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Schumann
Quintet in E flat major
GUARNERI QUARTET
Arnold Steinhardt (violin) John Dalley (violin) David Soyer (viola) Michael Tree (cello) with ARTUR RUBINSTEIN (piano)
9.37* FantasiestUcke Nos. 2 and 3 (Op. 73)
GERVASE DE PEYER (clarinet) LAMAR CROWSON (piano) gramophone record

Contributors

Violin:
Arnold Steinhardt
Violin:
John Dalley
Viola:
David Soyer
Piano:
Artur Rubinstein
Piano:
Lamar Crowson

first broadcast performance
TAGORE TRIO
Frances Mason (violin)
Jennifer Ward Clarke (cello) Yu Chun Yee (piano) KENNETH ESSEX (viola)
VIOLA TUNNARD (piano)

Contributors

Violin:
Frances Mason
Cello:
Jennifer Ward Clarke
Piano:
Yu Chun Yee
Viola:
Kenneth Essex
Piano:
Viola Tunnard

Opera in two acts
Libretto by Sonnleithner and Treitschke after Bouilly
Music by Beethoven
A concert performance from the Royal Festival Hall, London
Sung in German
Cast in order of singing:

Covent Garden Chorus
Chorus-Master, Douglas Robinson
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
Leader, Charles Taylor
Conductor, Georg Solti

The action takes place in a state Prison near Seville
Act 1
Scene 1: a room in Rocco's house
Scene 2: The courtyard of the prison
See page 41
(Stereo)

Contributors

Singers:
Covent Garden Chorus
Chorus-Master:
Douglas Robinson
Musicians:
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
Leader:
Charles Taylor
Conductor:
Georg Solti
Jacquine, a porter at the prison:
John Dobson (tenor)
Marcellina, daughter of Rocco:
Elizabeth Robson (soprano)
Rocco, the head jailer:
Kurt Bohme (bass)
Leonora, wife of Florestan, disguised as a youth under the name of Fidelio:
Anja Silja (soprano)
Don Pizarro, governor of the State prison:
Herbert Fliether (baritone)
First prisoner:
John Lanigan (tenor)
Second prisoner:
Dennis Wicks (bass)
Florestan, a political prisoner:
Vilem Pribyl (tenor)
Don Fernando, Minister of State:
Forbes Robinson (bass)
Guards, prisoners, townsfolk:
[Covent Garden Chorus]

Introduced by KATHLEEN Raine
In commemoration of the death of Vernon Watkins a year ago Kathteen Raine has made a selection of recordings of poems spoken by himself: with two of his last poems spoken by Gwen Watkins.
Produced by Douglas Cleverdon

Contributors

Introduced By:
Kathleen Raine
Unknown:
Vernon Watkins
Spoken By:
Gwen Watkins.
Produced By:
Douglas Cleverdon

BBC Radio 3

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