Proms 1926

Proms 1926: All Events

Sat 14 Aug 1926
- 20:00
  Prom 01 - First Night of the Proms 1926
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Unknown
  National Anthem
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Toccata and Fugue in F major, BWV 540 (orch. Henry Wood)No. 1 Toccata
  Giuseppe Verdi
  I vespri sicilianiRecitative & aria 'O patria...O tu, Palermo, terra adorata' Act 2
  Arthur Honegger
  Pacific 231
  César Franck
  Les Djinns
  interval
  César Franck
  Symphonic Variations
  Manuel de Falla
  The Three-Cornered Hat – Suite No. 2
  Giacomo Puccini
  La bohèmeAria 'Si. Mi chiamano Mimì' Act 1
  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  Old King Cole
  Henry Wood
  Fantasia on Scottish Melodies
  Montague Phillips
  4 Songs, Op 41No. 4 April is a Lady World premiere
  3 Songs, Op 39No. 3 The dawn has a song
  Ernest Longstaffe
  When the Sergeant-Major's on Parade
  Emmanuel Chabrier
  España
  Performers
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  The New Queen’s Hall Orchestra
  Malcolm McEachern
  bass
  bass
  Myra Hess
  piano
  piano
  Clara Butterworth
  soprano
  soprano
  Frederick Kiddle
  piano
  piano
  Composers
  Unknown
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Giuseppe Verdi
  Arthur Honegger
  César Franck
  Manuel de Falla
  Giacomo Puccini
  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  Henry Wood
  Montague Phillips
  Ernest Longstaffe
  Emmanuel Chabrier
Mon 16 Aug 1926
- 20:00
  Prom 02
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Richard Wagner
  TannhäuserNo. 1 Overture
  Wesendonck Lieder – Träume (arr. Wood)
  Tristan and IsoldeNo. 18 Mild und leise wie er lächelt Act 3 Scene 3
  SiegfriedForest Murmurs (orchestral synthesis) Act 2 Scene 2
  ParsifalGood Friday Music (concert version) Act 3 Scene 1
  interval
  Richard Wagner
  The Mastersingers of NurembergNo. 56 Morgenlich leuchtend in rosigem Schein Act 3 Scene 5
  LohengrinNo. 1 Prelude Act 1
  The Mastersingers of NurembergNo. 49 Dance of the Apprentices Act 3 Scene 5
  The Mastersingers of NurembergNo. 50 Procession of the Masters Act 3 Scene 5
  The Mastersingers of NurembergNo. 33 Prelude Act 3
  The Mastersingers of NurembergNo. 51 Wach auf! es nahet gen den Tag Act 3 Scene 5
  Franz Liszt
  Hungarian Rhapsodies, S 359 (orchestral version)No. 1 in F minor (ending in F major)
  Molly Carew
  Love's a merchant
  Eric Coates
  I pitch my lonely caravan at night
  Camille Saint‐Saëns
  Marche héroïque, Op 34
  Performers
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  The New Queen’s Hall Orchestra
  Charles Woodhouse
  violin
  violin
  Tatiana Makushina
  soprano
  soprano
  Francis Russell
  tenor
  tenor
  Frederick Kiddle
  piano
  piano
  Composers
  Richard Wagner
  Franz Liszt
  Molly Carew
  Eric Coates
  Camille Saint‐Saëns
Tue 17 Aug 1926
- 20:00
  Prom 03
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Overture ‘Coriolan’
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Divertimento No 1 in E flat major, K113
  Joseph Haydn
  Symphony No. 18 in G major
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Cantata No. 53, 'Schlage doch, gewünschte Stunde', BWV 53 (arr. Henry Wood)
  interval
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Piano Concerto No. 23 in A major
  George Frideric Handel
  Di ad Irene, tiranna (Atalanta)
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Symphony No 30 in D major, K 202
  Fedir Yakymenko
  Angel (Poème-Nocturne)First performance in England
  Hermann Löhr
  Whatever is, is best
  Haydn Wood
  Do you know my garden?
  Édouard Lalo
  Le roi d'YsOverture
  Performers
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  The New Queen’s Hall Orchestra
  Diana Trevanion
  contralto
  contralto
  W J Grader
  bells
  bells
  Nicolas Orloff
  piano
  piano
  Ernest Hargreaves
  tenor
  tenor
  Frederick Kiddle
  piano
  piano
  William W Thompson
  organ
  organ
  Composers
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Joseph Haydn
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  George Frideric Handel
  Fedir Yakymenko
  Hermann Löhr
  Haydn Wood
  Édouard Lalo
Wed 18 Aug 1926
- 20:00
  Prom 04
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  George Frideric Handel
  Samson, HWV 57 (arr. Henry Wood)Overture
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Brandenburg Concerto No 1 in F major, BWV 1046
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  La clemenza di Tito, K 621Recitative & aria 'Ecco il punto...Non più di fiori' Act 2
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Keyboard Concerto in D minor, BWV 1052
  interval
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  The Abduction from the SeraglioAria 'Wer ein Liebchen hat gefunden' Act 1 Scene 2
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Orchestral Suite 'No. 5' in G major (Bach/Wood)
  George Frideric Handel
  Concerto grosso in B-flat major, Op 6, No 5 Hornpipe(arr. Henry Wood)
  Haydn Wood
  Praise
  Lauri Edward
  The Ginchy RoadWorld premiere
  Peter Cornelius
  Der Barbier von BagdadOverture
  Performers
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  The New Queen’s Hall Orchestra
  Margaret Balfour
  contralto
  contralto
  Mendelssohn P Draper
  basset horn
  basset horn
  Harriet Cohen
  piano
  piano
  Robert Easton
  bass
  bass
  Jesse Pantling
  oboe
  oboe
  Frederick Kiddle
  piano
  piano
  William W Thompson
  organ
  organ
  Composers
  George Frideric Handel
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Haydn Wood
  Lauri Edward
  Peter Cornelius
Thu 19 Aug 1926
- 20:00
  Prom 05
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Joseph Haydn
  L'isola disabitata, Hob. XXVIII:9Overture
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  The Marriage of FigaroRecitative & aria 'Giunse alfin il momento...Deh vieni, non tardar' Act 3 - Elena Danieli is listed in the printed programme as 'Helen Daniel'
  Piano Concerto No. 22 in E flat major
  Alexander Borodin
  Prince IgorRecitative & aria 'Slowly the day died away...Come, give answer!' Act 2
  Antonín Dvořák
  Symphony No. 9 in E minor, ‘From the New World’
  interval
  Ethel Smyth
  The WreckersOverture
  Liza Lehmann
  There are fairies at the bottom of our garden- Elena Danieli is listed in the printed programme as 'Helen Daniel'
  Roger Quilter
  5 English Love Lyrics, Op 24No. 3 Go, lovely Rose
  Hector Berlioz
  Overture ‘Le carnaval romain’
  Performers
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  The New Queen’s Hall Orchestra
  Elena Danieli
  soprano
  soprano
  Reginald Paul
  piano
  piano
  Hubert Eisdell
  tenor
  tenor
  Ethel Smyth
  conductor
  conductor
  Frederick Kiddle
  piano
  piano
  Composers
  Joseph Haydn
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Alexander Borodin
  Antonín Dvořák
  Ethel Smyth
  Liza Lehmann
  Roger Quilter
  Hector Berlioz
Fri 20 Aug 1926
- 20:00
  Prom 06
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Johannes Brahms
  Tragic Overture
  George Frideric Handel
  Berenice, HWV 38 (arr. unknown)Minuet Act 1
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  FidelioRecitative & aria 'Abscheulicher...Komm, Hoffnung' Act 1 Scene 2
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Violin Concerto in A minor
  George Frideric Handel
  Scipione, HWV 20 (arr. Henry Wood)Aria 'Tutta raccolta ancor' Act 2 Scene 2
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Symphony No 8 in F major
  interval
  George Frideric Handel
  Concerto grosso in G minor, HWV 324, Op 6.6
  Montague Phillips
  The stars
  Graham Peel
  In summertime on Bredon
  Pyotr Tchaikovsky
  Eugene OneginValse Act 2 Scene 1
  Performers
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  The New Queen’s Hall Orchestra
  Florence Austral
  soprano
  soprano
  Adila Fachiri
  violin
  violin
  John Brownlee
  baritone
  baritone
  Frederick Kiddle
  piano
  piano
  Composers
  Johannes Brahms
  George Frideric Handel
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Montague Phillips
  Graham Peel
  Pyotr Tchaikovsky
Sat 21 Aug 1926
- 20:00
  Prom 07
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Ambroise Thomas
  MignonNo. 1 Overture
  Camille Saint‐Saëns
  Samson et DalilaAria 'Printemps qui commence' Act 1 Scene 6
  Ottorino Respighi
  Fountains of Rome
  Franz Liszt
  Hungarian Fantasia, S 123
  Pyotr Tchaikovsky
  The Nutcracker, Suite, Op 71a
  interval
  Amilcare Ponchielli
  La GiocondaAria 'Cielo e mar!' Act 2
  Franz Liszt
  Symphonic Poem No. 3 'Les Préludes', S 97
  Sir John Blackwood McEwen
  A Winter Poem
  Gerald Carne
  Here in the quiet hills
  Westell Gordon
  The Far-Away Bells World premiere
  Jules Massenet
  Le CidMarche du Cid Act 3
  Performers
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  The New Queen’s Hall Orchestra
  Leila Megane
  mezzo-soprano
  mezzo-soprano
  Arthur De Greef
  piano
  piano
  Frederick Kiddle
  celestapiano
  celestapiano
  Francis Russell
  tenor
  tenor
  William W Thompson
  organ
  organ
  Composers
  Ambroise Thomas
  Camille Saint‐Saëns
  Ottorino Respighi
