Proms 1937

Proms 1937: All Events

Sat 7 Aug 1937
- 20:00
  Prom 01 - First Night of the Proms 1937
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Unknown
  National Anthem
  John Ireland
  A London Overture
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Don GiovanniRecitative & aria 'Crudele? Ah no, mio bene!...Non mi dir' Act 2 Scene 10
  Franz Schubert
  Rosamunde, Fürstin von Zypern, D 797No. 6 Entr'acte No. 3 in B flat major: Andantino
  Rosamunde, Fürstin von Zypern, D 797No. 10 Ballet No. 2 in G major: Andantino
  interval
  César Franck
  Symphonic Variations
  Giuseppe Verdi
  La traviataAria 'Di Provenza il mar' Act 2 Scene 1
  Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
  Scheherazade
  Germaine Tailleferre
  Concertino for Harp First concert performance in England
  Claude Debussy
  Fêtes galantes Set 1No. 3 Clair de lune (2nd version) Proms premiere
  Hector Berlioz
  The Damnation of FaustMarche hongroise
  Performers
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  Ina Souez
  soprano
  soprano
  Irene Scharrer
  piano
  piano
  Dennis Noble
  baritone
  baritone
  Sidonie Goossens
  harp
  harp
  Berkeley Mason
  piano
  piano
  Composers
  Unknown
  John Ireland
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Franz Schubert
  César Franck
  Giuseppe Verdi
  Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
  Germaine Tailleferre
  Claude Debussy
  Hector Berlioz
Mon 9 Aug 1937
- 20:00
  Prom 02
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Richard Wagner
  LohengrinNo. 1 Prelude Act 1
  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. 15b Was Winternacht, was Waldespracht Act 1 Scene 3
  Parsifal, WWV 111 (arr. Emil Steinbach)Klingsor's Magic Garden and Flowermaidens' Scene (orchestral synthesis) Act 2
  interval
  Richard Wagner
  GötterdämmerungNo. 3 Zu neuen Taten, teurer Helde (Prologue)
  GötterdämmerungNo. 2 Tagesgrauen und Sonnenaufgang (Prologue)
  GötterdämmerungNo. 5 Siegfrieds Rheinfahrt (Prologue)
  GötterdämmerungNo. 4 O heilige Götter! (Prologue)
  TannhäuserNo. 2 Venusberg Music Act 1 Scene 1
  Tristan and IsoldePrelude and Liebestod
  Jean Sibelius
  Symphony No. 7 in C major
  Edward Elgar
  Shepherd's Song, Op 16.1
  Henry Balfour Gardiner
  Shepherd Fennel's Dance
  Performers
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  Walter Widdop
  tenor
  tenor
  Florence Austral
  soprano
  soprano
  Berkeley Mason
  piano
  piano
  Composers
  Richard Wagner
  Jean Sibelius
  Edward Elgar
  Henry Balfour Gardiner
Tue 10 Aug 1937
- 20:00
  Prom 03
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Edward Elgar
  Introduction and Allegro
  The KingdomAria 'The sun goeth down'
  Cello Concerto in E minor
  ‘Enigma’ Variations
  interval
  Benjamin Britten
  Soirées musicales First concert performance
  Hector Berlioz
  Les nuits d'étéNo. 4 Absence
  Richard Wagner
  The Mastersingers of NurembergNo. 1 Prelude Act 1
  Performers
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  Isobel Baillie
  soprano
  soprano
  Beatrice Harrison
  cello
  cello
  Berkeley Mason
  piano
  piano
  Composers
  Edward Elgar
  Benjamin Britten
  Hector Berlioz
  Richard Wagner
Wed 11 Aug 1937
- 20:00
  Prom 04
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Brandenburg Concerto No 2 in F major, BWV 1047
  Cantata No. 85, 'Ich bin ein guter Hirt', BWV 85No. 5 Aria 'Seht, was die Liebe tut'
  Violin Concerto in A minor
  Orchestral Suite No. 1 in C major, BWV 1066
  St Matthew Passion, BWV 244 (arr. Henry Wood)No. 60 Aria 'Erbarm’ es Gott!'
  Brandenburg Concerto No 5 in D major, BWV 1050
  George Frideric Handel
  Concerto for Piano in B flat major (Handel/Lambert) First concert performance in London
  Henry Purcell
  King Arthur, Z 628 (suite arr. Julian Herbage) First concert performance in London
  Performers
  Terence Macdonagh
  oboe
  oboe
  Robert Murchie
  flute
  flute
  Ernest Hall
  trumpet
  trumpet
  Paul Beard
  violin
  violin
  Eric Greene
  tenor
  tenor
  Adila Fachiri
  violin
  violin
  Astra Desmond
  contralto
  contralto
  Angus Morrison
  piano
  piano
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  George Frideric Handel
  Henry Purcell
Thu 12 Aug 1937
- 20:00
  Prom 05
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Pyotr Tchaikovsky
  Eugene OneginPolonaise Act 3 Scene 1
  Violin Concerto in D major
  Symphony No. 5 in E minor
  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
  Johannes Brahms
  Hungarian Dance in D minor (unspecified), WoO 1 (arr. violin and piano [unknown])
  Hungarian Dance No. 1 in G minor: Allegro molto, WoO 1.1 (arr. violin and piano [unknown])
  Lord Berners
  Fugue in C minor
  Performers
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  Paul Beard
  violin
  violin
  Berkeley Mason
  piano
  piano
  Composers
  Pyotr Tchaikovsky
  Enrique Granados
  Johannes Brahms
  Lord Berners
Fri 13 Aug 1937
- 20:00
  Prom 06
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Overture 'Leonore' No. 3
  George Frideric Handel
  Occasional Oratorio, HWV 62 (arr. Henry Wood)No. 18 Recitative 'Who trusts in God should ne'er despair'
  Occasional Oratorio, HWV 62 (arr. Henry Wood)No. 19 Aria 'Prophetic visions strike my eye'
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major
  Symphony No 8 in F major
  interval
  Edmund Rubbra
  Fantasia World premiere
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Passacaglia and Fugue in C minor, BWV 582 (orch. Ottorino Respighi)
  Performers
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  Lilian Stiles-Allen
  soprano
  soprano
  Solomon
  piano
  piano
  Edmund Rubbra
  conductor
  conductor
  Frederick Grinke
  violin
  violin
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Composers
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  George Frideric Handel
  Edmund Rubbra
  Johann Sebastian Bach
Sat 14 Aug 1937
- 20:00
  Prom 07
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Edward Elgar
  Overture ‘Cockaigne (In London Town)’
  Ignacy Jan Paderewski
  6 Humoresques de Concert, Op 14 (orch. Henry Wood)No. 1 Minuet in G major
