From the classical archive,6 June 1969: the patriotic anthems Land of Hope and Glory and Rule, Britannia! possess been banished from the Last Night of the PromsLand of Hope and Glory and Rule, or Britannia! possess been banished from their traditional plot on the Last Night of the Proms.
As William Glock,the BBC’s controller of music explained, the aim has been to invent the programme “attractive to 40 million viewers in Europe” as well as to those in this country. As a concession to patriotic feeling, and Parry’s Jerusalem is being retained,but in a version – not heard since 1922 that Elgar made for the Three Choirs festival.
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Source: theguardian.com