  Franz Liszt
  Pyotr Tchaikovsky
  Amilcare Ponchielli
  Sir John Blackwood McEwen
  Gerald Carne
  Westell Gordon
  Jules Massenet
Mon 23 Aug 1926
- 20:00
  Prom 08
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Richard Wagner
  Tristan and IsoldePrelude (with Wagner's concert-ending) Act 1
  The Mastersingers of NurembergNo. 1 Prelude Act 1
  TannhäuserNo. 10 Dich, teure Halle, grüss' ich wieder Act 2 Scene 1
  LohengrinNo. 17 Prelude Act 3
  RienziOverture
  interval
  Richard Wagner
  TannhäuserNo. 15 Blick' ich umher Act 2 Scene 4
  GötterdämmerungNo. 37 Trauermusik Act 3 Scene 2
  ParsifalNo. 12b Verwandlungsmusik Act 1 Scene 3
  ParsifalGrail Scene (orchestral synthesis) Act 1 Scene 3
  Dorothy Howell
  Lamia
  Wolseley Charles
  Do you believe in fairies?
  Hermann Löhr
  Friendships
  Léo Delibes
  Le roi l'a ditOverture
  Performers
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  The New Queen’s Hall Orchestra
  Rosina Buckman
  soprano
  soprano
  Howard Fry
  baritone
  baritone
  Frederick Kiddle
  piano
  piano
  Composers
  Richard Wagner
  Dorothy Howell
  Wolseley Charles
  Hermann Löhr
  Léo Delibes
Tue 24 Aug 1926
- 20:00
  Prom 09
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Overture 'Leonore' No. 1, Op 138
  Joseph Haydn
  Symphony No. 19 in D major Proms premiere
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Aria with recitative 'Non più, tutto ascoltai...Non temer, amato bene', K 490 - Elena Danieli is listed in the printed programme as 'Helen Daniel'
  interval
  George Frideric Handel
  Ottone, re di Germania, HWV 15 (arr. Henry Wood)Overture
  Joseph Haydn
  Violin Concerto No. 1 in C major
  George Frideric Handel
  Acis and GalateaAria 'Would you gain the tender creature?' Act 2
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Symphony No 28 in C major, K 200
  Gian Francesco Malipiero
  Sinfonie del silenzio e de la morteNo. 3 Il molino della morte First performance in England
  Haydn Wood
  A brown bird singing - Elena Danieli is listed in the printed programme as 'Helen Daniel'
  Montague Phillips
  6 Songs, Op 30No. 6 Dolorosa
  Modest Mussorgsky
  Marcia alla Turca 'The Capture of Kars'
  Performers
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  The New Queen’s Hall Orchestra
  Charles Woodhouse
  violin
  violin
  Elena Danieli
  soprano
  soprano
  Lena Kontorovitch
  violin
  violin
  Andrew Clayton
  tenor
  tenor
  Frederick Kiddle
  piano
  piano
  Composers
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Joseph Haydn
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  George Frideric Handel
  Gian Francesco Malipiero
  Haydn Wood
  Montague Phillips
  Modest Mussorgsky
Wed 25 Aug 1926
- 20:00
  Prom 10
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Christoph Willibald Gluck
  Iphigénie en Aulide (arr. Richard Wagner)Overture
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  The Marriage of FigaroRecitative & aria 'E Susanna non vien!...Dove sono' Act 3
  Henryk Wieniawski
  Concerto for Violin No. 2 in D minor, Op 22
  Claude Debussy
  NocturnesNo. 2 Fêtes
  NocturnesNo. 1 Nuages
  Giuseppe Verdi
  OtelloAria 'Credo in un Dio crudel' Act 2
  interval
  Robert Schumann
  Symphony No. 4 in D minor
  Joaquín Turina
  La procesión del Rocio, Op 9
  Percy Fletcher
  The Bells of Youth
  Hermann Löhr
  2 Little Irish SongsNo. 1 To my first love
  2 Little Irish SongsNo. 2 You'd better ask me
  Edward Elgar
  3 Bavarian Dances, Op 27
  Performers
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  The New Queen’s Hall Orchestra
  Gladys Cole
  soprano
  soprano
  Marie Wilson
  violin
  violin
  Peter Dawson
  bass-baritone
  bass-baritone
  Frederick Kiddle
  piano
  piano
  Composers
  Christoph Willibald Gluck
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Henryk Wieniawski
  Claude Debussy
  Giuseppe Verdi
  Robert Schumann
  Joaquín Turina
  Percy Fletcher
  Hermann Löhr
  Edward Elgar
Thu 26 Aug 1926
- 20:00
  Prom 11
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Jean Roger‐Ducasse
  Le joli jeu de furet
  Pyotr Tchaikovsky
  Eugene OneginAria 'Puskay pogibnu ya' Act 1 Scene 2
  Henry Walford Davies
  Solemn Melody
  Ernest Schelling
  Suite fantastique
  interval
  Frederick Delius
  Life's Dance
  Charles Gounod
  Philémon et BaucisAria 'Au bruit des lourds marteaux' Act 1
  Gustav Holst
  The PlanetsNo. 1 Mars, the Bringer of War
  The PlanetsNo. 2 Venus, the Bringer of Peace
  The PlanetsNo. 4 Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity
  Montague Phillips
  A Hillside Melody, Op 40 (original 1924 version)
  Old World Dance Songs, Op 37No. 1 With courtly grace
  Old World Dance Songs, Op 37No. 4 In the gay olden time
  John Ireland
  When lights go rolling round the sky
  Camille Saint‐Saëns
  Danse macabre
  Performers
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  The New Queen’s Hall Orchestra
  Clara Butterworth
  soprano
  soprano
  Frederick Kiddle
  organpiano
  organpiano
  Charles A(lfred) Crabbe
  cello
  cello
  Leslie England
  piano
  piano
  Robert Easton
  bass
  bass
  Montague Phillips
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Jean Roger‐Ducasse
  Pyotr Tchaikovsky
  Henry Walford Davies
  Ernest Schelling
  Frederick Delius
  Charles Gounod
  Gustav Holst
  Montague Phillips
  John Ireland
  Camille Saint‐Saëns
Fri 27 Aug 1926
- 20:00
  Prom 12
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Don GiovanniOverture
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Cantata No. 81, 'Jesus schläft, was soll ich hoffen?', BWV 81 (arr. Henry Wood)No. 1 Aria 'Jesus schläft, was soll ich hoffen?'
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major, ‘Emperor’
  Adelaide, Op 46 (arr. Louis Spohr)
  Symphony No. 7 in A major
  interval
  Johannes Brahms
  Variations on the St Anthony Chorale
  Frank Bridge
  O that it were so
  Maude Valérie White
  So we'll go no more a-roving
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  The Ruins of Athens, Op 113No. 5 Turkish March
  Performers
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  The New Queen’s Hall Orchestra
  Muriel Brunskill
  contralto
  contralto
  Nicolas Orloff
  piano
  piano
  Joseph Hislop
  tenor
  tenor
  Frederick Kiddle
  piano
  piano
  Composers
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Johannes Brahms
  Frank Bridge
  Maude Valérie White
Sat 28 Aug 1926
- 20:00
  Prom 13
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Engelbert Humperdinck
  Hansel and GretelDream Pantomime Act 2 Scene 3
  Georges Bizet
  The Pearl FishersRecitative & cavatina 'Me voilà seule dans la nuit...Comme autrefois' Act 2
  Jean Sibelius
  Valse triste
  Camille Saint‐Saëns
  Piano Concerto No 4 in C minor
  Richard Strauss
  Death and Transfiguration
  interval
  Claude Debussy
  L' enfant prodigueRecitative & aria 'Ces airs joyeux...O temps, à jamais effacé'
  Pyotr Tchaikovsky
  Capriccio italien, Op 45
  Carl Maria von Weber
  Euryanthe, J291Overture
  Liza Lehmann
  Evensong
  Montague Phillips
  3 Songs, Op 39No. 2 The fairy laundry
  James F. Hanley
  Just a Cottage Small
  Jean Sibelius
  Finlandia
  Performers
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  The New Queen’s Hall Orchestra
  Dora Labbette
  soprano
  soprano
  Betty Humby Beecham
  piano
  piano
  Hubert Eisdell
  tenor
  tenor
  Frederick Kiddle
  piano
  piano
  Composers
  Engelbert Humperdinck
  Georges Bizet
  Jean Sibelius
  Camille Saint‐Saëns
  Richard Strauss
  Claude Debussy
  Pyotr Tchaikovsky
  Carl Maria von Weber
  Liza Lehmann
  Montague Phillips
  James F. Hanley
Mon 30 Aug 1926
- 20:00
  Prom 14
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Richard Wagner
  ParsifalNo. 1 Prelude Act 1
  Tristan and IsoldeNo. 12 Prelude Act 3
  RienziAria 'Gerechter Gott! So ist's entschieden schon!' Act 3 Scene 2
  The Mastersingers of NurembergNo. 33 Prelude Act 3
  interval
  Richard Wagner
  TannhäuserNo. 2 Venusberg Music Act 1 Scene 1
  GötterdämmerungDawn and Siegfried's Rhine Journey (abridged concert version)
  Die WalküreNo. 40 Leb' wohl [Wotan's Abschied] Act 3 Scene 3
  Die WalküreNo. 43 Feuerzauber Act 3 Scene 3
  Die WalküreNo. 41 Der Augen leuchtendes Paar Act 3 Scene 3
  Die WalküreNo. 42 Loge, hör! Act 3 Scene 3
  Susan Spain-Dunk
  Overture 'The Kentish Downs'World premiere
  Teresa del Riego
  My shipWorld premiere
  Edward German
  Tom Jones (arr. unknown for voice & piano)West Country Lad Act 1
  Alexander Borodin
  Prince IgorPolovtsian Dances Act 2
  Performers
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  The New Queen’s Hall Orchestra
  James McDonagh
  cor anglais
  cor anglais
  Margaret Balfour
  contralto
  contralto
  Frederick Taylor
  bass
  bass
  Susan Spain-Dunk
  conductor
  conductor
  Frederick Kiddle
  piano
  piano
  Composers
  Richard Wagner
  Susan Spain-Dunk
  Teresa del Riego
  Edward German
  Alexander Borodin
Tue 31 Aug 1926
- 20:00
  Prom 15
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  The Magic FluteNo. 1 Overture
  Joseph Haydn
  Symphony No. 20 in C majorProms premiere
