Proms 1955

Proms 1955: All Events

Sat 23 Jul 1955
- 19:30
  Prom 01 - First Night of the Proms 1955
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Unknown
  National Anthem
  Bedrich Smetana
  The Bartered BrideOverture
  Sergey Prokofiev
  Symphony No 1 in D major 'Classical' - 1. Allegro
  Jean Sibelius
  En saga
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major, ‘Emperor’
  Benjamin Britten
  The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra
  Frederick Delius
  A Song Before Sunrise
  Maurice Ravel
  La valse
  Performers
  Benno Moiseiwitsch
  piano
  piano
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Malcolm Sargent
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Unknown
  Bedrich Smetana
  Sergey Prokofiev
  Jean Sibelius
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Benjamin Britten
  Frederick Delius
  Maurice Ravel
Mon 25 Jul 1955
- 19:30
  Prom 02
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Johannes Brahms
  Academic Festival Overture
  Violin Concerto in D major
  Jean Sibelius
  Symphony No 3 in C major
  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  Tuba ConcertoProms premiere
  Hector Berlioz
  The TrojansChasse royale et orage Act 4
  The TrojansMarche troyenne (Concert version, arr. Berlioz)
  Performers
  Malcolm Sargent
  conductor
  conductor
  Alfredo Campoli
  violin
  violin
  John Hollingsworth
  conductor
  conductor
  Philip Catelinet
  tuba
  tuba
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Composers
  Johannes Brahms
  Jean Sibelius
  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  Hector Berlioz
Tue 26 Jul 1955
- 19:30
  Prom 03
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Hector Berlioz
  Benvenuto CelliniOverture
  Joseph Haydn
  Symphony No. 94 in G major 'The Surprise'
  Edward Elgar
  Violin Concerto in B minor
  Erno Dohnanyi
  Variations on a Nursery Song, Op 25
  Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
  Capriccio espagnol, Op 34
  Performers
  Thomas Matthews
  violin
  violin
  Phyllis Sellick
  piano
  piano
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Malcolm Sargent
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Hector Berlioz
  Joseph Haydn
  Edward Elgar
  Erno Dohnanyi
  Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Wed 27 Jul 1955
- 19:30
  Prom 04
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Pyotr Tchaikovsky
  Eugene Onegin – Polonaise
  Piano Concerto No. 2 in G major
  Symphony No. 6 in B minor, ‘Pathétique’
  Andrzej Panufnik
  Sinfonia rusticaFirst concert performance in England
  Performers
  Malcolm Sargent
  conductor
  conductor
  Joseph Cooper
  piano
  piano
  Andrzej Panufnik
  conductor
  conductor
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Composers
  Pyotr Tchaikovsky
  Andrzej Panufnik
Thu 28 Jul 1955
- 19:30
  Prom 05
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Felix Mendelssohn
  Overture 'Ruy Blas'
  Frederick Delius
  A Village Romeo and JulietThe Walk to the Paradise Garden
  Franz Liszt
  Piano Concerto No. 2 in A major
  Sergey Prokofiev
  Symphony No 7 in C sharp minor First concert performance in London
  Manuel de Falla
  Nights in the Gardens of Spain
  Edward Elgar
  The Wand of Youth, Suite No. 2, Op 1b
  Performers
  Louis Kentner
  piano
  piano
  London Symphony Orchestra
  Basil Cameron
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Felix Mendelssohn
  Frederick Delius
  Franz Liszt
  Sergey Prokofiev
  Manuel de Falla
  Edward Elgar
Fri 29 Jul 1955
- 19:30
  Prom 06
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  FidelioOverture
  FidelioRecitative & aria 'Abscheulicher...Komm, Hoffnung' Act 1 Scene 2
  Romance in G major, Op 40
  Romance in F major, Op 50
  Symphony No. 3 in E flat major, ‘Eroica’
  Mátyás Seiber
  Notturno Proms premiere
  Georges Bizet
  Symphony in C major
  Performers
  Walburga Wegner
  soprano
  soprano
  Beryl Kimber
  violin
  violin
  Dennis Brain
  horn
  horn
  London Symphony Orchestra
  Basil Cameron
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Mátyás Seiber
  Georges Bizet
Sat 30 Jul 1955
- 19:30
  Prom 07
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Ambroise Thomas
  MignonNo. 1 Overture
  Antonín Dvořák
  Rusalka, Op 114O silver moon Act 1
  Frederick Delius
  A Dance Rhapsody No. 1
  Franz Liszt
  Piano Concerto No. 1 in E flat major
  Modest Mussorgsky
  Pictures at an Exhibition (orch. Maurice Ravel)
  George Frideric Handel
  Organ Concerto in B flat major 'No. 9' (Handel/Wood)
  Pyotr Tchaikovsky
  Suite No. 3 in G major, Op 55No. 4 Tema con variazioni
  Performers
  Marion Lowe
  soprano
  soprano
  Leff Pouishnoff
