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27 Aug 1981, Royal Albert Hall
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19:30
Thu 27 Aug 1981
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19:30 Thu 27 Aug 1981 Royal Albert Hall
Programme
Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No. 6 in F major, ‘Pastoral’
John Tavener
Akhmatova: Requiem
Proms premiere
Performers
John Shirley‐Quirk
baritone
baritone
Phyllis Bryn‐Julson
soprano
soprano
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Gennady Rozhdestvensky
conductor
conductor
Composers
Ludwig van Beethoven
John Tavener
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Beethoven: Symphony No. 6 'Pastoral'
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