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Cassation in G major, K 63No. 3 Andante
  Joseph Haydn
  The Spirit's Song "Hark! Hark, what I tell to thee"(arr. Henry Wood)
  interval
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Sinfonia concertante in E flat major
  George Frideric Handel
  Alexander's Feast, HWV 75 (arr. Henry Wood)Aria 'Revenge, revenge! Timotheus cries' Act 2 No. 2
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Symphony No 27 in G major, K 199Proms premiere
  Rutland Boughton
  The Queen of CornwallOverture London premiere
  Raymond Loughborough
  A Retreat
  Haydn Wood
  The valley of roses
  Maude Valérie White
  3 Little songs
  Edvard Grieg
  Peer Gynt, Suite No. 2, Op 55
  Performers
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  The New Queen’s Hall Orchestra
  Leila Megane
  mezzo-soprano
  mezzo-soprano
  Jean Pougnet
  violin
  violin
  Harry Berly
  viola
  viola
  Keith Falkner
  bass-baritone
  bass-baritone
  Rutland Boughton
  conductor
  conductor
  Frederick Kiddle
  piano
  piano
  Composers
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Joseph Haydn
  George Frideric Handel
  Rutland Boughton
  Raymond Loughborough
  Haydn Wood
  Maude Valérie White
  Edvard Grieg
Wed 1 Sept 1926
- 20:00
  Prom 16
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Brandenburg Concerto No 6 in B flat major, BWV 1051
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  The Magic FluteNo. 17 Aria 'Ach! ich fühl's' Act 2
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Concerto for Two Keyboards in C minor, BWV 1060
  George Frideric Handel
  Jephtha - 'Deeper and deeper still, thy goodness'(arr. Henry Wood)
  Jephtha - 'Waft her, angels, through the skies'(arr. Henry Wood)
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Orchestral Suite No. 2 in B minor, BWV 1067
  interval
  George Frideric Handel
  Organ Concerto in G minor (Handel/Wood)
  Concerto grosso in A minor, HWV 322, Op 6.4 (arr. Henry Wood)
  Molly Carew
  Advice
  Eric Coates
  I heard you singing
  Antonín Dvořák
  Overture 'Carnival'
  Performers
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  The New Queen’s Hall Orchestra
  Anita Desmond
  soprano
  soprano
  Joyce Carson
  piano
  piano
  Phyllis Hughes
  piano
  piano
  Joseph Hislop
  tenor
  tenor
  Robert Murchie
  flute
  flute
  Frederick Kiddle
  organpiano
  organpiano
  Composers
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  George Frideric Handel
  Molly Carew
  Eric Coates
  Antonín Dvořák
Thu 2 Sept 1926
- 20:00
  Prom 17
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Divertimento No 17 in D major, K334 (3rd mvt, Minuet and Trio)
  Zaide, K 344Ruhe sanft, mein holdes Leben Act 1
  Camille Saint‐Saëns
  Piano Concerto No 2 in G minor
  interval
  Pyotr Tchaikovsky
  Eugene OneginAria 'Kuda, kuda vï udalilis' Act 2 Scene 2
  Symphony No. 6 in B minor, ‘Pathétique’
  Henry Hadley
  The Ocean, Op 99Proms premiere
  Paul Rubens
  I love the moon
  Liza Lehmann
  Good morning, Brother Sunshine
  Montague Phillips
  The QuestWorld premiere
  Alexander Borodin
  Prince IgorPolovtsian March Act 3
  Performers
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  The New Queen’s Hall Orchestra
  Dora Labbette
  soprano
  soprano
  Arthur De Greef
  piano
  piano
  Francis Russell
  tenor
  tenor
  Frederick Kiddle
  piano
  piano
  Composers
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Camille Saint‐Saëns
  Pyotr Tchaikovsky
  Henry Hadley
  Paul Rubens
  Liza Lehmann
  Montague Phillips
  Alexander Borodin
Fri 3 Sept 1926
- 20:00
  Prom 18
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  FidelioOverture
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  The Magic FluteNo. 15 Aria 'In diesen heil'gen Hallen' Act 2
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Aria with recitative 'Bella mia fiamma...Resta, o cara', K 528
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Symphony No. 6 in F major, ‘Pastoral’
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Concerto for Flute, Violin and Keyboard in A minor, BWV 1044
  Eric Coates
  Song of the little folk
  interval
  Eric Coates
  The mill o' dreamsNo. 2 Dream o' nights
  Montague Phillips
  The Rebel Maid (arr. composer for voice & piano)Song 'The fishermen of England' Act 3
  Arthur Sullivan
  Henry VIIINo. 2 Processional March
  Performers
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  The New Queen’s Hall Orchestra
  Malcolm McEachern
  bass
  bass
  Myra Hess
  piano
  piano
  Isobel Baillie
  soprano
  soprano
  Charles Woodhouse
  violin
  violin
  Robert Murchie
  flute
  flute
  Frederick Kiddle
  piano
  piano
  Composers
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Eric Coates
  Montague Phillips
  Arthur Sullivan
Sat 4 Sept 1926
- 20:00
  Prom 19
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Hector Berlioz
  Benvenuto CelliniOverture
  Georges Bizet
  L' Arlésienne, Suite No. 2 (arr. Henry Wood)Agnus Dei (vocal arrangement of Intermezzo)
  George Frideric Handel
  Serse (Act 1: Ombra mai fù)(probably arr. Henry Wood)
  Franz Liszt
  Rhapsodie espagnole, S 254 (orch. Ferruccio Busoni)
  Igor Stravinsky
  The Firebird Suite
  interval
  Giuseppe Verdi
  Simon BoccanegraNo. 1b Aria 'Il lacerato spirito'
  Simon BoccanegraNo. 1a Recitative 'A te l'estremo addio'
  Moritz Moszkowski
  Boabdil, der letzte Maurenkönig, Op 49Ballet Music No. 1: Moorish Fantasia Act 2
  Boabdil, der letzte Maurenkönig, Op 49Ballet Music No. 2: Scherzo-Valse Act 2
  Boabdil, der letzte Maurenkönig, Op 49Ballet Music No. 3: Malagueña Act 2
  Haydn Wood
  Variations on a Once Popular Humorous Song
  Teresa del Riego
  Homing
  Graham Peel
  In summertime on Bredon
  Gioachino Rossini
  SemiramideOverture
  Performers
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  The New Queen’s Hall Orchestra
  Muriel Brunskill
  contralto
  contralto
  Charles Woodhouse
  violin
  violin
  Frederick Kiddle
  organpiano
  organpiano
  Marie Goossens
  harp
  harp
  Egon Petri
  piano
  piano
  Keith Falkner
  bass-baritone
  bass-baritone
  Haydn Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  William W Thompson
  organ
  organ
  Composers
  Hector Berlioz
  Georges Bizet
  George Frideric Handel
  Franz Liszt
  Igor Stravinsky
  Giuseppe Verdi
  Moritz Moszkowski
  Haydn Wood
  Teresa del Riego
  Graham Peel
  Gioachino Rossini
Mon 6 Sept 1926
- 20:00
  Prom 20
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Richard Wagner
  The Flying DutchmanOverture
  Siegfried Idyll
  ParsifalNo. 27 Prelude Act 3
  LohengrinNo. 21 In fernem Land Act 3 Scene 3
  interval
  Richard Wagner
  Tristan and IsoldePrelude and Liebestod
  Das RheingoldEntry of the Gods into Valhalla (orchestral version)
  GötterdämmerungNo. 40 Starke Scheite Act 3 Scene 3
  Frederick Corder
  Elegy
  Teresa del Riego
  Thank God for a garden
  Jean Eugène Gaston Lemaire
  Vous dansez, marquise
  Joaquín Turina
  Danzas fantásticas, Op 22
  Performers
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  The New Queen’s Hall Orchestra
  Francis Russell
  tenor
  tenor
  Tatiana Makushina
  soprano
  soprano
  Frederick Kiddle
  organpiano
  organpiano
  Composers
  Richard Wagner
  Frederick Corder
  Teresa del Riego
  Jean Eugène Gaston Lemaire
  Joaquín Turina
Tue 7 Sept 1926
- 20:00
  Prom 21
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Joseph Haydn
  L'isola disabitata, Hob. XXVIII:9Overture
  The CreationNo. 9 Aria 'Nun beut die Flur das frische Grün'
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Piano Concerto No. 24 in C minor
  George Frideric Handel
  Acis and GalateaAria 'Love in her eyes sits playing' Act 1
  interval
  Pyotr Tchaikovsky
  Symphony No. 4 in F minor
  Vincent d’Indy
  La légende de Saint-Christophe, Op 67La queste de Dieu Act 2 First concert performance in England
  Montague Phillips
  4 Songs, Op 41No. 3 Song of a nightingale
  Guy d’Hardelot
  Wait
  George Enescu
  2 Romanian Rhapsodies, Op 11No. 2 in D major
  Performers
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  The New Queen’s Hall Orchestra
  Dora Labbette
  soprano
  soprano
  Egon Petri
  piano
  piano
  Andrew Clayton
  tenor
  tenor
  Frederick Kiddle
  piano
  piano
  Composers
  Joseph Haydn
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  George Frideric Handel
  Pyotr Tchaikovsky
  Vincent d’Indy
  Montague Phillips
  Guy d’Hardelot
  George Enescu
Wed 8 Sept 1926
- 20:00
  Prom 22
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  EgmontNo. 1 Overture
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Don GiovanniRecitative & aria 'Crudele? Ah no, mio bene!...Non mi dir' Act 2 Scene 10
  Edward Elgar
  Violin Concerto in B minor
  interval
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  The Magic FluteNo. 3 Aria 'Dies Bildnis ist bezaubernd schön' Act 1
  Johannes Brahms
  Symphony No. 3 in F major
  Arthur Bliss
  Introduction and AllegroWorld premiere
  Wolseley Charles
  Do you believe in fairies?
  Robert Coningsby Clarke
  DaphneWorld premiere
  Percy Grainger
  Molly on the Shore
  Performers
