor
David Atherton
conductor
conductor
June Barton
soprano
soprano
Anon.
sound projection
sound projection
Wolfgang Marschner
violin
violin
Roger Smalley
piano
piano
Tristan Fry
percussion
percussion
Composers
Thea Musgrave
John Tavener
Don Banks
Karlheinz Stockhausen
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Tue 13 Aug 1968
19:30
Prom 23
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Andrea Gabrieli
Missa a 16
Kyrie Proms premiere
Ricercar del duodecimo tono a 4
Proms premiere
O passi sparsi
Proms premiere
Giovanni Gabrieli
Deus, qui beatum Marcum
Proms premiere
Canzoni e sonate (from Sacrae symphoniae, libro primo)
No. 12 Canzona in echo duodecimi toni Proms premiere
Surrexit Christus (unidentified version)
Proms premiere
Dormiva dolcemente
Proms premiere
Omnes gentes, plaudite manibus
Proms premiere
Johann Sebastian Bach
Violin Concerto in E major
Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No. 3 in E flat major, ‘Eroica’
Performers
Denis Stevens
conductor
conductor
Ambrosian Singers
Accademia Monteverdiana
Philip Jones Brass Ensemble
Ambrosian Consort
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Colin Davis
conductor
conductor
Orrea Pernel
violin
violin
Composers
Andrea Gabrieli
Giovanni Gabrieli
Johann Sebastian Bach
Ludwig van Beethoven
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Wed 14 Aug 1968
19:30
Prom 24
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Joseph Haydn
Symphony No. 98 in B flat major
Alan Rawsthorne
Concerto for Two Pianos
World premiere
Igor Stravinsky
Concerto for Two Solo Pianos
Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No. 7 in A major
Performers
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Sir John Pritchard
conductor
conductor
John Ogdon
piano
piano
Brenda Lucas
piano
piano
Composers
Joseph Haydn
Alan Rawsthorne
Igor Stravinsky
Ludwig van Beethoven
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Thu 15 Aug 1968
19:30
Prom 25
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Serenade in C minor, K388
William Walton
Sinfonia concertante
Franz Schubert
Symphony No. 8 in B minor, ‘Unfinished’
Johannes Brahms
Symphony No. 2 in D major
Performers
Richard Morgan
oboe
oboe
Gwydion Brooke
bassoon
bassoon
Michael Winfield
oboe
oboe
John McCaw
clarinet
clarinet
Archibald Jacob
clarinet
clarinet
Ronald Waller
bassoon
bassoon
Nicholas Busch
horn
horn
Ian Beers
horn
horn
Adrian Boult
conductor
conductor
Valerie Tryon
piano
piano
Philharmonia Orchestra
Composers
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
William Walton
Franz Schubert
Johannes Brahms
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Fri 16 Aug 1968
19:30
Prom 26
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Edward Elgar
Introduction and Allegro
Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major
Arthur Bliss
Morning Heroes
Proms premiere
Performers
Colin Davis
conductor
conductor
Vladimir Ashkenazy
piano
piano
Arthur Bliss
conductor
conductor
Donald Douglas
orator
orator
Alexandra Choir
BBC Singers
Croydon Philharmonic Society
BBC Symphony Chorus
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Composers
Edward Elgar
Ludwig van Beethoven
Arthur Bliss
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Sat 17 Aug 1968
19:30
Prom 27
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Hector Berlioz
Beatrice and Benedict – overture
Claude Debussy
Printemps (orch. Henri Büsser)
Frédéric Chopin
Piano Concerto No 2 in F minor
Franz Liszt
Piano Concerto No. 1 in E flat major
Pyotr Tchaikovsky
Symphony No. 5 in E minor
Performers
Tamás Vásáry
piano
piano
BBC Symphony Orchestra
James Loughran
conductor
conductor
Composers
Hector Berlioz
Claude Debussy
Frédéric Chopin
Franz Liszt
Pyotr Tchaikovsky
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Mon 19 Aug 1968
19:30
Prom 28
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Ludwig van Beethoven
Grosse Fuge, Op 133
Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor
