LSO 70th Anniversary Concert - London Symphony Orchestra - André Previn (Royal Festival Hall 1974)

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This is a recoding of the London Symphony Orchestra's 70th Anniversary Concert given in the Royal Festival Hall, London on 9 June 1974.

The London Symphony Orchestra is conducted by André Previn (the Wagner is conducted by Rt. Hon. Edward Heath M.P.)

0:00:00 André Previn Introduces the concert
0:01:43 Wagner Prelude - Die Meistersinger (conducted by Edward Heath)
0:13:36 Rachmaninov Piano Concerto No. 3 (Vladimir Ashkenazy - piano)
0:57:39 Prokofiev Romeo and Juliet (excerpts)
1:35:47 André Previn Introduces the final item
1:38:06 Berlioz Rákóczi March (Damnation of Faust)

For further details of the concert see: https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/schedules/service_bbc_radio_three/1974-06-09#at-19.30

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