  piano
  piano
  Sir George Thomas Thalben-Ball
  organ
  organ
  London Symphony Orchestra
  Basil Cameron
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Ambroise Thomas
  Antonín Dvořák
  Frederick Delius
  Franz Liszt
  Modest Mussorgsky
  George Frideric Handel
  Pyotr Tchaikovsky
Mon 1 Aug 1955
- 19:30
  Prom 08
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Gioachino Rossini
  William Tell – overture
  Camille Saint‐Saëns
  Samson et DalilaAria 'Mon coeur s'ouvre à ta voix' Act 2
  Franz Schubert
  Symphony No. 8 in B minor, ‘Unfinished’
  Edvard Grieg
  Piano Concerto in A minor
  Gustav Holst
  The Perfect FoolBallet music
  Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
  Scheherazade
  Performers
  Gladys Ripley
  contralto
  contralto
  Eileen Joyce
  piano
  piano
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Malcolm Sargent
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Gioachino Rossini
  Camille Saint‐Saëns
  Franz Schubert
  Edvard Grieg
  Gustav Holst
  Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Tue 2 Aug 1955
- 19:30
  Prom 09
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Edward Elgar
  Introduction and Allegro
  William Walton
  Troilus and CressidaDuet 'Here is your refuge...There howls the wind' Act 2 Scene 1 First concert performance
  César Franck
  Symphonic Variations
  Sergey Rachmaninov
  Symphony No. 3 in A minor
  Sergey Prokofiev
  Peter and the Wolf, Op 67
  Antonín Dvořák
  Overture 'Carnival'
  Performers
  Richard Lewis
  Troilus
  Troilus
  Magda László
  Cressida
  Cressida
  Michal Hambourg
  piano
  piano
  Richard Attenborough
  narrator
  narrator
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Malcolm Sargent
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Edward Elgar
  William Walton
  César Franck
  Sergey Rachmaninov
  Sergey Prokofiev
  Antonín Dvořák
Wed 3 Aug 1955
- 19:30
  Prom 10
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Jeremiah Clarke
  The Prince of Denmark's March (arr. Henry Wood)
  Arthur Bliss
  Violin ConcertoProms premiere
  Jean Sibelius
  Symphony No. 1 in E minor
  Alexander Borodin
  String Quartet No. 2 in D major (orch. Malcom Sargent)No. 3 Notturno
  Pyotr Tchaikovsky
  Francesca da Rimini
  Performers
  Malcolm Sargent
  conductor
  conductor
  Charles Spinks
  organ
  organ
  William Overton
  trumpet
  trumpet
  BBC Symphony Orchestra (members)
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Arthur Bliss
  conductor
  conductor
  Alfredo Campoli
  violin
  violin
  Composers
  Jeremiah Clarke
  Arthur Bliss
  Jean Sibelius
  Alexander Borodin
  Pyotr Tchaikovsky
Thu 4 Aug 1955
- 19:30
  Prom 11
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Richard Wagner
  TannhäuserNo. 1 Overture
  TannhäuserNo. 2 Venusberg Music Act 1 Scene 1
  Wesendonck-Lieder - sung in the usual order (1,2,3,4,5), not in the order set out in the 1955 Proms Guide and the printed programme.
  Die WalküreNo. 40 Leb' wohl [Wotan's Abschied] Act 3 Scene 3
  Die WalküreNo. 43 Feuerzauber Act 3 Scene 3
  Tristan and IsoldePrelude and Liebestod
  Franz Schubert
  Symphony No. 9 in C major, ‘Great’
  Performers
  BBC Singers (1924-34, Wireless Chorus; 1935-8, 1942-3, 1946-72, BBC Chorus) (women's voices)
  Erna Schlüter
  soprano
  soprano
  Hervey Alan
  bass-baritone
  bass-baritone
  Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
  Basil Cameron
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Richard Wagner
  Franz Schubert
Fri 5 Aug 1955
- 19:30
  Prom 12
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  The Creatures of PrometheusNo. 1 Overture
  Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor
  Symphony No. 6 in F major, ‘Pastoral’
  Arnold Cooke
  Oboe ConcertoLondon premiere
  Alan Rawsthorne
  Fantasy Overture 'Cortèges'
  Performers
  Solomon
  piano
  piano
  Léon Goossens
  oboe
  oboe
  Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
  Basil Cameron
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Arnold Cooke
  Alan Rawsthorne
Sat 6 Aug 1955
- 19:30
  Prom 13
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Pyotr Tchaikovsky
  MazeppaGopak Act 1 No. 4a
  Eugene Onegin – Letter Scene
  Andante cantabile, Op 11a
  Piano Concerto No. 1 in B flat minor
  Fantasy-Overture ‘Romeo and Juliet’
  The Nutcracker, Suite, Op 71a
  Overture '1812'
  Performers
  Victoria Elliott
  soprano
  soprano
  Shura Cherkassky
  piano
  piano
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Malcolm Sargent
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Pyotr Tchaikovsky
Mon 8 Aug 1955
- 19:30
  Prom 14
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Johannes Brahms
