With Susan Sharpe.
FAIREST ISLE
1.00 Wartime at the National Gallery
Robert Philip recalls Myra Hess 's successful concert series of World War II
London. In 1942 many famous violinists appeared, including Ida Haendel , May Harrison, Max Rostal and Sidney Griller , and there were debuts by young singers such as Peter Pears and Kathleen Ferrier. Rpt
2.00 Schools
Radio Showcase 2.05 In the News 2.25 Something to Think About 2.40 Music
Workshop
FAIREST ISLE
3.00 The Spirits of Shakespeare Thomas Llnley was one of the most promising of English composers until his death in a boating accident at the age of 32. His Ode on the Spirits of Shakespeare gives some indication of his youthful genius.
Lorna Anderson and Julia
Gooding (sopranos)
Richard Wistreich (bass) Parley of Instruments
Baroque Orchestra and Choir, conductor Paul Nicholson
Discs
4.10 Murray Perahia (piano)
Bach Partita No 2 in C minor (BWV 826)
Beethoven Sonata in F minor, Op 2 No 1
Brahms Intermezzo in E flat minor, Op 118 No 6; Rhapsody in E flat, Op 119 No 4
Rpt