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The Political Muse
Political propaganda and nationalistic music: in victory (Rameau: Le temple de la gloire), in captivity (Verdi: Nabucco), and subjugation (Smetana: Wallenstein'scamp): plus four reactions to the French victory over the Austrians in 1797 from Haydn, Mehul, Reicha and Vranicky.
A despatch from CHRISTOPHER HOGWOOD , Record requests from the under-20s.
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Introduced by John Lade
Building a Library: Schumann's Symphony No 1, in B flat (Spring), by JOHN WARRACK. Recent choral records, reviewed by GILES BRYANT.
To include some of the choral records just reviewed by Giles Bryant , including Part 1 of Handel's Israel in Egypt.
Noveletten, Op 21 played by YONTY SOLOMON (piano)
presents for your pleasure a weekly selection of popular classics, in performances chosen from over 75 years of gramophone recordings,
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It was in 1628 that JOHN EARLE published his book of character studies Microcosmographie, or A Piece of the World Discovered; and Earle's shrewdly observed types recur in English poetry before and since.
Michael Schmidt , Special Lecturer in Poetry at Manchester University, offers some poetical illustrations of Earle's perennial English aborigines. 1: A Young Man
Readers ANN ARIS, PAUL WEBSTER Producer FRASER STEEL BBC Manchester
AEOLIAN STRING QUARTET
Haydn Quartet in G minor, Op 74 No 3
Beethoven Quartet in c major, Op 59 No 3 (Rasumovsky)
William Rees-Mogg . Editor of The Times, introduces his personal choice of records.
Beethoven Overture: The Consecration of the House
PHILHARMONIA ORCHESTRA conducted by OTTO KLEMPERER
Bach Concerto in D minor, for two violins and string orchestra (bwv 1043)
GAVID AND IGOR OISTRAKH. ROYAL PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA, COnducted by SIR EUGENE GOOSSENS Mozart Concert Aria: Ch'io mi scordi di te (mono)
TERESA BERGANZA (mezZO-SOp) GEOFFREY PARSONS (piano)
LONDON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA conducted by JOHN PRITCHARD
Brahms Violin Concerto in 0, Op 77: NATHAN MILSTEIN , VIENNA PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA, conducted by EUGEN JOCHUM : records
Introduced by Peter Clayton
Schubert Piano Performances Vintage recordings by Schnabel, Myra Hess , Rosenthal and others, introduced by )ERROLD NORTHROP MOORE.
John Higgins (in the Chair) talks with BARBARA BRAY , MARINA VAIZEY and ALEXANDER WALKER. Producer PHILIP FRENCH
(1810-1876)
Centenary Concert presented by the BBC and relayed direct from Winchester Cathedral
BRIAN RAYNER COOK (baritone) JAMES LANCELOT (organ)
CHOIR OF NEW COLLEGE, OXFORD CHOIR OF WINCHESTER CATHEDRAL WAYNFLETE SINGERS ACADEMY OF THE BBC leader COLIN SAUER conducted by DAVID LUMSDEN and MARTIN NEARY Part 1 conducted by DAVID LUMSDEN
Anthem: Glory to God on high Sacred Song, for baritone and orchestra
Hvmn Prelude: St Ann , for organ
Anthem: Give the King thy judgments
Anthem: The Wilderness (Wesley's orchestrated version)
(all first modern performances)
Reflections on current affairs. John Ziman. H. H. Wills Professor of Physics at Bristol
University and member of the Council for Science and Society, gives the first of four fortntightly talks.
Part 2 conducted by MARTIN NEARY
Symphony (Overture) (first modern performance)
Anthem: Let us lift up our heart
Andante in F, for organ
Anthem: Ascribe unto the Lord (Wesley's orchestrated version) (first modern performance)
in conversation with Robert Chesterman
Herbert von Karajan discusses among other things recording technique, his approach to new scores, and his work with the BERLIN PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA. (Recording made available by courtesy of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)
I Karajan conducts: Wed 8.0pm)
JAIME LAREDO (Violin) LYNN HARRELL (cello) RICHARD GOODE (piano) Part 1
Haydn Trio in B flat (n xv 20)
Brahms Trio No 3, in c minor, Op 101
10.55* Interval Reading
11.0* Recital Part 2
Ravel Trio in A minor
BBC Manchester
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