  Variations on the St Anthony Chorale
  Song of Destiny
  Symphony No 1 in C minor
  Antonín Dvořák
  Overture 'Othello', Op 93
  Te Deum, Op 103 Proms premiere
  Performers
  Alexandra Choir
  Dame Joan Sutherland
  soprano
  soprano
  Bruce Boyce
  baritone
  baritone
  London Symphony Orchestra
  Basil Cameron
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Johannes Brahms
  Antonín Dvořák
Tue 9 Aug 1955
- 19:30
  Prom 15
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Mikhail Ivanovich Glinka
  Ruslan and Lyudmila – overtureOverture
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Concerto in E flat major for two pianos
  Hector Berlioz
  Symphonie fantastique
  Camille Saint‐Saëns
  The Carnival of the Animals
  César Franck
  Le chasseur maudit
  interval
  Performers
  Cyril Smith
  piano
  piano
  Phyllis Sellick
  piano
  piano
  London Symphony Orchestra
  Basil Cameron
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Mikhail Ivanovich Glinka
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Hector Berlioz
  Camille Saint‐Saëns
  César Franck
Wed 10 Aug 1955
- 19:30
  Prom 16
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Easter Oratorio
  Concerto in D minor for two violins, BWV 1043
  George Frideric Handel
  Messiah (Pt 3, No 48: The trumpet shall sound)
  Messiah (Pt 3, No 47: Behold, I Tell you a Mystery)
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G major
  George Frideric Handel
  Organ Concerto No. 14 in A majorProms premiere
  Music for the Royal Fireworks – overture (arr. Hamilton Harty)
  Music for the Royal Fireworks - No 3. Bourrée (arr. Hamilton Harty)
  Music for the Royal Fireworks, HWV 351 (arr. Hamilton Harty)No. 3 La paix: Largo alla siciliana
  Music for the Royal Fireworks - No 5. Minuets (arr. Hamilton Harty)
  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  Symphony No. 5 in D major
  Performers
  Erich Gruenberg
  violin
  violin
  Manoug Parikian
  violin
  violin
  George Eskdale
  trumpet
  trumpet
  Gwyn Griffiths
  bass
  bass
  Geraint Jones
  organ
  organ
  London Symphony Orchestra
  Basil Cameron
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  George Frideric Handel
  Ralph Vaughan Williams
Thu 11 Aug 1955
- 19:30
  Prom 17
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Hector Berlioz
  Beatrice and Benedict – overtureOverture
  Sergey Rachmaninov
  Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor
  Richard Strauss
  Ein Heldenleben
  interval
  Jean Sibelius
  Symphony No. 7 in C major
  Performers
  Cyril Smith
  piano
  piano
  Paul Beard
  violin
  violin
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Malcolm Sargent
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Hector Berlioz
  Sergey Rachmaninov
  Richard Strauss
  Jean Sibelius
Fri 12 Aug 1955
- 19:30
  Prom 18
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  The Creatures of PrometheusNo. 18 Finale: Allegretto - Allegro molto - Presto Act 2 No. 13
  Adelaide, Op 46 (arr. Louis Spohr)
  Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major
  Symphony No. 7 in A major
  Frank Martin
  Violin ConcertoProms premiere
  Edward Elgar
  Pomp and Circumstance March No. 4 in G major
  Performers
  William Herbert
  tenor
  tenor
  Rosalyn Tureck
  piano
  piano
  Henry Holst
  violin
  violin
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Malcolm Sargent
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Frank Martin
  Edward Elgar
Sat 13 Aug 1955
- 19:30
  Prom 19
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Arthur Sullivan
  Overture di ballo
  Sergey Rachmaninov
  Piano Concerto No. 1 in F sharp minor
  Paul Dukas
  The Sorcerer’s Apprentice
  Samuel Coleridge‐Taylor
  Scenes from 'The Song of Hiawatha', Op 30Hiawatha's Wedding Feast
  interval
  Georges Bizet
  Jeux d'enfants (orchestral version)
  Roger Quilter
  To Julia, Op 8
  Alexander Borodin
  Prince IgorPolovtsian Dances Act 2
  Performers
  Peter Katin
  piano
  piano
  Webster Booth
  tenor
  tenor
  Royal Choral Society
  BBC Symphony Chorus
  Malcolm Sargent
  orchestratorconductor
  orchestratorconductor
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Composers
  Arthur Sullivan
  Sergey Rachmaninov
  Paul Dukas
  Samuel Coleridge‐Taylor
  Georges Bizet
  Roger Quilter
  Alexander Borodin
Mon 15 Aug 1955
- 19:30
  Prom 20
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Orchestral Suite No. 2 in B minor, BWV 1067
  Cantata No. 170, ‘Vergnügte Ruh, beliebte Seelenlust’
  Keyboard Concerto in D minor, BWV 1052
  Brandenburg Concerto No 2 in F major, BWV 1047
  interval
  Johannes Brahms
  Symphony No. 4 in E minor
  Performers
