BBC Proms

1967

1967 · 9 episodes

Episodes

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   1. First Night of the Proms

   22 Jul 1967

   Television cameras were at the Royal Albert Hall earlier this evening to record the first half of the opening concert in the 73rd Season of Henry Wood Promenade Concerts. Fou Ts'ong (piano) BBC Symphony Orchestra Leader, Trevor Williams Conducted by Sir Malcolm Sargent Introduced by Richard Baker.

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   2. Sunday Prom

   30 Jul 1967

   The first in a series of five programmes recorded from the 1967 Season of Henry Wood Promenade Concerts at the Royal Albert Hall, London. Andre Tchaikowsky (piano) BBC Symphony Orchestra Leader, Trevor Williams Conducted by Sir Malcolm Sargent Beethoven Overture: Egmont Piano Concerto No. 3, in C minor Introduced by James Fisher.

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   3. Sunday Prom

   6 Aug 1967

   The second in a series of five programmes recorded from the 1967 Season of Henry Wood Promenade Concerts at the Royal Albert Hall, London. Victoria Postnikova (piano) Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Leader, John Ronayne Conducted by Sir Adrian Boult Introduced by Richard Baker.

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   4. Belshazzar's Feast

   11 Aug 1967

   BBC-2 presents a performance of William Walton's dramatic oratorio. Conducted by John Pritchard with Raimund Herincx (baritone) BBC Chorus, BBC Choral Society, Alexandra Choir, Goldsmiths' Choral Union, Harrow Choral Society, London Philharmonic Choir, Royal Choral Society BBC Symphony Orchestra Leader, Trevor Williams Before the performance Sir William Walton talks to John Warrack about the work and its origins. Introduced by Richard Baker (Recorded at a Promenade Concert from the Royal Albert Hall on Aug. 9)

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   5. Sunday Prom

   13 Aug 1967

   The third in a series of five programmes recorded from the 1967 Season of Henry Wood Promenade Concerts at the Royal Albert Hall, London. Sir John Barbirolli conducts the Halle Orchestra Leader, Martin Milner in Viennese music by Johann Strauss and Richard Strauss Overture: Die Fledermaus Tritsch-Tratsch Polka Champagne Polka Waltz: The Blue Danube Suite from Der Rosenkavalier Introduced by John Dunn.

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   6. Sunday Prom

   20 Aug 1967

   The fourth in a series of five programmes recorded from the 1967 Season of Henry Wood Promenade Concerts at the Royal Albert Hall, London. Vladimir Ashkenazy (piano) with the BBC Symphony Orchestra Leader, Trevor Williams Conducted by Colin Davis Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 5 ('Emperor') Introduced by Richard Baker.

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   7. Elgar: Symphony No. 1, in A flat major

   25 Aug 1967

   Direct from the Royal Albert Hall, London the second part of tonight's Henry Wood Promenade Concert in which Colin Davis conducts the BBC Symphony Orchestra Leader, Trevor Williams Introduced by Richard Baker.

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   8. Sunday Prom

   10 Sept 1967

   The last in a series of five programmes recorded from the 1967 Season of Henry Wood Promenade Concerts at the Royal Albert Hall, London. Introduced by John Warrack. Bernard Haitink conducts the Concertgebouw Orchestra of Amsterdam Leader, Herman Krebbers in Schubert's Symphony No. 9 in C major

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   9. Last Night of the Proms

   16 Sept 1967

   Television cameras are at the Royal Albert Hall, London, for the second half of the final concert in the 73rd Season of Henry Wood Promenade Concerts. BBC Symphony Orchestra Leader, Trevor Williams Conducted by Colin Davis Monica Sinclair (contralto) Introduced by Richard Baker.