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  The New Queen’s Hall Orchestra
  Violet Wenderby
  soprano
  soprano
  Margaret Fairless
  violin
  violin
  Hubert Eisdell
  tenor
  tenor
  Arthur Bliss
  conductor
  conductor
  Frederick Kiddle
  piano
  piano
  Composers
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Edward Elgar
  Johannes Brahms
  Arthur Bliss
  Wolseley Charles
  Robert Coningsby Clarke
  Percy Grainger
Thu 9 Sept 1926
- 20:00
  Prom 23
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Armas Järnefelt
  Praeludium
  Giacomo Meyerbeer
  Les HuguenotsRecitative 'Nobles seigneurs, salut!' Act 1
  Les HuguenotsAria 'Une dame noble et sage' Act 1
  Juan Manén
  Concierto espagñol No. 1 in D major Op. A7 First performance in England
  Richard Strauss
  Don Juan
  Giuseppe Verdi
  AidaRecitative & aria 'Se quel guerrier io fossi!...Celeste Aïda' Act 1 Scene 1
  interval
  Modest Mussorgsky
  Pictures at an Exhibition (orch. Henry Wood)No. 16 The Great Gate at Kiev
  Pictures at an Exhibition (orch. Henry Wood)No. 1 Promenade I
  Pictures at an Exhibition (orch. Henry Wood)No. 2 Gnomus
  Pictures at an Exhibition (orch. Henry Wood)No. 6 Tuileries: Dispute d'enfants après jeux
  Pictures at an Exhibition (orch. Henry Wood)No. 10 Two Polish Jews - One Rich, One Poor
  Pictures at an Exhibition (orch. Henry Wood)No. 12 Limoges: Le marché
  Pictures at an Exhibition (orch. Henry Wood)No. 15 The Hut on Fowl's Legs
  John Ireland
  Mai-Dun
  Teresa del Riego
  If any little song of mine
  Happy song
  Eric Coates
  Bird Songs at Eventide World premiere
  Pyotr Tchaikovsky
  MazeppaGopak Act 1 No. 4a
  Performers
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  The New Queen’s Hall Orchestra
  Vera Devna
  soprano
  soprano
  Isolde Menges
  violin
  violin
  Joseph Hislop
  tenor
  tenor
  Frederick Kiddle
  piano
  piano
  Composers
  Armas Järnefelt
  Giacomo Meyerbeer
  Juan Manén
  Richard Strauss
  Giuseppe Verdi
  Modest Mussorgsky
  John Ireland
  Teresa del Riego
  Eric Coates
  Pyotr Tchaikovsky
Fri 10 Sept 1926
- 20:00
  Prom 24
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Robert Schumann
  Manfred, Op 115Overture
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Aria with recitative 'A questo seno...Quando miro quel bel ciglio' K374/K524 (arr. unknown)
  Johannes Brahms
  Serenade No. 1 in D major, Op 11No. 4a Minuet I (G major)
  Serenade No. 1 in D major, Op 11No. 4b Minuet II (G minor)
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Concerto for Three Keyboards in D minor, BWV 1063
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Rondino in E flat major, WoO 25
  interval
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  The Marriage of FigaroAria 'Non più andrai' Act 1
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Symphony No. 5 in C minor
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Orchestral Suite No. 4 in D major, BWV 1069
  Marion Barclay
  My heart is sair for somebody
  George Hugh Gartlan
  The Lilac Tree
  Paul Rubens
  The admiral's yarn
  Edward Elgar
  Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1 in D major (‘Land of Hope and Glory’)
  Performers
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  The New Queen’s Hall Orchestra
  Bessie Kerr
  mezzo-soprano
  mezzo-soprano
  Clifford Curzon
  piano
  piano
  Reginald King
  piano
  piano
  Robert Edwards
  piano
  piano
  New Queen's Hall Orchestra (1895-1914, Queen's Hall Orchestra) (members)
  Peter Dawson
  bass-baritone
  bass-baritone
  Frederick Kiddle
  piano
  piano
  Composers
  Robert Schumann
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Johannes Brahms
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Marion Barclay
  George Hugh Gartlan
  Paul Rubens
  Edward Elgar
Sat 11 Sept 1926
- 20:00
  Prom 25
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Richard Wagner
  LohengrinNo. 17 Prelude Act 3
  Enrique Granados
  12 Danzas españolas, Op 37 (orch. Henry Wood)No. 4 Villanesca (Allegretto alla pastorale)
  12 Danzas españolas, Op 37 (orch. Henry Wood)No. 5 Andantino quasi allegretto
  12 Danzas españolas, Op 37 (orch. Henry Wood)No. 6 Allegretto, poco a poco accelerando
  Carl Maria von Weber
  Der FreischützRecitative & aria 'Wie nahte mir der Schlummer...Leise, leise' Act 1
  Pyotr Tchaikovsky
  Piano Concerto No. 1 in B flat minor
  Giuseppe Verdi
  A Masked BallRecitative & aria 'Alzati!...Eri tu che macchiavi' Act 3 Scene 1
  interval
  Maurice Ravel
  Mother Goose – suite
  Arthur Honegger
  Chant de joie
  Teresa del Riego
  Life is a caravan World premiere
  Guy d’Hardelot
  Dreams of the dusk World premiere
  Arthur Sullivan
  Overture di ballo
  Performers
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  The New Queen’s Hall Orchestra
  May Busby
  soprano
  soprano
  Benno Moiseiwitsch
  piano
  piano
  John Brownlee
  baritone
  baritone
  Frederick Kiddle
  piano
  piano
  Composers
  Richard Wagner
  Enrique Granados
  Carl Maria von Weber
  Pyotr Tchaikovsky
  Giuseppe Verdi
  Maurice Ravel
  Arthur Honegger
  Teresa del Riego
  Guy d’Hardelot
  Arthur Sullivan
Mon 13 Sept 1926
- 20:00
  Prom 26
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Richard Wagner
  LohengrinNo. 1 Prelude Act 1
  Parsifal, WWV 111 (arr. Emil Steinbach)Klingsor's Magic Garden and Flowermaidens' Scene (orchestral synthesis) Act 2
  Tristan and IsoldeNo. 4 Wie lachend sie mir Lieder singen Act 1 Scene 3
  TannhäuserNo. 1 Overture
  TannhäuserNo. 2 Venusberg Music Act 1 Scene 1
  interval
  Richard Wagner
  The Mastersingers of NurembergNo. 23b Was duftet doch der Flieder Act 2 Scene 3
  GötterdämmerungSong of the Rhine Daughters (abridged concert version) Act 3 Scene 1
  GötterdämmerungNo. 37 Trauermusik Act 3 Scene 2
  Edward German
  Welsh Rhapsody
  Eric Coates
  Sea Rapture (An Impression)
  Frank Bridge
  Isobel
  Ethel Smyth
  The Boatswain's MateOverture
  Performers
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  The New Queen’s Hall Orchestra
  Florence Austral
  soprano
  soprano
  Keith Falkner
  bass-baritone
  bass-baritone
  Frederick Kiddle
  piano
  piano
  Composers
  Richard Wagner
  Edward German
  Eric Coates
  Frank Bridge
  Ethel Smyth
Tue 14 Sept 1926
- 20:00
  Prom 27
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Overture ‘Coriolan’
  Franz Schubert
  Der Hirt auf dem Felsen (arr. Carl Reinecke)
  Joseph Haydn
  Cello Concerto in D major, Hob. VIIb:2 (arr. Arnold Trowell)
  George Frideric Handel
  Acis and GalateaRecitative & aria 'I rage, I melt, I burn...O ruddier than the cherry' Act 2
  Pyotr Tchaikovsky
  Symphony No. 5 in E minor
  Paul Hindemith
  Concerto for OrchestraFirst performance in England
  Molly Carew
  Piper JuneWorld premiere
  Haydn Wood
  Praise
  Carl Maria von Weber
  Invitation to the Dance (orch. Hector Berlioz)
  Performers
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  The New Queen’s Hall Orchestra
  Isobel Baillie
  soprano
  soprano
  Haydn Draper
  clarinet
  clarinet
  Arnold Trowell
  cello
  cello
  Howard Fry
  baritone
  baritone
  Frederick Kiddle
  piano
  piano
  William W Thompson
  organ
  organ
  Composers
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Franz Schubert
  Joseph Haydn
  George Frideric Handel
  Pyotr Tchaikovsky
  Paul Hindemith
  Molly Carew
  Haydn Wood
  Carl Maria von Weber
Wed 15 Sept 1926
- 20:00
  Prom 28
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Cassation in G major, K 63No. 3 Andante
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Brandenburg Concerto No 2 in F major, BWV 1047
  George Frideric Handel
  Atalanta, HWV 35 (arr. Henry Wood)Aria 'Care selve, ombre beate' Act 1 Scene 1
  Alessandro, HWV 21 (arr. Henry Wood)Aria 'Lusinghe più care' Act 1
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Concerto for Two Keyboards in C major, BWV 1061
  interval
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  The Marriage of FigaroRecitative & aria ''Hai già vinto la causa'...Vedrò, mentr'io sospiro' Act 3
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Orchestral Suite No 3 in D major, BWV 1068
  George Frideric Handel
  Organ Concerto in D minor (Handel/Wood)
  Water Music Suite (arr. Hamilton Harty)
  Reginald Benyon
  Gossamer wings
  Hermann Löhr
  Summer
  Lauri Edward
  The Ginchy Road
  Ferdinand Hérold
  ZampaOverture
  Performers
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  The New Queen’s Hall Orchestra
  Charles Woodhouse
  violin
  violin
  F. L. Gyp
  trumpet
  trumpet
  Robert Murchie
  flute
  flute
  Jesse Pantling
  oboe
  oboe
  Dora Labbette
  soprano
  soprano
  Dorothea Vincent
  piano
  piano
  Ernest Jenner
  piano
  piano
  Malcolm McEachern
  bass
  bass
  Frederick Kiddle
  organpiano
  organpiano
  Composers
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  George Frideric Handel
  Reginald Benyon
  Hermann Löhr
  Lauri Edward
  Ferdinand Hérold
Thu 16 Sept 1926
- 20:00
  Prom 29
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Bedrich Smetana
  The Bartered BrideOverture
  Ruggero Leoncavallo
  Pagliacci - 'Vesti la giubba'
  Felix Mendelssohn