  John Hollingsworth
  conductor
  conductor
  Gerald Jackson
  flute
  flute
  Charles Spinks
  organ
  organ
  Nancy Evans
  mezzo-soprano
  mezzo-soprano
  George Malcolm
  harpsichord
  harpsichord
  Terence Macdonagh
  oboe
  oboe
  Harold Jackson
  trumpet
  trumpet
  Arthur Leavins
  violin
  violin
  Basil Cameron
  conductor
  conductor
  Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
  Composers
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Johannes Brahms
Tue 16 Aug 1955
- 19:30
  Prom 21
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Jean Sibelius
  Karelia SuiteNo. 3 Alla marcia
  Lemminkäinen Suite, Op 22No. 2 The Swan of Tuonela
  Lemminkäinen Suite, Op 22No. 4 Lemminkäinen's Return
  Violin Concerto
  Symphony No. 5 in E flat major
  interval
  Malcolm Arnold
  Overture 'Tam o'Shanter', Op 51 World premiere
  Jules Massenet
  La ViergeLe dernier sommeil de la Vierge
  Zoltán Kodály
  Háry János - suite
  Performers
  Basil Cameron
  conductor
  conductor
  Leonard Brain
  cor anglais
  cor anglais
  Ida Haendel
  violin
  violin
  Malcolm Arnold
  conductor
  conductor
  Gilbert Webster
  cimbalom
  cimbalom
  Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
  Composers
  Jean Sibelius
  Malcolm Arnold
  Jules Massenet
  Zoltán Kodály
Wed 17 Aug 1955
- 19:30
  Prom 22
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Antonín Dvořák
  8 Slavonic Dances, Op 72No. 2 in E minor
  Cello Concerto in B minor
  Symphony No. 7 in D minor
  Richard Strauss
  Till Eulenspiegel’s Merry Pranks
  Richard Wagner
  The Mastersingers of NurembergNo. 49 Dance of the Apprentices Act 3 Scene 5
  The Mastersingers of NurembergNo. 50 Procession of the Masters Act 3 Scene 5
  The Mastersingers of NurembergNo. 33 Prelude Act 3
  Performers
  Zara Nelsova
  cello
  cello
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Malcolm Sargent
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Antonín Dvořák
  Richard Strauss
  Richard Wagner
Thu 18 Aug 1955
- 19:30
  Prom 23
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Pyotr Tchaikovsky
  The Sleeping Beauty (Act 1, No 6: Waltz)
  Violin Concerto in D major
  Symphony No. 5 in E minor
  interval
  Zoltán Kodály
  Concerto for OrchestraProms premiere
  Richard Wagner
  Die WalküreWalkürenritt (orchestral synthesis) Act 3 Scene 1
  Performers
  Alan Loveday
  violin
  violin
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Malcolm Sargent
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Pyotr Tchaikovsky
  Zoltán Kodály
  Richard Wagner
Fri 19 Aug 1955
- 19:30
  Prom 24
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  EgmontNo. 1 Overture
  Piano Concerto No. 1 in C major
  Symphony No. 5 in C minor
  interval
  John Veale
  Panorama First concert performance in London
  Manuel de Falla
  El amor brujoNo. 12 Danza del juego de amor
  El amor brujoNo. 5 Danza del terror
  El amor brujoNo. 8 Danza ritual del fuego
  El amor brujoNo. 1 Introduction and Scene
  El amor brujoNo. 2 In the Gypsy Cave (Night-time)
  El amor brujoNo. 4 The Apparition
  El amor brujoNo. 6 The Magic Circle (The Fisherman's Story)
  El amor brujoNo. 7 Midnight (Witchcraft)
  El amor brujoNo. 9 Scene
  El amor brujoNo. 11 Pantomime
  El amor brujoNo. 13 Finale: Morning Bells
  Performers
  Malcolm Sargent
  conductor
  conductor
  Kendall Taylor
  piano
  piano
  John Hollingsworth
  conductor
  conductor
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Composers
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  John Veale
  Manuel de Falla
Sat 20 Aug 1955
- 19:30
  Prom 25
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Arthur Sullivan
  The Yeomen of the GuardOverture Proms premiere
  The Yeomen of the GuardIs life a boon? Act 1 No. 7 Proms premiere
  The Yeomen of the GuardStrange Adventure! Act 2 No. 5 Proms premiere
  The Yeomen of the GuardWhen maiden loves Act 1 No. 1 Proms premiere
  The Yeomen of the GuardWere I thy bride Act 1 No. 13 Proms premiere
  The Yeomen of the Guard'Tis done! I am a bride Act 1 No. 12 Proms premiere
  The Yeomen of the GuardFree from his fetters grim Act 2 No. 4 Proms premiere
  IolantheWhen all night long a chap remains [The Sentry's song] Act 2 No. 1
  IolantheLoudly let the trumpet bray [Entrance and March of the Peers] Act 1 No. 6
  IolantheWhen Britain really rul'd the waves Act 2 No. 3
  IolantheOverture
  The MikadoThree little maids from school Act 1 No. 7 Proms premiere
  The MikadoThe sun whose rays are all ablaze Act 2 No. 2 Proms premiere
  The MikadoComes a train of little ladies Act 1 No. 6 Proms premiere
  The MikadoBraid the raven hair Act 2 No. 1 Proms premiere
  The MikadoA wand'ring minstrel I Act 1 No. 2 Proms premiere
