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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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