Symphony No 8 in F major
Roger Sessions
Symphony No. 4
First performance in England
Charles Ives
Symphony 'New England Holidays'
No. 3 The Fourth of July
Performers
Adrian Boult
conductor
conductor
Michael Roll
piano
piano
Frederik Prausnitz
conductor
conductor
Philharmonia Orchestra (1964-77, New Philharmonia Orchestra)
Composers
Ludwig van Beethoven
Roger Sessions
Charles Ives
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Tue 20 Aug 1968
19:30
Prom 29
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
William Walton
Johannesburg Festival Overture
Façade, Suite No. 1
No. 1 Polka First performance in England
Façade, Suite No. 1
No. 2 Valse First performance in England
Façade, Suite No. 1
No. 3 Swiss Yodelling Song First performance in England
Façade, Suite No. 1
No. 4 Tango-Pasodoble First performance in England
Façade, Suite No. 2
No. 5 Popular Song
Façade, Suite No. 2
No. 6 Old Sir Faulk
Façade, Suite No. 1
No. 5 Tarantella Sevillana
Violin Concerto
Belshazzar’s Feast
Performers
William Walton
conductor
conductor
Sir John Pritchard
conductor
conductor
Ida Haendel
violin
violin
Raimund Herincx
baritone
baritone
BBC Singers
Wembley Philharmonic Society
Royal Choral Society
Harrow Choral Society
Goldsmiths Choral Union
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Composers
William Walton
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Wed 21 Aug 1968
19:30
Prom 30
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Mikhail Ivanovich Glinka
Ruslan and Lyudmila – overture
Overture
Antonín Dvořák
Cello Concerto in B minor
Dmitry Shostakovich
Symphony No. 10 in E minor
Performers
Mstislav Leopoldovich Rostropovich
cello
cello
Evgeny Svetlanov
conductor
conductor
USSR State Orchestra
Composers
Mikhail Ivanovich Glinka
Antonín Dvořák
Dmitry Shostakovich
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Thu 22 Aug 1968
19:30
Prom 31
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Sergey Rachmaninov
The Isle of the Dead
Dmitry Shostakovich
Violin Concerto No. 2 in C sharp minor
Proms premiere
Pyotr Tchaikovsky
Symphony No. 6 in B minor, ‘Pathétique’
Performers
David Oistrakh
violin
violin
Evgeny Svetlanov
conductor
conductor
USSR State Orchestra
Composers
Sergey Rachmaninov
Dmitry Shostakovich
Pyotr Tchaikovsky
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Fri 23 Aug 1968
19:30
Prom 32
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Johann Sebastian Bach
Cantata 'Wir danken dir, Gott, wir danken dir', BWV 29 – Sinfonia (arr. A. Guilmant)
No. 1 Sinfonia
Hector Berlioz
Les nuits d'été
Proms premiere of complete work
Béla Bartók
Piano Concerto No 2
Harrison Birtwistle
Nomos
World premiere
Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No. 5 in C minor
Performers
Alan Harverson
organ
organ
Anna Reynolds
mezzo-soprano
mezzo-soprano
Stephen Kovacevich
piano
piano
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Sir Colin Davis
conductor
conductor
Composers
Johann Sebastian Bach
Hector Berlioz
Béla Bartók
Harrison Birtwistle
Ludwig van Beethoven
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Sat 24 Aug 1968
19:30
Prom 33
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Igor Stravinsky
Scherzo à la russe
Kurt Weill
The Seven Deadly Sins
- first concert performance of original version for high soprano Proms premiere
Johann Sebastian Bach
Concerto in D minor for two violins, BWV 1043
Benjamin Britten
Folk-Song Arrangements (voice & orchestra)
O Waly, Waly Proms premiere
Folk-Song Arrangements (voice & orchestra)
Oliver Cromwell Proms premiere
Folk-Song Arrangements (voice & orchestra)
Come you not from Newcastle? Proms premiere
Felix Mendelssohn
A Midsummer Night’s Dream – incidental music
No. 1 Scherzo
Antonín Dvořák
Symphony No. 9 in E minor, ‘From the New World’
Performers
James Christiansen
baritone
baritone
Ronald Dowd
tenor
tenor
Frank Olegario
bass
bass
Evelyn Lear
Anna
soprano
Anna
soprano
Edward Byles
tenor
tenor
Frances Mason