  Nicolò Paganini
  Moto perpetuo in C major, Op 11 (arr. Percy Pitt)
  Giuseppe Verdi
  ErnaniRecitative & cavatina 'Surta è la notte...Ernani, involami' Act 1 Scene 3
  interval
  Sergey Rachmaninov
  Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor
  Charles Villiers Stanford
  Songs of the Sea – 1: Drake's Drum
  Songs of the Sea – 3: Devon, O Devon, in Wind and Rain
  Songs of the Sea – 5: The Old Superb
  Maurice Ravel
  Boléro
  Pyotr Tchaikovsky
  Suite No. 3 in G major, Op 55No. 4 Tema con variazioni
  Edvard Grieg
  6 Songs - No. 6, A Dream
  Richard Wagner
  TannhäuserNo. 12 Ankunft der Gäste Act 2 Scene 4
  Performers
  Laelia Finneberg
  soprano
  soprano
  Leff Pouishnoff
  piano
  piano
  Roy Henderson
  baritone
  baritone
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Edward Elgar
  Ignacy Jan Paderewski
  Nicolò Paganini
  Giuseppe Verdi
  Sergey Rachmaninov
  Charles Villiers Stanford
  Maurice Ravel
  Pyotr Tchaikovsky
  Edvard Grieg
  Richard Wagner
Mon 16 Aug 1937
- 20:00
  Prom 08
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Richard Wagner
  RienziOverture
  TannhäuserNo. 10 Dich, teure Halle, grüss' ich wieder Act 2 Scene 1
  TannhäuserNo. 24 Allmächt'ge Jungfrau Act 3 Scene 1
  ParsifalNo. 27 Prelude Act 3
  GötterdämmerungNo. 16 Höre mit Sinn, was ich dir sage! Act 1 Scene 3
  GötterdämmerungNo. 17 Da sann ich nach Act 1 Scene 3
  SiegfriedForest Murmurs (orchestral synthesis) Act 2 Scene 2
  LohengrinNo. 19a Das süsse Lied verhallt Act 3 Scene 2
  LohengrinNo. 19b Atmest du nicht mit mir die süssen Düfte? Act 3 Scene 2
  LohengrinNo. 19c Höchstes Vertraun hast du mir schon zu danken Act 3 Scene 2
  Die WalküreWalkürenritt (orchestral synthesis) Act 3 Scene 1
  Frédéric d’Erlanger
  Prélude romantique Proms premiere
  Frank Bridge
  E'en as a lovely flower
  Ernest John Moeran
  The Sweet o' the Year Proms premiere
  Anton Bruckner
  Overture in G minor Proms premiere
  Performers
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  Jo Vincent
  sopranoElsa
  sopranoElsa
  Muriel Brunskill
  contralto
  contralto
  Parry Jones
  Lohengrintenorsoloist
  Lohengrintenorsoloist
  Berkeley Mason
  piano
  piano
  Composers
  Richard Wagner
  Frédéric d’Erlanger
  Frank Bridge
  Ernest John Moeran
  Anton Bruckner
Tue 17 Aug 1937
- 20:00
  Prom 09
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Felix Mendelssohn
  A Midsummer Night's Dream – overture
  Scherzo in G minor, from Octet, Op 20 (orchestral version)
  Edward Elgar
  Sea PicturesNo. 2 In haven
  Sea PicturesNo. 4 Where corals lie
  Sea PicturesNo. 3 Sabbath morning at sea
  Gian Francesco Malipiero
  Concerto for Violin No. 1 First concert performance in England
  interval
  César Franck
  Symphony in D minor
  Richard Strauss
  Don Juan
  Franz Schubert
  Dem Unendlichen, D 291 Proms premiere
  Joaquín Turina
  Danzas fantásticas, Op 22
  Performers
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  Mary Jarred
  contralto
  contralto
  Antonio Brosa
  violin
  violin
  Berkeley Mason
  piano
  piano
  Composers
  Felix Mendelssohn
  Edward Elgar
  Gian Francesco Malipiero
  César Franck
  Richard Strauss
  Franz Schubert
  Joaquín Turina
Wed 18 Aug 1937
- 20:00
  Prom 10
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Johannes Brahms
  Variations on the St Anthony Chorale
  Double Concerto
  Symphony No. 2 in D major
  interval
  Antonín Dvořák
  Symphonic Variations, Op 78
  3 Slavonic Rhapsodies, Op 45No. 3 in A flat major
  Performers
  Thelma Reiss (formerly Reiss Smith)
  cello
  cello
  Eda Kersey
  violin
  violin
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Johannes Brahms
  Antonín Dvořák
Thu 19 Aug 1937
- 20:00
  Prom 11
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Joseph Haydn
  Symphony No. 100 in G major 'Military'
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Piano Concerto No. 24 in C minor
  Joseph Haydn
  The CreationNo. 9 Aria 'Nun beut die Flur das frische Grün'
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Symphony No. 41 in C major, ‘Jupiter’
  Constant Lambert
  Summer's Last Will and TestamentNo. 6 Rondo burlesca 'King Pest'
  Frédéric Chopin
  Ballade No 3 in A flat major
  Johannes Brahms
  Hungarian Dance in G minor (unspecified), WoO 1 (orch. unknown)
  Hungarian Dance (unspecified), WoO 1 (orch. unknown)
  Performers
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  Solomon
  piano
  piano
  Joan Coxon
  soprano
  soprano
  Constant Lambert
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Joseph Haydn
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Constant Lambert
  Frédéric Chopin
  Johannes Brahms
Fri 20 Aug 1937
- 20:00
  Prom 12
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  EgmontNo. 1 Overture
  Scena & aria 'Ah! perfido...Per pietà non dirmi addio!', Op 65 (arr. Henry Wood)
  Piano Concerto No. 1 in C major - cadenza by Reinecke
  interval
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Symphony No. 5 in C minor
  Frank Bridge
  The Sea
  Come to me in my dreams
  Go not, happy day
  Love went a-riding
  George Frideric Handel
  Rodrigo, HWV 5 (arr. Henry Wood)Sailor's Dance & Trio
  Performers
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  Jo Vincent
  sopranosoloist
  sopranosoloist
  Ania Dorfmann
  piano
  piano
  Berkeley Mason
  piano
  piano
  Composers
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Frank Bridge
  George Frideric Handel
Sat 21 Aug 1937
- 20:00
  Prom 13
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Gioachino Rossini
  William Tell – overture
  Rutland Boughton
  The Immortal HourNo. 49 In the days of the great fires Act 2
  The Immortal HourNo. 55 How beautiful they are Act 2
  Maurice Ravel
  Piano Concerto in G major
  interval
  Jean Sibelius
  En saga
  Sir Landon Ronald
  Adonaïs
  Franz Liszt
  Hungarian Rhapsodies, S 359 (orchestral version)No. 2 in D minor (ending in G major)
  Edvard Grieg
  Lyric Suite, Op 54
  Maurice Ravel
  MiroirsNo. 4 Alborada del gracioso Proms premiere of this version
  Edward German
  Welsh Rhapsody
  Performers
