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12 Aug 1942, Royal Albert Hall
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18:00
Wed 12 Aug 1942
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Proms 1942 Prom 40
Prom 40
18:00 Wed 12 Aug 1942 Royal Albert Hall
Programme
George Frideric Handel
Chandos Anthem No. 2 'In the Lord put I my trust', HWV 247 (arr. Edward Elgar)
Overture in D minor
Lotario, HWV 26 (arr. Henry Wood)
Chorus 'Gioie e serto dona al merto' Act 3
Rinaldo, HWV 7 (arr. Henry Wood)
Duet 'Il vostro maggio' Act 2 Scene 3
Deidamia, HWV 42 (arr. Henry Wood)
Chorus 'Non trascurate, amanti' Act 3
interval
George Frideric Handel
Atalanta, HWV 35 (arr. Henry Wood)
Chorus 'Oggi rimbombano di feste' Act 2
Di ad Irene, tiranna (Atalanta)
Semele, HWV 58 (arr. Henry Wood)
Overture
Hercules, HWV 60
Aria 'Where shall I fly?' Act 3 Scene 3
Organ Concerto in B flat major 'No. 9' (Handel/Wood)
- cadenza by Marcel Dupré
Concerto grosso in B minor, Op. 6 No. 12
Coronation Anthem ‘Zadok the Priest’
Jean‐Philippe Rameau
Suite for Strings (Rameau/Savage)
Hubert Parry
Blest Pair of Sirens
Jerusalem (orch. Elgar)
Performers
Henry Wood
conductor
conductor
Alexandra Choir
Alexandra Choir (women's voices)
Henry Wendon
tenor
tenor
Astra Desmond
contralto
contralto
Percy Whitlock
organ
organ
Adrian Boult
conductor
conductor
ѿý Symphony Orchestra
Composers
George Frideric Handel
Jean‐Philippe Rameau
Hubert Parry
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