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Sir Henry Wood

on BBC Radio 4 FM

A personal profile of the conductor by his daughter Avril Wood
The voice of SIR HENRY WOOD describing the joy and thrill of the first Promenade Concerts, and DAME MYRA HESS , DAVID FRANKLIN , ROY HENDERSON , ADA FORREST and CLIFFORD CURZON recalling amusing and memorable associations with the great conductor, and BERNARD SHORE remembering playing the viola under the baton of Sir Henry.
Music by Eric Coates , Vaughan Williams , Bach, Handel, Mozart and Shostakovich conducted by SIR HENRY WOOD Producer PHYLLIS ROBINSON

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Avril Wood
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Sir Henry Wood
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Dame Myra Hess
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David Franklin
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Roy Henderson
Music By:
Eric Coates
Music By:
Vaughan Williams
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Sir Henry Wood
Producer:
Phyllis Robinson

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