  The Pirates of Penzance - 'Poor wand’ring one…”Poor wand'ring one Act 1 No. 8
  The GondoliersList and Learn Act 1 No. 1 Proms premiere
  The GondoliersTake a pair of sparkling eyes Act 2 No. 3 Proms premiere
  The GondoliersDance a Cachucha Act 2 No. 5 Proms premiere
  The GondoliersWhen a merry maiden marries Act 1 No. 9a Proms premiere
  Roger Quilter
  A Children's Overture, Op 17
  Edvard Grieg
  Two Elegiac Melodies, Op 34
  Franz von Suppé
  Dichter und BauerOverture
  Performers
  Owen Brannigan
  bass
  bass
  Elsie Morison
  soprano
  soprano
  Marjorie Thomas
  contralto
  contralto
  Walter Midgley
  tenor
  tenor
  BBC Singers
  BBC Symphony Chorus
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Malcolm Sargent
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Arthur Sullivan
  Roger Quilter
  Edvard Grieg
  Franz von Suppé
Mon 22 Aug 1955
- 19:30
  Prom 26
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Engelbert Humperdinck
  Hansel and GretelOverture
  Robert Schumann
  Piano Concerto in A minor
  César Franck
  Symphony in D minor
  interval
  Gabriel Fauré
  Requiem Proms premiere
  Performers
  Eileen Joyce
  piano
  piano
  Elsie Morison
  soprano
  soprano
  Frederick Harvey
  baritone
  baritone
  BBC Singers
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Malcolm Sargent
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Engelbert Humperdinck
  Robert Schumann
  César Franck
  Gabriel Fauré
Tue 23 Aug 1955
- 19:30
  Prom 27
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Johannes Brahms
  Hungarian Dance No. 1 in G minor: Allegro molto, WoO 1.1 (orch. Johannes Brahms)
  Hungarian Dance No. 6 in D major: Vivace, WoO 1.6 (orch. Albert Parlow)
  Felix Mendelssohn
  Symphony No 4 in A major 'Italian'
  Johannes Brahms
  Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major
  interval
  Ottorino Respighi
  La boutique fantasque (suite)
  Jean Sibelius
  Valse triste
  Finlandia
  Performers
  Malcolm Sargent
  conductor
  conductor
  Gina Bachauer
  piano
  piano
  John Hollingsworth
  conductor
  conductor
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Composers
  Johannes Brahms
  Felix Mendelssohn
  Ottorino Respighi
  Jean Sibelius
Wed 24 Aug 1955
- 19:30
  Prom 28
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Pyotr Tchaikovsky
  Swan LakeNo. 13d Danse des cygnes: Allegro moderato Act 2 No. 4d
  Swan LakeNo. 10 Scène Act 2 No. 1
  Swan LakeNo. 2 Valse Act 1 No. 2
  Swan LakeNo. 13e Pas d'action Act 2 No. 4e
  The Maid of OrleansRecitative & aria 'So wills the Lord!...Farewell you native hills and fields' Act 1 No. 7
  Variations on a Rococo Theme for Cello and Orchestra
  Symphony No. 4 in F minor
  Richard Strauss
  Don Quixote, Op 35
  Performers
  Nancy Evans
  mezzo-soprano
  mezzo-soprano
  André Navarra
  cello
  cello
  Kenneth Essex
  viola
  viola
  London Symphony Orchestra
  Basil Cameron
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Pyotr Tchaikovsky
  Richard Strauss
Thu 25 Aug 1955
- 19:30
  Prom 29
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Carl Maria von Weber
  OberonOverture
  Giuseppe Verdi
  Simon BoccanegraNo. 1b Aria 'Il lacerato spirito'
  Simon BoccanegraNo. 1a Recitative 'A te l'estremo addio'
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor
  Claude Debussy
  La mer
  interval
  William Walton
  Symphony No. 1 in B flat minor
  Performers
  Michael Langdon
  bass
  bass
  Louis Kentner
  piano
  piano
  London Symphony Orchestra
  Basil Cameron
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Carl Maria von Weber
  Giuseppe Verdi
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Claude Debussy
  William Walton
Fri 26 Aug 1955
- 19:30
  Prom 30
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Overture ‘Coriolan’
  Violin Concerto in D major
  Symphony No. 4 in B flat major
  Sergey Prokofiev
  Piano Concerto No 2 in G minorFirst concert performance in England
  Arnold Bax
  Overture to a Picaresque Comedy
  Performers
  Ida Haendel
  violin
  violin
  Kyla Greenbaum
  piano
  piano
  London Symphony Orchestra
  Basil Cameron
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Sergey Prokofiev
  Arnold Bax
Sat 27 Aug 1955
- 19:30
  Prom 31
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Alexander Borodin
  Prince IgorOverture
  Cedric Thorpe Davie
  Diversions on a Tune by Dr. ArneWorld premiere
  Max Bruch
  Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor
  Pyotr Tchaikovsky
  Marche slave, Op 31
  Antonín Dvořák
  Symphony No. 9 in E minor, ‘From the New World’
  Performers
  Ralph Holmes
  violin
  violin
  National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain
