First of three programmes which explore different ways of presenting Lieder on radio. Some of the songs tonight are heard in new translations by LESLIE MINCHIN , others use the original English words by SHAKESPEARE and SIR WALTER scoTT, and two are in German... Who is Sylvia?; Lachen und Weinen; Ellen's second song (Huntsman, rest): To music: The traveller's song to the moon: In the sunset light (Im Abendroth: To his guitar (An die Laute): The sorrowing Mary (Vom mitleiden Mariä); Man's limitations (Grenzen der Menschheit); Delphine (sung In German)
SANDRA DUGDALE (soprano) ANTONY RANSOME (baritone) PAUL HAMBURGER (piano)
(Sandra Dugdale broadcasts by permission of the English National Opera)
(Schubert with readings-Elizabeth Gale , Paul Hamburger: 7 March)