Music of 1739 Noel Eadie (soprano)
John McKenna (tenor)
Laurence Holmes (baritone)
The BBC Chorus (Section B)
Chorus Master, Leslie Woodgate
The BBC Orchestra (Section G)
Led by Manus O'Donnell
Conducted by Constant
Lambert Handets 'Saul'
Overture
Dead March
Chorus, Mourn, Israel
Solo (tenor), Oh let it not in Gath be heard
Aria (soprano), From this unhappy day
Rameau's ' Dardanus '
Act 3, Scene 3
Chorus, Que I'on chante Air en rondeau
Duet and Chorus, Paix favorable
Minuet 1 Minuet 2
Solo (soprano), Volez, plaisirs Tambourin 1 Tambourin 2
Leo's 'Miserere'
Miserere mei Deus Ecce enim
Cor mundum crea Libera me
Sacrificium Deo Tune acceptabis
Rameau's ' Les Fêtes d'Hébé'
Ballet Music
Air vif (Dance of the Spartans). Gavotte. Tambourin 1. Tambourin 2. Rigaudon 1. Rigaudon 2
HandeVt ' Israel in Egypt'
Chorus, They loathed to drink of the river
Soprano Solo and Chorus, Sing ye to the Lord
A further programme of music composed two hundred years ago will be broadcast on Thursday (Regional,
6.0)
See the short article by Scott Goddard on page 12