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  Trefor Jones
  tenor
  tenor
  Sidonie Goossens
  harp
  harp
  Marcelle Meyer
  piano
  piano
  Lilian Stiles-Allen
  soprano
  soprano
  Composers
  Gioachino Rossini
  Rutland Boughton
  Maurice Ravel
  Jean Sibelius
  Sir Landon Ronald
  Franz Liszt
  Edvard Grieg
  Edward German
Mon 23 Aug 1937
- 20:00
  Prom 14
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Richard Wagner
  ParsifalNo. 1 Prelude Act 1
  The Flying DutchmanAria 'Joho hoe! Traft ihr das Schiff' Act 2
  SiegfriedNo. 37 Prelude Act 3
  SiegfriedWotan's Spear and the Sleeping Brünnhilde (orchestral synthesis) Act 3
  SiegfriedEntry of the Wanderer (orchestral synthesis) Act 3 Scene 1
  The Mastersingers of NurembergNo. 36 Wahn! Wahn! Überall Wahn! Act 3 Scene 1
  The Mastersingers of NurembergNo. 23b Was duftet doch der Flieder Act 2 Scene 3
  interval
  Richard Wagner
  LohengrinNo. 13 Elsas Brautzug Act 2 Scene 4
  GötterdämmerungNo. 40 Starke Scheite Act 3 Scene 3
  Leoš Janáček
  Taras Bulba Proms premiere
  Sir Arthur Somervell
  MaudNo. 4 O let the solid ground
  MaudNo. 5 Birds in the high hall garden
  Herbert Howells
  Procession, Op 36
  Performers
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  Florence Austral
  soprano
  soprano
  Keith Falkner
  bass-baritone
  bass-baritone
  Berkeley Mason
  piano
  piano
  Composers
  Richard Wagner
  Leoš Janáček
  Sir Arthur Somervell
  Herbert Howells
Tue 24 Aug 1937
- 20:00
  Prom 15
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Hector Berlioz
  Benvenuto CelliniOverture
  Giuseppe Verdi
  AidaRecitative & aria 'Se quel guerrier io fossi!...Celeste Aïda' Act 1 Scene 1
  Sergey Prokofiev
  Piano Concerto No. 3 in C major
  Zoltán Kodály
  Ballet Music First performance in England
  interval
  Arnold Bax
  Symphony No. 4 Proms premiere
  César Franck
  Le chasseur maudit
  Frederick Delius
  3 SongsNo. 3 To the Queen of my Heart Proms premiere
  Jean Sibelius
  Finlandia
  Performers
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  Frank Titterton
  tenor
  tenor
  Helen Perkin
  piano
  piano
  Berkeley Mason
  piano
  piano
  Composers
  Hector Berlioz
  Giuseppe Verdi
  Sergey Prokofiev
  Zoltán Kodály
  Arnold Bax
  César Franck
  Frederick Delius
  Jean Sibelius
Wed 25 Aug 1937
- 20:00
  Prom 16
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Brandenburg Concerto No 6 in B flat major, BWV 1051
  Keyboard Concerto in D minor, BWV 1052
  Brandenburg Concerto No 4 in G major, BWV 1049
  Cantata No. 159, 'Sehet, wir gehn hinauf gen Jerusalem', BWV 159 (arr. Henry Wood)No. 4 Aria 'Es ist vollbracht'
  interval
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Orchestral Suite No 3 in D major, BWV 1068
  George Frideric Handel
  Organ Concerto in D minor
  Samson, HWV 57 (arr. Henry Wood)Overture
  Performers
  Kathleen Long
  piano
  piano
  Marie Wilson
  violin
  violin
  Robert Murchie
  flute
  flute
  Frank Almgill
  flute
  flute
  Terence Macdonagh
  oboe
  oboe
  William Parsons
  bass
  bass
  Harold Edwin Darke
  organ
  organ
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  George Frideric Handel
Thu 26 Aug 1937
- 20:00
  Prom 17
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Jean Sibelius
  Scènes historiques – Suite No. 1No. 3 Festivo
  Symphony No 4 in A minor
  Violin Concerto
  interval
  Jean Sibelius
  Symphony No 3 in C major
  Lemminkäinen Suite, Op 22No. 2 The Swan of Tuonela
  Lemminkäinen Suite, Op 22No. 4 Lemminkäinen's Return
  Performers
  Emil Telmányi
  violin
  violin
  David John
  cor anglais
  cor anglais
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Jean Sibelius
Fri 27 Aug 1937
- 20:00
  Prom 18
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Overture 'Leonore' No. 1, Op 138
  George Frideric Handel
  Samson, HWV 57 (arr. Henry Wood)Aria 'Let the bright Seraphim' Act 3 No 26
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major
  Symphony No. 7 in A major
  interval
  John Ireland
  The Forgotten Rite
  Mai-Dun
  Gabriel Fauré
  Après un Rêve (arr. Willmott)No. 1 Après un rêve
  2 Songs, Op 46No. 2 Clair de lune
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Don GiovanniOverture
  Performers
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  Ernest Hall
  trumpet
  trumpet
  Ruth Naylor
  soprano
  soprano
  Frank Mannheimer
  piano
  piano
  John Ireland
  conductor
  conductor
  Berkeley Mason
  piano
  piano
  Composers
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  George Frideric Handel
  John Ireland
  Gabriel Fauré
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Sat 28 Aug 1937
- 20:00
  Prom 19
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Felix Mendelssohn
  Overture 'Ruy Blas'
  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  Songs of travelNo. 8 Bright is the ring of words
  Songs of travelNo. 3 The roadside fire
  Songs of travelNo. 1 The vagabond
  Joseph Haydn
  Symphony No. 94 in G major 'The Surprise'
  Frederick Delius
  Violin Concerto
  interval
  Giuseppe Verdi
  AidaAria 'Ritorna vincitor' Act 1 Scene 1
  Richard Strauss
  Death and Transfiguration
  William Walton
  Coronation March ‘Crown Imperial’ Proms premiere
  Alexander Gretchaninov
  Snowflakes, Op 47No. 9 The Snowdrop
  Modest Mussorgsky
  Gopak
  Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
  Capriccio espagnol, Op 34
  Performers
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  Keith Falkner
  bass-baritone
  bass-baritone
  Albert Sammons
  violin
  violin
  May Blyth
  soprano
  soprano
  William Walton
  conductor
  conductor
  Berkeley Mason
  piano
  piano
  Composers
  Felix Mendelssohn
  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  Joseph Haydn
  Frederick Delius
  Giuseppe Verdi
  Richard Strauss
  William Walton
  Alexander Gretchaninov
  Modest Mussorgsky
  Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Mon 30 Aug 1937
- 20:00
  Prom 20
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Richard Wagner
  TannhäuserNo. 1 Overture
  The Mastersingers of NurembergNo. 56 Morgenlich leuchtend in rosigem Schein Act 3 Scene 5
