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Beethoven Symphony No 1, in c BERLIN PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA conducted by ANDRE CLUYTENS
7.31* Mendelssohn Piano Concerto No 2, in D minor
JOHN OGDON LONDONSYMPHONY ORCHESTRA conducted by ALDO CECCATO gramophone records

Contributors

Conducted By:
Andre Cluytens
Unknown:
John Ogdon
Conducted By:
Aldo Ceccato

Borodin Symphony No 1, in E flat
MOSCOW RADIO SYMPHONY
ORCHESTRA conducted by GENNADI ROZHDESTVENSKV
8.41* Strauss Symphonic Poem: Till Eulenspiegel
BERLIN PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA conducted by KARL BOHM gramophone records

Contributors

Conducted By:
Gennadi Rozhdestvenskv
Conducted By:
Karl Bohm

Purcell
The Prophetess, or the History of Dioclesian: instrumental music and the Masque
ALFRED DELLER (counter-tenor) HONOR SHEPPARD (soprano) SALLY LE SAGE (soprano) MAX WORTHLEY (tenor) PHILIP TODD (tenor)
MAURICE BEVAN (baritone) CHOIR AND ORCHESTRA OF THE VIENNA CONCENTUS MUSICUS conducted by ALFRED DELLER gramophone records

Contributors

Unknown:
Alfred Deller
Baritone:
Maurice Bevan
Conducted By:
Alfred Deller

leader MAURICE CAVANAGH conducted by MARCUS DODS
Suppe Overture: Des Wanderers
Ziel Peter Hodgson Elegy Arne Overture No 3
George Butterworth Rhapsody: A Shropshire Lad
Elgar The Wand of Youth: Suite No 1

Contributors

Leader:
Maurice Cavanagh
Conducted By:
Marcus Dods
Unknown:
Ziel Peter Hodgson
Unknown:
George Butterworth

First of two programmes sung by the KODALY WOMEN'S CHOIR OF BUDAPEST CITY COUNCIL conducted by ILONA ANDOR Regret; The wooing of a girl; Lonely wanderer; Canon: I'm dying for Csurgo; Song of loneliness; Spring; Pillow Dance (Recording made available by courtesy of Hungarian Radio)

Contributors

Conducted By:
Ilona Andor

BERNADETTE GREEVY (contralto) BBC WELSH ORCHESTRA led by ROBERT V. ST JOHN WRIGHT conducted by JANOS FÜRST Part 1 Haydn Symphony No 46, in B
12.29* Barber Adagio for string orchestra
12.38' Berkeley Four poems of St Teresa of Avila

Contributors

Contralto:
Bernadette Greevy
Unknown:
Robert V. St John Wright
Conducted By:
Janos Fürst

PROKOFIEV QUARTET Polina Guberman (violin) Ludmila Granova (violin) Galina Odinets (viola) Kira Tsvetkova (cello) Ravel Quartet in F Brahms Quartet in A minor. Op 51 No 2 (Soviet Radio recording)

Contributors

Violin:
Polina Guberman
Violin:
Ludmila Granova
Viola:
Galina Odinets
Cello:
Kira Tsvetkova

This week some new orchestral Scandinavian music Svend Nielsen Nuages Danish Radio Symphony Orchestra conducted by Francesco Cristofoli Per Nergaard Iris Arne Nordheim Greening Danish Radio Symphony Orchestra conducted by Herbert Blomstedt
(First broadcasts in this country of the works by Nielsen and Nordheim)
(Recordings made available by courtesy of Danish Radio)

Contributors

Music:
Svend Nielsen
Conducted By:
Francesco Cristofoli
Conducted By:
Per Nergaard
Conducted By:
Arne Nordheim
Conducted By:
Herbert Blomstedt

6.30 Working the System
Three three-part case-studies of ways in which pressure groups have affected the processes of British parliamentary decision-making in recent years.
1: Abortion Law Reform (i)
In the first of three programmes GEORGE JONES looks at the background to the Abortion Law Reform Association, its revival in the early 60s, and its activities up to 1965.
Series producer JOHN THOMAS
7.0 pm Who's Hughes?
Listen and you'll find out as he takes a look into the preparation of autumn' Study ' programmes designed for your interest and enjoyment.
Producers MICHAEL TOTTON and FRANK WARWICK

Contributors

Unknown:
George Jones
Producer:
John Thomas
Producers:
Michael Totton
Producers:
Frank Warwick

direct from the Royal Albert Hall , London
ELISABETH SODERSTROM (soprano)
BBC SINGERS
BBC CHORAL SOCIETY conductor JOHN POOLE
BBC SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA leader BELA DEKANY conducted by John Pritchard Part 1
Elgar Concert Overture: In the south (Alassio)
Delius Dance Rhapsody No 1 Holst The Hymn of Jesus

Contributors

Unknown:
Royal Albert Hall
Conductor:
John Poole
Leader:
Bela Dekany
Conducted By:
John Pritchard

by CHARLES c. UMEH
Described by Wole Soyinka as a real farce but at the same time a strong and scathing social commentary.' the play deals with corruption during the Nigerian Civil War. X
Producer CHARLES LEFEAUX

Contributors

Unknown:
Wole Soyinka
Producer:
Charles Lefeaux
Paul:
Honeln Gakane
Chief Enyimba:
Yemi Ajibade
Mrs Oriaku Enyimba:
Jeillo Edwards
Attack 1:
Ilario Pedro
Attack 2:
Alton Kumalo
Captain Chike Enyimba:
Alex Tetteh- Lartey

Patroness of Music
THOMAS HEMSLEY (baritone) with the CONSORT OF MUSICKE
Compere Viro celestt anon - Judenkunig Tota pulchra
De la Rue Mijn hert altijt anon Basse danse: Le petit Rouen
Compere Le grant désir De la Rue Pour ung jamals
Busnois - Spinacino Je ne fay Bruhier Vray Dieu qui me confortera
Obrecht Basse danse: Tandernaken
De la Rue Autant en emporte le vent
Josquin des Prés Plus nulz regretz followed by an interlude

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