violin
violin
Hugh Bean
violin
violin
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Sir Colin Davis
conductor
conductor
Composers
Igor Stravinsky
Kurt Weill
Johann Sebastian Bach
Benjamin Britten
Felix Mendelssohn
Antonín Dvořák
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Mon 26 Aug 1968
19:30
Prom 34
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Joseph Haydn
Symphony No. 96 in D major 'Miracle'
Trumpet Concerto
Scena di Berenice, Hob. XXIVa:10
Proms premiere
Mass in B flat major, ‘Harmoniemesse’
Proms premiere
Performers
Philip Jones
trumpet
trumpet
Margaret Price
soprano
soprano
John Mitchinson
tenor
tenor
Jean Allister
contralto
contralto
Colin Wheatley
bass-baritone
bass-baritone
BBC Singers
BBC Symphony Chorus
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Mario Rossi
conductor
conductor
Composers
Joseph Haydn
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Tue 27 Aug 1968
19:30
Prom 35
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Ludwig van Beethoven
Fidelio – overture
Lennox Berkeley
Signs in the Dark, Op 69
London premiere
Pyotr Tchaikovsky
Piano Concerto No. 1 in B flat minor
William Walton
Symphony No. 1 in B flat minor
Performers
George Hurst
conductor
conductor
Lennox Berkeley
conductor
conductor
The Britten Singers
BBC Singers
Semyon Kruchin
piano
piano
BBC Philharmonic (pre-1983, BBC Northern SO; 1983-91, BBC Philharmonic Orchestra)
Composers
Ludwig van Beethoven
Lennox Berkeley
Pyotr Tchaikovsky
William Walton
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Wed 28 Aug 1968
19:30
Prom 36
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Concerto No 26 in D major, K 537 'Coronation'
Gustav Mahler
Symphony No. 5 in C sharp minor
Performers
Clifford Curzon
piano
piano
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Pierre Boulez
conductor
conductor
Composers
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Gustav Mahler
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Thu 29 Aug 1968
19:30
Prom 37
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
The Marriage of Figaro – overture
Johann Sebastian Bach
Violin Concerto in E major
Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No. 4 in B flat major
Johannes Brahms
Symphony No. 4 in E minor
Performers
David Oistrakh
conductor
violin/director
conductor
violin/director
USSR State Orchestra
Composers
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Johann Sebastian Bach
Ludwig van Beethoven
Johannes Brahms
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Fri 30 Aug 1968
19:30
Prom 38
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
The Legend of the Invisible City of Kitezh
Prelude Proms premiere
The Legend of the Invisible City of Kitezh
Battle of the Kerzhenets Act 3 Proms premiere
Sergey Rachmaninov
Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor
Sergey Prokofiev
Symphony No 1 in D major 'Classical' - 1. Allegro
Alexander Scriabin
The Poem of Ecstasy
Performers
John Ogdon
piano
piano
Evgeny Svetlanov
conductor
conductor
USSR State Orchestra
Composers
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Sergey Rachmaninov
Sergey Prokofiev
Alexander Scriabin
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Sat 31 Aug 1968
19:30
Prom 39
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Arthur Sullivan
The Yeomen of the Guard
Overture
The Yeomen of the Guard
Strange Adventure! Act 2 No. 5
The Yeomen of the Guard
When our gallant Norman foes Act 1 No. 4
Iolanthe
The law is the true embodiment [Entrance of the Lord Chancellor] Act 1 No. 7
Iolanthe
When all night long a chap remains [The Sentry's song] Act 2 No. 1
Iolanthe
Loudly let the trumpet bray [Entrance and March of the Peers] Act 1 No. 6
The Pirates of Penzance - 'When a felon’s not engaged in his employment'
The Pirates of Penzance - 'Climbing over rocky mountain'
The Pirates of Penzance - 'Stop, Ladies, Pray!'
The Pirates of Penzance - 'Oh, is there not one maiden breast?'