  Adrian Boult
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Alexander Borodin
  Cedric Thorpe Davie
  Max Bruch
  Pyotr Tchaikovsky
  Antonín Dvořák
Mon 29 Aug 1955
- 19:30
  Prom 32
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Richard Wagner
  The Mastersingers of NurembergNo. 1 Prelude Act 1
  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis
  Claude Debussy
  Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune
  Jean Sibelius
  Symphony No. 2 in D major
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Symphony No 29 in A major, K 201
  Maurice Ravel
  Mother Goose – suite
  Emmanuel Chabrier
  España
  Performers
  John Barbirolli
  conductor
  conductor
  Hallé (pre-2003, Hallé Orchestra)
  Composers
  Richard Wagner
  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  Claude Debussy
  Jean Sibelius
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Maurice Ravel
  Emmanuel Chabrier
Tue 30 Aug 1955
- 19:30
  Prom 33
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Hector Berlioz
  Overture ‘Le carnaval romain’
  Felix Mendelssohn
  Violin Concerto in E minor
  Edward Elgar
  Symphony No. 1 in A flat major
  Jacques Ibert
  Divertissement
  Maurice Ravel
  Daphnis and Chloe – Suite No. 2
  Performers
  Endre Wolf
  violin
  violin
  John Barbirolli
  conductor
  conductor
  Hallé (pre-2003, Hallé Orchestra)
  Composers
  Hector Berlioz
  Felix Mendelssohn
  Edward Elgar
  Jacques Ibert
  Maurice Ravel
Wed 31 Aug 1955
- 19:30
  Prom 34
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Franz Schubert
  Die Zauberharfe, D 644Overture
  Symphony No 5 in B flat major
  Johannes Brahms
  Piano Concerto No 1 in D minor
  Symphony No. 3 in F major
  Performers
  Iso Elinson
  piano
  piano
  John Barbirolli
  conductor
  conductor
  Hallé (pre-2003, Hallé Orchestra)
  Composers
  Franz Schubert
  Johannes Brahms
Thu 1 Sep 1955
- 19:30
  Prom 35
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Richard Wagner
  The Flying DutchmanOverture
  Die Walküre Act 1 Scene 3
  GötterdämmerungNo. 37 Trauermusik Act 3 Scene 2
  GötterdämmerungNo. 40 Starke Scheite Act 3 Scene 3
  GötterdämmerungDawn and Siegfried's Rhine Journey (abridged concert version)
  Richard Strauss
  Die Liebe der Danae, Op 83Symphonic Fragment (arr. C. Krauss) Proms premiere
  Death and Transfiguration
  Performers
  Ludwig Suthaus
  Siegmund
  Siegmund
  Sylvia Fisher
  SieglindeBrünnhilde
  SieglindeBrünnhilde
  Clemens Krauss
  music arranger
  music arranger
  John Barbirolli
  conductor
  conductor
  Hallé (pre-2003, Hallé Orchestra)
  Composers
  Richard Wagner
  Richard Strauss
Fri 2 Sep 1955
- 19:30
  Prom 36
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Overture 'Leonore' No. 3
  Symphony No. 2 in D major
  Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major, ‘Emperor’
  Geoffrey Bush
  Overture 'Yorick' Proms premiere
  William Alwyn
  Autumn Legend London premiere
  Georges Bizet
  L' Arlésienne – Suite No. 1No. 1 Prélude
  L' Arlésienne – Suite No. 1No. 2 Minuetto
  L' Arlésienne – Suite No. 1No. 3 Adagietto
  L' Arlésienne, Suite No. 2No. 4 Farandole
  Performers
  Denis Matthews
  piano
  piano
  Roger Winfield
  cor anglais
  cor anglais
  John Barbirolli
  conductor
  conductor
  Hallé (pre-2003, Hallé Orchestra)
  Composers
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Geoffrey Bush
  William Alwyn
  Georges Bizet
Sat 3 Sep 1955
- 19:30
  Prom 37
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Franz von Suppé
  Pique DameOverture
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Eine kleine Nachtmusik
  Franz Schubert
  Rosamunde, Fürstin von Zypern, D 797No. 6 Entr'acte No. 3 in B flat major: Andantino
  Rosamunde, Fürstin von Zypern, D 797No. 10 Ballet No. 2 in G major: Andantino
  Joseph Haydn
  Symphony No. 88 in G major
  Johann Strauss II
  Fledermaus-Polka, Op 362Overture
  Emperor Waltz
  Annen-Polka, Op 117
  Perpetuum mobile, Op 257
  Richard Strauss
  Der Rosenkavalier – suite
  Performers
  John Barbirolli
  conductor
  conductor
  Hallé (pre-2003, Hallé Orchestra)
  Composers
  Franz von Suppé
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Franz Schubert
  Joseph Haydn
  Johann Strauss II
  Richard Strauss
Mon 5 Sep 1955
- 19:30
  Prom 38
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Idomeneo, rè di Creta, Suite, K 366 (arr. Ferruccio Busoni)
  Symphony No. 40 in G minor
  Richard Strauss
  Don Juan
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Piano Concerto No 14 in E flat major, K449
  Aria with recitative 'Bella mia fiamma...Resta, o cara', K 528
  Richard Strauss
  Four Songs, Op. 27No. 4 Morgen!
