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Grétry. arr Beecham Ballet music: Zemire et Azor
ROYAL PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA conducted by SIR THOMAS BEECHAM
7.19* Franck Symphonic Variations: CLIFFORD CURZON (piano)
LONDON PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA conducted by SIR ADRIAN BOULT
7.35*FallaBallet: Elamorbrujo: SUISSE ROMANDE ORCHESTRA conducted by ERNEST ANSERMET gramophone records

Contributors

Conducted By:
Sir Thomas Beecham
Piano:
Clifford Curzon
Conducted By:
Sir Adrian Boult
Conducted By:
Ernest Ansermet

Johann Stamitz Symphony in A SLOVAK CHAMBER ORCHESTRA conducted by BOHDAN WARCHAL
8.21* Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No 1, in B flat minor VLADIMIR ASHKENAZY LONDON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA conducted by LORIN MAAZEL gramophone records

Contributors

Unknown:
Johann Stamitz
Conducted By:
Bohdan Warchal
Unknown:
Vladimir Ashkenazy
Conducted By:
Lorin Maazel

Vaughan Williams
Song-cycle: On Wenlock Edge IAN PARTRIDGE (tenor) MUSIC GROUP OF LONDON
9.30* Symphonic Impression: In the Fen Country
NEW PHILHARMONIA ORCHESTRA conducted by SIR ADRIAN BOULT gramophone records

Contributors

Unknown:
Vaughan Williams
Tenor:
Ian Partridge
Conducted By:
Sir Adrian Boult

Illustrating Scottish influences on 19th-century composers
Beethoven Three folk song arrangements
Schubert Loda's Gespenst (D 150)
Loewe Two Ballades: Edward; Gutmann und Gutweib EDITH MATHIS (soprano)
ALEXANDER YOUNG (tenor)
DIETRICH FISCHER-DIESKAU (bar) ANDREAS ROHN (violin) GEORG DONDERER (cello) KARL ENGEL (piano) JÖRG DEMUS (piano)
Mendelssohn Fantasy in F sharp minor, Op 28
JOSEPH KALICHSTEIN (gianO) gramophone records

Contributors

Soprano:
Edith Mathis
Tenor:
Alexander Young
Tenor:
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Violin:
Andreas Rohn
Cello:
Georg Donderer
Piano:
Karl Engel
Piano:
Jörg Demus
Unknown:
Joseph Kalichstein

BBC Northern Singers conductor Stephen Wilkinson including music by Moeran, Wilbye. William Beale , William Paxton , Brahms. Frank Martin and John Gardner
(Direct from the Whitworth Art Gallery, Manchester. Second of three concerts promoted by the Manchester Tuesday Midday Concerts Society, in association with the Whitworth Art Gallery and the BBC)

Contributors

Conductor:
Stephen Wilkinson
Music By:
William Beale
Music By:
William Paxton
Unknown:
Frank Martin
Unknown:
John Gardner

Opera in four acts, after the novel by NIXOS KAZANTZAKIS
Words and music by Martinu French version by MICHEL ANCEY
(first broadcast in this country)
OPERA CHORUS AND ORCHESTRA
OF FRENCH RADIO chorus-master JEAN-PAUL KRÉDER conducted by ALBERT ROSEN
(Recording made available by courtesy of French Radio) Acts 1 and 2 4.20* During the Interval When Greek meets Czech A talk by BRIAN LARGE
4.35* The Greek Passion Acts 3 and 4

Contributors

Novel By:
Nixos Kazantzakis
Unknown:
Michel Ancey
Chorus-Master:
Jean-Paul Kréder
Conducted By:
Albert Rosen
Talk By:
Brian Large
The priest Gregoris:
Jacques Villesech (bass)
Patriarcheas:
Georges Jollis (baritone)
Ladas:
Pierre Datineau (spoken Role)
Michelis, son of Patriarcheas:
Michel Hamel (tenor)
Kostandis, owner of a coffee house:
Jean Martin (baritone)
Yannakos, a dealer:
Bernard Pl.Antey (tenor)
Manolios, a shepherd:
Maurice Maievsky (tenor)
Nikolios, a shepherd boy:
Christiane Chateau (soprano)
Andonis, a village barber:
Michel Martin (tenor)
The widow Katerina:
Geneviève MacAux (soprano)
Lenio, Manolios' fiancee:
Ileane Lublin (soprano)
An old woman:
Janine Collard (contralto)
The priest Fotis:
Bernard Demigny (baritone)
Despinio:
Monique Delassus (soprano)
An old man:
Marcel Vigneron (bass)

6.30 Un paso mas
Second-year Spanish
15: Diez paso las de Coin
(Book 42Jp: see page 54)
7.0 This Was Their World
Ten programmes on approaches to the study of local history 5: Trams and RaiLways
R. L. GREENALL of the University of Leicester with PROFESSOR SIMMONS (Leicester). ALAN ROGERS (Nottingham), JOHN LOWERSON (Sussex) and PROFESSOR DYOS (Leicester)
Producer ROBERT BROOKES (Book £2.40: see page 54)

Contributors

Unknown:
R. L. Greenall
Unknown:
Alan Rogers
Unknown:
John Lowerson
Producer:
Robert Brookes

whose Cello Concerto is being broadcast in tonight's concert from Paris
In a Composer's Portrait he discusses some of his music which is sung by MAUREEN LEHANE and played by MEMBERS OF THE
NEW MUSIC ENSEMBLE
DARTINGTON STRING QUARTET and SUSAN MCGAW (piano) followed at 8.5* by his choice of a classical chamber music work: Beethoven's F minor Quartet, Op 95. played by the GABRIELl STRING QUARTET

Contributors

Sung By:
Maureen Lehane
Sung By:
Susan McGaw

from the Grande Salle , Théâtre
National Populaire, Palais de Chaillot ZARA NELSOVA (cello)
MICHEL BEROFF (piano)
HEATHER CORBETT (cimbalom) HUGO D'ALTON (mandolin)
TERENCE EMERY (tubular bells) CYRIL GELL (celesta)
SIDONIE GOOSSENS (harp)
JAMES HOLLAND (vibraphone) FREDDIE PHILLIPS (guitar)
KEVIN NUTTY (glockenspiel) BBC SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA leader BELA DEKANY conductor Pierre Boulez Part 1
Webern Five Movements, Op 5, for string orchestra
Boulez Eclats/multiples

Contributors

Unknown:
Grande Salle
Cello:
Zara Nelsova
Piano:
Michel Beroff
Piano:
Heather Corbett
Unknown:
Hugo D'Alton
Unknown:
Terence Emery
Unknown:
Cyril Gell
Harp:
Sidonie Goossens
Harp:
James Holland
Guitar:
Freddie Phillips
Guitar:
Kevin Nutty
Leader:
Bela Dekany
Conductor:
Pierre Boulez

Using his SPONTANEOUS MUSIC ENSEMBLE as a nucleus, John Stevens has gathered together 20 musicians with widely differing musical backgrounds.
Their collective improvisation is introduced by RICHARD WILLIAMS
Producer JOHN F. MUIR
(This Week's Sounds: page 11)

Contributors

Unknown:
John Stevens
Introduced By:
Richard Williams
Producer:
John F. Muir

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