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The Music of W. B. Yeats

on BBC Radio 3

An enquiry by Ann Mann with the help of Brian Boydell , Marie Goossens John Kelly , Brendan KenneUy Ronald Schuchard and Michael and Grainne Yeats
Mr Yeats himself is, on his own confession, completely wsensitive to music. If he were not, a great many settings of his poems - which, since they are to be had in print, have presumably been passed by his censor - would cause him , 1922 withand and Music played by CARL DOLMETSCH (psaltery) and ANN COLUS (percussion) Producer PIERS PLOWRIGHT (R)

Contributors

Unknown:
Ann Mann
Unknown:
Brian Boydell
Unknown:
Marie Goossens
Unknown:
John Kelly
Unknown:
Brendan Kenneuy
Unknown:
Ronald Schuchard
Unknown:
Grainne Yeats
Unknown:
Mr Yeats
Played By:
Carl Dolmetsch
Producer:
Piers Plowright
considerable pain:
Peter Warlock
W B Yeats:
T P McKenna
the other voices:
Sheila Grant
the other voices:
Paul Gregory
the other voices:
Ian Thompson

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