Prom 40
20:00
Wed 11 Oct 1899
Queen's Hall
Programme
- Jeux d'enfants (orchestral version)Proms premiere
- Fantasy-Overture ‘Romeo and Juliet’Proms premiere
- Rinaldo, HWV 7 (arr. Henry Wood)Recitative & aria 'Armida, dispietata...Lascia ch'io pianga' Act 2 Scene 4
- Mazurka, Op 26London premiere
- Symphony No. 5 in C minor
- Jocelyn - Berceuse
- Ruslan and Lyudmila – overtureOverture Proms premiere
- La fille du régiment, Grand Fantasia (arr. unknown)Proms premiere of this arrangement
- Three fishers went sailing
- Overture '1812'
- One Golden HourProms premiere
- interval
- 3 Polish National Dances (orch. Henry Wood)London premiere of this orchestration
Performers
- Henry Woodconductor
- Maggie Sterlingcontralto
- Percy Pittpiano
- Maurice Alexanderviolin
- Hirwen Jonestenor
- Arthur W Payneviolin
- Albert Fransellaflute
- Manuel de Gomezclarinet
- Edwin Jamesbassoon
- Friedrich Adolf Borsdorfhorn
- Thomas Coltontrombone
- Walter Reynoldseuphonium
- William Henry Squirecello
- Miriam Timothyharp
- Désiré-Alfred Lalandeoboe
- James Wilcockepiccolo
- Frank G Jamescornet
