Record

Performance TitleDaily Herald Ten Thousandth Issue Celebration Concert, in aid of Manor House Hospital
Performance Date21 March 1948
Performance DaySunday
Performance Time19:00
Main PerformersRt. Hon. Clement Attlee,
Florence Hancock,
Arthur G Cousins,
Percy Cudlipp - speakers,
Gwen Catley,
Kirsten Flagstad,
Luigi Infantino - vocals,
Alfredo Campoli - violin,
Rawicz and Landauer - pianos,
Arnold Greir - organ
Secondary PerformersHubert Greenslade,
Eric Gritton - pianos
Orchestra or BandLondon Symphony Orchestra
ChoirsThe Alexandra Choir
ConductorsGeorge Weldon
Set List'Non Nobis, Domine', Quilter (The Alexandra Choir),
'I Am Titania' from Mignon, Thomas (Gwen Catley, Hubert Greenslade),
'Laughing Song' from Die Fledermaus, J Strauss (Gwen Catley, Hubert Greenslade),
'Shepherd's Hey', Granger,
'Soldier's Chorus' from Faust, Gounod (The Alexandra Choir),
'Tales From The Vienna Woods', J Strauss, arr. Julius Harrison (The Alexandra Choir),
'Chanson De Nuit', Elgar,
'Elizabeth's Greeting' from Tannhauser, Wagner (Kirsten Flagstad),
'Elsa's Dream' from Lohengrin, Wagner (Kirsten Flagstad),
'You Are The Spring' from Die Walkure, Wagner (Kirsten Flagstad),
'Ave Maria', Schubert-Wilhelmji (Campoli, Eric Gritton),
'La Campanella', Paganini-Kreisler (Campoli, Eric Gritton),
'La Donna E Mobile' from Rigoletto), Verdi (Luigi Infantino),
'Voices of Spring', J Strauss (Rawicz and Landauer),
'Polonaise in A Flat', Chopin (Rawicz and Landauer),
'Ritual Fire Dance', De Falla (Rawicz and Landauer),
'Jerusalem', Parry (The Alexandra Choir),
'God Save the King' (The National Archives)
Related Archival MaterialProgramme (RAHE/1/1948/79)
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Catalogue
Reference NumberTitleDate
RAHE/1/1948/79Daily Herald Ten Thousandth Issue Celebration Concert21 March 1948
Work
Ref NoTitleNo of Performances
Iesanyhiob_BiovDaily Herald Ten Thousandth Issue Celebration Concert, in aid of Manor House Hospital1
Performers
CodeName of Performer(s)
DS/UK/3509Attlee; Clement (3 January 1883-8 October 1967); 1st Earl Attlee, KG OM CH PC FRS; British politician
DS/UK/7871Cudlipp; Percy (1905-1962); Welsh journalist
DS/UK/2543Catley; Gwen (1906-1996); English coloratura soprano
DS/UK/1472Flagstad; Kirsten Målfrid (1895-1962); Norwegian opera singer
DS/UK/2468Infantino; Luigi (1921-1991); Italian operatic tenor
DS/UK/1629Campoli; Alfredo (1906-1991); Italian British violinist
DS/UK/2671Rawicz and Landauer (1932-1970)
DS/UK/1586Greir; Robert Arnold (fl 1914-1967); English organist
DS/UK/2139Greenslade; Hubert (fl 1950); British pianist
DS/UK/7477Gritton; Eric (fl 1950s); British organist
DS/UK/130London Symphony Orchestra (LSO); 1904-; English orchestra
DS/UK/2127Alexandra Choir; 1940-1990; British choir
DS/UK/1547Weldon; George (1908-1963); English conductor
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