{"product_id":"last-night-of-the-proms-import","title":"THE LAST NIGHT OF THE PROMS (1969, 1971, 1972) - JESSYE NORMAN, SIR COLIN DAVIS, BBC SYMPHONY AND CHORUS (2 CDS)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0067\/4660\/3571\/files\/ABOUT_THIS_RECORDING_W._WORLD_2_480x480.png?v=1596125360\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCompiled together for the first time, historic recordings of the grand finale to the world’s greatest music festival.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 1969, Philips captured the unique atmosphere of the Last Night of the Proms. Master of ceremonies was Sir Colin Davis who had become chief conductor of the BBC Symphony Orchestra two years earlier. During the 1960s, he had also begun an association with the Dutch label that quickly won critical acclaim for his assured handling of choirs, heard to advantage in a 1966 BBCSO recording of Handel’s ‘Messiah’, his genial and authoritative way with English music from Elgar to Tippett and his passionate conviction and dedication to the music of Hector Berlioz.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAll these qualities can be enjoyed in this anthology. The excerpts selected by Philips from the 1969 Last Night began with ‘Cockaigne’ – perhaps the best introduction to the music of Elgar for its brilliant orchestration as well as its grandeur in evoking the spirit of London – and continued with the concert’s concluding ritual of ‘Pomp and Circumstance’, ‘Rule Britannia’, ‘Jerusalem’ and the National Anthem.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe album scored a hit – Davis did not share the ebullient showmanship of his predecessor at the helm of the Last Night, Sir Malcolm Sargent and yet he brought to the occasion an authority of his own – and so Philips recorded a sequel of excerpts from both the 1971 and 1972 occasions. A special highlight is Jessye Norman, in her vocal prime, singing two of Wagner’s ‘Wesendonck Lieder’. In fact, Philips also worked-in some of the 1969 material for the patriotic items; this Eloquence reissue presents both original albums complete and newly remastered from the analogue sources.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0067\/4660\/3571\/files\/REVIEWS_CS_WORLD_7ad42b8b-2188-414f-9c17-0e66da4d836d_480x480.png?v=1595264361\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e‘The recording is remarkably successful, capturing the occasion with realism … I hugely enjoyed this record.’ Gramophone, November 1969\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e‘A thrilling live recording … For a few moments even an overseas realist is hypnotized into believing that Britannia really does still rule the waves … Even the sourest Anglophobe can’t possibly remain unmoved.’ High Fidelity, October 1971\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e‘Jessye Norman in gloriously warm, Flagstad-like voice … a really personal choice of items [by Davis] … The fare is musically rewarding as well as good fun.’ Gramophone, November 1972\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0067\/4660\/3571\/files\/TRACK_LISTING_WITH_WORLD_1_81beb09d-4c29-4149-bf73-0d3740fd1d73_480x480.png?v=1595264371\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTHE LAST NIGHT OF THE PROMS\u003cbr\u003e1969\/1971\/1972 – HIGHLIGHTS\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCD 1\u003cbr\u003eCommentary\u003cbr\u003eEDWARD ELGAR: Cockaigne Overture, Op. 40 (In London Town)\u003cbr\u003eEDWARD ELGAR: Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1 (with reprise)\u003cbr\u003eCommentary\u003cbr\u003eHENRY WOOD: Fantasia on British Sea Songs\u003cbr\u003eHUBERT PARRY (arr. Elgar): Jerusalem– Commentary\u003cbr\u003eSir Colin Davis: speech \/ Happy Birthday (audience)\u003cbr\u003eTRADITIONAL: God Save the Queen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCD 2\u003cbr\u003eHECTOR BERLIOZ: Hail, all hail to the Queen (Les Troyens)\u003cbr\u003eRICHARD WAGNER: Schmerzen; Träume (Wesendonck Lieder)\u003cbr\u003eFELIX MENDELSSOHN: Scherzo (from Octet in E flat major, Op. 20)\u003cbr\u003eWILLIAM WALTON: The Contrast; Rhyme (A Song for the Lord Mayor’s Table)\u003cbr\u003eEDWARD ELGAR: Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1\u003cbr\u003eWILLIAMSON: The Stone Wall – A Cassation for Audience and Orchestra\u003cbr\u003eTHOMAS ARNE: (arr. Sargent) Rule Britannia\u003cbr\u003eHUBERT PARRY: (arr. Elgar) Jerusalem\u003cbr\u003eSir Colin Davis: speech\u003cbr\u003eTRADITIONAL: God Save the Queen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJessye Norman, soprano (Wagner)\u003cbr\u003eElizabeth Bainbridge, mezzo-soprano (Walton; Arne: CD2)\u003cbr\u003eBBC Chorus\u003cbr\u003eBBC Singers\u003cbr\u003eBBC Choral Society\u003cbr\u003eBBC Symphony Orchestra\u003cbr\u003eColin Davis\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"DECCA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32264735555671,"sku":"028948293704","price":22.39,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0067\/4660\/3571\/products\/3673523-2419750.jpg?v=1596226097","url":"https:\/\/classicselectworld.com\/de-de\/products\/last-night-of-the-proms-import","provider":"ClassicSelect World","version":"1.0","type":"link"}