  Tristan and IsoldePrelude (with Wagner's concert-ending) Act 1
  ParsifalNo. 22 Dich nannt'ich...Ich sah das Kind Act 2 Scene 2
  interval
  Richard Wagner
  GötterdämmerungDawn and Siegfried's Rhine Journey (abridged concert version)
  Die WalküreNo. 10b O süsseste Wonne! Act 1 Scene 3
  Die WalküreNo. 9 Winterstürme wichen dem Wonnemond Act 1 Scene 3
  Die WalküreNo. 6 Ein Schwert verheiss mir der Vater Act 1 Scene 3
  Die WalküreNo. 7 Schläfst du, Gäst? Act 1 Scene 3
  Die WalküreNo. 8 Der Männer Sippe Act 1 Scene 3
  Die WalküreNo. 10a Du bist der Lenz Act 1 Scene 3
  Die WalküreNo. 11 War Wälse dein Vater Act 1 Scene 3
  Huldigungsmarsch, WWV 97
  Gustav Holst
  The PlanetsNo. 3 Mercury, the Winged Messenger
  The PlanetsNo. 4 Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity
  The PlanetsNo. 5 Saturn, the Bringer of Old Age
  Edward Elgar
  2 Songs, Op 41No. 1 In the Dawn
  Alexander Borodin
  Prince IgorPolovtsian March Act 3
  Performers
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  Parry Jones
  tenorSiegmund
  tenorSiegmund
  Mary Jarred
  contralto
  contralto
  Oda Slobodskaya
  Sieglinde
  Sieglinde
  Berkeley Mason
  piano
  piano
  Composers
  Richard Wagner
  Gustav Holst
  Edward Elgar
  Alexander Borodin
Tue 31 Aug 1937
- 20:00
  Prom 21
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Ferruccio Busoni
  Lustspielouvertüre, K245, Op 38
  Violin Concerto in D major
  Franz Liszt
  A Faust Symphony
  interval
  Ferruccio Busoni
  Rondò arlecchinesco, K266, Op 46
  Franz Liszt
  Symphonic Poem No. 3 'Les Préludes', S 97
  Die drei Zigeuner, S 320Proms premiere of this version
  Performers
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  Joseph Szigeti
  violin
  violin
  Parry Jones
  tenor
  tenor
  BBC Singers
  Berkeley Mason
  piano
  piano
  Composers
  Ferruccio Busoni
  Franz Liszt
Wed 1 Sept 1937
- 20:00
  Prom 22
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Johannes Brahms
  Academic Festival Overture
  Piano Concerto No 1 in D minor
  Symphony No. 3 in F major
  interval
  George Butterworth
  Six Songs from 'A Shropshire Lad'
  Claude Debussy
  Préludes, Book 2No. 12 Feux d'artifice Proms premiere
  Franz Schubert
  4 Impromptus, Op. 90, D 899No. 2 in E flat major
  George Frideric Handel
  Solomon, HWV 67 (arr. Henry Wood)No. 1 Overture
  Performers
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  Clifford Curzon
  piano
  piano
  Composers
  Johannes Brahms
  George Butterworth
  Claude Debussy
  Franz Schubert
  George Frideric Handel
Thu 2 Sept 1937
- 20:00
  Prom 23
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Carl Maria von Weber
  OberonOverture
  Sir George Dyson
  The Canterbury PilgrimsNo. 11 The Wife of Bath
  William Walton
  Viola Concerto
  Jean Sibelius
  Symphony No. 1 in E minor
  Pyotr Tchaikovsky
  Francesca da Rimini
  Franz Schubert
  Wiegenlied, D 498
  Gretchen am Spinnrade, D 118
  Franz Liszt
  Hungarian Rhapsodies, S 359 (orchestral version)No. 1 in F minor (ending in F major)
  Performers
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  Isobel Baillie
  soprano
  soprano
  William Primrose
  viola
  viola
  Berkeley Mason
  piano
  piano
  Composers
  Carl Maria von Weber
  Sir George Dyson
  William Walton
  Jean Sibelius
  Pyotr Tchaikovsky
  Franz Schubert
  Franz Liszt
Fri 3 Sept 1937
- 20:00
  Prom 24
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  The Creatures of PrometheusNo. 1 Overture
  Adelaide, Op 46 (arr. Louis Spohr)
  Violin Concerto in D major - cadenza by Joachim
  Symphony No. 6 in F major, ‘Pastoral’
  interval
  George Frideric Handel
  Organ Concerto in G minor
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Fantasia and Fugue in C minor, BWV 537, Op 86 (orch. Edward Elgar)
  Performers
  Heddle Nash
  tenor
  tenor
  Ida Haendel
  violin
  violin
  G(eorge) D(orrington) Cunningham
  organ
  organ
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  George Frideric Handel
  Johann Sebastian Bach
Sat 4 Sept 1937
- 20:00
  Prom 25
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Carl Maria von Weber
  Der FreischützOverture
  Giuseppe Verdi
  OtelloAria 'Mia parea m'ingiunse...Piangea cantando nell'erma landa' Act 4
  Franz Liszt
  Piano Concerto No. 2 in A major
  interval
  George Frideric Handel
  Serse (Act 1: Ombra mai fù)(probably arr. Henry Wood)
  Modest Mussorgsky
  Boris Godunov – 'I have attained supreme power'
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Symphony No. 7 in A major
  William Walton
  Façade, Suite No. 1
  Béla Bartók
  10 Easy Pieces, Sz 39No. 5 Evening in Transylvania Proms premiere
  Leó Weiner
  Hungarian Peasant Songs, Op 19Hungarian Folk Tune (unspecified)
  Erno Dohnanyi
  6 Concert Etudes, Op 28No. 6 Capriccio in F minor
  Franz Schubert
  3 Marche militaires (No 1 in D major)(orch. Henry Wood)
  Performers
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  Joan Cross
  soprano
  soprano
  Louis Kentner
  piano
  piano
  Berkeley Mason
  organ
  organ
  Paul Beard
  violin
  violin
  Sidonie Goossens
  harp
  harp
  Harold Williams
  baritone
  baritone
  Composers
  Carl Maria von Weber
  Giuseppe Verdi
  Franz Liszt
  George Frideric Handel
  Modest Mussorgsky
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  William Walton
  Béla Bartók
  Leó Weiner
  Erno Dohnanyi
  Franz Schubert
Mon 6 Sept 1937
- 20:00
  Prom 26
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Richard Wagner
  The Mastersingers of NurembergNo. 1 Prelude Act 1
  TannhäuserNo. 15 Blick' ich umher Act 2 Scene 4
  Siegfried Idyll
  SiegfriedNo. 17b Mime, der Künstler Act 1 Scene 3
  SiegfriedNo. 16 Nothung! Nothung! Neidliches Schwert! Act 1 Scene 3
  interval
  Richard Wagner
  Tristan and IsoldeNo. 12 Prelude Act 3
  The Flying DutchmanDuet 'Wie aus der Ferne' Act 2
  Das RheingoldEntry of the Gods into Valhalla (orchestral version)
  Frederic Austin
  Overture 'The Sea Venturers' First concert performance in London
  Michael Head
  Songs of the CountrysideNo. 6 The Temper of a Maid
  Songs of the CountrysideNo. 1 Money, O!
