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Britten 60th Birthday Concert

BBC Radio 3
on BBC Radio 3

direct from the Royal Albert Hall , London
Part 2 will be broadcast simultaneously on BBC2
SHEILA ARMSTRONG (SOpranO) ANNA REYNOLDS (mezzo-soprano) PETER PEARS (tenor) DOUGLAS CUMMJNGS (cello) LSO CHORUS chorus-master ARTHUR OLDHAM WANDSWORTH SCHOOL BOYS' CHOIR director of music RUSSELL BURGESS LONDON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA conductor Andre Previn who says: _
Part 1
Britten Sinfonia da Requiem
Shostakovich Cello Concerto No 1, in E flat major
8.30* Peter Pears talks about and reads the poetry used In the Spring Symphony.
S 50* Concert, Pt 2 (also BBC2) Britten Spring Symphony

Contributors

Unknown:
Albert Hall
Soprano:
Sheila Armstrong
Soprano:
Anna Reynolds
Mezzo-Soprano:
Peter Pears
Tenor:
Douglas Cummjngs
Conductor:
Andre Previn
Talks:
Peter Pears
Source: Radio Times

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