BBC Proms Season 20 Episode release dates & where to watch
Premiered
Saturday, July 23, 1966
Ended: Saturday, September 17, 1966
When does BBC Proms Season 20 come out?
BBC Proms Season 20 premiered Saturday, July 23, 1966 on BBC Two and ended Saturday, September 17, 1966. The season has 10 episodes.
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BBC Proms Season 20 release schedule
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1. First Night of the Proms Television cameras are at the Royal Albert Hall for the first half of the opening concert in the 72nd Season of Henry Wood Promenade Concerts. Moura Lympany (piano) BBC Symphony Orchestra Leader, Hugh Maguire Conducted by Sir Malcolm Sargent The National Anthem Overture: Roman Carnival.. Berlioz Piano Concerto in A minor. Schumann Before the concert begins Richard Baker talks to Sir Malcolm Sargent who is conducting his 500th Promenade Concert. |
Saturday · 60 years ago |
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2. Sunday Prom: Music of Johann Strauss The first in a series of six programmes recorded from the BBC's 1966 season of Promenade Concerts at the Royal Albert Hall, London. Halle Orchestra Leader, Martin Milner Conducted by Sir John Barbirolli Overture: The Gypsy Baron Waltz: Tales from the Vienna Woods Pizzicato Polka Thunder and Lightning Polka Emperor Waltzes |
Sunday · 60 years ago |
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3. Sunday Prom The second in a series of six programmes recorded from the BBC's 1966 season of Promenade Concerts at the Royal Albert Hall. BBC Symphony Orchestra Leader, Hugh Maguire Conducted by Sir Malcolm Sargent Introduced by Richard Baker. |
Sunday · 60 years ago |
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4. Sunday Prom The third in a series of six programmes recorded from the BBC's 1966 season of Promenade Concerts at the Royal Albert Hall. Clifford Curzon (piano) BBC Symphony Orchestra Leader, Hugh Maguire Conducted by Gary Bertini Introduced by Richard Baker. |
Sunday · 60 years ago |
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5. Bliss Birthday Prom Part of the Promenade Concert recorded at the Royal Albert Hall to celebrate the seventy-fifth birthday of The Master of The Queen's Musick, Sir Arthur Bliss. John Ogdon is soloist in Bliss's Piano Concerto (1939) Written for the 1939 New York World's Fair with the BBC Symphony Orchestra Leader, Hugh Maguire Conducted by Sir Arthur Bliss Before the concerto Sir Arthur and Lady Bliss, in conversation with Richard Baker, recall some of the memorable events in their lives. |
Monday · 60 years ago |
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6. Sunday Prom The fourth in a series of six programmes recorded from the BBC's 1966 season of Promenade Concerts at the Royal Albert Hall. Moscow Radio Orchestra Leader, Mikhail Cherniachovsky Conducted by Gennadi Rozhdestvensky Introduced by Richard Baker. |
Sunday · 60 years ago |
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7. Workshop presents: Pierre Boulez: Portrait - Analysis - Performance The monthly feature about the making of music. In this programme the distinguished French composer talks about his life and music and conducts a performance of his Improvisation No. 2 on Mallarme. With Halina Lukomska (soprano) and The New Music Ensemble: Elizabeth Fletcher (harp), Susan Bradshaw (celesta), Patricia Brady (vibraphone), Richard Rodney Bennett (piano), Eric Allen (bells), Gilbert Webster, Terence Emery, Jack Lees Jr., and Tristan Fry (percussion) |
Monday · 60 years ago |
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8. Sunday Prom The fifth in a series of six programmes recorded from the BBC's 1966 season of Promenade Concerts at the Royal Albert Hall. Elaine Blighton (soprano), Patricia Kern (contralto), Richard Lewis (tenor), John Cameron (baritone), Owen Brannigan (bass) BBC Chorus Goldsmiths' Choral Union Conductor, Frederick Haggis Royal Choral Society BBC Concert Orchestra Leader, Arthur Leavins Conducted by Sir Malcolm Sargent Gilbert and Sullivan Selections from The Yeomen of the Guard, The Mikado, Iolanthe |
Sunday · 60 years ago |
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9. Sunday Prom Last in a series of six programmes recorded from the BBC's 1966 season of Promenade Concerts at the Royal Albert Hall. Pierre Boulez conducts Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring BBC Symphony Orchestra Leader, Hugh Maguire Introduced by Richard Baker. with comment by Pierre Boulez. |
Sunday · 60 years ago |
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10. Last Night of the Proms Television cameras are at the Royal Albert Hall, London, for the second half of the final concert in the 72nd Season of Henry Wood Promenade Concerts. BBC Symphony Orchestra Leader, Hugh Maguire Conducted by Sir Malcolm Sargent Monica Sinclair (contralto) Introduced by Richard Baker. |
Saturday · 60 years ago |
BBC Proms Season 20 FAQ
When does BBC Proms Season 20 come out?
BBC Proms Season 20 premiered Saturday, July 23, 1966 on BBC Two.
How many episodes are in BBC Proms Season 20?
BBC Proms Season 20 has 10 episodes.
Are new episodes of BBC Proms Season 20 released weekly?
New episodes are released weekly.
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