  2 Lieder ohne Worte (orch. Ernest Guiraud)No. 30 in A major: Allegretto grazioso 'Frühlingslied' (Op. 62 No. 6)
  2 Lieder ohne Worte (orch. Ernest Guiraud)No. 34 in C major: Presto 'Spinnerlied' (Op. 67 No. 4)
  Camille Saint‐Saëns
  Violin Concerto No 3 in B minor
  interval
  Manuel de Falla
  El amor brujoNo. 10 Cancione del fuego fatuo
  El amor brujoNo. 12 Danza del juego de amor
  El amor brujoNo. 5 Danza del terror
  El amor brujoNo. 8 Danza ritual del fuego
  El amor brujoNo. 1 Introduction and Scene
  El amor brujoNo. 2 In the Gypsy Cave (Night-time)
  El amor brujoNo. 4 The Apparition
  El amor brujoNo. 6 The Magic Circle (The Fisherman's Story)
  El amor brujoNo. 7 Midnight (Witchcraft)
  El amor brujoNo. 9 Scene
  El amor brujoNo. 11 Pantomime
  El amor brujoNo. 13 Finale: Morning Bells
  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  Pastoral Symphony (Symphony No. 3)
  Edvard Grieg
  Peer Gynt, Suite No. 1, Op 46
  Thurlow Lieurance
  By the Waters of Minnetonka
  Montague Phillips
  4 Songs of Joy, Op 24No. 4 Sing, joyous bird
  Haydn Wood
  I look into your garden
  Léo Delibes
  CoppéliaNo. 10b Valse Act 2
  CoppéliaNo. 10a Entr'acte Act 2
  Performers
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  The New Queen’s Hall Orchestra
  Ernest Hargreaves
  tenor
  tenor
  Sybil Eaton
  violin
  violin
  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  conductor
  conductor
  Flora Mann
  soprano
  soprano
  Frederick Kiddle
  piano
  piano
  Cecilia Wessels
  soprano
  soprano
  Robert Murchie
  flute
  flute
  Composers
  Bedrich Smetana
  Ruggero Leoncavallo
  Felix Mendelssohn
  Camille Saint‐Saëns
  Manuel de Falla
  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  Edvard Grieg
  Thurlow Lieurance
  Montague Phillips
  Haydn Wood
  Léo Delibes
Fri 17 Sept 1926
- 20:00
  Prom 30
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Johannes Brahms
  Academic Festival Overture
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Scena & aria 'Ah! perfido...Per pietà non dirmi addio!', Op 65 (arr. Henry Wood)
  Henry Purcell
  Suite for Organ & Orchestra (Purcell/Wood)
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Concerto for Three Keyboards in C major, BWV 1064
  George Frideric Handel
  Orlando, HWV 31 (arr. Henry Wood)Aria 'Sorge infausta' Act 3 Scene 6
  Franz Schubert
  Symphony No. 8 in B minor, ‘Unfinished’
  Johannes Brahms
  Hungarian Dance in G minor (unspecified), WoO 1 (orch. unknown)
  Hungarian Dance (unspecified), WoO 1 (orch. unknown)
  Molly Carew
  Love's a merchant
  Hermann Löhr
  Roadways
  Bedrich Smetana
  Má vlastNo. 2 Vltava
  Performers
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  The New Queen’s Hall Orchestra
  Gladys Cole
  soprano
  soprano
  Frederick Kiddle
  organpiano
  organpiano
  Kendall Taylor
  piano
  piano
  Norman Greenwood
  piano
  piano
  Edwin Benbow
  piano
  piano
  Robert Easton
  bass
  bass
  Composers
  Johannes Brahms
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Henry Purcell
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  George Frideric Handel
  Franz Schubert
  Molly Carew
  Hermann Löhr
  Bedrich Smetana
Sat 18 Sept 1926
- 20:00
  Prom 31
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Otto Nicolai
  Die lustigen Weiber von WindsorOverture
  Xavier Leroux
  Le Nil (arr. Henry Wood)
  Jules Massenet
  Le CidBallet music (complete) Act 2
  interval
  Franz Liszt
  Piano Concerto No. 1 in E flat major
  Felix Mendelssohn
  A Midsummer Night’s Dream – incidental musicNo. 1 Scherzo
  A Midsummer Night’s Dream – incidental musicNo. 4 Entr'acte (Allegro Appassionato)
  A Midsummer Night’s Dream – incidental musicNo. 9 Finale 'Through this house'
  A Midsummer Night’s Dream – incidental musicNo. 7 Fanfare and Funeral March
  A Midsummer Night’s Dream – incidental musicNo. 8 Bergomask
  Arthur Sullivan
  IvanhoeAria 'Woo thou thy snowflake' Act 2 Scene 2
  Léo Delibes
  SylviaNo. 20 Variation dansée Act 3
  Pyotr Tchaikovsky
  Overture '1812'
  Henry Wood
  Fantasia on Welsh Melodies
  Hermann Löhr
  Immortality
  Harold Austin
  Molly o' Donegal
  Charles Gounod
  Marche funèbre d'une marionette
  Performers
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  The New Queen’s Hall Orchestra
  Margaret Balfour
  contralto
  contralto
  Irene Scharrer
  piano
  piano
  Frederick Taylor
  bass
  bass
  Frederick Kiddle
  piano
  piano
  William W Thompson
  organ
  organ
  Composers
  Otto Nicolai
  Xavier Leroux
  Jules Massenet
  Franz Liszt
  Felix Mendelssohn
  Arthur Sullivan
  Léo Delibes
  Pyotr Tchaikovsky
  Henry Wood
  Hermann Löhr
  Harold Austin
  Charles Gounod
Mon 20 Sept 1926
- 20:00
  Prom 32
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Richard Wagner
  A Faust Overture, WWV 59
  Tristan and IsoldeNo. 12 Prelude Act 3
  ParsifalNo. 22 Dich nannt'ich...Ich sah das Kind Act 2 Scene 2
  TannhäuserNo. 1 Overture
  interval
  Richard Wagner
  The Mastersingers of NurembergNo. 15a Am Stillen Herd Act 1 Scene 3
  The Mastersingers of NurembergNo. 18 'Fanget an' - So rief der Lenz in den Wald Act 1 Scene 3
  The Mastersingers of NurembergNo. 49 Dance of the Apprentices Act 3 Scene 5
  The Mastersingers of NurembergNo. 50 Procession of the Masters Act 3 Scene 5
  The Mastersingers of NurembergNo. 33 Prelude Act 3
  The Mastersingers of NurembergNo. 51 Wach auf! es nahet gen den Tag Act 3 Scene 5
  GötterdämmerungDawn and Siegfried's Rhine Journey (abridged concert version)
  Die WalküreWalkürenritt (orchestral synthesis) Act 3 Scene 1
  Edward Elgar
  The Wand of Youth, Suite No. 2, Op 1b
  Henry Walford Davies
  6 Songs, Op 18No. 1 Hame
  Westell Gordon
  The Far-Away Bells
  Sir Alexander Campbell Mackenzie
  Overture 'Britannia', Op 52
  Performers
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  The New Queen’s Hall Orchestra
  James McDonagh
  cor anglais
  cor anglais
  Muriel Brunskill
  contralto
  contralto
  Francis Russell
  tenor
  tenor
  Frederick Kiddle
  piano
  piano
  Composers
  Richard Wagner
  Edward Elgar
  Henry Walford Davies
  Westell Gordon
  Sir Alexander Campbell Mackenzie
Tue 21 Sept 1926
- 20:00
  Prom 33
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  The Marriage of FigaroOverture
  Concert Aria ‘Ch’io mi scordi di te?’
  Violin Concerto No 5 in A major, K 219 'Turkish'
  George Frideric Handel
  Susanna, HWV 66Aria 'Ask if yon damask rose' Act 2
  Johannes Brahms
  Symphony No 1 in C minor
  interval
  Montague Phillips
  Heroic Overture, Op 23
  Among the Willows
  6 Songs, Op 30No. 1 Sing, sing, blackbird
  Eric Coates
  Brown eyes I love
  Pyotr Tchaikovsky
  Marche slave, Op 31
  Performers
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  The New Queen’s Hall Orchestra
  Montague Phillips
  pianoconductor
  pianoconductor
  Clara Butterworth
  soprano
  soprano
  Claude Lévy
  violin
  violin
  Hubert Eisdell
  tenor
  tenor
  Frederick Kiddle
  piano
  piano
  Composers
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  George Frideric Handel
  Johannes Brahms
  Montague Phillips
  Eric Coates
  Pyotr Tchaikovsky
Wed 22 Sept 1926
- 20:00
  Prom 34
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Overture 'Leonore' No. 2
  George Frideric Handel
  Admeto, re di Tessaglia, HWV 22 (arr. Henry Wood)Aria 'Cangiò d'aspetto' Act 1
  interval
  Germaine Tailleferre
  Ballade First performance in England
  Giacomo Meyerbeer
  L' AfricaineAria 'Ô Paradis' Act 4
  Robert Schumann
  Symphony No. 1 in B flat major, ‘Spring’
  Paul Hindemith
  Das Nusch-Nuschi, Dance Suite, Op 20a
  Graham Peel
  The country loverNo. 4 The early morning
  Gipsies
  Montague Phillips
  4 Songs, Op 41No. 2 A dream garden
  Antonín Dvořák
  Slavonic Dances, Op 46No. 1 in C major
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Horn Concerto No. 2 in E flat major, K417
  Performers
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  The New Queen’s Hall Orchestra
  Marjorie Burt
  contralto
  contralto
  Clifford Curzon
  piano
  piano
  Joseph Hislop
  tenor
  tenor
  Frederick Kiddle
  piano
  piano
  Aubrey Brain
  horn
  horn
  Composers
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  George Frideric Handel
  Germaine Tailleferre
  Giacomo Meyerbeer
  Robert Schumann
  Paul Hindemith
  Graham Peel
  Montague Phillips
  Antonín Dvořák
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Thu 23 Sept 1926
- 20:00
  Prom 35
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Engelbert Humperdinck
  KönigskinderPrelude Act 2
  Edward Elgar
  Sea PicturesNo. 2 In haven
  Sea PicturesNo. 4 Where corals lie
  Frederick Delius
  On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring
  Summer Night on the River
  interval
  Sergey Rachmaninov
  Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor
  Gioachino Rossini
  The Barber of Seville – 'Largo al factotum'
  Erno Dohnanyi
  Suite in F sharp minor, Op 19
  Gordon Jacob
  Viola Concerto No. 1 in C minorFirst concert performance in London
  Hermann Löhr
  What a wonderful world it would be
  Eric Coates
  Little Snoozy Coon
  Marion Barclay
  Tam i' th' KirkWorld premiere
  Percy Grainger
