Test Match Special
Australia v England at Melbourne Commentary during the third day
Berlioz Overture: Roman Carnival
Albenlz, arr Halffter Rhapso die Espagnole
Saint-Saens Symphonic Poem: Le rouet d'Omphale
Dvorak Scherzo capriccioso
(South-West German, Austrian and French Radio recordings)
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Humperdinck Overture: Hansel and Gretel
8.14* Bizet Suite: Jeux d'enfants
8.26* Prokofiev Movements from ballet: Cinderella: records
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Introduced by John Lade
Complete works or substantial excerpts from some of the year's outstanding records, including: Haydn's Symphony No 98, conducted by EUGEN JOCHUM : BLANDINE VERI.ET playing Frescobaldi's Aria detto Balletto; Wolf songs sung by BENJAMIN LUXON ; Chopin's B minor Sonata played by MURRAY PERAHIA ; an extract from Verdi's II giorno di regno: Ravel's G major Piano Concerto with MICHELANGELI as soloist; and Poulenc's Les bichcs conducted by LOUIS FREMAUX.
Cadences and Cadenzas
Music from Bach to Stravinsky in this programme of record requests from the under-20s, introduced by CHRISTOPHER HOC ,WOOD
RICHARD GOODE (piano)
BBC SCOTTISH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA conducted by CHRISTOPHER ADEY
Weber Overture: Ruler of the Spirits
12.23* Beethoven Piano Concerto No 3, in c minor
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Introduced by Donald Milner
Pt 2 Tchaikovsky, reconstructed Bogatynyef Symphony in E flat
Peter Hall , Director of the National Theatre, is an enthusiastic keyboard player and has directed manv operas. These activities are reflected in his choice of records which include BÖHM conducting Tristan, KARL RICRTER playing Handel, as well as KLEMPERER conducting a Mozart Serenade.
BBC CONCERT ORCHESTRA conductor ASHLEY LAWRENCE
Music by Rawsthorne, Debussy, Vaughan Williams , Bryan Kelly , Josef Strauss and Dvorak,
1605-1674
First of two programmes BRIAN COOKSON (tenor) BBC NORTHERN SINGERS
GRAHAM BARBER (organ contlnuo) CARISSIMI ORCHESTRA leader BASIL BARKER conductor STEPHEN WILKINSON
Introduced by Peter Clayton
Professor Christopher Ricks , editor of the first complete edition of Tennyson's poems, and Hallam Tennyson , the poet's great-grandson, explore the changes in Tennyson's reputation. Others taking part: KINGSLEY AMIS, W. H. AUDEN
SIR JOHN BETJEMAN , C. DAY LEWIS WILLIAM EMPSON , ROY FULLER
ROBERT LOWELL , GEORGE MACBETH PROFESSOR DAVID STAINES
Opera seria in three acts
Libretto by Giovanni de Gamerra with alterations by Mattia Verazi
Music by J.C. Bach
(sung in Italian)
In 1762 Johann Sebastian's youngest son came to London where he was appointed music-master to the Queen. Mozart met him in 1764 on one of his youthful visits. The two composers used the same libretto for their versions of Lucio Silla.
South German Radio Chorus
Cappella Coloniensis conducted by Gonter Kehr
(South German Radio recording)
Acts 2 and 3 at 8.55* Interval Reading
HUGH OTTAWAY offers some reflections on the work of Michael Tippett whose 70th birthday falls on Thursday.
conducted by ERICH SCHMID
Schumann Overture, Scherzo and Finale
10.40* Roussel Symphony No 4
by Tom Pickard
Every New Year's Eve in Allen-dale, Northumberland, a pagan ceremony takes place. TOM PICKARD reads his poem, in part inspired by the occasion.
Pt 2 Beethoven Symphony No 2
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