Half a million recordings spanning 75 years of radio broadcasts are kept in the BBC Sound Archive. As an introduction to the series,
Paul Guinery ventures into the depths of Broadcasting House to explore this historic collection with senior librarian Simon Rooks and archive selector Lawson Cook. Including
Vivaldi Concerto in B minor for Four
Violins
Ida Haendel , Henryk Szeryng ,
Bronislav Gimpel and Max Rostal (violins), string orchestra, conductor Yehudi Menuhin
Dvorak Songs My Mother Taught Me Beatrice Harrison (cello)
Brahms Piano Quintet in F minor, Op 34
Griller Quartet, Myra Hess (piano) Litolff Concerto Symphonique (2nd mvt) Eileen Joyce (piano), Royal Philharmonic, conductor Eric Robinson
Producer Vicky Whitaker
REQUESTS to hear a memorable broadcast from the archive should be sent to:
Paul Guinery. Room 4005. Broadcasting House Extension. London W1A 1AA
* See John Peel : page 9