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20 Aug 1953, Royal Albert Hall
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19:30
Thu 20 Aug 1953
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Proms 1953 Prom 23
Prom 23
19:30 Thu 20 Aug 1953 Royal Albert Hall
Programme
Felix Mendelssohn
Overture 'Ruy Blas'
Johannes Brahms
Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major
Felix Mendelssohn
Symphony No 4 in A major 'Italian'
Johannes Brahms
Liebeslieder Waltzes, Op 52 (version with piano duet)
interval
Felix Mendelssohn
A Midsummer Night’s Dream – incidental music
No. 1 Scherzo
A Midsummer Night’s Dream – incidental music
No. 6 Wedding March
A Midsummer Night’s Dream – incidental music
No. 5 Nocturne
Performers
³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ Symphony Orchestra
Malcolm Sargent
conductor
piano/director
conductor
piano/director
Gina Bachauer
piano
piano
John Hollingsworth
conductor
conductor
Ernest Lush
piano
piano
Marjorie Avis
soprano
soprano
Margaret Godley
soprano
soprano
Margaret Rees
soprano
soprano
Margaret Rolfe
contralto
contralto
Betty Hutchings
soprano
soprano
Maude Baker
contralto
contralto
Kathleen Kay
contralto
contralto
Bradshaw Macmillan
tenor
tenor
Emlyn Bebb
tenor
tenor
John Duncan
tenor
tenor
Reginald Mitchell
tenor
tenor
Stanley Riley
bass
bass
Victor Utting
bass
bass
Roland Izzard
bass
bass
Denis Weatherley
bass
bass
Joan Cairns
contralto
contralto
Composers
Felix Mendelssohn
Johannes Brahms
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