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Mozart Divertimento In F (K 138)
BATH FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA
Conducted by YEHUDI MENUHIN
7.15* Dohnanyi Variations on a Nursery Song julius KATCHEN (piano)
LONDON PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA conducted by SIR ADRIAN BOULT
7.40* Elgar The Wand of Youth: Suite No 1
LONDON PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA conducted by SIR ADRIAN BOULT gramophone records

Contributors

Conducted By:
Yehudi Menuhin
Conducted By:
Sir Adrian Boult
Conducted By:
Sir Adrian Boult

Morning Concert: part 2 BBC WELSH ORCHESTRA leader BARRY WILDE conductor JOHN CAREWE
8.4 Smetana Scherzo (Triumph Symphony)
8.14* Mozart German Dances (K 600)
8.28* Mendelssohn Symphony No 4, in A (Italian)

Contributors

Leader:
Barry Wilde
Conductor:
John Carewe

Victoria and Lassus
Lassus Madrigals: II grave de l'eta; Hor vi riconfortate; Comme la notte; Ardo, si; La nuict froide
PRAGUE MADRIGAL SINGERS conducted by MIROSLAV VENHODA Instrumenal Suite of Madrigals NEW YORK PRO MUSICA conducted by NOAH GREENBURG Madrigals: 0 faible esprit: Gallans qui par terre; Amor, che ved' ogni; Quand mon mari: Matona mia cara PRAGUE MADRIGAL SINGERS conducted by MIROSLAV VENHODA gramophone records

Contributors

Conducted By:
Miroslav Venhoda
Conducted By:
Noah Greenburg
Conducted By:
Miroslav Venhoda

Last in a series of 13 programmes of Scandinavian music
MELOS ENSEMBLE
Gervase de Pever (clarinet)
William Waterhouse (bassoon) Neill Sanders (horn)
Emanuel Hurwitz (violin) Cecil Aronowitz (viola) Terence Weil (cello)
Adrian Beers (double-b-ass)
CHRISTOPHER DEARNLEY (Organ)
Berwald Septet in B flat major
11.44*Nielsen Commotio (1931) ⓢ (played on the organ of St John the Evangelist, Islington)

Contributors

Horn:
Neill Sanders
Violin:
Emanuel Hurwitz
Viola:
Cecil Aronowitz
Cello:
Terence Weil
Unknown:
St John

BBC NORTHERN SYMPHONY
ORCHESTRA leader REGINALD STEAD conducted by ERICH SCHMID Part 1
Schumann Overture, Scherzo, and Finale
12.35* Schubert Entr'acte in D major, Act 2 (Rosamunde)
12.40* Reger Ballet Suite

Contributors

Leader:
Reginald Stead
Conducted By:
Erich Schmid

Last in a series of programmes of keyboard music by Bach. Handel , and Domenico Scarlatti Bach Aria variata (s 989)
2.20* Scarlatti Sonata In C minor (I. 142)
2.24* Handel Suite No 8, in F minor
CHARLES SPINKS (harpsichord)

Contributors

Music By:
Bach. Handel
Music By:
Domenico Scarlatti
Unknown:
Bach Aria
Harpsichord:
Charles Spinks

(died 2 October 1920) Part 1
Scottish Fantasia
ERICH GRUENBERG (violin) BBC SCOTTISH SYMPHONY
ORCHESTRA, conducted by CHRISTOPHER SEAMAN
4.5* during the interval ANTHONY FRIESE-GREENE talks tO ERICH GRUENBERG and ROBERT Simpson about Max Bruch
4.20* Max Bruch ⓢ Part 2
Violin Concerto No 1, in a minor: JOSEF SUK
CZECH PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA conducted by KAREL ANCERL gramophone record

Contributors

Violin:
Erich Gruenberg
Conducted By:
Christopher Seaman
Unknown:
Erich Gruenberg
Unknown:
Robert Simpson
Unknown:
Max Bruch
Conducted By:
Karel Ancerl

PHILIP LANGRIDGE (tenor) PHILIP GAMMON (piano)
Schubert Non t'accostar all' urna; Da quel sembiante appresi: Mio ben ricordati Beethoven Arietta buffa:
Arietta assai seriosa (L'amante impaziente)
Waliptero Tre poesie dl Angelo Poliziano
Pizzetti Tre canti greci

Contributors

Tenor:
Philip Langridge
Piano:
Philip Gammon
Unknown:
Angelo Poliziano
Unknown:
Pizzetti Tre

by JOHN MOREHEN from the Queen's Free Chapel of St George, Windsor Castle Egon Wellesz Partita in honorem J. S. Bach (first broadcast performance in this country)
Walter Piston Chromatic Study on BACH

Contributors

Unknown:
John Morehen
Unknown:
J. S. Bach

The uses of nature
5: People and Plant*
Most gardens are planned - the plants aren'allowed to grow as they like. So what do people want from their gardens - closeness to nature, control over it, or both? An investigation by RICHARD MABEY , With NAN FAIRBROTHER , author of Men and Gardens
Produced by ROBIN BRIGHTWELL :

Contributors

Unknown:
Richard Mabey
Unknown:
Nan Fairbrother
Produced By:
Robin Brightwell

A historical survey of chamber music from 1600 to the present day.
6: Wind Instruments
In this broadcast ROGER FISKE describes the development of some of the more popular wind instruments and shows how composers used them in chamber music for both outdoor and indoor performance. Illustrations include music by Mozart. Brahms, and Schubert. Produced by EILEEN BROWNE (For publication see page 12)

Contributors

Unknown:
Roger Fiske
Produced By:
Eileen Browne

by STEPHEN GARDINER
The architectural competition as a means of choosing an architect has become a rare event in this country: although still widely used on the Continent it is often opposed over here. Mr Gardiner , himself an architect, shows how the method has worked in some recent important buildings.

Contributors

Unknown:
Stephen Gardiner
Unknown:
Mr Gardiner

During the first world war Cecil Sharp and his assistant, Maud Karpeles , made several hazardous excursions into the heart of the rugged mountain country of Kentucky, Virginia, and Carolina. What kind of music did they find? A. 1. LLOYD talks about the trip and plays field recordings ranging from Child ballads to Country music. MISS KARPELES recollects the trip and Mr Lloyd selects readings from Jean Ritchie 's autobiography and Cecil Sharp 's diaries.
Readers FREDERICK TREVES and ELIZABETH PROUD
Produced by MICHAEL ROSEN

Contributors

Unknown:
Cecil Sharp
Unknown:
Maud Karpeles
Unknown:
Mr Lloyd
Unknown:
Jean Ritchie
Unknown:
Cecil Sharp
Readers:
Frederick Treves
Produced By:
Michael Rosen

Mass in B flat (Harmoniemesse) ERNA SPOORENBERG (soprano) HELEN WATTS (contralto) ALEXANDER YOUNG (tenor) JOSEPH ROULEAU (baSS) BRIAN RUNNETT (organ) CHOIR OF
ST JOHN 'S COLLEGE. CAMBRIDGE ACADEMY OF
ST MARTIN-IN-THE-FIELDS conducted by GEORGE GUEST gramophone record

Contributors

Contralto:
Helen Watts
Unknown:
St John
Conducted By:
George Guest

BBC Radio 3

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This data is drawn from the Radio Times magazine between 1923 and 2009. It shows what was scheduled to be broadcast, meaning it was subject to change and may not be accurate. More