1870-1948
A programme from the Royal Festival Hall in honour of the centenary of his birth VILEM TAUSKY conducts the BBC CONCERT ORCHESTRA leader ARTHUR LEAVINS
ELIZABETH HARWOOD (SOpranO) ROWLAND JONES (tenor) JACK ROTHSTE IN (violin) BBC CHORUS Part 1 including excerpts from The Merry Widow and Giuditta; Concertino for violin and orchestra
Introduced by MARTIN MUNCASTER Produced by DAVID RAYVERN ALLEN
Presented by the BBC in association with the GLC
(Part 2: Radio 2, 8.50 pm)