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The Court of Louis XIV The Chapel Royal
Louis XIV, ' Le Rol Soleil ', ascended the French throne in 1643 at the age of five. From then until his death in 1715, he remained king-enveloped in what has become an almost legendary grandeur. He collected around him a host of talented musicians, artists, writers and Intellectuals.
Among the musicians were Lully, Delalande and Couperin, and this week a programmes feature music by them and others.
Couperin Easter Motet: Victoria Christo resurgenti: JUDITH NELSON , EMMA KIRKBY (SOPS), JANE RYAN (viola da gamba), ChrisTOPHER HOGWOOD (organ)
1.11* Louis Marchand Dialogue sur les grands jeux MARIE-CLAIRE ALAIN (organ)
1.29* Delalande Motet: Regina Coeli: VOCAL AND INSTRUMENTAL ENSEMBLE Or LAUSANNE, conducted by MICHEL CORBOZ : records

Contributors

Unknown:
Judith Nelson
Unknown:
Emma Kirkby
Viola:
Jane Ryan
Unknown:
Christopher Hogwood
Unknown:
Marie-Claire Alain
Conducted By:
Michel Corboz

with Nicholas Kraemer (piano) Janacek Ukvalske Pisne (Songs of Hukvaldy): Elegy (on the death of his daughter Olga)
Justin Connolly Verse
Poulenc Un soir de neige; Les tisscrands
Trevor Hold Voices from Things Growing in a Churchyard (first broadcast performance)
Nicholas Maw Annes ! (first broadcast performance)

Contributors

Piano:
Nicholas Kraemer
Piano:
Janacek Ukvalske Pisne
Unknown:
Justin Connolly
Unknown:
Nicholas Maw Annes

from the Geneva International Music Competition 1978
IRENA KRSTIC-CRAFENAUER (flute)
SUISSE ROMANDE ORCHESTRA conducted by JEAN-MARIE AUBERSON
Mozart Flute Concerto In 9 major (K 314)
ANNA JASZYK (piano)
SUISSE ROMANDE ORCHESTRA conducted by ALBERT E. KAISER
Chopin Piano Concerto No 2, in F minor
(Swiss Radio recording)

Contributors

Conducted By:
Albert E. Kaiser

Mozart Symphony No 35. in D (Haffner) (K 385) BERLIN PHILHARMONIC
ORCHESTRA, conducted by HERBERT VON KARAJAN
Britten Spring Symphony SOLOISTS, ST CLEMENT DANES SCHOOL BOYS CHOIR
LONDON SYMPHONY CHORUS AND ORCHESTRA conducted by ANDRÉprevin

Contributors

Conducted By:
Herbert von Karajan

Presented by Jack Brymer The Ridiculous - the Sublime
Mozart's Musical Joke, on a record, followed by his Oboe Quartet (K 370).
Also two examples of choral writing from England in the last century.

Contributors

Presented By:
Jack Brymer

by Rowan Atkinson and Richard Curtis
The last in a series of investigations into the lives of fictional great men: George Dupont
; French philosopher: rough translation, George of the bridge -man or myth? Or man of mystery? France, of course, the country that spawned many great Frenchmen, a country that has flourished since the war Into a force to be reckoned with in world class philosophy.' with ROWAN ATKINSON
HUGH THOMAS , PETER WILSON and HILDA KRISEMAN
Producer GRIFF RHYS JONES

Contributors

Unknown:
Rowan Atkinson
Unknown:
Richard Curtis
Unknown:
George Dupont
Unknown:
Rowan Atkinson
Unknown:
Hugh Thomas
Unknown:
Peter Wilson
Unknown:
Hilda Kriseman
Producer:
Griff Rhys

Pitfalls and Conventions of Constitutional Amendment USA
A Constitutional Convention as a way of bringing about amendment to the United States Constitution now has the vocal support ofGovernorJerryBrown of California. Paul J. Mishkin, Heller Professor of Law at the University of California, Berkeley, argues that the pitfalls outweigh the possible advantages.

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