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Mozart Sonata in D, for two pianos (k 448)
JORG DEMUS , PAUL BADURA-SKODA
8.27* Christmas Songs: Adam Noël
Loewe Der Hirten Lied am Krippelein
Humperdinck An das Christ-kind: DIETRICH FISCHER-DIESKAU (bar), JÖRG DEMUS (piano)
8.36* Schubert Fantasy in c (Wanderer): ALFRED BRENDEL (piano)
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A record request programme
Boieldieu Overture: The Caliph of Baghdad
MONTE CARLO OPERA ORCHESTRA conducted by LOUIS FRÉMAUX
9.14* Monn Cello Concerto in G minor: JACQUELINE DC PRÉ LONDON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA conducted by SIR JOHN BARBIROLLI
9.37* Hindemith Symphonic Metamorphosis of themes by Carl Maria von Weber CLEVELAND ORCHESTRA conducted by GEORGE SZELL
Record Review, contributed by DOMINIC GILL, ROBERT HENDERSON and HAROLD ROSENTHAL
Four Glorious Decades
The 12th in a series of programmes tracing the history of the orchestra
BBC CHORUS conducted by Pierre Monleux Part 1 Debussy Images
11.35' Alex Nifosi recalls his impressions of Pierre Monleux 's conducting and personality.
11.45* BBC SO: part 2
Stravinsky Symphony of Psalms
In view of tomorrow night's relay from Lausanne at 7.30. Roger Aubert , Head of Music of the French section of Swiss Radio, discusses the background and purpose of the International Concert Seasons.
A piano recital given by STEPHEN BISHOP
Beethoven Sonata in E flat major. Op 31 No 3
12.49* Debussy Three Preludes from Book 2: La terrasse des audiences du clair de lune; La puerta del vino; Ondine
1.1* Brahms Variations and Fugue on a theme of Handel
(A public concert given in Neville's Cross College, Durham, in November 1971)
A study of the changing relations between the two writer-composers, written and narrated by Humphrey Searle
Reader MICHAEL KILGARRIFF Producer TERENCE TILLER
Gotterdammerung
A music-drama in three acts by Richard Wagner (sung in German)
In the final episode Siegfried is murdered by Hagen, Briinnhilde kills herself on his funeral pyre. the flames burn down Valhalla and the gods - but the gold is restored to the Rhine.
BAYREUTH FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA AND CHORUS chorus-master NORBERT BALATSCB conducted by HORST STEIN
(Recording made available by courtesy of Bavarian Radio)
The action takes place in legendary times
Prelude and Act 1
3.45* Geoffrey Skelton talks about the problems of producing Götterdämmerung. 1
4.0* Golterdammerung Act 2
Antony Hopkins
(Rptd: Monday, 10.5 am)
Act 3
by David Caute
A New Year's Eve party in a high-security scientific establishment is interrupted by an inquisitor. Beyond the pressing question of who has done what, the interrogation brings to light hidden tensions: problems of national identity, political loyalty and, perhaps most important, the dilemma of the scientist who feels he must take the law into his own hands in the name of a higher duty.
Twelve Variations on Ein Madchen Oder Weibchen from Mozart's The Magic Flute
Sonata in G minor, Op 5 No 2 ZARA NELSOVA (cello) ERNEST LUSH (piano)
Europe: Journey to an unknown destination Six talks by Andrew Shonfield , Director of the Royal Institute of International Affairs
6: Wanted -An Instrument for Crisis Management
followed by an interlude
In a recital to celebrate the 50th anniversary of his first broadcast, Maurice Cole plays the Goldberg Variations of Bach Part 1 Aria and Variations 1-15
10.55* Maurice Cole talks about the history and construction of the Goldberg Variations, and some of the problems arising out of the work's performance on the modern piano.
11.10. Recital: part 2
Bach Goldberg Variations 16-30
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