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Introduced by John Lade
Building a Library: Dvorak's Symphony No 8 in C by Stephen Walsh
Recent bargains: Edward Greenfield
Vaughan Williams: The nine symphonies conducted by Sir Adrian Boult, reviewed by Trevor Harvey

Contributors

Introduced by:
John Lade
Speaker:
Stephen Walsh
Speaker:
Edward Greenfield
Reviewer:
Trevor Harvey

Walton Coronation March: Crown Imperial
NICHOLAS KYNASTON (organ)
LONDON PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA conducted by ANDREW DAVIS
10.22' Dvorak Scottish Dances, Op 41: RADOSLAV KVAPIL (piano)
10.29* Mussorgsky A night on the Bare Mountain (original version)
LONDON PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA conducted by DAVID LLOYD-JONES
10.45* Janacek Part-Song: The Soldier's Lot
MORAVIAN TEACHERS' CHOIR conducted by ANTONIN TUCAPSKY
10.49* Vaughan Williams Pas. toral Symphony
MARGARET PRICE (soprano)
NEW PHILHARMONIA ORCHESTRA conducted by SIR ADRIAN BOULT gramophone records

Contributors

Unknown:
Nicholas Kynaston
Conducted By:
Andrew Davis
Piano:
Radoslav Kvapil
Conducted By:
David Lloyd-Jones
Conducted By:
Antonin Tucapsky
Soprano:
Margaret Price
Conducted By:
Sir Adrian Boult

Nell Gotkovsky (violin)
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, conductor Christopher Seaman

Part 1

Grieg Suite: Peer Gynt

12.37* Glazunov Violin Concerto in A minor

Contributors

Violinist:
Nell Gotkovsky
Musicians:
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Conductor:
Christopher Seaman

A theatre piece for singers, players and dancers
The controversial work written by Leonard Bernstein for the opening of the John F. Ken nedy Center, Washington DC
NORMAN SCRIBNER CHOIR
BERKSHIRE BOYS' CHOIR with ORCHESTRA conducted by THE COMPOSER gramophone records

Contributors

Written By:
Leonard Bernstein
Unknown:
John F. Ken
Unknown:
Norman Scribner
Celebrant:
Alan Titus

Opera in three acts
Libretto by RANIERO DE'CALZABIGI Music by Gluck (sung in Italian) direct from the Royal Opera House. Covent Garden
ROYAL OPERA CHORUS chorus-master DOUGLAS ROBINSON ORCHESTRA OF THE ROYAL OPERA HOUSE, COVENT GARDEN leader CHARLES TAYLOR conducted by CHARLES MACKERRAS Act 1
8.5. New Thoughts on Gluck's Orfeo by MARTIN cooper, who is working on a revised edition of his book on Gluck which was first published some 35 years ago.
8.25. Orfeo ed Euridice Act 2

Contributors

Chorus-Master:
Douglas Robinson
Leader:
Charles Taylor
Conducted By:
Charles MacKerras

ANDREW MARTINDALE talks about the ways in which humanist thinkers of the Renaissance, or orators as they called themselves, approached and discussed the fine arts.
He explains why, in some respects, the humanists are the true forbears of the modern art critic and art historian,

Contributors

Talks:
Andrew Martindale

Theatre
Presented by BRYAN MAGEE
LAURENCE LERNER looks at Shakespeare as a political playwright in the context of this year's season at Stratfordupon-Avon
OLEG KERENSKY, back from New York. contrasts the musical theatre of Britain and America Producer ALAN HAYDOCK

Contributors

Presented By:
Bryan Magee
Presented By:
Laurence Lerner
Producer:
Alan Haydock

BBC Radio 3

About BBC Radio 3

Live music and the arts: broadcasts more live music than any other radio network. Classical music is its core. Genres include world and new music, jazz, speech and drama.

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