French music
Conducted by ROBERT IRVING gramophone records
Czech music gramophone records
O Bach
English Suite No. in E minor
Prelude: Allemande: Couranle: S'arabande: Passepieds: Gigue
9.25* Sonata No 6, in G major, for violin and harpsichord
COLIN TILNEY (harpsichord)
EMANUEL Hurwitz (violin)
CHARLES Spinks 'harpsichord)
English Suite broadcast on Sept. 25. 1967: Sonata on January 27. 1968
FRANK MERRICK (piano)
BBC WELSH ORCHESTRA Leader, Colin Staveley f Conductor, JOHN CAREWE
FRANK MERRICK was born in Clifton in 1886. He save his first recital in London in 1903. In 1911 he became professor of piano at the Royal Manchester College of Music, and transferred to the Royal College of Music, London. in 1929. He has composed piano concertos and symphonies. He has made a special study of Chopin. whose style was much influenced by John Field , the composer of today's Concerto
Dvorak chamber music series
1 DARTINGTON STRING QUARTET
Colin Sauer (violin) Peter Carter (violin) Keith Lovell (viola)
Michael Evans (cello)
John LILL (piano)
BBC NORTHERN
SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Leader, Reginald SWan
Conducted by Walter
1.0 News; Weather
Given before an invited audience in Beverley Minster
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The Gypsy Princess and The Circus Princess, with FRIEDL LORR, KARL TEFIRAI
. and RUDOLF SCHOCK
Leader, Maurice Brett
Conductor, TERENCE Lovcn
New York Philharmonic
Conducted by LEONARD BERNSTEIN
0 Part 1 eramopnone records
played by the DEKANY STRING QUARTEI Bela Dekany (violin) Peter Aslay (violin)
Ervin Schiffer (viola) György Schiffer (cello)
NEW YORK Philharmonic
Conducted by Leonard Bernstein who also plays the concerto
0 Part 2 gramophone records
The best of present-day Jazz on records
Introduced by CHARLES FOX
John Amis looks at some non-broadcast musical events taking place in the North during the next seven days
See page 43
"There are three great Powers in Europe: England, Russia, and Madame de Stael"
A radio portrait by Eric Ewens, narrated by Fay Compton
Mme. de Stael was one of the most influential women in history, as can be inferred from the names of those whose words contribute to Eric Ewens' portrait - Napoleon, Wellington, Gibbon, Goethe, Fanny Burney, Queen Marie Antoinette, Chateaubriand, Benjamin Constant. The narration of the programme is put into the mouth of a niece of Mme. de Stael, the first in the long line of her biographers.
With Patricia Gallimore, Noel Hood, Hilda Schroder, John Dearth, Frank Henderson, LeRoy Lingwood, Preston Lockwood, Clive Merrison, Humphrey Morton, Hector Ross, Tim Seely and lan Thompson
Produced by CHRISTOPHER HOLME
(Third broadcast)
NICEL ROGERS (tenor) MARTYN HILL (tenor)
THE EARLY MUSIC CONSORT David Munrow (recorder, crumhorn, and shawm) Alan Lumsden (sackbut) Christopher Hogwood
(organ and percussion) Oliver Brookes (viol) Mary Remnant
(fythele and rebec) Robert Spencer (tenor and lute)
AEOLIAN STRINR- QUARTET
Sydney Humphreys (violin)
Raymond Keenlyside (violin) Margaret Major (viola) Derek Simpson (cello) e Part 1
Italian secular music of the fourteenth century
by MAURICE TEMPLE SMITH a London publisher
Publishing, like other industries. is involved in a compulsive search for new markets. As old divisions break down we in Britain risk the loss of at least part of our control over our own publishing. Mr. Temple Smith suggests some defences.
Part 2
Given before an invited audience tn the Concert Hall, Broadcasting House, London. W.I. Applications for tickets should be sent to the Ticket Unit[address removed]enclosing a stamped addressed envelope.
Next Invitation Concert: May 30 . Haudn, Op. 20 No. 1; Skalkottas, No. 4 (Darlington Quartet); Roger Smalley , Missa Parodia (Stephen Savage, Nash Ensemble)
Three programmes on the art of literary assault
2: The Augustans selected and introduced by D. G. BRIDSON
Readers, ROBERT EDDISON and ALAN WHEATLEY
The Romantics: May 28
Robert Eddison is appearing In The Importance of Being Earnest' at the Haymarket Theatre. London followed by an interlude at 10.55
Today's overseas commodity and financial news, London Stock Market closing report
