About this season
The World's Greatest Classical Music Festival. The BBC Proms is a classical music festival held every summer at the Royal Albert Hall in London, and in recent years has explored an innovative series of Proms around the UK with concerts in all four nations. Its aim: to bring the best in classical music to the widest possible audience, which remains true to founder-conductor Henry Wood’s original vision in 1895. Whether you are a classical connoisseur or think classical music isn’t for you, there is something for everyone in the eight-week stretch of concerts.
Episodes (9)
1. Omnibus at the Proms
Aired 4 August 1974
The first of six visits to the Royal Albert Hall for the 1974 season of Henry Wood Promenade Concerts. RICHARD BAKER introduces: Debussy Images Schoenberg Accompaniment to a film scene played by the BBC Symphony Orchestra leader ELI GOREN conductor Pierre Boulez Director RODNEY GREENBERG
2. Omnibus at the Proms
Aired 11 August 1974
The second of six visits to the Royal Albert Hall for the 1974 season of Henry Wood Promenade Concerts. Carl Orff Carmina Burana Secular songs for solo singers and chorus with instruments and magical pictures. Sheila Armstrong (soprano) Gerald English (tenor) Thomas Allen (baritone) LSO Chorus, chorus-master Arthur Oldham, St Clement Danes Boys' Choir, choirmaster Audrey Clifford, London Symphony Orchestra, leader John Brown, conducted by Andre Previn Introduced by Richard Baker
3. Omnibus at the Proms
Aired 18 August 1974
The third of six visits to the Royal Albert Hall for the Anniversary of the First Promenade Concert Craig Sheppard plays Chopin Piano Concerto No 2, in F minor with the BBC Symphony Orchestra, leader Bela Dekany, conducted by Charles Mackerras The programme begins with the same work which Henry Wood conducted at the first Prom on 10 August, 1895: Wagner Overture: Rienzi Introduced by Richard Baker
4. From the Proms
Aired 23 August 1974
BBC2 links up with R3 in stereo to relay live from the Royal Albert Hall the first half of tonight's Promenade Concert given by the National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain conducted by Christopher Seaman who play: Tchaikovsky Overture-fantasia: Romeo and Juliet Prokofiev Violin Concerto No 2, in G minor with Kyung-Wha Chung (violin) Introduced for BBC2 and Radio 3 by Cormac Rigby
5. Omnibus at the Proms
Aired 25 August 1974
The fourth of six visits to the Royal Albert Hall for the 1974 season of Henry Wood Promenade Concerts The Music of Johann Strauss II A selection from the overtures, marches, polkas and waltzes, played by the Halle Orchestra, leader Michael Davis, conductor James Loughran Introduced by Richard Baker (Part of the concert given on 27 July)
6. The BBC Symphony Welsh Orchestra at the Proms
Aired 25 August 1974
Conducted by Boris Brott
7. Omnibus at the Proms
Aired 1 September 1974
The fifth of six visits to the Royal Albert Hall for the 1974 season of Henry Wood Promenade Concerts. Stephen Bishop plays Bartok Piano Concerto No 3 BBC Symphony Orchestra, leader Bela Dekany, conducted by Colin Davis The programme begins with Beethoven Overture Leonora No 1 Introduced by Richard Baker (Part of the concert given on 13 August)
8. Omnibus at the Proms
Aired 8 September 1974
For the final Omnibus visit to the Royal Albert Hall for the 1974 season of Henry Wood Promenade Concerts Rudolf Kempe conducts the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, leader Erich Gruenberg, in a performance of Richard Strauss Symphonic Poem: Ein Heldenleben Introduced by Richard Baker (Part of the concert given on 28 August)
9. Last Night of The Proms
Aired 14 September 1974
Live from the Royal Albert Hall, London, the second half of the closing concert of the 80th season of Henry Wood Promenade Concerts Sir Charles Groves conducts the BBC Symphony Orchestra leader ELI GOREN Britten Piano Concerto Elgar March: Pomp and Circumstance No 1 in D major Hoist Ballet Music: The Perfect Fool Arne, arr Sargent Rule, Britannia Parry, arr Elgar Jerusalem arr Britten National Anthem with Michael Roll (piano) Norma Procter (contralto) BBC Singers BBC Choral Society conductor john POOLE Introduced by RICHARD BAKER Director BRIAN LARGE