'This is the best of me.' So wrote Elgar at the end of his score and, despite a disastrous first performance in 1900, his setting of Newman's poem is now regarded as one of the composer's finest works. In the interval, James Hamilton Paterson, author of the novel Gerontius talks about his fascination with this enigmatic composer. Tonight's concert from the Royal Albert Hall, London, launching the 97th season of Promenade Concerts, is given in the presence of HRH the Prince of Wales. With Florence Quivar (mezzo-soprano), Keith Lewis (tenor), Willard White (bass), BBC Singers, BBC Symphony Chorus, London Philharmonic Choir, BBC Symphony Orchestra. Conductor Andrew Davis. Introduced by Richard Baker.
| Title | BBC Proms - Season 45 Episode 1 : First Night of the Proms: The Dream of Gerontius by Edward Elgar |
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| Alternative Titles | The Proms, Proms |
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| First Air Date | 1947-09-13 |
| Last Air Date | 2026-07-26 |
| Number of Episodes | 1169 |
| Number of Seasons | 80 |
| Genres | Documentary, |
| Networks | BBC One, CBBC, BBC Four, CBeebies, BBC Two, BBC iPlayer, BBC Television, |
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Episodes List
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BBC Proms Season 45 :Episode 1 First Night of the Proms: The Dream of Gerontius by Edward Elgar
1991-07-19The World's Greatest Classical Music Festival. The BBC Proms is a classical music festival held every summer at the Royal Albert Hall in London, and...
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BBC Proms Season 45 :Episode 2 Omnibus at the Proms
1991-07-26The World's Greatest Classical Music Festival. The BBC Proms is a classical music festival held every summer at the Royal Albert Hall in London, and...
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BBC Proms Season 45 :Episode 3 Omnibus at the Proms
1991-08-02The World's Greatest Classical Music Festival. The BBC Proms is a classical music festival held every summer at the Royal Albert Hall in London, and...
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BBC Proms Season 45 :Episode 4 Live from the Proms
1991-08-03The World's Greatest Classical Music Festival. The BBC Proms is a classical music festival held every summer at the Royal Albert Hall in London, and...
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BBC Proms Season 45 :Episode 5 Omnibus at the Proms: Conductors All
1991-08-09The World's Greatest Classical Music Festival. The BBC Proms is a classical music festival held every summer at the Royal Albert Hall in London, and...
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BBC Proms Season 45 :Episode 6 Omnibus at the Proms
1991-08-16The World's Greatest Classical Music Festival. The BBC Proms is a classical music festival held every summer at the Royal Albert Hall in London, and...
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BBC Proms Season 45 :Episode 7 Omnibus at the Proms
1991-08-23The World's Greatest Classical Music Festival. The BBC Proms is a classical music festival held every summer at the Royal Albert Hall in London, and...
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BBC Proms Season 45 :Episode 8 Omnibus at the Proms
1991-08-30The World's Greatest Classical Music Festival. The BBC Proms is a classical music festival held every summer at the Royal Albert Hall in London, and...
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BBC Proms Season 45 :Episode 9 Last Night of the Proms
1991-09-14The World's Greatest Classical Music Festival. The BBC Proms is a classical music festival held every summer at the Royal Albert Hall in London, and...
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BBC Proms Season 45 :Episode 10 Last Night of the Proms
1991-09-14The World's Greatest Classical Music Festival. The BBC Proms is a classical music festival held every summer at the Royal Albert Hall in London, and...