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17 Sep 1988, Royal Albert Hall
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Sat 17 Sep 1988
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Proms 1988 Prom 69 - Last Night of the Proms 1988
Prom 69 - Last Night of the Proms 1988
19:30 Sat 17 Sep 1988 Royal Albert Hall
Programme
Richard Strauss
Don Juan
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Eugene Onegin – Letter Scene
Edvard Grieg
Piano Concerto in A minor
- Grainger's performance of the solo part was taken from a 1921 Pianola roll, transferring it live in the concert hall to the Steinway grand piano, accompanied by conductor and orchestra.
William Walton
Henry V (choral suite arr. Malcolm Sargent)
No. 1 Prologue
Henry V (choral suite arr. Malcolm Sargent)
No. 2 Passacaglia: Death of Falstaff
Henry V
No. 3 Charge and Battle
Henry V (choral suite arr. Malcolm Sargent)
No. 3 Touch her soft lips and part
Henry V (choral suite arr. Malcolm Sargent)
No. 4 Finale: Agincourt Song
Percy Grainger
Molly on the Shore
Irish Tune from County Derry
Shepherd's Hey - medley
Charles Villiers Stanford
Songs of the Sea – 1: Drake's Drum
Edward Elgar
Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1 in D major, ‘Land of Hope and Glory’
Henry Wood
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
Performers
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Joan Rodgers
soprano
soprano
Percy Grainger
Pianola roll
Pianola roll
BBC Singers
BBC Symphony Chorus
Benjamin Luxon
baritone
baritone
BBC Singers (1924-34, Wireless Chorus; 1935-8, 1942-3, 1946-72, BBC Chorus) (men's voices)
Sir Andrew Davis
conductor
conductor
Composers
Richard Strauss
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Edvard Grieg
William Walton
Percy Grainger
Charles Villiers Stanford
Edward Elgar
Henry Wood
Thomas Arne
Hubert Parry
About this event
Part of
Proms 1988
Discover the Music
Grieg: Piano Concerto in A minor
Elgar: Pomp and Circumstance March No.1 in D major (extract)
Jerusalem
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