  Manuel de Falla
  The Three-Cornered Hat – Suite No. 2
  Performers
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  Arthur Fear
  bass-baritoneDutchman
  bass-baritoneDutchman
  Arthur Carron (formerly Cox)
  tenor
  tenor
  David John
  cor anglais
  cor anglais
  May Busby
  Senta
  Senta
  Frederic Austin
  conductor
  conductor
  Berkeley Mason
  piano
  piano
  Composers
  Richard Wagner
  Frederic Austin
  Michael Head
  Manuel de Falla
Tue 7 Sept 1937
- 20:00
  Prom 27
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Symphony No. 35 in D major, ‘Haffner’
  Joseph Haydn
  The CreationNo. 7 Aria 'Rollend in schaumenden Wellen'
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Violin Concerto No 5 in A major, K 219 'Turkish' - cadenzas by Joachim
  La clemenza di Tito, K 621Recitative & aria 'Ecco il punto...Non più di fiori' Act 2
  interval
  Joseph Haydn
  Symphony No. 104 in D major, 'London'
  Charles Villiers Stanford
  Irish Rhapsody No. 1 in D minor, Op 78
  Cushendall, Op 118No. 3 Cushendall Proms premiere
  The Clown's Songs from 'Twelfth Night', Op 65No. 3 The rain it raineth every day Proms premiere
  Jean‐Philippe Rameau
  3 Ballet Pieces (arr. Felix Mottl)
  Performers
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  Ronald Stear
  bass
  bass
  Jean Pougnet
  violin
  violin
  Margaret Balfour
  contralto
  contralto
  Walter Lear
  basset horn
  basset horn
  Berkeley Mason
  piano
  piano
  Composers
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Joseph Haydn
  Charles Villiers Stanford
  Jean‐Philippe Rameau
Wed 8 Sept 1937
- 20:00
  Prom 28
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Orchestral Suite No. 2 in B minor, BWV 1067
  Georg Philipp Telemann
  Cantata 'Ich weiss, dass mein Erlöser lebt', TWV 1:877 (arr. Henry Wood)No. 1 Aria 'Ich weiss, dass mein Erlöser lebt' - Misattributed to J. S. Bach in the printed programme as Cantata No. 160 (BWV 160)
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Concerto for Two Keyboards in C major, BWV 1061
  interval
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Cantata No. 53, 'Schlage doch, gewünschte Stunde', BWV 53 (arr. Henry Wood)
  Brandenburg Concerto No 1 in F major, BWV 1046
  Concerto for Four Keyboards in A minor, BWV 1065
  Gordon Jacob
  Variations on an Original Theme First concert performance in London
  Johannes Brahms
  5 Songs, Op 71No. 5 Minnelied
  Herbert Murrill
  Three Hornpipes
  Performers
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  Robert Murchie
  flute
  flute
  Henry Wendon
  tenor
  tenor
  Paul Beard
  violin
  violin
  John Hunt
  piano
  piano
  Maurice Cole
  piano
  piano
  Freda Townson
  mezzo-soprano
  mezzo-soprano
  Dorothy Manley
  piano
  piano
  Myers Foggin
  piano
  piano
  Gordon Jacob
  conductor
  conductor
  Berkeley Mason
  piano
  piano
  Herbert Murrill
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Georg Philipp Telemann
  Gordon Jacob
  Johannes Brahms
  Herbert Murrill
Thu 9 Sept 1937
- 20:00
  Prom 29
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Jean Sibelius
  The Oceanides
  Symphony No 6 in D minor
  The Rapid-Rider's Brides, Op 33
  interval
  Jean Sibelius
  Symphony No. 2 in D major
  Ottorino Respighi
  Fountains of Rome
  Gustav Holst
  Hymns from the Rig Veda, H90, Op 24No. 1 Ushas
  Hymns from the Rig Veda, H90, Op 24No. 2 Varuna I
  Hymns from the Rig Veda, H90, Op 24No. 3 Maruts
  Peter Warlock
  Capriol Suite (version for full orchestra)
  Performers
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  Muriel Brunskill
  contralto
  contralto
  Berkeley Mason
  piano
  piano
  Composers
  Jean Sibelius
  Ottorino Respighi
  Gustav Holst
  Peter Warlock
Fri 10 Sept 1937
- 20:00
  Prom 30
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Overture ‘Coriolan’
  FidelioRecitative & aria 'Abscheulicher...Komm, Hoffnung' Act 1 Scene 2
  Romance in F major, Op 50
  Romance in G major, Op 40
  interval
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Symphony No. 3 in E flat major, ‘Eroica’
  Ernest Chausson
  Poème Proms premiere
  George Frideric Handel
  Water Music Suite (arr. Hamilton Harty)
  Performers
  Cecilia Wessels
  soprano
  soprano
  Renée Chemet
  violin
  violin
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Ernest Chausson
  George Frideric Handel
Sat 11 Sept 1937
- 20:00
  Prom 31
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Bedrich Smetana
  The Bartered BrideOverture
  Jules Massenet
  HérodiadeRecitative & aria 'Ce breuvage pourrait me donner un tel rêve!...Vision fugitive' Act 2 Scene 1
  Felix Mendelssohn
  Violin Concerto in E minor
  Paul Dukas
  The Sorcerer’s Apprentice
  interval
  Giuseppe Verdi
  RigolettoRecitative & aria 'Gualtier Maldè...Caro nome' Act 1 Scene 2
  Zoltán Kodály
  Háry János - suite
  Frederick Delius
  A Dance Rhapsody No. 1
  Henri Duparc
  La vague et la cloche
  Pyotr Tchaikovsky
  Overture '1812'
  Performers
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  John Brownlee
  baritone
  baritone
  Jelly Aranyi
  violin
  violin
  Noël Eadie
  soprano
  soprano
  Zoltán Kodály
  conductor
  conductor
  Sandor Kolompar
  cimbalom
  cimbalom
  Berkeley Mason
  piano
  piano
  Composers
  Bedrich Smetana
  Jules Massenet
  Felix Mendelssohn
  Paul Dukas
  Giuseppe Verdi
  Zoltán Kodály
  Frederick Delius
  Henri Duparc
  Pyotr Tchaikovsky
Mon 13 Sept 1937
- 20:00
  Prom 32
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Richard Wagner
  LohengrinNo. 17 Prelude Act 3
  Tristan and IsoldeNo. 4 Wie lachend sie mir Lieder singen Act 1 Scene 3
  ParsifalGood Friday Music (concert version) Act 3 Scene 1
  TannhäuserNo. 25b O du mein holder Abendstern Act 3 Scene 2
  TannhäuserNo. 25a Wie Todesahnung Dämm'rung Act 3 Scene 2