  5 Songs, Op 41No. 1 Wiegenlied
  Four Songs, Op. 27No. 2 Cäcilie
  Performers
  Denis Matthews
  piano
  piano
  Hilde Zadek
  soprano
  soprano
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Malcolm Sargent
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Richard Strauss
Tue 6 Sep 1955
- 19:30
  Prom 39
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Orchestral Suite No 3 in D major, BWV 1068
  Cantata No. 154, 'Mein liebster Jesus ist verloren', BWV 154Jesu, lass dich finden
  Magnificat in D majorEsurientes implevit bonis
  Violin Concerto in E major
  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  Symphony No. 6 in E minor
  Ernest Chausson
  Poème
  Edvard Grieg
  Lyric Suite, Op 54
  Performers
  Helen Watts
  contralto
  contralto
  Szymon Goldberg
  violin
  violin
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Malcolm Sargent
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  Ernest Chausson
  Edvard Grieg
Wed 7 Sep 1955
- 19:30
  Prom 40
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Gioachino Rossini
  SemiramideOverture
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Horn Concerto No. 2 in E flat major, K417
  Edward Elgar
  Symphony No. 2 in E flat major
  Benjamin Britten
  Serenade for tenor, horn and strings
  interval
  Gian Carlo Menotti
  Amelia al balloOverture First concert performance in England
  Performers
  Malcolm Sargent
  conductor
  conductor
  Dennis Brain
  horn
  horn
  John Hollingsworth
  conductor
  conductor
  Peter Pears
  tenor
  tenor
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Composers
  Gioachino Rossini
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Edward Elgar
  Benjamin Britten
  Gian Carlo Menotti
Thu 8 Sep 1955
- 19:30
  Prom 41
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
  The Maid of PskovOverture
  Sergey Rachmaninov
  Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini
  Dmitry Shostakovich
  Symphony No. 10 in E minorProms premiere
  Alexander Borodin
  Prince IgorAria 'No sleep, no rest' Act 2
  Igor Stravinsky
  The Firebird – suite (revised version, 1919)
  Performers
  Benno Moiseiwitsch
  piano
  piano
  Alfred Orda
  baritone
  baritone
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Malcolm Sargent
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
  Sergey Rachmaninov
  Dmitry Shostakovich
  Alexander Borodin
  Igor Stravinsky
Fri 9 Sep 1955
- 19:30
  Prom 42
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Symphony No. 1 in C major
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Piano Concerto No. 23 in A major
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Symphony No 8 in F major
  Gordon Jacob
  Cello ConcertoWorld premiere
  Franz Liszt
  Symphonic Poem No. 3 'Les Préludes', S 97
  interval
  interval
  Performers
  Myra Hess
  piano
  piano
  Florence Hooton
  cello
  cello
  Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
  Charles Groves
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Gordon Jacob
  Franz Liszt
Sat 10 Sep 1955
- 19:30
  Prom 43
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Otto Nicolai
  Die lustigen Weiber von WindsorOverture
  Giuseppe Verdi
  FalstaffÈ sogno o realtà? Act 2 Scene 1
  Frederick Delius
  Brigg Fair
  Sergey Rachmaninov
  Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor
  interval
  Pyotr Tchaikovsky
  Capriccio italien, Op 45
  Joaquín Rodrigo
  Concierto de Aranjuez Proms premiere
  Jaromír Weinberger
  Schwanda the BagpiperPolka Act 1
  Schwanda the BagpiperFugue Act 2
  Performers
  Redvers Llewellyn
  baritone
  baritone
  Dario Raucea
  piano
  piano
  Julian Bream
  guitar
  guitar
  Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
  Charles Groves
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Otto Nicolai
  Giuseppe Verdi
  Frederick Delius
  Sergey Rachmaninov
  Pyotr Tchaikovsky
  Joaquín Rodrigo
  Jaromír Weinberger
Mon 12 Sep 1955
- 19:30
  Prom 44
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  George Frideric Handel
  Water Music Suite (arr. Hamilton Harty)No. 1 Allegro
  Water Music Suite (arr. Hamilton Harty)No. 2 Air
  Water Music Suite (arr. Hamilton Harty)No. 3 Bourrée
  Water Music Suite (arr. Hamilton Harty)No. 4 Hornpipe
  Water Music Suite (arr. Hamilton Harty)No. 6 Allegro deciso
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major
  Edmund Rubbra
  Symphony No. 6, Op 80 Proms premiere
  Alexander Brott