The Pirates of Penzance - 'Poor wand’ring one…”
The Mikado
The flowers that bloom in the spring Act 2 No. 9
The Mikado
Were you not to Ko-Ko plighted Act 1 No. 9
The Mikado
For he's gone and married Yum-Yum Act 2 No. 13
The Mikado
Behold the Lord High Executioner Act 1 No. 5
The Mikado
As some day it may happen Act 1 No. 5a
The Gondoliers
Dance a Cachucha Act 2 No. 5
The Gondoliers
Overture
The Gondoliers
When a merry maiden marries Act 1 No. 9a
The Gondoliers
I am a courtier grave and serious Act 2 No. 11
The Gondoliers
Finale (up to and including 'Regular Royal Queen') Act 1
Trial by Jury
Performers
Jean Allister
contralto
contralto
Owen Brannigan
bass
Learned Judge
bass
Learned Judge
Rae Woodland
soprano
Plaintiff, Angelina
soprano
Plaintiff, Angelina
John Wakefield
tenor
Defendant, Edwin
tenor
Defendant, Edwin
Derek Hammond-Stroud
baritone
Counsel for Plaintiff
baritone
Counsel for Plaintiff
BBC Singers
BBC Symphony Chorus
Franklyn Whiteley
Usher
Usher
BBC Concert Orchestra
Marcus Dods
conductor
conductor
Composers
Arthur Sullivan
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Sun 1 Sep 1968
16:30
Prom 40
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Hector Berlioz
The Trojans
Performers
London Symphony Orchestra
Sir Colin Davis
conductor
conductor
Margaret Neville
Ascanius
Ghost of Cassandra
Ascanius
Ghost of Cassandra
Ian Partridge
Iopas
Iopas
Amy Shuard
Cassandra
Cassandra
Josephine Veasey
Dido
Dido
Ronald Dowd
Aeneas
Aeneas
Anna Reynolds
Hecuba
Anna
Hecuba
Anna
David Kelly
Panthus
Second Trojan Sentry
Ghost of Priam
Mercury
Panthus
Second Trojan Sentry
Ghost of Priam
Mercury
Don Garrard
Ghost of Hector
Narbal
Ghost of Hector
Narbal
Gregory Dempsey
Helenus
Helenus
Michael Rippon
Greek Captain
Trojan Soldier
First Trojan Sentry
Ghost of Corebus
Greek Captain
Trojan Soldier
First Trojan Sentry
Ghost of Corebus
Ryland Davies
Hylas
Hylas
David Gwynne
Priam
Ghost of Hector
Priam
Ghost of Hector
Delme Bryn-Jones
Corebus
Corebus
London Symphony Chorus (pre-1976, London Symphony Orchestra Chorus)
Chelsea Opera Group Chorus (members)
Composers
Hector Berlioz
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Mon 2 Sep 1968
19:30
Prom 41
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Hector Berlioz
Overture ‘Le carnaval romain’
Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major
Johannes Brahms
Symphony No. 3 in F major
Frederick Delius
Requiem
Proms premiere
Performers
Alfred Brendel
piano
piano
Heather Harper
soprano
soprano
John Shirley‐Quirk
baritone
baritone
Royal Choral Society
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Charles Groves
conductor
conductor
Composers
Hector Berlioz
Ludwig van Beethoven
Johannes Brahms
Frederick Delius
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Tue 3 Sep 1968
19:30
Prom 42
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Olivier Messiaen
Chronochromie
Proms premiere
Pierre Boulez
Le marteau sans maître
Proms premiere of complete work
Karlheinz Stockhausen
Piano Piece X
Proms premiere
Alban Berg
Three Pieces, Op 6
Proms premiere
Performers
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Pierre Boulez
conductor
conductor
Douglas Whittaker
flute
flute
Tristan Fry
vibraphone
vibraphone
John Coulling
viola
viola
Terence Emery
percussion
percussion
Jeanne Deroubaix
mezzo-soprano
mezzo-soprano
Heinz Haedler
xylorimba
xylorimba
Anton Stingl
guitar
guitar
Aloys Kontarsky
piano
piano
Composers
Olivier Messiaen
Pierre Boulez
Karlheinz Stockhausen
Alban Berg
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Wed 4 Sep 1968
19:30
Prom 43
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Henry Purcell
Te Deum and Jubilate, Z 232
Proms premiere
Johann Sebastian Bach
Brandenburg Concerto No 2 in F major, BWV 1047
Cantata No. 79, 'Gott der Herr ist Sonn und Schild'
Proms premiere
George Frideric Handel
Samson
Aria 'Honour and arms scorn such a foe' Act 2 No. 20
Samson
Aria 'Let the bright Seraphim' Act 3 No 26
Samson
Aria 'Total Eclipse! No sun, no moon!' Act 1 No. 12
Samson