  GötterdämmerungNo. 37 Trauermusik Act 3 Scene 2
  interval
  Richard Wagner
  SiegfriedNo. 47 Heil dir, Sonne! Act 3 Scene 3
  SiegfriedNo. 48a O Siegfried! Seliger Held! Act 3 Scene 3
  SiegfriedNo. 49a Dort seh' ich Grane Act 3 Scene 3
  SiegfriedNo. 50 Ewig war ich, ewig bin ich Act 3 Scene 3
  SiegfriedNo. 49b Heilig schied sie aus Walhall Act 3 Scene 3
  SiegfriedNo. 51 Dich lieb' ich:o liebtest mich du! Act 3 Scene 3
  SiegfriedNo. 52 Siehst du mich nicht? Act 3 Scene 3
  SiegfriedNo. 48b O wüsstest du, Lust der Welt Act 3 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
  Erno Dohnanyi
  Symphonic Minutes, Op 36
  Anatoly Nikolayevich Alexandrov
  There were four Proms premiere
  Gustav Holst
  The Perfect FoolBallet music
  Performers
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  Oda Slobodskaya
  sopranoBrünnhilde
  sopranoBrünnhilde
  Herbert Heyner
  baritone
  baritone
  Walter Widdop
  Siegfried
  Siegfried
  Berkeley Mason
  piano
  piano
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Composers
  Richard Wagner
  Erno Dohnanyi
  Anatoly Nikolayevich Alexandrov
  Gustav Holst
Tue 14 Sept 1937
- 20:00
  Prom 33
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  The Wasps – overture
  Five English Folk SongsNo. 1 The Dark-eyed Sailor
  Five English Folk SongsNo. 5 Wassail Song
  A Farmer's Son So SweetProms premiere
  Five English Folk SongsNo. 3 Just as the Tide was Flowing
  interval
  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  Piano Concerto in C major
  Hugh the DroverHorse-hoofs thunder down the valley Act 1
  Symphony No. 4 in F minor
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Serenade in D major 'Serenata notturna', K 239
  Edward German
  Orpheus with his luteProms premiere
  John Ireland
  Twilight Night
  Gordon Jacob
  Folly's SongProms premiere
  Felix Mendelssohn
  A Midsummer Night’s Dream – incidental musicNo. 6 Wedding March
  A Midsummer Night’s Dream – incidental musicNo. 5 Nocturne
  Performers
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  Leslie Woodgate
  conductor
  conductor
  Bradbridge White
  tenor
  tenor
  Margaret Godley
  soprano
  soprano
  Margaret Rees
  soprano
  soprano
  Stanley Riley
  bass
  bass
  Doris Owens
  contralto
  contralto
  Samuel Dyson
  bass
  bass
  Gladys Winmill
  mezzo-soprano
  mezzo-soprano
  Martin Boddey
  tenor
  tenor
  Cyril Smith
  piano
  piano
  Tudor Davies
  tenor
  tenor
  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Edward German
  John Ireland
  Gordon Jacob
  Felix Mendelssohn
Wed 15 Sept 1937
- 20:00
  Prom 34
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Johannes Brahms
  Tragic Overture
  Violin Concerto in D major
  Symphony No 1 in C minor
  Maurice Johnstone
  A Welsh Rhapsody Proms premiere
  interval
  Pablo de Sarasate
  2 Spanish Dances (unspecified) Proms premiere
  Edvard Grieg
  4 Norwegian Dances, Op 35 (orch. Hans Sitt)Dance (unspecified)
  Performers
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  Arthur Catterall
  violin
  violin
  Maurice Johnstone
  conductor
  conductor
  Berkeley Mason
  piano
  piano
  Composers
  Johannes Brahms
  Maurice Johnstone
  Pablo de Sarasate
  Edvard Grieg
Thu 16 Sept 1937
- 20:00
  Prom 35
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  George Frideric Handel
  Concerto grosso in A minor, HWV 322, Op 6.4 (arr. Henry Wood)
  Israel in EgyptNo. 6 Chorus 'He spake the word' Proms premiere
  Israel in EgyptNo. 9 Chorus 'He smote all the firstborn' Proms premiere
  Israel in EgyptNo. 10 Chorus 'But as for his people' Proms premiere
  Israel in EgyptNo. 7 Chorus 'He gave them hailstones' Proms premiere
  Israel in EgyptNo. 8 Chorus 'He sent a thick darkness' Proms premiere
  Oboe Concerto No. 3 in G minor
  Music for the Royal Fireworks – overture (arr. Hamilton Harty)
  Music for the Royal Fireworks - No 3. Bourrée (arr. Hamilton Harty)
  Music for the Royal Fireworks, HWV 351 (arr. Hamilton Harty)No. 3 La paix: Largo alla siciliana
  Music for the Royal Fireworks - No 5. Minuets (arr. Hamilton Harty)
  interval
  George Frideric Handel
  Organ Concerto in B flat major 'No. 9' (Handel/Wood)
  Coronation Anthem 'The king shall rejoice'Proms premiere
  Arminio, HWV 36Chorus 'A capir tante dolcezze' Act 3 Scene 8
  Giustino, HWV 37Chorus 'Per voi soave e bella' Act 2 Scene 5
  Berenice, HWV 38Chorus 'Let lotte cessare, la pace benvenuto' Act 1
  Alcina, HWV 34Chorus 'Questo è il cielo di contenti' Act 1 Scene 2
  Ariodante, HWV 35Chorus 'Ogn'uno acclami bella virtute' Act 3 Scene 12
  Organ Concerto in G minorNo. 3 Gavotte
  Chandos Anthem No. 2 'In the Lord put I my trust', HWV 247 (arr. Edward Elgar)Overture in D minor
  Performers
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  BBC Symphony Chorus
  Léon Goossens
  oboe
  oboe
  Marcel Dupré
  organ
  organ
  Leslie Woodgate
  conductor
  conductor
  Anon.
  music arranger
  music arranger
  Composers
  George Frideric Handel
Fri 17 Sept 1937
- 20:00
  Prom 36
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  FidelioOverture
  An die ferne Geliebte, Op 98 (arr. Henry Wood)
  Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor
  interval
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Symphony No. 4 in B flat major
  Cecil Armstrong Gibbs
  Essex Suite, Op 84a First concert performance in London
  Antonio Cesti
  OronteaAria 'Intorno all'idol mio' Act 1
  Francesco Cavalli
  XerseAria 'Affé, Affé, mi fate ridere'
  Antonín Dvořák
  Overture 'Carnival'
  Performers
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  John McKenna
  baritone
  baritone
  Myra Hess
  piano
  piano
  Cecil Armstrong Gibbs
  conductor
  conductor
  Berkeley Mason
  piano
  piano
  Anon.