  Shepherd's Hey - medley
  Performers
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  The New Queen’s Hall Orchestra
  Bessie Kerr
  mezzo-soprano
  mezzo-soprano
  Irene Scharrer
  piano
  piano
  Peter Dawson
  bass-baritone
  bass-baritone
  Gordon Jacob
  conductor
  conductor
  Bernard Shore
  viola
  viola
  Frederick Kiddle
  piano
  piano
  Composers
  Engelbert Humperdinck
  Edward Elgar
  Frederick Delius
  Sergey Rachmaninov
  Gioachino Rossini
  Erno Dohnanyi
  Gordon Jacob
  Hermann Löhr
  Eric Coates
  Marion Barclay
  Percy Grainger
Fri 24 Sept 1926
- 20:00
  Prom 36
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Joseph Haydn
  Overture in D major, Hob. Ia:7
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  In questa tomba oscura, WoO 133 (arr. Henry Wood)
  6 Songs, Op 48 (arr. Henry Wood)No. 4 Die Ehre Gottes aus der Natur
  Violin Concerto in D major
  interval
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Così fan tutte, K 588Aria 'Un' aura amorosa' Act 1 Scene 2
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Symphony No. 4 in B flat major
  Carl Maria von Weber
  OberonOverture
  Frank Bridge
  Easter Hymn
  Haydn Wood
  O flower divine
  Hamish MacCunn
  Overture 'Land of the Mountain and the Flood', Op 3
  Performers
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  The New Queen’s Hall Orchestra
  Leila Megane
  mezzo-soprano
  mezzo-soprano
  Isolde Menges
  violin
  violin
  A. Bell-Walker
  tenor
  tenor
  Frederick Kiddle
  organpiano
  organpiano
  Composers
  Joseph Haydn
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Carl Maria von Weber
  Frank Bridge
  Haydn Wood
  Hamish MacCunn
Sat 25 Sept 1926
- 20:00
  Prom 37
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Engelbert Humperdinck
  Hansel and GretelOverture
  Frederick Delius
  Brigg Fair
  Sir Landon Ronald
  Adonaïs
  Camille Saint‐Saëns
  Cello Concerto No. 1 in A minor
  interval
  Sir John Blackwood McEwen
  Grey Galloway
  Felix Mendelssohn
  Die Heimkehr aus der Fremde, Op 89Aria 'Ich bin ein veilgereister Mann'
  Gustav Holst
  The PlanetsNo. 5 Saturn, the Bringer of Old Age
  The PlanetsNo. 6 Uranus, the Magician
  Eric Coates
  Moresque
  Woodnymphs
  Edward German
  Tom Jones (arr. unknown for voice & piano)Recitative and waltz song 'Which is my own true self...For tonight, for tonight' Act 3
  Montague Phillips
  The Rebel Maid (arr. composer for voice & piano)Song 'The fishermen of England' Act 3
  Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
  Capriccio espagnol, Op 34
  Performers
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  The New Queen’s Hall Orchestra
  Rosina Buckman
  soprano
  soprano
  Howard Bliss
  cello
  cello
  Robert Easton
  bass
  bass
  Eric Coates
  conductor
  conductor
  Frederick Kiddle
  piano
  piano
  Composers
  Engelbert Humperdinck
  Frederick Delius
  Sir Landon Ronald
  Camille Saint‐Saëns
  Sir John Blackwood McEwen
  Felix Mendelssohn
  Gustav Holst
  Eric Coates
  Edward German
  Montague Phillips
  Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Mon 27 Sept 1926
- 20:00
  Prom 38
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Richard Wagner
  ParsifalNo. 27 Prelude Act 3
  TannhäuserNo. 21 Prelude Act 3 (1845 version)
  LohengrinNo. 4 Einsam in trüben Tagen Act 1 Scene 2
  SiegfriedForest Murmurs (orchestral synthesis) Act 2 Scene 2
  Das RheingoldEntry of the Gods into Valhalla (orchestral version)
  interval
  Richard Wagner
  The Mastersingers of NurembergNo. 12 Nun hört, und versteht mich recht! Act 1 Scene 3
  ParsifalNo. 12b Verwandlungsmusik Act 1 Scene 3
  ParsifalGrail Scene (orchestral synthesis) Act 1 Scene 3
  Charles Villiers Stanford
  Irish Rhapsody No. 1 in D minor, Op 78
  Montague Phillips
  4 Songs, Op 35No. 1 Butterfly Wings
  4 Songs, Op 35No. 2 O ship of my delight
  Guy d’Hardelot
  In the great unknown
  Edward German
  Henry VIIIMorris Dance Act 4
  Henry VIIIShepherd's Dance Act 1
  Henry VIIITorch Dance Act 1
  Performers
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  The New Queen’s Hall Orchestra
  May Busby
  soprano
  soprano
  Frederick Taylor
  bass
  bass
  Frederick Kiddle
  piano
  piano
  Composers
  Richard Wagner
  Charles Villiers Stanford
  Montague Phillips
  Guy d’Hardelot
  Edward German
Tue 28 Sept 1926
- 20:00
  Prom 39
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Franz Schubert
  Die Zauberharfe, D 644Overture
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Mass in C minor, K427Aria 'Et incarnatus est'
  Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor
  The Marriage of FigaroAria 'Non più andrai' Act 1
  interval
  Johannes Brahms
  Symphony No. 2 in D major
  Howard Hanson
  Pan and the Priest, Op 26 World premiere
  Haydn Wood
  A brown bird singing
  Edward German
  Tom Jones (arr. unknown for voice & piano)West Country Lad Act 1
  Johan Svendsen
  Carnival in Paris, Op 9
  Performers
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  The New Queen’s Hall Orchestra
  Dora Labbette
  soprano
  soprano
  Benno Moiseiwitsch
  piano
  piano
  John Brownlee
  baritone
  baritone
  Frederick Kiddle
  piano
  piano
  Composers
  Franz Schubert
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Johannes Brahms
  Howard Hanson
  Haydn Wood
  Edward German
  Johan Svendsen
Wed 29 Sept 1926
- 20:00
  Prom 40
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G major
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  The Marriage of FigaroCavatina 'Porgi, amor, qualche ristoro' Act 2
  Robert Schumann
  Piano Concerto in A minor
  Joseph Haydn
  The CreationNo. 24 Aria 'Mit Würd' und Hoheit angetan'
  The CreationNo. 23 Recitative 'Und Gott schuf den Menschen'
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Orchestral Suite No. 1 in C major, BWV 1066
  George Frideric Handel
  Concerto grosso in F major, HWV 320, Op 6.2
  interval
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Brandenburg Concerto No 5 in D major, BWV 1050
  Cecil Baumer
  Follow the Fairies
  Haydn Wood
  Do you know my garden?
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  The Creatures of PrometheusNo. 1 Overture
  Performers
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  The New Queen’s Hall Orchestra
  Eva Cattaneo
  soprano
  soprano
  Myra Hess
  piano
  piano
  Ernest Hargreaves
  tenor
  tenor
  Charles Woodhouse
  violin
  violin
  Robert Murchie
  flute
  flute
  Frederick Kiddle
  piano
  piano
  Composers
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Robert Schumann
  Joseph Haydn
  George Frideric Handel
  Cecil Baumer
  Haydn Wood
  Ludwig van Beethoven
Thu 30 Sept 1926
- 20:00
  Prom 41
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Franz Schubert
  Rosamunde, Fürstin von Zypern, D 797No. 10 Ballet No. 2 in G major: Andantino
  Granville Bantock
  SapphoNo. 1b Hymn to Aphrodite
  Joseph Marx
  Romantic Piano Concerto in E major First performance in England
  Jules Massenet
  HérodiadeRecitative & aria 'Ce breuvage pourrait me donner un tel rêve!...Vision fugitive' Act 2 Scene 1
  interval
  César Franck
  Symphony in D minor
  Arthur Sullivan
  MacbethOverture
  Teresa del Riego
  My ship
  Hermann Löhr
  Home isn't home without you
  Camille Saint‐Saëns
  Suite algérienne, Op 60No. 4 Marche militaire française
  Performers
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  The New Queen’s Hall Orchestra
  Margaret Balfour
  contralto
  contralto
  Victor Schiøler
  piano
  piano
  Herbert Simmonds
  baritone
  baritone
  Frederick Kiddle
  piano
  piano
  William W Thompson
  organ
  organ
  Composers
  Franz Schubert
  Granville Bantock
  Joseph Marx
  Jules Massenet
  César Franck
  Arthur Sullivan
  Teresa del Riego
  Hermann Löhr
  Camille Saint‐Saëns
Fri 1 Oct 1926
- 20:00
  Prom 42
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Felix Mendelssohn
  Overture ‘The Hebrides’ (‘Fingal’s Cave’)
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Cantata No. 28, 'Gottlob! nun geht das Jahr zu Ende', BWV 28 (arr. Henry Wood)No. 1 Aria 'Gottlob! nun geht das Jahr zu Ende'
  Concerto in D minor for two violins, BWV 1043
  Mass in B minor – Benedictus (arr. Wood)
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Symphony No. 3 in E flat major, ‘Eroica’
  interval
  Carl Maria von Weber
  Der FreischützOverture
  Molly Carew
  The Market
  Eric Coates
  Bird Songs at Eventide
  Édouard Lalo
  Rapsodie norvégienne
  Performers
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  The New Queen’s Hall Orchestra
  Marjorie Ffrangçon-Davies
  soprano
  soprano
  Adila Fachiri
  violin
  violin
  Jelly Aranyi
  violin
  violin
  Charles Woodhouse
  violin
  violin
  Hubert Eisdell
  tenor
  tenor
  Frederick Kiddle
  piano
  piano
  Composers
  Felix Mendelssohn
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Carl Maria von Weber
  Molly Carew
  Eric Coates
  Édouard Lalo
Sat 2 Oct 1926
- 20:00
  Prom 43
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Gioachino Rossini
  William Tell – overture
  Pietro Mascagni
  Cavalleria rusticanaAria 'Voi lo sapete'
  Anatoly Konstantinovich Lyadov
