The Last Night of the Proms

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Annotation

This is not a recording of the Last Night of the Proms from 1997, but instead a selection of the musical pieces usually played on the last night of the annual Promenade Concerts (that were recorded by the RPO in 1997 but not as part of The Proms). The actual pieces & performers from the Last Night of the Proms in 1997 can be found here.

Annotation last modified on 2018-02-10 12:42 UTC.

Tracklist

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1Knightsbridge March
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (in 1997)
recording of:
London Suite: III. Knightsbridge (March)
composer:
Eric Coates (composer)
publisher:
Chappell & Co. and Chappell Music Ltd.
part of:
London Suite
Eric Coates4:35
2Nimrod (Enigma Variations)
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (in 1997)
recording of:
Variations on an Original Theme (‘Enigma’), op. 36: IX. Nimrod (Adagio)
publisher:
Sir Edward Elgar (dec’d) (composer)
composer:
Edward Elgar (composer) (in 1899)
dedicated to:
Augustus J. Jaeger
part of:
Variations on an Original Theme (‘Enigma’), op. 36
Edward Elgar3:58
3Crown Imperial
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (in 1997)
recording of:
Crown Imperial (march)
composer:
William Walton (composer and conductor) (in 1937)
publisher:
Oxford University Press
William Walton7:00
4Fantasia on British Sea Songs: Bugle Calls
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (in 1997)
recording of:
Fantasia on British Sea Songs: I. Bugle Calls
arranger:
Sir Henry Wood (English conductor) (in 1905)
part of:
Fantasia on British Sea Songs (with extra numbers arranged by Bob Chilcott)
part of:
Fantasia on British Sea Songs
Henry Wood1:11
5Fantasia on British Sea Songs: The Anchors Weighed
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (in 1997)
recording of:
Fantasia on British Sea Songs: II. The Anchor’s Weighed
arranger:
Sir Henry Wood (English conductor) (in 1905)
part of:
Fantasia on British Sea Songs
Henry Wood3:16
6Fantasia on British Sea Songs: The Saucy Arenthusa
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (in 1997)
recording of:
Fantasia on British Sea Songs: III. The Saucy Arethusa
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Sir Henry Wood (English conductor) (in 1905)
publisher:
Chappell & Co.
arrangement of:
The Saucy Arethusa
part of:
Fantasia on British Sea Songs (with extra numbers arranged by Bob Chilcott)
part of:
Fantasia on British Sea Songs
Henry Wood1:37
7Fantasia on British Sea Songs: Tom Bowling
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (in 1997)
recording of:
Fantasia on British Sea Songs: IV. Tom Bowling
composer:
Charles Dibdin
arranger:
Sir Henry Wood (English conductor) (in 1905)
arrangement of:
Poor Tom Bowling
part of:
Fantasia on British Sea Songs (with extra numbers arranged by Bob Chilcott)
part of:
Fantasia on British Sea Songs
Henry Wood2:03
8Fantasia on British Sea Songs: Jack’s the Lad
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (in 1997)
recording of:
Fantasia on British Sea Songs: V. Jack’s the Lad (Hornpipe)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Sir Henry Wood (English conductor) (in 1905)
publisher:
Chappell & Co.
arrangement of:
The Sailor’s Hornpipe (traditional hornpipe melody)
part of:
Fantasia on British Sea Songs (with extra numbers arranged by Bob Chilcott)
part of:
Fantasia on British Sea Songs
Henry Wood2:11
9Fantasia on British Sea Songs: Farewell and Adieu Ye Spanish Ladies
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (in 1997)
recording of:
Fantasia on British Sea Songs: VI. Farewell ye Spanish Ladies
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Sir Henry Wood (English conductor) (in 1905)
arrangement of:
Spanish Ladies (“British sailors” version)
part of:
Fantasia on British Sea Songs
Henry Wood3:37
10Fantasia on British Sea Songs: Home Sweet Home
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (in 1997)
recording of:
