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Bach Concerto in A minor, after Vivaldi (BWV 1065)
Raymond Leppard, Andrew Davis, Philip Ledger,
Blandine Verlet (harpsichords)
English Chamber Orchestra directed by Raymond Leppard
8.15* Monteverdi, ed. Leppard Duet of Poppea and Nerone (L'incoronazione di Poppea) Magda Laszlo (soprano) Richard Lewis (tenor)
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by John Pritchard
8.20* Boccherini arr. Johann Lauterbach Quintet in C major for strings: Academy of St Martin-in-the-Feilds conducted by Neville Marriner
8.40* Respighi Ancient Airs and Dances: Suite No 1
Philharmonia Hungarica conducted by Antal Dorati
(gramophone records)
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Leonard Bernstein
Mozart Piano Concerto No 15, in B flat Ik 450) soloist, directing the VIENNA PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA
9.33* Bernstein Symphonic Dances (West Side Story) conducting the NEW YOHK PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA
9.55* Mahler Ruckert Lieder: Ich bin der Welt abhanden gekommen: Um Mitternacht accompanying
DIETRICH FISCHER DIESKAU gramophone records
led by HUGH BRADLEY conductor CHRISTOPHER SEAMAN
WOLFGANG SCHNEIDEHAN (violin) Haydn Symphony No 6, in 0 major (Le matin)
10.35* Viotti Violin Concerto No 22, in A minor
11.3* Bartek Suite: The Miraculous Mandarin
Test Match Special England v Australia at Lord's
(Third day)
Ball-by-ball commentary by JOHN ARLOTT, BRIAN JOHNSTON
ALAN MCGILVRAY, HENRY BLOFELD Comments and summaries by TREVOR BAILEY and FRED TRUEMAN Scorer BILL FRINDALL
11.25-1.35* inc lunch summary
1.35*1. 40* News; weather
1.40*-2.0* Talking Point: a discussion on cricketing topics Introduced by CHRISTOPHER MARTIN-JENKINS
2.0*-2.10* Lunchtime Scoreboard
2.10*-4.20*, 4.35*-6.40 Commentary with teatime and close of-play summaries
Armchair Cricket 1975, £1.25, from bookshops
Philip Oakes (in the chair), talks With A. S. BYATT , RICHARD CORK and ROGER MANVELL Producer PATRICIA BRENT
Direct from the Royal Albert Hall, London
Clifford Curzon (piano)
National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain, leader Paul Mayes, conducted by Christopher Seaman
Sir Lennox Berkeley says:
'The extraordinarily high standard of our National Youth Orchestra is well known, and it is very pleasing to find them playing once more in a Prom season. They, like the Proms, have deservedly become something of a national institution. They could hardly find a more distinguished soloist than Clifford Curzon: I regard him as the greatest English pianist of his generation who can be heard today.'
Kodaly Variations on a Hungarian folk song: The peacock
Beethoven Piano Concerto No 4, in G major
Donald Milner introduces a programme of press reaction to the week's events, from newspapers round the world.
Tchaikovsky Symphony No 4, in F minor
(1891-1975)
John Amis introduces a tribute to the composer, on the anniversary of his birth. He includes excerpts from many of his works - Music for Strings, Piano Concerto in b flat. String Quartet No 1. Morning Heroes, Things to Come, Miracle in the Gorbals, Pastoral and the Olympians - and selections from some of the interviews recorded with him. gramophone records
The first of six programmes CHRISTOPHER HIRONS (Violin)
GEORGE MALCOLM (harpsichord)
Handel Sonata No 1, in A major, Op 1 No 3
10.55* Bach French Suite No 6. in E major (BWV 817)
Bach Sonata No 2, in A major (BWV 1015)
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