  music arranger
  music arranger
  Composers
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Cecil Armstrong Gibbs
  Antonio Cesti
  Francesco Cavalli
  Antonín Dvořák
Sat 18 Sept 1937
- 20:00
  Prom 37
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Richard Wagner
  RienziOverture
  George Frideric Handel
  Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63 (arr. Henry Wood)Recitative & aria 'I feel the Deity within...Arm, arm, ye brave' Act 1
  Edvard Grieg
  Piano Concerto in A minor
  Richard Strauss
  5 Songs, Op 32No. 3 Liebeshymnus
  interval
  Richard Strauss
  Eight Poems from ‘Letzte Blätter’No. 8 Allerseelen
  Four Songs, Op. 27No. 2 Cäcilie
  Jean Sibelius
  Symphony No. 5 in E flat major
  Hector Berlioz
  The Damnation of FaustMarche hongroise
  The Damnation of FaustBallet des sylphes
  The Damnation of FaustMenuet des follets
  Erno Dohnanyi
  4 Rhapsodies, Op 11No. 3 in C major Proms premiere
  Jeremiah Clarke
  The Prince of Denmark's March (arr. Henry Wood)
  Performers
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  Robert Easton
  bass
  bass
  Cyril Smith
  piano
  piano
  Olga Haley
  mezzo-soprano
  mezzo-soprano
  Anon.
  orchestrator
  orchestrator
  Berkeley Mason
  organ
  organ
  Ernest Hall
  trumpet
  trumpet
  BBC Symphony Orchestra (members)
  Composers
  Richard Wagner
  George Frideric Handel
  Edvard Grieg
  Richard Strauss
  Jean Sibelius
  Hector Berlioz
  Erno Dohnanyi
  Jeremiah Clarke
Mon 20 Sept 1937
- 20:00
  Prom 38
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Richard Wagner
  A Faust Overture, WWV 59
  ParsifalNo. 34 Ja! Wehe! Wehe!...Mein Vater! Hochgesegneter der Helden! Act 3 Scene 2
  Siegfried Idyll
  TannhäuserNo. 27 Inbrunst im Herzen Act 3 Scene 3
  interval
  interval
  Richard Wagner
  SiegfriedForest Murmurs (orchestral synthesis) Act 2 Scene 2
  GötterdämmerungNo. 40 Starke Scheite Act 3 Scene 3
  Jacques Ibert
  Escales First concert performance in London
  Frederick Delius
  Cynara
  Arnold Bax
  Overture to Adventure Proms premiere
  Performers
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  Roy Henderson
  baritone
  baritone
  Parry Jones
  tenor
  tenor
  Lilian Stiles-Allen
  soprano
  soprano
  Berkeley Mason
  piano
  piano
  Composers
  Richard Wagner
  Jacques Ibert
  Frederick Delius
  Arnold Bax
Tue 21 Sept 1937
- 20:00
  Prom 39
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Richard Strauss
  Feuersnot, Op 50Love Scene
  Till Eulenspiegel’s Merry Pranks
  5 Songs, Op 41No. 1 Wiegenlied
  Four Songs, Op. 27No. 4 Morgen!
  interval
  Richard Strauss
  6 Songs, Op 17 (orch. Felix Mottl)No. 2 Ständchen
  4 Symphonic Interludes from 'Intermezzo', Op 72aNo. 1 Reisefieber und Walzerscene
  Don Quixote, Op 35
  Maurice Ravel
  Rapsodie espagnole
  Franz Schubert
  Ave Maria
  Die schöne Müllerin, Op. 25, D 795No. 2 Wohin?
  Benjamin Dale
  An English Dance
  Performers
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  Elisabeth Schumann
  soprano
  soprano
  Bernard Shore
  viola
  viola
  Gaspar Cassadó
  cello
  cello
  Berkeley Mason
  piano
  piano
  Composers
  Richard Strauss
  Maurice Ravel
  Franz Schubert
  Benjamin Dale
Wed 22 Sept 1937
- 20:00
  Prom 40
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Orchestral Suite No. 4 in D major, BWV 1069
  Cantata No. 212, 'Mer hahn en neue Oberkeet' 'Peasant Cantata', BWV 212 (arr. Henry Wood)No. 14 Aria 'Klein-Zschocher müsse'
  Cantata No. 201, 'Geschwinde, ihr wirbelnden Winde', BWV 201No. 3 Aria 'Patron! Patron! das macht der Wind!'
  Concerto in D minor for two violins, BWV 1043
  interval
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Cantata No. 82, 'Ich habe genug', BWV 82 (arr. Henry Wood)No. 3 Aria 'Schlummert ein, ihr matten Augen'
  Concerto for Flute, Violin and Keyboard in A minor, BWV 1044
  Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G major
  Keyboard Concerto in E major, BWV 1053
  Cantata No. 29, 'Wir danken dir, Gott, wir danken dir', BWV 29 (arr. Henry Wood)No. 1 Sinfonia
  Performers
  Elsie Suddaby
  soprano
  soprano
  Robert Murchie
  flute
  flute
  Isolde Menges
  violin
  violin
  Orrea Pernel
  violin
  violin
  Arthur Cranmer
  baritone
  baritone
  Frank Merrick
  piano
  piano
  Berkeley Mason
  organ
  organ
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Johann Sebastian Bach
Thu 23 Sept 1937
- 20:00
  Prom 41
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Claude Debussy
  NocturnesNo. 2 Fêtes
  Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune
  Igor Stravinsky
  Capriccio Proms premiere
  Claude Debussy
  La mer
  La damoiselle élueJe voudrais qu'il fût déjà près de moi
  Igor Stravinsky
  The Firebird Suite
  Alexander Glazunov
  Song of the Volga Boatmen (arr. Henry Wood)
  Alexander Mosolov
  Iron Foundry
  Sergey Rachmaninov
  12 Songs, Op 21No. 5 Lilacs
  6 Songs, Op 4No. 5 Oh thou, my field Proms premiere
  Sir Eugene Goossens
  Kaleidoscope, Op 18 (orchestral version)
  Performers
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  Soulima Stravinsky
  piano
  piano
  Ninon Vallin
  soprano
  soprano
  Berkeley Mason
  piano
  piano
  Composers
  Claude Debussy
  Igor Stravinsky
  Alexander Glazunov
  Alexander Mosolov
  Sergey Rachmaninov
  Sir Eugene Goossens
Fri 24 Sept 1937
- 20:00
  Prom 42
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Overture 'Leonore' No. 2
  Henry Purcell
  The Tempest – 'Arise, ye subterranean winds' (arr. Wood)
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major, ‘Emperor’
  Symphony No. 2 in D major
  Frederick Delius
  A Village Romeo and JulietThe Walk to the Paradise Garden
  Franz Liszt
  Etudes d'exécution transcendante d'après Paganini, S140No. 3 in A flat minor
  Etudes d'exécution transcendante d'après Paganini, S140No. 5 in E major
  Carl Maria von Weber
  Euryanthe, J291Overture
  Performers
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  Norman Walker
  bass
  bass
  Frederic Lamond
  piano
  piano
  Composers
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Henry Purcell
  Frederick Delius
  Franz Liszt
  Carl Maria von Weber
Sat 25 Sept 1937
- 20:00
  Prom 43
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Pyotr Tchaikovsky
  MazeppaGopak Act 1 No. 4a