  A Musical Snuffbox, Op 32
  Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
  The Tale of Tsar SaltanEntr'acte Act 3 Scene 2
  interval
  Felix Mendelssohn
  Violin Concerto in E minor
  Béla Bartók
  Dance Suite
  Georges Bizet
  CarmenNo. 15c Aria 'La fleur que tu m'avais jetée' Act 2
  Maurice Ravel
  Rapsodie espagnole
  Christoph Willibald Gluck
  Suite de Ballet No. 1 (Gluck/Mottl)
  Richard Kountz
  Sleepy Hollow Tune
  James F. Hanley
  Just a Cottage Small
  Percy Grainger
  Handel in the Strand (arr. Henry Wood)
  Performers
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  The New Queen’s Hall Orchestra
  Tatiana Makushina
  soprano
  soprano
  Margaret Fairless
  violin
  violin
  Joseph Hislop
  tenor
  tenor
  Charles Woodhouse
  violin
  violin
  Frederick Kiddle
  piano
  piano
  Composers
  Gioachino Rossini
  Pietro Mascagni
  Anatoly Konstantinovich Lyadov
  Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
  Felix Mendelssohn
  Béla Bartók
  Georges Bizet
  Maurice Ravel
  Christoph Willibald Gluck
  Richard Kountz
  James F. Hanley
  Percy Grainger
Mon 4 Oct 1926
- 20:00
  Prom 44
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Richard Wagner
  The Mastersingers of NurembergNo. 1 Prelude Act 1
  GötterdämmerungSong of the Rhine Daughters (abridged concert version) Act 3 Scene 1
  ParsifalNo. 1 Prelude Act 1
  Die WalküreNo. 9 Winterstürme wichen dem Wonnemond Act 1 Scene 3
  interval
  Richard Wagner
  Siegfried Idyll
  Tristan and IsoldePrelude and Liebestod
  GötterdämmerungNo. 40 Starke Scheite Act 3 Scene 3
  George Butterworth
  Six Songs from 'A Shropshire Lad'
  Montague Phillips
  Dream songsNo. 2 The enchanted forest
  Henry Walford Davies
  6 Songs, Op 18No. 1 Hame
  Leone Sinigaglia
  Overture 'Le baruffe chiozzotte', Op 32
  Performers
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  The New Queen’s Hall Orchestra
  Arthur Jordan
  tenor
  tenor
  Florence Austral
  soprano
  soprano
  Frederick Kiddle
  piano
  piano
  Composers
  Richard Wagner
  George Butterworth
  Montague Phillips
  Henry Walford Davies
  Leone Sinigaglia
Tue 5 Oct 1926
- 20:00
  Prom 45
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  George Frideric Handel
  Chandos Anthem No. 2 'In the Lord put I my trust', HWV 247 (arr. Edward Elgar)Overture in D minor
  Giulio Cesare in Egitto, HWV 17 (arr. Henry Wood)Aria 'Piangerò, la sorte mia' Act 3 Scene 2
  Johannes Brahms
  Violin Concerto in D major
  George Frideric Handel
  Semele, HWV 58 (arr. Henry Wood)Aria 'Where'er you walk' Act 2 Scene 2
  Johannes Brahms
  Symphony No. 4 in E minor
  interval
  Erno Dohnanyi
  Ruralia hungarica, Op 32b First performance in England
  Teresa del Riego
  Homing
  Montague Phillips
  The Quest
  Edward Elgar
  Pomp and Circumstance March No. 4 in G major
  Performers
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  The New Queen’s Hall Orchestra
  Millicent Russell
  contralto
  contralto
  Jelly Aranyi
  violin
  violin
  Francis Russell
  tenor
  tenor
  Frederick Kiddle
  piano
  piano
  William W Thompson
  organ
  organ
  Composers
  George Frideric Handel
  Johannes Brahms
  Erno Dohnanyi
  Teresa del Riego
  Montague Phillips
  Edward Elgar
Wed 6 Oct 1926
- 20:00
  Prom 46
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  The Abduction from the SeraglioOverture
  George Frideric Handel
  Rinaldo, HWV 7 (arr. Henry Wood)
  Rinaldo, HWV 7 (arr. Henry Wood)Recitative & aria 'Armida, dispietata...Lascia ch'io pianga' Act 2 Scene 4
  Radamisto, HWV 12 (arr. Henry Wood)Aria 'Giacchè morir non posso' Act 2
  Erno Dohnanyi
  Variations on a Nursery Song, Op 25
  Eugène Diaz
  Benvenuto CelliniAria 'Combien de fois au jour a succedé la nuit'
  interval
  Franz Schubert
  Symphony No. 9 in C major, ‘Great’
  Jean Sibelius
  En saga
  Teresa del Riego
  Sink, red sun
  Maude Valérie White
  3 Little songs
  Pyotr Tchaikovsky
  The Sleeping BeautyNo. 6 Valse Act 1 No. 2
  Performers
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  The New Queen’s Hall Orchestra
  Muriel Brunskill
  contralto
  contralto
  Fridtjof Backer-Grøndahl
  piano
  piano
  John Brownlee
  baritone
  baritone
  Frederick Kiddle
  piano
  piano
  William W Thompson
  organ
  organ
  Composers
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  George Frideric Handel
  Erno Dohnanyi
  Eugène Diaz
  Franz Schubert
  Jean Sibelius
  Teresa del Riego
  Maude Valérie White
  Pyotr Tchaikovsky
Thu 7 Oct 1926
- 20:00
  Prom 47
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Mikhail Ivanovich Glinka
  Ruslan and Lyudmila – overtureOverture
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Don Giovanni, K 527 (arr. Henry Wood)Aria 'Batti, batti, o bel Masetto' Act 1
  Johannes Brahms
  Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major
  Edward Elgar
  Dream Children
  Gaetano Donizetti
  Dom Sébastien, roi de PortugalRecitative & aria 'Jeu de Rea fortuna...O Lisbone, o ma patrie' Act 3 Scene 3
  interval
  Pyotr Tchaikovsky
  Suite No. 3 in G major, Op 55No. 4 Tema con variazioni
  Eric Coates
  The Three Bears World premiere
  Montague Phillips
  4 Songs, Op 41No. 4 April is a Lady
  3 Songs, Op 39No. 3 The dawn has a song
  H. Lyall Phillips
  Good Fellows
  George Enescu
  2 Romanian Rhapsodies, Op 11No. 1 in A major
  Performers
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  The New Queen’s Hall Orchestra
  Eva Cattaneo
  soprano
  soprano
  Franciszek Goldenberg
  piano
  piano
  Malcolm McEachern
  bass
  bass
  Eric Coates
  conductor
  conductor
  Frederick Kiddle
  piano
  piano
  Composers
  Mikhail Ivanovich Glinka
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Johannes Brahms
  Edward Elgar
  Gaetano Donizetti
  Pyotr Tchaikovsky
  Eric Coates
  Montague Phillips
  H. Lyall Phillips
  George Enescu
Fri 8 Oct 1926
- 20:00
  Prom 48
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Overture 'Leonore' No. 3
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Mass in B minor – Agnus Dei (arr. Wood)
  Robert Schumann
  Kinderszenen, Op 15 (orch. Johann Herbeck)No. 7 Träumerei
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Concerto for Four Keyboards in A minor, BWV 1065
  Henry Purcell
  Dido and Aeneas – 'Thy hand, Belinda ... When I am laid in earth' (arr. Wood)
  interval
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Symphony No. 2 in D major
  Johannes Brahms
  Hungarian Dance in G minor (unspecified), WoO 1 (orch. unknown)
  Hungarian Dance in D minor (unspecified), WoO 1 (orch. unknown)
  Hungarian Dance in F major (unspecified), WoO 1 (orch. unknown)
  interval
  Hermann Löhr
  Whatever is, is best
  Montague Phillips
  Sea EchoesNo. 1 Nightfall at sea
  The Quest
  Paul Dukas
  The Sorcerer’s Apprentice
  Performers
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  The New Queen’s Hall Orchestra
  Margaret Balfour
  contralto
  contralto
  Anthea Bowring
  piano
  piano
  Virginia McLean
  piano
  piano
  Eunice Norton
  piano
  piano
  Hilda Bor
  piano
  piano
  Joseph Hislop
  tenor
  tenor
  Frederick Kiddle
  piano
  piano
  William W Thompson
  organ
  organ
  Composers
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Robert Schumann
  Henry Purcell
  Johannes Brahms
  Hermann Löhr
  Montague Phillips
  Paul Dukas
Sat 9 Oct 1926
- 20:00
  Prom 49
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Granville Bantock
  Comedy Overture 'The Pierrot of the Minute'
  Antonín Dvořák
  8 Humoreskes, Op 101 (orch. Henry Wood)No. 7 in G flat major
  Maurice Ravel
  La valse
  Camille Saint‐Saëns
  The Carnival of the Animals
  Richard Strauss
  Till Eulenspiegel’s Merry Pranks
  Ruggero Leoncavallo
  Pagliacci - 'Si può? Si può?'
  Hector Berlioz
  The Damnation of FaustMarche hongroise
  The Damnation of FaustBallet des sylphes
  The Damnation of FaustMenuet des follets
  Georges Bizet
  Carmen, Suite No. 1No. 1 Prélude
  Carmen, Suite No. 1No. 2 Aragonaise
  Carmen, Suite No. 1No. 3 Intermezzo
  Carmen, Suite No. 1No. 5 Les dragons de Alcala
  Carmen Suite No 2No. 6 Danse bohémienne Act 2
  Montague Phillips
  4 Songs of Joy, Op 24No. 4 Sing, joyous bird
  Ernest Longstaffe
  When the Sergeant-Major's on Parade
  Léo Delibes
  CoppéliaNo. 1a Prelude Act 1
  CoppéliaNo. 1b Mazurka Act 1
  Giuseppe Verdi
  AidaAria 'Ritorna vincitor' Act 1 Scene 1
  Montague Phillips
  Old World Dance Songs, Op 37No. 3 Sweet Lady Moll
  Performers
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  The New Queen’s Hall Orchestra
  Vivian Langrish
  piano
  piano
  Egerton Tidmarsh
  piano
  piano
  Peter Dawson
  bass-baritone
  bass-baritone
  Frederick Kiddle
  piano
  piano
  Dorothy Smithard
  mezzo-soprano
  mezzo-soprano
  Tatiana Makushina
  soprano
  soprano
  Composers
  Granville Bantock
  Antonín Dvořák
  Maurice Ravel
  Camille Saint‐Saëns
  Richard Strauss
  Ruggero Leoncavallo
  Hector Berlioz
  Georges Bizet
  Montague Phillips
  Ernest Longstaffe
  Léo Delibes
  Giuseppe Verdi
Mon 11 Oct 1926
- 20:00
  Prom 50
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Richard Wagner
  LohengrinNo. 17 Prelude Act 3