Fantasia on British Sea Songs: VII. Home Sweet Home
composer:
Sir Henry Rowley Bishop
arranger:
Sir Henry Wood (English conductor) (in 1905)
arrangement of:
Home! Sweet Home! (Mid pleasures and palaces though we may roam, be it ever so humble there's no place like home)
part of:
Fantasia on British Sea Songs
part of:
Fantasia on British Sea Songs (with extra numbers arranged by Bob Chilcott)
Henry Wood1:57
11Fantasia on British Sea Songs: See the Conquering Hero Comes
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (in 1997)
recording of:
Fantasia on British Sea Songs: VIII. See, the Conqu’ring Hero Comes
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer)
arranger:
Sir Henry Wood (English conductor) (in 1905)
publisher:
Chappell & Co.
arrangement of:
Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63: Act III, no. 58: “See the Conqu’ring Hero Comes” (Chorus of Youths, Chorus of Virgins)
part of:
Fantasia on British Sea Songs (with extra numbers arranged by Bob Chilcott)
part of:
Fantasia on British Sea Songs
Henry Wood1:22
12Fantasia on British Sea Songs: Rule Britannia
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (in 1997)
recording of:
Fantasia on British Sea Songs: IX. Rule, Britannia!
composer:
Thomas Arne (composer)
arranger:
Sir Henry Wood (English conductor) (in 1905)
publisher:
Chappell & Co.
arrangement of:
Rule, Britannia!
part of:
Fantasia on British Sea Songs (with extra numbers arranged by Bob Chilcott)
part of:
Fantasia on British Sea Songs
Henry Wood1:29
13Jerusalem
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (in 1997)
recording of:
Jerusalem (orchestrated by Elgar)
orchestrator:
Edward Elgar (composer)
lyricist:
William Blake (English poet, painter, and printmaker)
composer:
Hubert Parry (English composer)
orchestration of:
Jerusalem (anthem by Hubert Parry)
Hubert Parry, arr. Edward Elgar2:37
14Pomp and Circumstance March in D major, op. 39 no. 1
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (in 1997)
recording of:
Pomp and Circumstance Marches, op. 39: March no. 1 in D major
premiered in:
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, United Kingdom (on 1901-10-19)
publisher:
Sir Edward Elgar (dec’d) (composer)
composer:
Edward Elgar (composer) (in 1901)
publisher:
Boosey & Co. Ltd. (music publisher founded in the 1760s, forebear of Boosey & Hawkes)
part of:
Pomp and Circumstance Military Marches, op. 39
Edward Elgar6:27
15Auld Lang Syne
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (in 1997)
recording of:
Auld Lang Syne (arr. C. T. Davie)
lyricist:
Robert Burns (18th century Scottish poet/lyricist)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Cedric Thorpe Davie
arrangement of:
Auld Lang Syne (original Scots version, lyrics by Robert Burns)
[traditional], arr. Cedric Thorpe Davie2:59
16Rule Britannia
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (in 1997)
recording of:
Rule, Britannia! (orchestrated by Sargent)
orchestrator:
Sir Malcolm Sargent (conductor)
lyricist:
James Thomson (Scottish poet, 1700-1748)
composer:
Thomas Arne (composer) (in 1740)
publisher:
Oxford University Press
orchestration of:
Rule, Britannia!
Thomas Arne, arr. Malcolm Sargent2:38
17God Save the Queen
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (in 1997)
recording of:
God Save the King (national anthem of several countries in the British Commonwealth)
anthem of:
Anguilla, Bermuda, British Indian Ocean Territory, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Falkland Islands, Gibraltar, Jersey, Montserrat, Norfolk Island, Australia, Pitcairn, Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, Tokelau, Turks and Caicos Islands, Lesotho (until 1966-10-04), United Kingdom (from 1745-09 to present), South Africa (from 1901 until 1957) and New Zealand (from 1977-11-17 to present)
lyricist and composer:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
previously attributed to:
John Bull (16th century composer) and Henry Carey
music quoted on:
Anglia (Laibach song)
[anonymous]4:07