Omnibus at the Proms: Elgar

Overview

The fifth of six visits to the Royal Albert Hall for the 1973 season of Henry Wood Promenade Concerts Colin Davis conducts the BBC Symphony Orchestra in Elgar Symphony No 2 in E flat 'I'm delighted that Colin Davis's performance of Elgar's Second Symphony is being televised. For me, it's one of the greatest symphonies and it's at last achieving the popularity it deserves.' (Andrew Davis) Introduced by Richard Baker (Part of the concert given on 22 August) No 15