  The Flying DutchmanOverture
  Tristan and IsoldeNo. 4 Wie lachend sie mir Lieder singen Act 1 Scene 3
  A Faust Overture, WWV 59
  ParsifalGood Friday Music (concert version) Act 3 Scene 1
  interval
  Richard Wagner
  The Mastersingers of NurembergNo. 36 Wahn! Wahn! Überall Wahn! Act 3 Scene 1
  TannhäuserNo. 1 Overture
  TannhäuserNo. 2 Venusberg Music Act 1 Scene 1
  Frederic Austin
  The Insect Play, Suite World premiere
  Montague Phillips
  4 Songs, Op 41No. 1 Fiddler, come and play for me
  Frederick Keel
  Tomorrow
  Modest Mussorgsky
  Sorochintsï Fair (arr. Anatoly Lyadov)Gopak Act 2
  Performers
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  The New Queen’s Hall Orchestra
  Rosina Buckman
  soprano
  soprano
  Keith Falkner
  bass-baritone
  bass-baritone
  Frederic Austin
  conductor
  conductor
  Frederick Kiddle
  piano
  piano
  Composers
  Richard Wagner
  Frederic Austin
  Montague Phillips
  Frederick Keel
  Modest Mussorgsky
Tue 12 Oct 1926
- 20:00
  Prom 51
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Così fan tutte, K 588Overture
  Christoph Willibald Gluck
  Orfeo ed Euridice – ‘Che farò senza Euridice?’Recitative & aria 'Sposa! Euridice!...Che farò senza Euridice?'
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Don GiovanniAria 'Madamina! il catalogo è questo' Act 1 Scene 5
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  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Concerto for Flute and Harp in C major, K299
  Hermann Löhr
  The Hills of Heaven
  H. Lyall Phillips
  A Devonshire wedding
  Antonín Dvořák
  Slavonic Dances, Op 46No. 2 in E minor
  Richard Strauss
  Death and Transfiguration
  Performers
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  The New Queen’s Hall Orchestra
  Margaret Balfour
  contralto
  contralto
  Marcel Ciampi
  piano
  piano
  Herbert Simmonds
  baritone
  baritone
  Robert Murchie
  flute
  flute
  Marie Goossens
  harp
  harp
  Frederick Kiddle
  piano
  piano
  William W Thompson
  organ
  organ
  Composers
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Christoph Willibald Gluck
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Hermann Löhr
  H. Lyall Phillips
  Antonín Dvořák
  Richard Strauss
Wed 13 Oct 1926
- 20:00
  Prom 52
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  George Frideric Handel
  Rodrigo, HWV 5 (arr. Henry Wood)Sailor's Dance & Trio
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Brandenburg Concerto No 4 in G major, BWV 1049
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Aria with recitative 'Non più, tutto ascoltai...Non temer, amato bene', K 490
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Violin Concerto in E major
  interval
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  The Abduction from the SeraglioRecitative & aria 'Konstanze, dich wiederzusehen...O wie ängstlich' Act 1 Scene 5
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Orchestral Suite 'No. 6' (Bach/Wood)
  George Frideric Handel
  Concerto grosso in B minor, Op. 6 No. 12
  Wolseley Charles
  Do you believe in fairies?
  Eric Coates
  I pitch my lonely caravan at night
  Felix Mendelssohn
  Overture 'Ruy Blas'
  Performers
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  The New Queen’s Hall Orchestra
  Charles Woodhouse
  violin
  violin
  Frederick Kiddle
  organpiano
  organpiano
  Robert Murchie
  flute
  flute
  W. G. Smith
  flute
  flute
  Isobel Baillie
  soprano
  soprano
  Anon.
  violin
  violin
  Jelly Aranyi
  violin
  violin
  Maurice d'Oisly
  tenor
  tenor
  Composers
  George Frideric Handel
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Wolseley Charles
  Eric Coates
  Felix Mendelssohn
Thu 14 Oct 1926
- 20:00
  Prom 53
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Idomeneo (Overture)
  Edward Elgar
  ‘Enigma’ Variations
  Giuseppe Verdi
  AidaAria 'Ritorna vincitor' Act 1 Scene 1
  Camille Saint‐Saëns
  Africa, Op 89
  George Frideric Handel
  Semele, HWV 58 (arr. Henry Wood)Aria 'Where'er you walk' Act 2 Scene 2
  interval
  Felix Mendelssohn
  Symphony No 4 in A major 'Italian'
  Ethel Smyth
  The Boatswain's MateIntermezzo 'Briars and Bushes' Act 2
  Entente CordialeIntermezzo
  Teresa del Riego
  Life is a caravan
  Haydn Wood
  Dearest, I love the morning
  Henry Balfour Gardiner
  Shepherd Fennel's Dance
  Performers
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  The New Queen’s Hall Orchestra
  May Busby
  soprano
  soprano
  Germaine Schnitzer
  piano
  piano
  Hubert Eisdell
  tenor
  tenor
  Ethel Smyth
  conductor
  conductor
  Frederick Kiddle
  piano
  piano
  Composers
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Edward Elgar
  Giuseppe Verdi
  Camille Saint‐Saëns
  George Frideric Handel
  Felix Mendelssohn
  Ethel Smyth
  Teresa del Riego
  Haydn Wood
  Henry Balfour Gardiner
Fri 15 Oct 1926
- 20:00
  Prom 54
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Felix Mendelssohn
  A Midsummer Night's Dream – overture
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Cantata No. 151, 'Süsser Trost, mein Jesus kömmt', BWV 151 (arr. Henry Wood)No. 1 Aria 'Süsser Trost, mein Jesus kömmt' - Flautist was probably Robert Murchie
  Johannes Brahms
  Double Concerto
  George Frideric Handel
  Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63 (arr. Henry Wood)Recitative & aria 'My arms!...Sound an alarm' Act 2
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Symphony No. 1 in C major
  interval
  Christoph Willibald Gluck
  Alceste - Overture
  Montague Phillips
  Old World Dance Songs, Op 37No. 4 In the gay olden time
  Old World Dance Songs, Op 37No. 3 Sweet Lady Moll
  Edward German
  Merrie England (arr. unknown for voice and piano)Dan Cupid hath a garden Act 2
  Edvard Grieg
  Lyric Suite, Op 54
  Performers
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  The New Queen’s Hall Orchestra
  Dora Labbette
  soprano
  soprano
  Anon.
  flute
  flute
  Adila Fachiri
  violin
  violin
  May Mukle
  cello
  cello
  Arthur Jordan
  tenor
  tenor
  Frederick Kiddle
  piano
  piano
  Composers
  Felix Mendelssohn
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Johannes Brahms
  George Frideric Handel
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Christoph Willibald Gluck
  Montague Phillips
  Edward German
  Edvard Grieg
Sat 16 Oct 1926
- 20:00
  Prom 55 - Last Night of the Proms 1926
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Edward Elgar
  Overture ‘Cockaigne (In London Town)’
  Carl Maria von Weber
  OberonNo. 13 Aria 'Ocean, thou mighty monster' Act 2
  Ignacy Jan Paderewski
  6 Humoresques de Concert, Op 14 (orch. Henry Wood)No. 1 Minuet in G major
  Edvard Grieg
  Piano Concerto in A minor
  Frederick Delius
  In a Summer Garden
  interval
  Giacomo Puccini
  La bohèmeAria 'Che gelida manina' Act 1
  Ambroise Thomas
  MignonNo. 8 Entr'acte Act 2
  Jean‐Philippe Rameau
  3 Ballet Pieces (arr. Felix Mottl)
  Henry Wood
  Fantasia on British Sea-Songs
  Teresa del Riego
  The night has a thousand eyes
  Montague Phillips
  3 Songs, Op 39No. 3 The dawn has a song
  George Aitken
  Máire, my girl
  Franz Liszt
  Hungarian Rhapsodies, S 359 (orchestral version)No. 2 in D minor (ending in G major)
  Unknown
  National Anthem
  Performers
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  The New Queen’s Hall Orchestra
  Florence Austral
  soprano
  soprano
  Arthur Benjamin
  piano
  piano
  Maurice d'Oisly
  tenor
  tenor
  Frederick Kiddle
  piano
  piano
  Composers
  Edward Elgar
  Carl Maria von Weber
  Ignacy Jan Paderewski
  Edvard Grieg
  Frederick Delius
  Giacomo Puccini
  Ambroise Thomas
  Jean‐Philippe Rameau
  Henry Wood
  Teresa del Riego
  Montague Phillips
  George Aitken
  Franz Liszt
  Unknown

Proms 1926

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Sat 14 Aug 1926

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Mon 16 Aug 1926

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Tue 17 Aug 1926

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Wed 18 Aug 1926

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Thu 19 Aug 1926

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Fri 20 Aug 1926

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Sat 21 Aug 1926

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Mon 23 Aug 1926

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Tue 24 Aug 1926

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Wed 25 Aug 1926

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Thu 26 Aug 1926

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Fri 27 Aug 1926

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Sat 28 Aug 1926

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Mon 30 Aug 1926

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Tue 31 Aug 1926

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Wed 1 Sept 1926

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Fri 3 Sept 1926

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Sat 4 Sept 1926

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Mon 6 Sept 1926

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