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Sir Robert Mayer's 100th Birthday Concert

on BBC Radio 3

in the presence of HM The Queen, HRH The Duke of Edinburgh, and HRH The Prince of Wales. direct from the Royal Festival Hall, London
Janet Baker (mezzo-soprano)
Yehudi Menuhin and Isaac Stern (violins)
London Philharmonic Orchestra leader David Nolan conductors Colin Davis and Simon Rattle
London Philharmonic Choir conductor John Alldis

Part 1 Walton Fanfare: Salute to Sir Robert Mayer on his 100th Anniversary
(played by 12 young trumpeters selected from London schools)
National Anthem
Wagner Prelude to Die Meistersinger
conducted by Colin Davis
Berlioz Four songs from Les nuits d'ete
conducted by Colin Davis
Vaughan Williams Serenade to music
Soloists Teresa Cahill, Wendy Eathorne, Linda Esther Gray, Anne Wilkins, Margaret Cable, Nan Christie, Helen Attfield, Susan Kessler, David Rendall, Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Ian Caley, Stuart Kale, David Wilson-Johnson, Richard Jackson, William Elvin, Paul Hudson conducted by Simon Rattle

(Stereo)

Contributors

Mezzo-soprano:
Janet Baker
Violinist:
Yehudi Menuhin
Violinist:
Isaac Stern
Musicians:
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Orchestra Leader:
David Nolan
Conductor:
Colin Davis
Conductor:
Simon Rattle
Singers:
London Philharmonic Choir
Conductor:
John Alldis
Soprano:
Teresa Cahill
Soprano:
Wendy Eathorne
Soprano:
Linda Esther Gray
Soprano:
Nan Christie
Soprano:
Helen Attfield
Mezzo-soprano :
Susan Kessler
Tenor:
Anthony Rolfe Johnson
Tenor:
Ian Caley
Tenor:
Stuart Kale
Baritone:
David Wilson-Johnson
Baritone:
Richard Jackson
Baritone:
William Elvin
Bass:
Paul Hudson

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