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Tonight, as Frederick Grisewood turns the pages, listeners will hear Wieniawski's 'Legend' for violin and orchestra, Liddle's celebrated setting for contralto of 'Abide with Me,' the part songs 'The Young May Moon' and 'Nobody knows de trouble I see,' together with music that includes the waltz from Tchaikovsky's ballet 'The Sleeping Princess,' and the - today rarely heard - 'War March of the Priests' from Mendelssohn's 'Athalie.' Music Album is produced by Gwen Williams and Harold Neden, with Mariorie Thomas (contralto), David McCallum (violin). The BBC Theatre Chorus and BBC Theatre Orchestra are conducted by John Clements

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