A monthly report from the world of music.
Including:
The Turn of the Wheel
Bettina Jonic back from singing the songs of Brecht in Belgrade and shortly off to New York, appears with a studio orchestra and talks about plans for a new entertainment with music by Paul Dessau, resident composer of the Berliner Ensemble.
The Chopin Affaire
A fierce controversy rages in the musical world over some scandalous love letters supposedly written by Chopin to the beautiful Countess Delphina. Who did write them? And today, more than a hundred years later, does it still matter?
Arthur Hedley and Adam Harasowski two leading music scholars, believe passionately that it does. Tonight they challenge one another.
In the chair, Kenneth van Barthold
Lili Boulanger
Nadia Boulanger the famous teacher, remembers fifty years after the premature death of her younger sister how Lili had all the promise of becoming one of France's most notable composers.
With Janet Price (soprano).
Introduced by Bernard Keeffe.
(Colour)