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Release Date: 14th Jun 2019
Catalogue No: ELQ4829370
Label: Eloquence
Length: 1 hour 40 minutes

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Commentary

Work length0:50

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Unknown BBC Presenter (spoken word)
Recorded: 1969-09-13
Recording Venue: Royal Albert Hall, London

Elgar: Cockaigne Overture, Op. 40 'In London Town'

Work length15:51

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BBC Symphony Orchestra
Sir Colin Davis
Recorded: 1969-09-13
Recording Venue: Royal Albert Hall, London

Elgar: Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1 in D major, Op. 39 No. 1

Work length7:51

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BBC Symphony Orchestra
Sir Colin Davis
Recorded: 1969-09-13
Recording Venue: Royal Albert Hall, London

Announcer: Commentary

Work length0:35

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Unknown BBC Presenter (spoken word)
Recorded: 1969-09-13
Recording Venue: Royal Albert Hall, London

Sir Henry Wood, Traditional: Fantasia on British Sea Songs

Work length20:41

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Clarinet of the BBC Symphony Orchestra (clarinet)
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Sir Colin Davis
Recorded: 1969-09-13
Recording Venue: Royal Albert Hall, London

1. Bugle Calls

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2. The Anchor’s Weighed

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3. The Saucy Arethusa

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4. Tom Bowling

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5. Jack’s the Lad (Hornpipe)

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5. Jack’s the Lad (Hornpipe)

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6a. Farewell and Adieu, ye Spanish Ladies

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6b. Clarinet cadenza

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7. Home, sweet Home

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8. See the conqu’ring hero comes

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9. Rule, Britannia!

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9. Rule, Britannia!

Track length1:55

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Parry: Jerusalem

Work length3:21

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Unknown BBC Presenter (spoken word)
BBC Symphony Orchestra, BBC Choral Society, BBC Chorus
Sir Colin Davis
Recorded: 1969-09-13
Recording Venue: Royal Albert Hall, London

Colin's Speech

Work length3:54

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Sir Colin Davis (speaker)
Recorded: 1969-09-13
Recording Venue: Royal Albert Hall, London

trad.: God Save The Queen

Work length1:14

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BBC Symphony Orchestra, BBC Choral Society, BBC Chorus
Sir Colin Davis
Recorded: 1969-09-13
Recording Venue: Royal Albert Hall, London

Berlioz: Les Troyens, H 133 / Act 3

Work length3:25

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BBC Symphony Orchestra, BBC Choral Society, BBC Chorus
Sir Colin Davis
Recorded: 1972-09-16
Recording Venue: Royal Albert Hall, London

Hail, All Hail to the Queen

Track length3:25

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Excerpt, Wagner: Wesendonck-Lieder (5)

Work length7:24

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Jessye Norman (soprano)
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Sir Colin Davis
Recorded: 1972-09-16
Recording Venue: Royal Albert Hall, London

4. Schmerzen

Track length2:13

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5. Träume

Track length5:11

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Mendelssohn: Octet In E Flat, Op.20, MWV R20 - Mendelssohn

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BBC Symphony Orchestra
Sir Colin Davis
Recorded: 1972-09-16
Recording Venue: Royal Albert Hall, London

3. Scherzo

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Walton: A Song for the Lord Mayor's Table

Work length5:13

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Elizabeth Bainbridge (mezzo-soprano)
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Sir Colin Davis
Recorded: 1972-09
Recording Venue: Royal Albert Hall, London

5. The Contrast

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6. Rhyme

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Elgar: Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1 in D major, Op. 39 No. 1

Work length5:56

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BBC Symphony Orchestra
Sir Colin Davis
Recorded: 1969-09
Recording Venue: Royal Albert Hall, London

Williamson: The Stone Wall

Work length8:43

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BBC Symphony Orchestra, BBC Choral Society, BBC Chorus
Sir Colin Davis
Recorded: 1971-09
Recording Venue: Royal Albert Hall, London

Arne: Rule, Britannia (from Alfred)

Work length4:43

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Elizabeth Bainbridge (mezzo-soprano)
BBC Symphony Orchestra, BBC Choral Society, BBC Chorus
Sir Colin Davis
Recorded: 1971-09
Recording Venue: Royal Albert Hall, London

Parry: Jerusalem

Work length2:50

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BBC Symphony Orchestra, BBC Choral Society, BBC Chorus
Sir Colin Davis
Recorded: 1972-09
Recording Venue: Royal Albert Hall, London

Sir Colin Davis: Colin's Speech

Work length1:53

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Sir Colin Davis (narrator)
Recorded: 1972-09
Recording Venue: Royal Albert Hall, London

trad.: God Save The Queen

Work length1:13

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BBC Symphony Orchestra, BBC Choral Society, BBC Chorus
Sir Colin Davis
Recorded: 1969-09
Recording Venue: Royal Albert Hall, London

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Compiled together for the first time, historic recordings of the grand finale to the world’s greatest music festival.

In 1969 Philips captured the unique atmosphere of the Last Night of the Proms. Master of ceremonies was Sir Colin Davis, who had become chief conductor of the BBC Symphony Orchestra two years earlier. During the 1960s he had also begun an association with the Dutch label that quickly won critical acclaim for his assured handling of choirs, heard to advantage in a 1966 BBCSO recording of Handel’s Messiah, his genial and authoritative way with English music from Elgar to Tippett, and his passionate conviction and dedication to the music of Hector Berlioz.

All these qualities can be enjoyed in this anthology. The excerpts selected by Philips from the 1969 Last Night began with Cockaigne – perhaps the best introduction to the music of Elgar for its brilliant orchestration as well as its grandeur in evoking the spirit of London – and continued with the concert’s concluding ritual of Pomp and Circumstance, Rule Britannia, Jerusalem and the National Anthem.

The album scored a hit – Davis did not share the ebullient showmanship of his predecessor at the helm of the Last Night, Sir Malcolm Sargent, and yet he brought to the occasion an authority of his own – and so Philips recorded a sequel of excerpts from both the 1971 and 1972 occasions. A special highlight is Jessye Norman in her vocal prime singing two of Wagner’s Wesendonck Lieder. In fact Philips also worked in some of the 1969 material for the patriotic items; this Eloquence reissue presents both original albums complete and newly remastered from the analogue sources.

‘The recording is remarkably successful, capturing the occasion with realism … I hugely enjoyed this record.’ Gramophone, November 1969

‘A thrilling live recording … For a few moments even an overseas realist is hypnotized into believing that Britannia really does still rule the waves … Even the sourest Anglophobe can't possibly remain unmoved.’ High Fidelity, October 1971

‘Jessye Norman in gloriously warm, Flagstad-like voice … a really personal choice of items [by Davis] … The fare is musically rewarding as well as good fun.’ Gramophone, November 1972

The Last Night Of The Proms 1969 • 1971 • 1972 - Highlights

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