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12 Aug 1939, Queen's Hall
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20:00
Sat 12 Aug 1939
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Proms 1939 Prom 01 - First Night of the Proms 1939
Prom 01 - First Night of the Proms 1939
20:00 Sat 12 Aug 1939 Queen's Hall
Programme
Unknown
National Anthem
Edward Elgar
Introduction and Allegro
George Frideric Handel
Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63 (arr. Henry Wood)
Recitative & aria 'My arms!...Sound an alarm' Act 2
Sergey Rachmaninov
Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini
interval
Frederick Delius
A Village Romeo and Juliet
The Walk to the Paradise Garden
A Village Romeo and Juliet
Waltz
Giuseppe Verdi
La Traviata - 'È strano! è strano!'
Zoltán Kodály
Háry János - suite
Antonio Vivaldi
Concerto for Four Violins in B minor
Anon.
Canzonetta 'Gia la notte s'avvicina vieno'
Giulio Caccini
Amarilli, mia bella
Gabriele Sibella
La Girometta
Richard Wagner
The Mastersingers of Nuremberg
No. 1 Prelude Act 1
Performers
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Symphony Orchestra
Henry Wood
conductor
conductor
Frank Titterton
tenor
tenor
Benno Moiseiwitsch
piano
piano
Keith Douglas
music arranger
music arranger
Joan Hammond
soprano
soprano
Phil Davis
cimbalom
cimbalom
Marie Wilson
violin
violin
Paul Beard
violin
violin
Barry Squire
violin
violin
Lionel Besznak
violin
violin
Berkeley Mason
piano
piano
Composers
Unknown
Edward Elgar
George Frideric Handel
Sergey Rachmaninov
Frederick Delius
Giuseppe Verdi
Zoltán Kodály
Antonio Vivaldi
Anon.
Giulio Caccini
Gabriele Sibella
Richard Wagner
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