  The Maid of OrleansRecitative & aria 'So wills the Lord!...Farewell you native hills and fields' Act 1 No. 7
  Piano Concerto No. 1 in B flat minor
  Symphony No. 6 in B minor, ‘Pathétique’
  interval
  Joseph Holbrooke
  Variations on an Old English Air 'Three Blind Mice', Op 37.1
  Franz Liszt
  12 Études d’exécution transcendante, S 139No. 10 in F minor: Allegro agitato molto
  Igor Stravinsky
  Fireworks
  Performers
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  Oda Slobodskaya
  soprano
  soprano
  Leff Pouishnoff
  piano
  piano
  Composers
  Pyotr Tchaikovsky
  Joseph Holbrooke
  Franz Liszt
  Igor Stravinsky
Mon 27 Sept 1937
- 20:00
  Prom 44
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Richard Wagner
  The Flying DutchmanOverture
  LohengrinNo. 4 Einsam in trüben Tagen Act 1 Scene 2
  GötterdämmerungSong of the Rhine Daughters (abridged concert version) Act 3 Scene 1
  Tristan and IsoldeNo. 8c O sink hernieder, Nacht der Liebe Act 2 Scene 2
  Tristan and IsoldeNo. 9a Einsam wachend Act 2 Scene 2
  Tristan and IsoldeNo. 9b Lausch Geliebter! Act 2 Scene 2
  Tristan and IsoldeNo. 9c So starben wir Act 2 Scene 2
  interval
  Richard Wagner
  TannhäuserNo. 21 Prelude Act 3 (1845 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
  Alan Bush
  Dance Overture, Op 12
  Sergey Rachmaninov
  6 Songs, Op 4No. 3 In the silence of the secret night
  Jean Roger‐Ducasse
  Le joli jeu de furet
  Performers
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  May Blyth
  sopranoIsolde
  sopranoIsolde
  Walter Widdop
  Tristan
  Tristan
  Mahry Dawes
  Brangäne
  Brangäne
  Harold Williams
  baritone
  baritone
  Alan Bush
  conductor
  conductor
  Berkeley Mason
  piano
  piano
  Composers
  Richard Wagner
  Alan Bush
  Sergey Rachmaninov
  Jean Roger‐Ducasse
Tue 28 Sept 1937
- 20:00
  Prom 45
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Franz Schubert
  Symphony No 5 in B flat major
  Robert Schumann
  Piano Concerto in A minor
  Franz Schubert
  Symphony No. 9 in C major, ‘Great’
  interval
  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis
  Claude Debussy
  Images, Book 2No. 3 Poissons d'or
  Préludes, Book 1 - No 8, La fille aux cheveux de lin
  Préludes, Book 2No. 6 Général Lavine ~ eccentric
  Isaac Albéniz
  IberiaNo. 6 Triana
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  The Magic FluteNo. 1 Overture
  Performers
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  Myra Hess
  piano
  piano
  Composers
  Franz Schubert
  Robert Schumann
  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  Claude Debussy
  Isaac Albéniz
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Wed 29 Sept 1937
- 20:00
  Prom 46
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Johannes Brahms
  Serenade No. 1 in D major, Op 11No. 1 Allegro molto
  Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major
  Symphony No. 4 in E minor
  interval
  Ernest Bloch
  Hiver-Printemps
  Ferruccio Busoni
  Sonatina super Carmen, K284 Proms premiere
  Granville Bantock
  Overture 'The Frogs'
  Performers
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  Egon Petri
  piano
  piano
  Composers
  Johannes Brahms
  Ernest Bloch
  Ferruccio Busoni
  Granville Bantock
Thu 30 Sept 1937
- 20:00
  Prom 47
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Franz Schubert
  Die Zauberharfe, D 644Overture
  Johann Strauss II
  Fledermaus-Polka, Op 362Csárdás 'Klänge der Heimat'
  Camille Saint‐Saëns
  Le rouet d'Omphale, Op 31
  Sergey Rachmaninov
  Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini
  Arthur Bliss
  A Colour Symphony Proms premiere
  Frederick Delius
  On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring
  Summer Night on the River
  Enrique Granados
  GoyescasNo. 4 Quejas
  Frédéric Chopin
  12 Études, Op 25No. 2 in F minor
  12 Études, Op 10No. 8 in F major
  Sergey Prokofiev
  Love for Three Oranges, Suite, Op 33bNo. 4 Scherzo
  Love for Three Oranges, Suite, Op 33bNo. 3 March
  Performers
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  Nora Gruhn
  soprano
  soprano
  Benno Moiseiwitsch
  piano
  piano
  Arthur Bliss
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Franz Schubert
  Johann Strauss II
  Camille Saint‐Saëns
  Sergey Rachmaninov
  Arthur Bliss
  Frederick Delius
  Enrique Granados
  Frédéric Chopin
  Sergey Prokofiev
Fri 1 Oct 1937
- 20:00
  Prom 48
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Symphony No. 1 in C major
  Symphony No. 9 in D minor, ‘Choral’
  Johannes Brahms
  Song of DestinyProms premiere
  Franz Schubert
  Die Allmacht, D 852, S 376 (arr. Franz Liszt)
  Gruppe aus dem Tartarus, D 583 (orch. Johannes Brahms)
  Alexander Borodin
  Prince IgorPolovtsian Dances Act 2
  Performers
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  Margaret Balfour
  contralto
  contralto
  Parry Jones
  tenor
  tenor
  Harold Williams
  baritone
  baritone
  Jeanne Dusseau
  soprano
  soprano
  BBC Symphony Chorus
  Leslie Woodgate
  conductor
  conductor
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Composers
  Ludwig van Beethoven
  Johannes Brahms
  Franz Schubert
  Alexander Borodin
Sat 2 Oct 1937
- 20:00
  Prom 49 - Last Night of the Proms 1937
  Queen's Hall
  Programme
  Hector Berlioz
  Overture ‘Le carnaval romain’
  Giuseppe Verdi
  A Masked BallRecitative & aria 'Alzati!...Eri tu che macchiavi' Act 3 Scene 1
  William Walton
  Sinfonia concertante
  Franz Schubert
  Symphony No. 8 in B minor, ‘Unfinished’
  interval
  Charles Gounod
  Roméo et JulietteValse-ariette 'Ah! Je veux vivre' Act 1
  Arnold Bax
  London Pageant First concert performance
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565 (orch. Henry Wood)
  Robert Schumann
  Romanzen und Balladen, Op 49No. 1 Die beiden Grenadiere
  Henry Wood
  Fantasia on British Sea-Songs
  Unknown
  National Anthem
  Performers
  BBC Symphony Orchestra
  Henry Wood
  conductor
  conductor
  Redvers Llewellyn
  baritone
  baritone
  Clifford Curzon
  piano
  piano
  Elena Danieli
  soprano
  soprano
  Berkeley Mason
  piano
  piano
  Composers
  Hector Berlioz
  Giuseppe Verdi
  William Walton
  Franz Schubert
  Charles Gounod
  Arnold Bax
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Robert Schumann
  Henry Wood
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