and Other Emigres
First of three programmes including music by this English composer (born 1926) who has for many years lived in Vienna Ernst Krenek Song-cycle: Durch die Nacht (1931: text by KARL KRAUS ) (mono)
MARY THOMAS (soprano) WIGMORE ENSEMBLE conducted by JACQUES LOUIS MONOD (R)
Medea (1951: text from EURIPIDES) MECHTHILD GESSENDORF (soprano) UNZ BRUCKNER ORCHESTRA conducted by ROMAN ZEILINGER (Austrian Radio recording)
Francis Burt Espressione orchestrale
BBC SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA leader BELA DEKANY conducted by ELGAR HOWARTH (R) Boris Blacher Music for Cleveland
COLOGNE RSO conducted by GEORGE SZELL
(West German Radio recording) (R) Francis Burt Ballet: Der Golem
AUSTRIAN RSO conducted by MILAN HORVATH (Austrian Radio recording)