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Festival of St Cecilia The Royal Concert

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From the Royal Albert Hall, London given in the presence of HM Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother and HRH The Prince of Wales in aid of the Musicians' Benevolent Fund and the benevolent funds of the Incorporated Society of Musicians and of the Musicians' Union STUART BURROWS (tenor) CLIFFORD CURZON (piano) NEW PHILHARMONIA CHORUS chorus-master WILHELM PITZ
TRUMPETERS OF THE
ROYAL MILITARY SCHOOL OF MUSIC (Kneller Hall) conducted by LT-COI R. B. BASHFORD
NEW PHILHARMONIA ORCHESTRA led by DONALD WEEKES conducted by EDWARD DOWNES Part I
Bliss A Royal Wedding Fanfare National Anthem
8.6* Benjamin Frankel Overture to a Ceremony (first performance)
8.18' Beethoven Fantasia in c minor, for piano, chorus, and orchestra
8.39* Arias:
Massenet Ah. fuyez done douce image (Manon)
Cited II lamento di Federico (L'Arlesianai
Donizetti Una furtiva lagrima (L'elisir d'amore)

Contributors

Tenor:
Stuart Burrows
Piano:
Clifford Curzon
Chorus-Master:
Wilhelm Pitz
Conducted By:
Lt-Coi R. B. Bashford
Unknown:
Donald Weekes
Conducted By:
Edward Downes
Source: Radio Times

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