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3 Oct 1936, Queen's Hall
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Proms 1936 Prom 49 - Last Night of the Proms 1936
Prom 49 - Last Night of the Proms 1936
20:00 Sat 3 Oct 1936 Queen's Hall
Programme
Otto Nicolai
Die lustigen Weiber von Windsor
Overture
Giuseppe Verdi
Aida
Aria 'Ritorna vincitor' Act 1 Scene 1
Camille Saint‐Saëns
Piano Concerto No 2 in G minor
Johann Sebastian Bach
Partita for Solo Violin No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004 (orch. Alfredo Casella)
No. 5 Chaconne First performance in England of this version
Ralph Vaughan Williams
Songs of travel
No. 8 Bright is the ring of words
Songs of travel
No. 3 The roadside fire
Songs of travel
No. 1 The vagabond
Gustav Holst
The Planets
No. 3 Mercury, the Winged Messenger
The Planets
No. 4 Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity
The Planets
No. 5 Saturn, the Bringer of Old Age
Henry Wood
Fantasia on British Sea-Songs
Francis Korbay
Hungarian Melodies Book 1
No. 4 Had a horse
Edward Elgar
Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1 in D major, ‘Land of Hope and Glory’
Unknown
National Anthem
Performers
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Henry Wood
conductor
conductor
Josephine Wray
soprano
soprano
Stephen Wearing
piano
piano
Roy Henderson
baritone
baritone
Berkeley Mason
piano
piano
Composers
Otto Nicolai
Giuseppe Verdi
Camille Saint‐Saëns
Johann Sebastian Bach
Ralph Vaughan Williams
Gustav Holst
Henry Wood
Francis Korbay
Edward Elgar
Unknown
About this event
Part of
Proms 1936
Discover the Music
Verdi: Aida - Opera Guide
Saint Saens: Africa and Piano Concerto No 2
The Planets
Holst: The Planets
Holst: The Planets
Elgar: Pomp and Circumstance March No.1 in D major (extract)
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