Chorus 'Let their celestial concerts all unite' Act 3 No 27
Samson
Overture
Samson
Recitative 'This day a solemn feast to Dagon' Act 1 No. 2
Samson
Chorus 'Awake the trumpet's lofty sound' Act 1 No. 3a
Samson
Recitative 'Matchless in might!...O loss of sight' Act 1 No. 11b
Samson
Chorus 'O first created beam' Act 1 No. 14
Samson
Aria & chorus 'Return, O God of hosts!...To dust his glory' Act 2 No. 4
Samson
Recitative 'No words of peace...The honour certain to have won' Act 2 No. 19
Samson
Chorus 'Fix'd in his everlasting seat' Act 2 No 30
Samson
Aria 'How willing my paternal love' Act 3 No. 14
Samson
Aria & chorus 'Ye sons of Israel, now lament...Weep, Israel, weep' Act 3 No. 19
Samson
Symphony: Dead March Act 3 No 21
Samson
Recitative 'Come, come! No time for lamentation' Act 3 No 25a
Performers
Heather Harper
soprano
Israelite Woman
soprano
Israelite Woman
John Mitchinson
tenor
Samson
tenor
Samson
April Cantelo
soprano
Dalila
soprano
Dalila
Paul Esswood
counter-tenor
Micah
counter-tenor
Micah
Michael Rippon
bass
Manoah
Harapha
bass
Manoah
Harapha
Roland Tatnell
counter-tenor
counter-tenor
BBC Singers
Emanuel Hurwitz
violin
violin
Peter Graeme
oboe
oboe
William Bennett
flute
flute
John Wilbraham
trumpet
trumpet
Ifor James
horn
horn
Philip Ledger
conductor
conductor
English Chamber Orchestra
Composers
Henry Purcell
Johann Sebastian Bach
George Frideric Handel
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Thu 5 Sep 1968
19:30
Prom 44
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Joseph Haydn
Armida, Hob. XXVIII:12
Overture
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Concerto No 14 in E flat major, K449
Johannes Brahms
Double Concerto
Ludwig van Beethoven
Concerto for violin, cello and piano in C major, 'Triple Concerto'
Performers
Eugene Istomin
piano
piano
Isaac Stern
violin
violin
Leonard Rose
cello
cello
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Sir Colin Davis
conductor
conductor
Composers
Joseph Haydn
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Johannes Brahms
Ludwig van Beethoven
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Fri 6 Sep 1968
19:30
Prom 45
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Felix Mendelssohn
Symphony No 4 in A major 'Italian'
Boris Blacher
Concerto for Cello
First performance in England
Pyotr Tchaikovsky
Symphony No. 4 in F minor
Performers
Siegfried Palm
cello
cello
London Symphony Orchestra
Hans Schmidt-Isserstedt
conductor
conductor
Composers
Felix Mendelssohn
Boris Blacher
Pyotr Tchaikovsky
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Sat 7 Sep 1968
19:30
Prom 46
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Felix Mendelssohn
Overture 'Ruy Blas'
Johann Sebastian Bach
Violin Concerto in A minor
Richard Strauss
Oboe Concerto in D major
Gioachino Rossini
Introduction, Theme and Variations
Proms premiere
Edvard Grieg
Piano Concerto in A minor
Maurice Ravel
Boléro
Performers
Iona Brown
violin
violin
Roger Lord
oboe
oboe
Gervase de Peyer
clarinet
clarinet
Norma Fisher
piano
piano
London Symphony Orchestra
Sir Colin Davis
conductor
conductor
Composers
Felix Mendelssohn
Johann Sebastian Bach
Richard Strauss
Gioachino Rossini
Edvard Grieg
Maurice Ravel
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Mon 9 Sep 1968
19:30
Prom 47
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Symphony No. 40 in G minor
Sinfonia concertante in E flat major
Piano Concerto No 21 in C major, K 467
Ferruccio Busoni
Berceuse élégiaque
Proms premiere
Stefan Wolpe
Chamber Piece No. 1
First performance in England
Luigi Dallapiccola
Piccola musica notturna
Proms premiere
Johann Strauss II
Emperor Waltz
Performers
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Colin Davis
conductor
conductor
Norbert Brainin
violin
violin
Peter Schidlof
viola
viola
Kathleen Jones
piano
piano
Frederik Prausnitz
conductor
conductor
Richard Rodney Bennett
piano
piano
Hugh Maguire
violin
violin
Terence Macdonagh
oboe
oboe
John Wolfe
cor anglais
cor anglais
Colin Bradbury
clarinet
clarinet
Alan Civil
horn
horn
David Butt
