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July 20, 1957

1957

01. First Night of the Proms

The second part of the opening concert of the Henry Wood Promenade Concerts at the Royal Albert Hall in London.

BBC Symphony Orchestra

(Leader, Paul Beard)

Conductor, Sir Malcolm Sargent

Soloist, Eileen Joyce

Overture: The Mastersingers......... Wagner

Piano Concerto No. 2, in G minor Saint-Saens

Variations and Fugue on a theme of Purcell (The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra) Benjamin Britten

Introduced by Alvar Lidell.

July 20, 1957

02. The Last Night of the Proms

Constance Shacklock

(mezzo-soprano)

BBC Symphony Orchestra

(Leader, Paul Beard)

Conductor; Sir Malcolm Sargent

Introduced by Alvar Lidell.

September 14, 1957