1972 · 8 episodes
July 30, 1972
The first of five visits to the Royal Albert Hall for the 1972 season of Henry Wood Promenade Concerts Michael Tilson Thomas conducts Gabrieli Canzon septimi toni Canzon noni toni Sonata pian' e forte with the London Symphony Orchestra Brass Ensemble and Liszt and Others Hexameron: variations for six grand pianos and orchestra on a march from Bellini's I Puritani for which five other composers joined Liszt in writing this work - Thalberg, Pixis, Herz, Czerny and Chopin. with pianists John Bingham, Martin Hughes, Ronald Lumsden, Howard Shelley, Thomas Walsh, David Wilde and the London Symphony Orchestra leader John Georgiadis Introduced by Richard Baker (Part of last Thursday's concert) (Next week: Music by Brahms) (Colour)
August 6, 1972
The second of five visits to the Royal Albert Hall for the 1972 season of Henry Wood Promenade Concerts Misha Dichter plays Brahms Piano Concerto No 1, in D minor with the London Symphony Orchestra leader John Georgiadis conducted by Colin Davis Introduced by Richard Baker (Part of last Monday's concert) (Next week: Music by Shostakovich) (Colour)
August 13, 1972
The third of five visits to the Royal Albert Hall for the 1972 season of Henry Wood Promenade Concerts Bernard Haitink conducts Shostakovich Symphony No 10 with the London Philharmonic Orchestra leader Rodney Friend Introduced by Richard Baker (Part of last Friday's broadcast) (Next week: Music by Strauss and Lehar) (Colour)
August 20, 1972
The fourth of five visits to the 1972 season of Henry Wood Promenade Concerts from the Royal Albert Hall John Pritchard conducts Waltzes and Polkas by the Strauss family and excerpts from Lehar's The Merry Widow and Johann Strauss's Die Fledermaus with Catherine Wilson (soprano) and the BBC Symphony Orchestra leader Eli Goren Introduced by Richard Baker (Part of the concert given on 12 August) (Next week: Gilbert and Sullivan) (Colour)
August 27, 1972
This week's visit to the Royal Albert Hall for the 1972 season of Henry Wood Promenade Concerts Stanford Robinson conducts highlights from Gilbert and Sullivan operettas Iolanthe, The Pirates of Penzance, HMS Pinafore with Patricia Reakes (soprano), Patricia Kern (mezzo-soprano), Heather Begg (contralto), Alexander Young (tenor), Derek Hammond-Stroud (baritone), Donald Adams (bass) BBC Concert Orchestra leader Arthur Leavins BBC Choral Society Introduced by Richard Baker (Part of last night's concert) (Last Night of the Proms: 16 September)
September 3, 1972
BBC2 cameras were at the Royal Albert Hall recently to record the first of two Promenade Concerts with outstanding artists. Pierre Boulez conducts a performance of Stravinsky's complete ballet "The Firebird" with the BBC Symphony Orchestra, leader Bela Dekany. The programme begins with Stravinsky's "Symphonies of wind instruments" (original version). Introduced by Antony Hopkins (Part of the concert given on 25 August)
September 10, 1972
BBC2 cameras were at the Royal Albert Hall recently to record the second of two Promenade Concerts with outstanding artists. Hiroyuki Iwaki conducts the NHK Symphony Orchestra of Japan in a performance of Mozart Violin Concerto in G major (K 216) with Masuko Ushioda (violin) The programme also includes Concerto for Orchestra by Akira Miyoshi Introduced by Antony Hopkins (Part of the concert given on 3 Sept)
September 17, 1972
Live from the Royal Albert Hall, London, BBC outside broadcast cameras bring you the second half of the closing concert of the 78th season. Colin Davis conducts the BBC Symphony Orchestra, leader Eli Goren Elgar March: Pomp and Circumstance No 1, in D major Walton A Song for the Lord Mayor's Table Crosse Celebration: A little Cantata for audience, chorus and orchestra (commissioned by the BBC: first performance) Arne Rule, Britannia Parry, orch Elgar Jerusalem with Elizabeth Bainbridge (mezzo-soprano) Introduced by Richard Baker