flute
flute
William Waterhouse
bassoon
bassoon
Denis Vigay
cello
cello
Trevor Connah
violin
violin
John Coulling
viola
viola
James Merrett
double bass
double bass
Ian Mackintosh
trumpet
trumpet
Alfred Flaszynski
trombone
trombone
Composers
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Ferruccio Busoni
Stefan Wolpe
Luigi Dallapiccola
Johann Strauss II
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Tue 10 Sep 1968
19:30
Prom 48
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Richard Wagner
Tannhäuser
No. 1 Overture
Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano Concerto No. 1 in C major
Anton Bruckner
Symphony No. 6 in A major
- edited R. Haas Proms premiere
Performers
Christoph Eschenbach
piano
piano
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Edward Downes
conductor
conductor
Composers
Richard Wagner
Ludwig van Beethoven
Anton Bruckner
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Wed 11 Sep 1968
19:30
Prom 49
Royal Albert Hall
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Claudio Monteverdi
Vespers of 1610
Proms premiere of complete work
Performers
Sir Andrew Davis
chamber organ
chamber organ
Monteverdi Choir
Sir John Eliot Gardiner
conductor
conductor
Robert Tear
tenor
tenor
James Bowman
counter-tenor
counter-tenor
Ronald Dowd
tenor
tenor
Anna Reynolds
mezzo-soprano
mezzo-soprano
Margaret Price
soprano
soprano
Stafford Dean
bass
bass
Michael Rippon
bass-baritone
bass-baritone
Alan Cuckston
harpsichord
harpsichord
English Chamber Orchestra
Philip Jones Brass Ensemble
West London Youth Choir
North Herts Youth Choir
Composers
Claudio Monteverdi
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Thu 12 Sep 1968
19:30
Prom 50
Royal Albert Hall
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Carl Maria von Weber
Oberon
Overture
Johannes Brahms
Piano Concerto No 1 in D minor
Franz Schubert
Symphony No. 9 in C major, ‘Great’
Performers
Alfred Brendel
piano
piano
Hans Schmidt-Isserstedt
conductor
conductor
Philharmonia Orchestra (1964-77, New Philharmonia Orchestra)
Composers
Carl Maria von Weber
Johannes Brahms
Franz Schubert
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Fri 13 Sep 1968
19:30
Prom 51
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
William Walton
In Honour of the City of London
Domenico Scarlatti
Stabat Mater in C minor
Proms premiere
Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No. 9 in D minor, ‘Choral’
Performers
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Peter Gellhorn
conductor
conductor
BBC Symphony Chorus
Alan Harverson
organ
organ
Colin Davis
conductor
conductor
Ronald Dowd
tenor
tenor
Pauline Tinsley
soprano
soprano
Anna Reynolds
mezzo-soprano
mezzo-soprano
Donald McIntyre
bass
bass
Royal Choral Society
BBC Singers (1924-34, Wireless Chorus; 1935-8, 1942-3, 1946-72, BBC Chorus)
Composers
William Walton
Domenico Scarlatti
Ludwig van Beethoven
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Sat 14 Sep 1968
19:30
Prom 52 - Last Night of the Proms 1968
Royal Albert Hall
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Programme
Benjamin Britten
The Building of the House
Proms premiere
Richard Wagner
Wesendonck-Lieder
No. 5 Träume
Robert Schumann
Piano Concerto in A minor
Hector Berlioz
The damnation of Faust - Marche hongroise
The damnation of Faust - Ballet des sylphes
The damnation of Faust - Menuet des follets
Edward Elgar
Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1 in D major (‘Land of Hope and Glory’)
Iain Hamilton
Scottish Dances, Op 32
Henry Wood
Fantasia on British Sea-Songs
No. 2 The Anchor's Weighed
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 (orch. Elgar)
Unknown
National Anthem
Performers
Sybil Michelow
contralto
contralto
Ann Schein
piano
piano
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Sir Colin Davis
conductor
conductor
Composers
Benjamin Britten
Richard Wagner
Robert Schumann
Hector Berlioz
Edward Elgar
Iain Hamilton
Henry Wood
Thomas Arne
Hubert Parry
Unknown
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