1954

E1. First Night of the Proms

Jul 24, 1954 · 90m

(Prom 1) Television cameras are at the Royal Albert Hall, London, for part of the opening concert in the Diamond Jubilee season of Henry Wood Promenade Concerts. BBC Symphony Orchestra (Leader, Paul Beard) Conductor, Sir Malcolm Sargent Eileen Joyce (piano) Introduced by Alvar Lidell.

E2. Diamond Jubilee Season: Anniversary Prom

Aug 10, 1954

(Prom 15) Television cameras are in the Royal Albert Hall for part of this Anniversary Concert of the Henry Wood Promenade Concerts, which were inaugurated on August 10, 1895. BBC Symphony Orchestra (Leader, Paul Beard) Conductor, Sir Malcolm Sargent Mark Hambourg (piano) Introduced by Alvar Lidell. An Impression on a Windy Day - Malcolm Sargent Hungarian Fantasia for piano and orchestra - Liszt

E3. Last Night of the Proms

Sep 18, 1954 · 120m

(Prom 49) The close of the Diamond Jubilee Season BBC Symphony Orchestra Leader, Paul Beard Conductor, Sir Malcolm Sargent Constance Shacklock (contralto) March: Pomp and Circumstance No. 1, in D - Elgar Spanish Caprice - Rimsky-Korsakow Sea Songs - arr. Wood Rule, Britannia - Arne-Sargent Jerusalem - Parry Introduced by Alvar Lidell From the Royal Albert Hall, London