  A Royal Tribute to Queen Elizabeth II First performance in England
  Antonín Dvořák
  Symphonic Variations, Op 78
  Performers
  Malcolm Sargent
  conductor
  conductor
  Myra Hess
  piano
  piano
  Alexander Brott
  conductor
  conductor
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Composers
  George Frideric Handel
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Edmund Rubbra
  Alexander Brott
  Antonín Dvořák
Tue 13 Sep 1955
- 19:30
  Prom 45
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  The Wasps – overture
  Frederick Delius
  Piano Concerto in C minor
  Gustav Holst
  The Planets
  interval
  Antonín Dvořák
  Symphony No. 8 in G major
  Performers
  Malcolm Sargent
  conductor
  conductor
  Benno Moiseiwitsch
  piano
  piano
  BBC Singers (1924-34, Wireless Chorus; 1935-8, 1942-3, 1946-72, BBC Chorus) (women's voices)
  John Hollingsworth
  conductor
  conductor
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Composers
  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  Frederick Delius
  Gustav Holst
  Antonín Dvořák
Wed 14 Sep 1955
- 19:30
  Prom 46
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  The Magic Flute (Overture)
  Symphony No. 35 in D major, ‘Haffner’
  Exsultate, jubilate
  Johannes Brahms
  Double Concerto
  interval
  interval
  Johannes Brahms
  Symphony No. 2 in D major
  Performers
  Ilse Hollweg
  soprano
  soprano
  Jean Pougnet
  violin
  violin
  Anthony Pini
  cello
  cello
  London Philharmonic Orchestra
  Adrian Boult
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Johannes Brahms
Thu 15 Sep 1955
- 19:30
  Prom 47
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Felix Mendelssohn
  A Midsummer Night's Dream – overture
  Alban Berg
  Violin Concerto Proms premiere
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Symphony No. 7 in A major
  Claude Debussy
  Rapsodie Proms premiere
  Edward Elgar
  ‘Enigma’ Variations
  Performers
  André Gertler
  violin
  violin
  Walter Lear
  saxophone
  saxophone
  London Philharmonic Orchestra
  Adrian Boult
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Felix Mendelssohn
  Alban Berg
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Claude Debussy
  Edward Elgar
Fri 16 Sep 1955
- 19:30
  Prom 48
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Christoph Willibald Gluck
  Alceste - Overture
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Symphony No. 9 in D minor, ‘Choral’
  William Walton
  The Wise Virgins, suite
  John Ireland
  These Things Shall Be
  Performers
  Malcolm Sargent
  conductor
  conductor
  Norma Procter
  contralto
  contralto
  Jennifer Vyvyan
  soprano
  soprano
  Trevor Anthony
  bass
  bass
  James Johnston
  tenor
  tenor
  Royal Choral Society
  BBC Symphony Chorus
  John Hollingsworth
  conductor
  conductor
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Composers
  Christoph Willibald Gluck
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  William Walton
  John Ireland
Sat 17 Sep 1955
- 19:30
  Prom 49 - Last Night of the Proms 1955
  Royal Albert Hall
  Programme
  Edward Elgar
  Overture ‘Cockaigne (In London Town)’
  Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
  The Golden CockerelIntroduction and Wedding March
  John Ireland
  Piano Concerto
  Carl Maria von Weber
  Symphony No. 1 in C major, J50, Op 19First concert performance in England
  interval
  Edward Elgar
  Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1 in D major (‘Land of Hope and Glory’)
  Hector Berlioz
  The damnation of Faust - Marche hongroise
  The damnation of Faust - Menuet des follets
  Henry Wood
  Fantasia on British Sea-SongsNo. 5 Jack's the Lad
  Fantasia on British Sea-SongsNo. 6 Farewell and Adieu, Ye Spanish Ladies - Cadenza
  Fantasia on British Sea-SongsNo. 3 The Saucy Arethusa
  Fantasia on British Sea-SongsNo. 4 Tom Bowling
  Thomas Arne
  Rule, Britannia!
  Hubert Parry
  Jerusalem (orch. Elgar)
  Unknown
  National Anthem
  Performers
  Malcolm Sargent
  conductor
  conductor
  Basil Cameron
  conductor
  conductor
  Gina Bachauer
  piano
  piano
  Constance Shacklock
  mezzo-soprano
  mezzo-soprano
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Composers
  Edward Elgar
  Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
  John Ireland
  Carl Maria von Weber
  Hector Berlioz
  Henry Wood
  Thomas Arne
  Hubert Parry
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