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8 Aug 1968, Royal Albert Hall
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19:30
Thu 8 Aug 1968
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19:30 Thu 8 Aug 1968 Royal Albert Hall
Programme
Robert Schumann
Manfred, Op 115
Overture
Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major, ‘Emperor’
Benjamin Britten
Spring Symphony
Performers
Clifford Curzon
piano
piano
London Philharmonic Choir
Norma Procter
contralto
contralto
Elly Ameling
soprano
soprano
Alexander Young
tenor
tenor
BBC Singers
Wandsworth School Boys’ Choir
BBC Symphony Chorus
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Bernard Haitink
conductor
conductor
Composers
Robert Schumann
Ludwig van Beethoven
Benjamin Britten
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Proms 1968
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The Emperor
Britten: Spring Symphony
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