Time: Big Ben 8.0 am
Australia v
England
Fourth Test from the Sydney Cricket Ground
Commentary on the last hour of the second day's play by BRIAN JOHNSTON , ALAN MCGILVRAY and JIM BURKE
Summaries by LINDSAY HASSETT
ElDDWEN HARRHY (soprano) BBC NORTHERN SINGERS conductor STEPHEN WILKINSON DERRICK CANTRELL (Organ)
Johann Christitph Bach Motet: Lieber Herr Golt
(,'. P. E. Bach Organ Sonata No 4, in f major
Juhann Michael Bach Chorale Motet: Herr, wenn ich nur dich habe
J. S. Bach Lieder: Beschrankt, ihr weisen; Gib dich zufrieden; Jesus unser Trost und Leben
Johann Christoph Bach Motet: Der Gerechte
C. P. E. Bach Organ Sonata No 2, in c minor
(From St Philip's Church, Salford: the second of three programmes) t
A record request programme
Spohr Quintet in c minor. Op 58
MEMBERS OF THE VIENNA OCTET Herbert Reznicek (flute)
Alfred Boskovsky (clarinet) Ernst Pamperl (bassoon) Wolfgang Tombock (horn) Walter Panhoffer (piano)
10.32* Dvorak String Quartet in F, Op 96
SMETANA QUARTET
Jiri Novak (violin)
Lubomir Kostecky (violin) Milan Skampa (viola)
Antonin Kohout (cello)
Henry Lawes (1596-1662), by CHARLES CUDWORTH
Janacek's MrBroucek's Excursions, by ANDREW PORTER
Musical Profile: György Pauk, by JOAN CHISSELL
Music 25 Years Ago, by WILLIAM MANN
Edited by ANNA INSTONE and JULIAN HERBAGE
Introduced by JULIAN HERBAGE
A weekly series of programmes in which all the sonatas are played by Alfred Brendel 't E flat major. Op 7
12.31* A flat major, Op 110
; A flat major, Op
26; c minor, Op 111)
GYÖRGY PAUK (violin)
BBC SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA leader BELA DEKANY conducted by. BERNHARD KLEE t Dvorak Violin Concerto in A minor
1.29* Bruckner Symphony No 3, in D minor (Bruckner-Schalk revision)
(Given before an invited audience in BBC Studio 1, Maida Vale, London. Requests for tickets for future concerts may be sent to [address removed] enclosing SAE)
Opera in three acts
Libretto by NANCY BUSH
Music by ALAN BUSH
BBC NORTHERN SINGERS
BBC NORTHERN SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA conducted by STANFORD ROBINSON
Repetiteur RICHARD NUNN
Produced by ERNEST WARBURTON â¡ Act 1
ALAN BUSH talks about his historical researches for the opera in Newcastle, t
Act 2
ANTONY HOPKINS discusses a work or theme of current interest (Rptd: Monday, 9.50 am) t
Act 3
(completed 1469-1470) by SIR THOMAS MALORY
The noble and joyous history of the great conqueror and excellent king, King Arthur, and of his noble knights of the Round Table, their marvellous quests and adventures, the achieving of the Sangrail, and in the end the dolorous death and departing out of this world of them all.
DEREK BREWER , Fellow of Emmanuel College, Cambridge, introduces his selection of 12 weekly dramatised readings with the voices of NORMAN SHELLEY , ROBERT EDDISON ROBERT HARDY , MAXINE AUDLEY
HENRY STAMPER , and the music Of STEPHEN DODGSON
Produced by RAYMOND RAIKES t (First reading: next Sunday)
(The romance of the Round Table: page 11)
Last of nine programmes
Vuughan Williams Fantasia on a theme by Thomas Tallis MEMBERS OF THE
PHILHARMONIA ORCHESTRA conducted by SIR MALCOLM SARGENT
6.11* Hoist Choral Fantasia JANET BAKER (mezzo-soprano) PURCELL SINGERS
RALPH DOWNES (organ)
ENGLISH CHAMBER ORCHESTRA conducted by IMOGEN HOLST
6.36* Vaughan Williams Symphony No 9, in E minor
LONDON PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA conducted by SIR ADRIAN BOULT gramophone records
by PETER WEISS translated by GEOFFREY SKELTON with Donald Pleasence and Cyril Shaps
This is the first performance in English of the latest play by Peter Weiss , the author of the Marat/Sade. The play, which has already caused great controversy in Eastern as well as in Western Europe, examines the problem of revolution in the light of the life of one of the most brilliant revolutionaries of our time. Trotsky's sons:
Other parts played by SARA COWARD. SONIA FRASER
JO MANNING WILSON , SEAN ARNOLD SEAN BARRETT , GERALD CROSS
RONALD FORFAR, KERRY FRANCIS MARTIN FRIEND, JOHN GABRIEL
MALCOLM HAYES , LESLIE HERITAGE BRIAN HEWLETT , EDWARD KELSEY GODFREY KENTON , ROLF LEFEBVRE CLIFFORD NORGATE JAMES THOMASON
PETER TUDDENHAM , ANTONY VICCARS Produced by MARTIN ESSLIN t
Sonata in a minor played by PIERRE FOURNIER (Cello) JEAN FONDA (piano) gramophone record
9: Bernard Williams, Knightbridge Professor of Philosophy at Cambridge, talking to Bryan Magee about the state of moral philosophy in Britain today.
Professor Williams sees his subject as having fallen into an impoverished condition, explains why, and holds out better prospects for the future. (Edited versions of these talks are being published weekly in The Listener)
GUARNERI STRING QUARTET t Arnold Steinhardt (violin) John Dalley (violin) Michael Tree (viola) David Soyer (cello) with GERVASE DE PEYER (clarinet) Part 1 Mozart
Clarinet Quintet in A major (K 581)
Bernard Leach , the distinguished English potter, who celebrated his 83rd birthday last week, discusses- with EDWARD LUCIE-SMITH the creative impulse that infuses the making of a piece of studio pottery, t
Part 2 Schubert
Quartet in A minor (D 804)