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Listeners' record requests introduced by Dominic Gill, with his guest John Williams

J. C. Bach Symphony in E, for double orchestra, Op 18 No 5 ENGLISH CHAMBER ORCHESTRA conducted by EMANUEL HURWITZ

9.22* Music for guitar by J. S. Bach , and excerpts from Paganini's Terzetto in D
JOHN WILLIAMS (guitar) ALAN LOVEDAY (violin)
AMARYLLIS FLEMING (Cello) 9.47* Allegro barbaro for piano by Bartok and Alkan JOSEPH KALICHSTEIN , RONALD SMITH

9.55* Villa-Lobos Prelude No 3
JOHN WILLIAMS

10.5* Wagner Wesendonk Lieder MARILYN HORNE (soprano)
ROYAL PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA conducted by HENRY LEWIS

Contributors

Presenter:
Dominic Gill
Guest:
John Williams

Edited and introduced by CHRISTOPHER GRIER
Mozart's Messiah, by CHARLES MACKERRAS.
Medieval and Renaissance Sound by DAVID MUNROW. 4: Rebec and Fiddle.
WILLIAM MANN with THE KING'S SINGERS.

Contributors

Introduced By:
Christopher Grier
Unknown:
Charles MacKerras.
Unknown:
David Munrow.
Unknown:
William Mann

Tragedie lyrique In five acts Libretto by Philippe Quinault, after Tasso. Music by Gluck (sung in French)
The story, set in 1099 at the time of the Crusades, tells how Armide uses her supernatural powers to win Renaud's love.
Repetiteurs ALEXA MAXWELL and GEORGE BADACSCONYI
French coach PAMELA STIRLING BBC SINGERS
BBC CONCERT ORCHESTRA conducted by CHARLES MACKERRAS Producer JULIAN BUDDEN
(Thomas Allen broadcasts by permission of Covent Garden)

Contributors

Unknown:
Philippe Quinault
Repetiteurs:
Alexa Maxwell
Unknown:
Pamela Stirling
Conducted By:
Charles MacKerras
Producer:
Julian Budden
Producer:
Thomas Allen
Armide:
Gery Brunin (soprano)
Hidraot, her father, King of Damascus:
Thomas Allen (bar)
Renaud:
Bruce Brewer (tenor)
La Haine, a fury:
Ann Howard (mezzo-Soprano)
Renaud's comrades-in-arms:
Ubalde: Thomas Allen
Le Chevalier Danois:
Gerald English (tenor)
Artemidore, Renaud's squire:
Philip Langridge (tenor)
Aronte, a captain in Hidraot's service:
Leslle Fyson (bar)
Sidonie/L'amante fortunee:
Janet Price (soprano)
Lucinde/Naiade:
Wendy Eathorne (soprano)
Phenice/Melisse/Coryphee:
Janet Hughes (mezzo-Soprano)

Last June Hugues Cucnod , who was born in Switzerland In 1902 celebrated his 50th year on the stage.
In this conversation with JOHN AMIS. illustrated with recordIngs, he talks about his career. his attitude to it, and some of the people with whom he has worked, ranging from Nadia Boulanger and Stravinsky to NoëlCowardandPeterHall. Producer PATRICIA BRENT

Contributors

Unknown:
Hugues Cucnod
Unknown:
John Amis.
Producer:
Patricia Brent

Sylvia Plath's autobiographical novel dramatised for radio by Jehane Markham with Angela Pleasence as Esther.

A bad dream. To the person in the bell Jar, blank and stopped as a dead baby, the world itself is the bad dream.

Contributors

Book author:
Sylvia Plath
Dramatist:
Jehane Markham
Esther:
Angela Pleasence
[Actor]:
Sean Arnold
[Actor]:
Glenn Beck
[Actress]:
Carole Boyd
[Actor]:
Jack Carr
[Actress]:
Chrissy Iddon
[Actor]:
Pat Stark
Producer:
Jane Graham
Doreen:
Bonnie Hurren
Buddy Willard:
Christopher Muncke
Lenny:
Nigel Anthony
Marco:
John Bull
Jaycee:
Maggie Riley
Mother:
Diana Olsson
Dr Gordon:
Don Fellows
Dr Nolan:
Margaret Robertson
Valerie:
Emily Richard
Joan:
Valerie Colgan
Irwin:
Peter Marinker
Dr Quinn:
Ann Murray

First of 13 programmes in which Robert Philip discusses and illustrates 25 years of the long-playingrecord. 1: Prehistory
Virtues and limitations of the 78 rpm record, and some landmarks in recording quality up to the advent of the LP in the late 40s. The programme includes recordings made between 1907 and 1950 by CARUSO, PADEREWSKI, the LENER QUARTET. MARCEL DUPRE , STOKOWSKI, AN-SERMET and FURTWANGLER.

Contributors

Unknown:
Robert Philip
Unknown:
Marcel Dupre

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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