Wed 8 Aug 1945

• 19:00

  Prom 16

  Royal Albert Hall

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  Programme

  • • • George Frideric Handel
      • Messiah (Pt 1, No 1: Overture)
      • Messiah (Pt 1, No 2: Comfort ye)
      • Messiah (Pt 1, No 3: Ev'ry Valley)
      • Messiah (Pt 1, No 4: And the Glory of the Lord)
      • Oboe Concerto No. 3 in G minor
      • Israel in EgyptNo. 6 Chorus 'He spake the word'
      • Israel in EgyptNo. 9 Chorus 'He smote all the firstborn'
      • Israel in EgyptNo. 10 Chorus 'But as for his people'
      • Israel in EgyptNo. 7 Chorus 'He gave them hailstones'
      • Israel in EgyptNo. 8 Chorus 'He sent a thick darkness'
      • Music for the Royal FireworksNo. 1 Overture: Adagio - Allegro
      • Music for the Royal FireworksNo. 3 La paix: Largo alla siciliana
      • Music for the Royal FireworksNo. 4 La réjouissance: Allegro
    • • interval
    • • George Frideric Handel
      • Semele, HWV 58Aria 'O sleep, why dost thou leave me?' Act 2 Scene 2
      • Coronation Anthem 'The king shall rejoice'
    • • Patrick Hadley
      • TravellersLondon premiere
    • • Henry Purcell
      • My heart is inditing

  Performers

  • Frank Titterton

    tenor
    tenor
  • Watford Philharmonic Society
  • Léon Goossens

    oboe
    oboe
  • Isobel Baillie

    soprano
    soprano
  • London Symphony Orchestra
  • Adrian Boult

    conductor
    conductor

  Composers

  • George Frideric Handel
  • Patrick Hadley
  • Henry Purcell

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