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Leopold Mozart Sinfonia in D: Peasant Wedding
EDUARD MELKUS ENSEMBLE
Vivaldi Concerto in G, for two mandolins, strings and continuo (p 133)
GINO DEL VESCOVO , TOMMASO RUTA
I MUSICI
Mozart Komm, liebe Zither (K 351)
HERMANN PREY (baritone) TAKASHI OCHI (mandolin)
Boccherini Fandango (Guitar Quintet in D)
NARCISO YEPES (guitar)
LUCERO TENA (castanets)
MELOS QUARTET OF STUTTGART
Johann Strauss Waltz: Tales from the Vienna Woods KARL SWOBODA (zither)
BERLIN PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA conducted by HERBERT VON KARAJAN : records
Edited and introduced by John Lade
Building a Library: Dvorak's Cello Concerto by JOHN WARRACK.
Recent chamber music records: reviewed by DAVID MURRAY. Producer ARTHUR JOHNSON
Grieg Cello Sonata in A minor played by PAUL TORTELIER and ROBERT WEISZ gramophone record
The third of this season's concerts for children, recorded last Saturday at the Royal Festival Hall, London. ALAN OPIE (baritone)
ENGLISH CHAMBER ORCHESTRA
Introduced and conducted by Christopher Seaman
Rossini Overture: The Silken Ladder
Mozart Serenade and Madamina from Don Giovanni (sung in English)
Corelli Concerto Grosso in G minor, Op 6 No 8 (Christmas Night)
ROY GILLARD (violin)
JOSEF FROHLICH (violin) CHARLES TUNNELL (cello)
Cimarosa 11 maestro di cappella (sung in English)
(A few season tickets for this series are still available. For details contact Elizabeth Rus sell: [number removed]ext 2619)
presents a weekly selection of popular classics on records
ENGLISH CHAMBER ORCHESTRA WIND
ENSEMBLE
Mozart Serenade in c minor (K 388); Serenade in E flat major (K 375)
The Rt Hon Sir Geoffrey Howe , mp, Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer, introduces his personal choice of records.
Strauss Four Last Songs
Mahler Symphony No 4 (with soprano soloist in finale)
ELISABETH SODERSTROM (soprano) TONHALLE ORCHESTRA conducted by BERNARD HAITINK (Swiss Radio recording from this year's Zurich Festival)
Introduced by Peter Clayton
A weekly discussion on cinema, theatre, books, broadcasting and the visual arts This week:
John Spurling (in the Chair) talks with Dilys Powell Anthony Quinton and Jonathan Raban
Producer PATRICIA BRENT
Jonathan Raban 's Review: p 78
played by PAUL CROSSLEY
Franck Prelude , Chorale and Fugue
Debussy Suite Bergamasque; Estampes
direct from Winchester Cathedral
Elise Ross (soprano) William Kendall (tenor)
Waynflete Singers
Winchester Cathedral Choir
London Cornett and Sackbut Ensemble
James Lancelot (organ continuo)
conducted by Martin Neary
Schutz Veni, Sancte Spiritus; Psalm 84; Domine, labia mea aperies
Giovanni Gabrieli Canzona No 8 a 8; In ecclesiis
Schutz Latin Magnificat
8.15* Interval Reading
8.25* Christmas Concert: Part 2
John Tavener Canticle of the Mother of God
Bach Christmas Cantata No 64
Another programme in which- the identity of each work is announced only after it has been heard.
Apologies by Robert Simpson
A piece for violin and orchestra (gramophone record)
A sonata for oboe and piano Four songs
A symphony
(gramophone record)
Professor George Steiner discusses the French translations of the poems of Gerard Manley Hopkins completed a few years ago by Pierre Leyris
' Translation of this rare stature is truly a rebirth ... Leyris has added to French literature but he has also given to the English language a new resonance.' followed by an interlude
Derek Jewell 's pre-Christmas collation features mainly instrumental music; a further glance at RICK WAKEMAN'S Criminal Record is mingled with tracks from RALPH TOWNER , GORDON GILTRAP , MIKE OLDFIELD and elp. The exception is folk-singer MARY O'HARA : records
(MaryO'Hara: Wed 8.45 pm R4)