or ' The Philosophy of Optimism'
Translated into a radio version and produced by Douglas Cleverdon
Among the indirect results of the Lisbon earthquake on All Saints' Day, 1755, was Voltaire's satirical masterpiece on the philosophers who held that all was for the best in the best of worlds.
See also Saturday at 9.5 and page 6
During the interval in the performance of 'Candide' (9.15-9.26 app.):
Bameau
Music for harpsichord played by Fernando Valentl on gramophone records