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23 Aug 1968, Royal Albert Hall
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19:30
Fri 23 Aug 1968
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Proms 1968 Prom 32
Prom 32
19:30 Fri 23 Aug 1968 Royal Albert Hall
Programme
Johann Sebastian Bach
Cantata 'Wir danken dir, Gott, wir danken dir', BWV 29 – Sinfonia (arr. A. Guilmant)
No. 1 Sinfonia
Hector Berlioz
Les nuits d'été
Proms premiere of complete work
Béla Bartók
Piano Concerto No 2
Harrison Birtwistle
Nomos
World premiere
Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No. 5 in C minor
Performers
Alan Harverson
organ
organ
Anna Reynolds
mezzo-soprano
mezzo-soprano
Stephen Kovacevich
piano
piano
91Èȱ¬ Symphony Orchestra
Sir Colin Davis
conductor
conductor
Composers
Johann Sebastian Bach
Hector Berlioz
Béla Bartók
Harrison Birtwistle
Ludwig van Beethoven
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