The monthly review of what is happening in Music Now
New music-young artists-concerts-records-anniversaries
In tonight's edition:
Colin Davis on Berlioz
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Henryk Szeryng and Ernest Lush play Brahms
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Richard Rodney Bennett
World premiere of Two New Songs
Jane Manning with The Vesuvius Ensemble
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John Ogdon and Brenda Lucas play Lutoslawski on two pianos
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Gillian Weir plays Messiaen on the organ of the Royal Festival Hall, London
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Tonight's programme is the third of the new series and the first of the New Year. A wide cross-section of prominent figures in London's musical life have been invited to look back over 1968 and recall what for them were the main musical events of the year. They also discuss the things they would most like to see happen in 1969. Their recollections and forecasts are wide-ranging, as is the programme itself. So far, in two editions, Music Now has looked at orchestras, festivals, oratorios, young soloists, and new music of many different kinds. And that is how the programme hopes to continue, for its purpose is to keep pace with the changing face of musical life in Britain.

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