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July 30, 1972

1972

01. Omnibus at the Proms: Gabrieli and Liszt

The first of five visits to the Royal Albert Hall for the 1972 season of Henry Wood Promenade Concerts

Michael Tilson Thomas conducts

Gabrieli Canzon septimi toni

Canzon noni toni

Sonata pian' e forte

with the London Symphony Orchestra Brass Ensemble

and Liszt and Others Hexameron: variations for six grand pianos and orchestra on a march from Bellini's I Puritani for which five other composers joined Liszt in writing this work - Thalberg, Pixis, Herz, Czerny and Chopin.

with pianists John Bingham, Martin Hughes, Ronald Lumsden, Howard Shelley, Thomas Walsh, David Wilde and the London Symphony Orchestra leader John Georgiadis

Introduced by Richard Baker

(Part of last Thursday's concert)

(Next week: Music by Brahms)

(Colour)

July 30, 1972

02. Omnibus at the Proms: Brahms

The second of five visits to the Royal Albert Hall for the 1972 season of Henry Wood Promenade Concerts

Misha Dichter plays

Brahms Piano Concerto No 1, in D minor

with the London Symphony Orchestra leader John Georgiadis conducted by Colin Davis

Introduced by Richard Baker

(Part of last Monday's concert)

(Next week: Music by Shostakovich)

(Colour)

August 6, 1972

03. Omnibus at the Proms: Shostakovich

The third of five visits to the Royal Albert Hall for the 1972 season of Henry Wood Promenade Concerts

Bernard Haitink conducts Shostakovich Symphony No 10

with the London Philharmonic Orchestra

leader Rodney Friend

Introduced by Richard Baker

(Part of last Friday's broadcast)

(Next week: Music by Strauss and Lehar)

(Colour)

August 13, 1972

04. Omnibus at the Proms: Viennese Night

The fourth of five visits to the 1972 season of Henry Wood Promenade Concerts from the Royal Albert Hall

John Pritchard conducts Waltzes and Polkas by the Strauss family and excerpts from Lehar's The Merry Widow and Johann Strauss's Die Fledermaus

with Catherine Wilson (soprano)

and the BBC Symphony Orchestra leader Eli Goren

Introduced by Richard Baker

(Part of the concert given on 12 August)

(Next week: Gilbert and Sullivan)

(Colour)

August 20, 1972

05. Omnibus at the Proms: Gilbert and Sullivan

This week's visit to the Royal Albert Hall for the 1972 season of Henry Wood Promenade Concerts

Stanford Robinson conducts highlights from Gilbert and Sullivan operettas Iolanthe,

The Pirates of Penzance, HMS Pinafore

with Patricia Reakes (soprano), Patricia Kern (mezzo-soprano), Heather Begg (contralto), Alexander Young (tenor), Derek Hammond-Stroud (baritone), Donald Adams (bass)

BBC Concert Orchestra

leader Arthur Leavins

BBC Choral Society

Introduced by Richard Baker

(Part of last night's concert)

(Last Night of the Proms: 16 September)

August 27, 1972

06. Music on 2: From the Proms

BBC2 cameras were at the Royal Albert Hall recently to record the first of two Promenade Concerts with outstanding artists.

Pierre Boulez conducts a performance of Stravinsky's complete ballet "The Firebird" with the BBC Symphony Orchestra, leader Bela Dekany. The programme begins with Stravinsky's "Symphonies of wind instruments" (original version).

Introduced by Antony Hopkins

(Part of the concert given on 25 August)

September 3, 1972

07. Music on 2: From the Proms

BBC2 cameras were at the Royal Albert Hall recently to record the second of two Promenade Concerts with outstanding artists.

Hiroyuki Iwaki conducts the NHK Symphony Orchestra of Japan in a performance of Mozart Violin Concerto in G major (K 216) with Masuko Ushioda (violin)

The programme also includes Concerto for Orchestra by Akira Miyoshi

Introduced by Antony Hopkins

(Part of the concert given on 3 Sept)

September 10, 1972

08. Last Night of the Proms

Live from the Royal Albert Hall, London, BBC outside broadcast cameras bring you the second half of the closing concert of the 78th season.

Colin Davis conducts the BBC Symphony Orchestra, leader Eli Goren

Elgar March: Pomp and Circumstance No 1, in D major

Walton A Song for the Lord Mayor's Table

Crosse Celebration: A little Cantata for audience, chorus and orchestra (commissioned by the BBC: first performance)

Arne Rule, Britannia

Parry, orch Elgar Jerusalem with Elizabeth Bainbridge (mezzo-soprano)

Introduced by Richard Baker

September 17, 1972