BBC Proms · SEASON 29

First Night of the Proms

Episode 1 · 1975-07-25

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Mahler: Symphony No 8 in E flat The 1975 season of Henry Wood Promenade Concerts opens tonight with Mahler's' Symphony of a Thousand.' BBC2 joins with Radio 3 in stereo to relay this massive, triumphant work direct from the Royal Albert Hall. EDDA MOSER (soprano) LINDA ESTHER GRAY (soprano) WENDY EATHORNE (soprano) ELIZABETH CONNELL (mezzO-SOp) BERNADETTE GREEVY (contralto) ALBERTO REMEDIOS (tenor) SIEGMUND NIMSGERN (baritone) MARIUS RINTZLER (bass) BBC SINGERS BBC CHORAL SOCIETY SCOTTISH NATIONAL ORCHESTRA CHORUS, WANDSWORTH SCHOOL CHOIR . BBC SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA leader eli GOREN conductor PIERRE BOULEZ Introduced by CORMAC RIGBY Director RODNEY GREENBERG

Season 29 episodes

1. First Night of the Proms1975-07-25 2. The Sunday Prom1975-08-03 3. The Sunday Prom1975-08-10 4. The Sunday Prom1975-08-17 5. The Sunday Prom1975-08-24 6. Live from the Proms1975-08-29 7. The Sunday Prom1975-08-31 8. The Sunday Prom1975-09-05 9. Enigma from the Prom1975-09-08 10. Last Night of the Proms1975-09-20